Babies, little sweethearts or secret heathens just waiting to crawl out of that crib and tear your home apart? You decide.
All joking aside baby fever seems to be in the air and, instead of having another little monster of my own, I prefer to entertain the idea by planing a nursery. For example, never paint the walls of an infant or toddlers room yellow. Here is an article about it from the
Chicago Tribune. You definitely do not want to induce any more crying then what will already take place. Instead think serene colors that evoke nature and sleep.
As children grow out the baby stage a common concern, I have found when designing around them, is durability. Amazingly enough, most companies create high performance fabrics like micro-suedes to help deal with spills and messes. Leather is always a great option as long as the kids don't take scissors to it (always get the insurance plan).
Once you move past the durability concern I think designing for kids is exciting because you can use bright colors, energetic fabrics and bold walls. Patterned rugs will hide spills and protect the carpet. Stenciled or wallpapered walls will disguise smudges. Really you can't go wrong unless you bring too much yellow! You can even plan a nursery that will grow with them making the transition from baby to toddler as simple as a bed switch.
