Original Baby Room Decoration : Opting for an Animal Theme
For an infant, the nursery is where they'll spend the majority of their time, especially in the early years. As parents, it's crucial to ensure their comfort there, not overlooking decoration. The nursery should be not only inviting but also imbued with a soothing ambiance.
Seeking an unconventional decorating concept? How about incorporating an "animal" theme into your child's space? An animal-themed decoration provides myriad options, from woodland creatures to jungle fauna, aquatic life, and even mythical beasts.
To assist in crafting a distinctive ambiance in your little one's room and infusing it with charming animal-themed decoration, here are some practical tips, advice, and inventive accessory suggestions. Let's get started !
Tips on Which Accessories to Choose for an Animal Theme
To successfully decorate your baby's room, selecting a theme will greatly simplify your task. There are different themes for baby's room. Here, we decided to focus on the animal world. Adding certain elements and accessories will allow you to perfect the decor of the room. Find out which ones.
Soft toys: essential for decoration with animals
If you've chosen animals as the theme for your little one's bedroom, incorporating soft toys is essential. Beloved by children, they add a snug touch to the sleeping area, creating a gentle ambiance. With a variety of soft toys, comforters, and teddy bears available in different shapes, colors, and materials, you're bound to find models that complement the decor theme.
Soft toys come in diverse sizes, from XXL options for floor placement to smaller ones perfect for the baby's bed, all of which can be coordinated with your child's bedding set.
Some soft toys are part of musical mobiles, enhancing the crib's decor and providing an extra decorative element to the room. Additionally, mobiles can aid in soothing the baby to sleep. Certain soft toys even function as night lights. In essence, there's something for everyone and for various purposes.
Drawings and photos of animals, as frames and wall pictures
To reinforce the animal theme in a baby's room, adding animal paintings is an excellent idea. A photo of a panda framed in a pretty frame, or that of a lion cub, here are frames which will decorate the walls of the baby's room and will highlight the desired theme, in this case the world of animals. You will place the framed photos above a dresser or why not the little one's cradle. This will allow you to personalize your small sleeping area.
When your child is old enough to draw, you can take their drawings as well as their paintings, especially those that feature animals. You will then display them on the wall. Place them in frames, and you will see that these photos will be true works of art. You will not be disappointed with the result. If you like to craft, you can make photo frames yourself. You can do it using pieces of wood, string, shells, etc., do whatever you want.
Animal-shaped stickers: a sure bet for a successful “animal” decoration
To create a decoration on animals in a child's room, the presence of stickers is essential. You can find a wide range of stickers on the market that relate to the animal theme. Easy to install and above all very aesthetic, they will brighten up the walls of your cherub's room, but also the doors, windows or even the furniture.
Depending on your preferences, you can opt for jungle animals. You will therefore have stickers in the shape of lions, giraffes or elephants. You can also bet on pets, such as cats or dogs. You have other options, to name only fantastic animals like the dragon or the unicorn. Don't forget the animals of the forest: the hare, the squirrel, the wolf, the deer..., as well as the animals of the farm: the chicken, the pig, the cow... The alternatives are varied and will help you design a perfect universe for your baby.
You are free to choose the location of the stickers, as long as everything forms a harmonious whole. For example, you will place some above the toddler's bed, on the wall near the front door... Use your sense of imagination.
Wallpaper with animals: a wise idea to adopt the animal theme
One of the simplest ways to integrate animal decor into a baby's room is to stick animal wallpaper on the walls. This way, you will be sure to be on topic. Whether on the web or in decoration stores, the models are numerous and varied, you will find something for all tastes and styles.
For infants, tapestries decorated with imaginary animals like unicorns will do the trick. You can also choose other animals and there is no shortage of options: parrot, giraffe, monkey, crocodile, rabbit… The main thing is to opt for wallpaper in the same tone as the rest of the bedroom's decoration. Good visual harmony will make the bedroom even more beautiful.
The only rule to follow is not to paper all the walls, because the decor risks being overloaded. To ventilate the room, only add wallpaper to one section of the wall. You can paint the other walls white or in light tones, in accordance with the color of the wallpaper and the decoration of the room.
Different animal theme options possible
There are many ideas for theming a baby's room by opting for decoration with animals. Domestic animals, forest animals, savannah animals..., it's up to you to select the ideal decor for your toddler's room. The few tips that follow will help you get through it better.
Jungle animals: a unanimous choice
Lately, the “jungle animals” theme has been attracting more and more parents. To design it, there is nothing easier. Decorate the walls with stickers in the shape of a wild landscape, with jungle animals: tiger, lion, gorilla, hippopotamus, toucan, panther, elephant…
To refine the decor, add a few soft toys, still in the jungle theme, as well as a small armchair, preferably in rattan. A large rug in the colors of the savannah vegetation will also be welcome. These elements will integrate the “nature” side of the jungle theme. Finally, in terms of colors, go for yellow, green, orange, in short, opt for shimmering shades.
Forest animals: a theme for being close to nature
To get inspiration for creating a decoration based on forest animals, explore the environment around you. This theme will definitely amaze your little one. You will create a cozy cocoon for him and at the same time, he will be able to enjoy a unique natural atmosphere.
To complete the decor, install trophies on the shelves in the room. You can also add plastic or paper animal heads. The effect will be breathtaking. To better highlight each element of the room, choose a sober and soft paint for the walls, such as sage green or anise green, which you will combine with white or gray.
Underwater animals: an original theme for a baby's room
Do you want to personalize the decor of your child's room with an original theme? That of aquatic animals will do the trick perfectly. This theme is perfect for a little one’s sleeping area. You can adopt it on furniture as well as on wall decoration.
For a successful marine decor, think about various accessories, such as a plastic aquarium with toys in the shape of fish and other aquatic creatures. Buy a small wall night light which would be in the shape of a dolphin, for example, or a large soft toy in the shape of a whale. Here, you will mainly focus on shades of light blue: aquamarine blue, azure mist, frosty blue...
Fantastic Beasts: for a decor that leaves you dreaming
You probably already know that toddlers are undisputed dreamers. The imaginary world is an area that they know well. In this case, turn to a decoration highlighting fantastic animals, such as unicorns, dragons and why not beasts from the Harry Potter film, the animated Hotel Transylvania or Monsters and Company, or even the Pokémon manga.
In this context, several possibilities are available to you both in terms of furniture and accessories. Install a beautiful rainbow-colored rug at the foot of your baby's bed. Add stuffed animals with imaginary animal features. Finally, for furniture, choose for example a cozy little armchair to leave your baby even more dreamy than he already is.
You now know how to establish the “animal” theme in your baby’s room. Use your sense of creativity and you will be able to design an original and personalized decor. A few carefully selected accessories and furniture, with appropriate colors, and you will succeed in establishing a very beautiful atmosphere in your little angel's room.