Decorating and furnishing a nursery in anticipation for a new arrival is an exciting and nerve racking time for many. With the latest innovation in technologies parents are now able to find out the sex of their baby prior to the birth, this information makes choosing the colour scheme of a nursery much easier than in the past.

Roman blinds are an excellent choice for a window treatment in a nursery, the soft gentle folds provide a softness to the window. A roman blind can look stunning on its own or equally stylish when combined with traditional style curtains. There are a whole host of pastel and primary colours available to choose from to coordinate or contrast with the nursery's colour theme.

A Roman blind kit affords the opportunity to make a bespoke blind from a wide range of fabric which is designed with children's themes, such as animals, alphabets and prints in pale blues and princess pinks. Making a roman blind is very easy, the kit come complete with all of the necessary fittings and full assembly instructions. To provide further protection from light children's curtain fabric can be used to make matching curtains with traditional header tape or for a modern look eyelet curtains are an excellent choice. If curtains are not part of the window treatment design the roman blind can be lined to afford further light protection and heat insulation.

The great advantage of using a roman blind in a nursery is that during the day the blind can be pulled up to flood the room with natural light. While talking and cuddling a new baby, walking to the window to show them the outside world can be a soothing and relaxing experience for both baby and parent. Changing areas can be placed near a window to offer sufficient light without the harsh glare of a light bulb shining down onto the baby's delicate eyes, a roman blind offers the opportunity to be let partially down to prevent any bright glare whenever necessary.

Traditionally a nursery is decorated with blue for a boy and pink for a girl, however, these stereotypical outlooks are becoming a little outdated by modern parents who are choosing to use mauves, greens and natural tones to provide the appearance of a larger and more spacious room.

For those who prefer to stay with the traditional colour schemes there are an abundance of suitable shades and tones of pinks and blues, which also look extremely effective when combined. Plain primary colours with contrasting checked or striped curtain and soft furnishing fabrics provide a room with great choice of colour combinations to brighten a small room and provide a modern contemporary interior design concept which can easily be updated and added to as the baby grows.

Roman blinds are also available in bamboo and Jute to compliment both traditional and contemporary interior designs, classic white Jute with an integral weave is excellent for keeping a nursery cool in the summer, bamboo compliments natural tones with great effect.