Create your dream nursery
It’s a special time preparing a nursery for your little ones. This is the room in your home that you want to make warm and tranquil. The big tip for this project – have fun with it. Colours featured: Dulux North Cape and St Clair Half.
Choose the perfect nursery colour
Pastel pinks, muted greens, or subdued blues? Finding the right colour can depend on the size and space of your baby's room or your overall desired theme.
Add a nursery feature wall
If you have limited space in your baby’s room, a feature wall is a great way to open up the area. It also adds a bit of fun and personality to the room.
When choosing your wall, consider your space as a whole to find the best focal point. Avoid choosing a wall with windows that give the room it’s natural light, as these two focal points may clash.
The lighting in your baby’s room is another important thing to consider. Some colours can change in different lighting conditions, which is why we recommend testing them first using a Dulux sample pot or A4 card.
Popular nursery colours
Ceiling & Cornice with Dulux® Ceiling White
Follow the preparation steps on the back of the can.
Begin by cleaning your ceiling. Remove cobwebs with a clean broom and wash the area with Selleys® Sugar Soap.
Tape around cornices, edges and any down lights.
Using Dulux UltraAir® Ceiling White and a 10-15mm nap synthetic roller, paint just like a vertical wall, begin by cutting-in where the roller won’t reach. Using a paint brush, paint around down lights and edges to create a border.
Once you’ve loaded your roller evenly, begin in one corner and move fluidly in a parallel motion. For best results, work in 1 metre sections painting across and then down. Roll as far into the previously brushed sections as possible.
While the paint is still damp, begin laying off the paint. This is a crucial step in achieving a smooth and consistent finish. To lay off: Using an unloaded roller, begin in the top left corner of your ceiling and gently pull towards you in a straight line with no pressure. A lightness of touch will prevent new roller marks from forming. Repeat this action and slightly overlap your last movement so your roller rubs away the line created by the previous stroke.
If your ceiling requires two coats, wait two hours for it to dry and then repeat steps 4-6.
Time to paint step-by-step
Here's what you'll need to get started:
Colour & Paint
Tools & Accessories
High-quality synthetic brush (for cutting-in)
Roller extension pole
Paint pot – for cutting in
Roller tray
Drop sheets
Any other accessories you might need to achieve your desired design effect. (e.g. roller, large brush, sea sponge, muslin rag)
More projects & DIY Ideas
A kid’s bedroom can be one of the most fun places to paint in your home. They’re colourful spaces made to inspire creative young minds.
We’ve put together our top tips to transform your nursery into a kid’s bedroom.
Using colour can help bring any bedroom to life and create a world of imagination to inspire your kids. Here’s a popular project to encourage your kids’ sense of fun and creativity and have some fun along the way.
New and improved
Dulux Wash&Wear®
For a superior washable finish, check out the all new Wash&Wear® Low Sheen, with its stain resistance and mould & mildew resistant technology which makes it ideal for all interior walls including high traffic areas.
Explore over 1,000 colours from the popular Dulux Colours of New Zealand range.
Book now to have an online or in-home colour consultation with a qualified interior designer.
Available 7 days a week, start a chat with our team to discuss everything you need to gain colour confidence.