Babies' Rooms: From Zero to Three [Hardcover]

Judith Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Planning a baby's room involves not only providing a pretty nursery but also tailoring your living space to the new arrival's needs. Babies' Rooms by Judith Wilson shows how to tread a fine line between tasteful decoration and the requirements of a small child, and address issues of proacticality and safety, plus planning for future development. The book begins by looking at sleeping places for babies in the parents' bedroom. Next are inspirational chapters on decoration, lighting and furniture for unisex nurseries, plus fun and funky ideas for girls' and boys' rooms, and advice on the needs of planning a shared bedroom for a baby and a toddler or for twins. There are also chapters on adapting a bathoom for little ones, creating stimulating and safe eating and play spaces, and devising brilliant storage. The book concludes with useful checklists, a question and answer section, and an extensive resources list. Invaluable advice for new parents on how to enjoy relaxed family living in style. A must-have guide to planning for, and decorating, beautiful yet practical rooms for children aged from zero to three. Stunning photography of real homes by Winfried Heinze.

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About the Author

Judith Wilson is a former decorating editor of Homes & Gardens. Since having children she has been a freelance contributor to many publications, including the Telegraph Magazine and House & Garden. Her books include Essential Home, Family Living, and the bestselling Children's Spaces (all Ryland Peters & Small).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small (March 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845971469
• ISBN-13: 978-1845971465
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 9.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #747,019 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Spartan, institutional babies' rooms, June 15, 2007

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G. L. Arhart "mom-to-be" (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Babies' Rooms: From Zero to Three (Hardcover)

If you have a modest budget, strong affinity for white paint and your tastes lean exclusively to a modern aesthetic, you might enjoy this book. There is precious little interior design, or even decoration, happening in these rooms. They are hard, cold, bleak and sterile. It is beautifully-shot, but unless you're curious about how to elegantly frame shots of artfully simple rooms, look for inspiration elsewhere. There are a great number of shots featuring adorable baby dresses on hangers, hung from wall pegs...the good design happening here is of the apparel variety, not interior. For the most part, the rooms have all the charm of an underfunded orphanage. Not the imaginative, innovative thinking I had hoped for. Save your money and time, for this book wastes both.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful!, December 5, 2007

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Karen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Babies' Rooms: From Zero to Three (Hardcover)

My baby is still on the way, but I love this book! It is an inspiration for my whole house, not just the baby's room. Simple, bright, light children's rooms without a bunch of corny murals, matchy matchy stuff from the baby superstore, or overpriced puffy bedding. I got this book from the library last week and I think I've got my nursery all planned out!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Ideas, December 3, 2006

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Rebecca Taylor "Rebecca" (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Babies' Rooms: From Zero to Three (Hardcover)

This book offers up a lot of great suggestions when it comes to decorating a baby's room. Definately worth the purchase.