Wall Art for Nursery: How to Get It Right

by William Kenny

Choosing wall art for nursery rooms is a rite of passage for new parents. Read our beginner’s guide to nursery wall art and get it right first time!

Finding the perfect wall art for baby’s room doesn’t need to be stressful – and it doesn’t need to cost an arm and a leg either.

In this article we’ll list some great ideas for your nursery decor, helping you create the perfect comforting nest where your child will feel safe and inspired. And we’ll show you how you can make truly unique wall art features, thanks to personalised online printing.

Personalised Wall Art for Nursery

Personalised wall art features (such as the canvas prints sold here at MYPICTURE) give you the freedom to decorate your way.

Instead of buying mass-produced designs, you can use your own photos to create unique wall decor that you (and your kids) are guaranteed to love.

Here’s our 4-step guide to ordering nursery wall art prints from MYPICTURE:

• Step 1: Choose a product from our Wall Decoration range – canvas prints for example – and click on the UPLOAD PHOTOS button.

• Step 2: You’ll be prompted to browse your device for an image file. Double-click on the one you want.

• Step 3: Now you’ll be taken to the product spec page. Just choose the size format you want and make a couple more design choices. When you’re happy with all the details, click Continue to Shopping Cart.

• Step 4: Enter your delivery and payment details, and check out. Your print will be delivered to your front door in days.

It’s that simple! The hardest part is deciding on the perfect print design for your new nursery wall art features. So if you could use a few pointers to start you off, read the section below.

Design Ideas for Baby’s Room Wall Art

The great thing about personalised nursery wall art is you can create something truly unique. You can use any photo you like from your personal archives, and you’re not limited to photos either – any digital image can work.

Here are some classic design ideas to help you create the perfect atmosphere in the kids room:

• Family photos. A photo of your newborn – whether in the arms of the proud parents or just hogging the limelight alone – can’t fail to melt the heart.

• Scenes from nature. If you’re a keen outdoor photographer, you should have plenty of snaps of beautiful flowers or woodland scenes that will work a treat. Or you could choose stock photos or graphic designs of plants or flowers.

• Animals. Don’t be afraid to aim straight for “adorable” in your nursery decor! Photos of baby animals will be surefire hits, and so will cute cartoon animals.

• The night sky. Stylised images of stars and planets are nursery classics. And though we’re not 100% sure they actually help your little one drift off to sleep, we know they certainly can’t hurt!

• Typographic prints. A touching word or slogan that shows just how much your child means to you is a timeless choice for the nursery. You can upload a ready-made typographic image – or here at MYPICTURE we provide a special Add Text function which lets you superimpose text over your photo choice, in a range of fonts and colours.

Can’t choose just one favourite? We’ve got the solution! Go to the Canvas Collage page at our shop and you can design a multi-picture print with as many as eight different sections. We offer a range of creative layouts that you can tweak to suit your requirements.

A Word About Copyright

The personalised model for nursery wall art means you can print any image you like – in principle. But as you’ll know, a lot of the popular images out there (cartoon characters etc) can’t be used for general public use, because they’re subject to copyright.

Our printing process is mostly automated, and we can’t analyse each image for copyright infringements – so we rely on our customers to check the pictures they’re using are in the public domain.

The good news is, there are loads of fabulous free-use images available. Just search for “stock photos” or “printables” and you’ll find countless pictures you can download and use.

Safety First: Tips for Safe Nursery Wall Art

We don’t need to tell you that every child’s wellbeing is precious. You’ll want to make sure every decor feature you put in your little ones’ room will let them sleep and play in complete security, even as they get older and…more inquisitive, let’s say! So below we’ve listed a few simple tips for health and safety in the nursery.

• Hang pictures low… The usual rule for hanging wall art features is to put them at eye level, but remember that kids’ eyes are a lot lower down! So it’s better to choose a compromise level where they’ll get the benefit but the room won’t look unbalanced.

• ...but not THAT low. As soon as your kids can reach the wall decor, they will! That means you’re looking at crayon marks at best – and at worst your carefully chosen pictures could be pulled off the wall. It’s best to keep them just out of harm’s way.

• Choose lightweight items. If only for your own peace of mind, it’s best to choose wall art features on the lighter side. That way, even if they do somehow get knocked down, there shouldn’t be any tears as a result. Canvas prints and MIXPIX® are great low-weight choices sold here at MYPICTURE.

• Check for non-toxic inks. Your baby or toddler will be spending a good part of their lives in one room, so you want it to be free of ambient health risks. Look for solvent-free, hypoallergenic inks that will have everyone breathing easy. (The HP latex inks used for MYPICTURE canvas prints are a great choice.)

MYPICTURE Prices for Nursery Wall Art

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If you’re decorating the nursery on a budget, you’ll be keen to know just how much your new wall art features are going to cost. Below we’ve listed some of our most affordable custom wall decor prints, so you can judge for yourself what it would cost to decorate the room.

Of course, the usual advice would be to shop around – but we’d just like to say that all MYPICTURE products come with a best-price guarantee for the UK! If you find a print of the same size and model sold for less by an online competitor, we’ll beat their price by 5%. That means unbeatable price performance comes as standard at MYPICTURE!