Scandinavian style - one of the most preferred options for decorating the interior of a nursery, since it is characterized by calm, soft colors, an abundance of light and space necessary for preparing for school, physical education, active games, developing creative skills, and good rest. A Scandinavian-style nursery is characterized by conciseness and simplicity, remaining a warm, cozy island where children always feel comfortable and completely safe.
How to choose a room for a nursery
Having chosen the Scandinavian style for the nursery, it is necessary first of all to solve the problem of space and light - to allocate the most spacious room for the child with a large window, remove the partitions. If necessary, you can demolish the wall between the two cramped rooms, for which you will need to obtain permission from the BTI. Then you can start repairing.
Ceiling finish
The low ceiling in a Scandinavian-style nursery should be whitewashed or covered with light-colored paint - pale blue, light pink, beige, depending on the color of the wall coverings.
A win-win option is a snow-white ceiling that visually increases the height and expands the space.
- You can use stretch or suspended covers without decorative elements.
- In an apartment with high ceilings, it is possible to mount a wooden ceiling structure with wide beams, on which you can place the main and additional light sources.
- The wooden ceiling of golden brown color, covered with a colorless varnish, looks impressive.
- In Northern Europe, bleached lath wood flooring is often used.
Tip: you should not create a multi-tiered ceiling of a complex configuration that is popular today in the nursery, as this is contrary to style.
Flooring in a Scandinavian nursery
A Scandinavian-style children's room looks especially attractive if wood flooring is used in the design, which are different:
- long service life (up to 30 years);
- excellent appearance;
- moisture resistance;
- high wear resistance;
- environmental friendliness;
- high resistance to abrasion;
- low thermal conductivity.
Parquet and solid boards are expensive, but compared to cheaper floor coverings, they are significantly superior in quality and durability.
As a floor covering, you can use a laminate imitating wood species. Benefits of laminate flooring include:
- strength;
- thermal insulation;
- ease of installation;
- wear resistance;
- abrasion resistance;
- fire resistance;
- service life of more than 10 years.
A children's room in any country is always a zone of increased activity, which often leads to damage to everything that is in it.
Class 22–23 laminate can withstand heavy mechanical stress, it will not leave traces of paint or compote, greasy stains if they are immediately removed with detergents or solvents, dents from furniture, scratches from pet claws. It is advisable to choose moisture-resistant varieties, since most of the samples on the market do not have this quality.
It is not worth saving on the coating, as the cheapest types of laminate wear out quickly.
Floor colors
Having decided on the type of coating, you need to choose the right color for it.
- For a nursery, it is advisable to choose a wood finish in light colors - beige or cream.
In the Scandinavian interior, whitewashed board is often used.
- In a room with a wooden ceiling, golden brown and walnut flooring looks spectacular.
- It is not customary to cover the floor with carpets, but for convenience, you can cover part of the room with a neutral-colored carpet.
How to decorate walls
The walls in the nursery in the Scandinavian style can be pasted over, painted or pasted over with plain colors. wallpaper white, light pink, light gray, pale blue, beige, light green, golden yellow.
You can designate zones by painting the walls in different colors, finish individual fragments with clapboard, imitate brickwork.
The combination of light gray and white wall coverings, in which white prevails, looks spectacular. Subsequently, the children themselves will place accents, decorating the room with bright drawings, stickers, flags, posters.
Children's furniture in Scandinavian style
In a Scandinavian-style nursery, compact functional furniture is welcome:
- low tables;
- stools;
- chairs;
- wardrobes;
- cabinets for bed linen;
- baskets for toys;
- bookshelves.
For sleep, you can choose a comfortable loft bed with a ladder. The bed is located on the top of the structure and is equipped with a safety bar so that the child does not fall. In the lower part, you can equip a play area, workplace or relaxation area by placing a comfortable chair and baskets with toys or an armchair with a floor lamp there.
If the nursery is designed for two or three inhabitants, a bunk bed and a loft bed will be appropriate, which do not take up much space.
Lighting
Due to the lack of sun and prolonged heavy rains, the inhabitants of the Scandinavian countries are especially reverent about bright natural light. The window opening in the nursery in the Scandinavian style should be as large as possible without details blocking the light. If double-glazed windows are used, a frame with good thermal insulation should be chosen, which is very important for a nursery. The color can be white, brownish or beige to emphasize the contrast with the walls.
In Northern Europe, window openings are often not decorated with curtains. But if a room with a window without curtains seems uncomfortable, you can use light translucent curtains, tulle or blinds.
It is better not to clutter up window sills, but if children love indoor flowers, you can decorate the window with a mini-garden with one or two low wooden, stone or ceramic containers with climbing or woody plants.
The lack of natural light during the cold seasons is successfully compensated by several light sources. Lamps in the Scandinavian style are distinguished by their large size, functionality, simplicity of design, the presence of textile, wooden or stone elements. It is important to choose monochrome ceiling, wall, floor and table lamps that are consistent in form and style.
Nursery decor
revive nursery interior bright accents will help in the Scandinavian style:
- small wool rugs;
- sheepskin bedspread;
- pillows;
- blankets
- bed linen of juicy tones.
Decorative elements are toys, books, albums, drawing and writing supplies, without which it is impossible to raise a single child. There are many different options for decorating a nursery in a Scandinavian style, photos of which will help transform the interior beyond recognition.
