2023 Nursery Trends: 10 Ideas You and Your Baby Will Adore

If you have a new baby on the way, take the time to plan out the nursery when you’re halfway through the second trimester (or at the 20-week mark). The furniture needs to function, but this is also a chance to flex your decorating muscle — you’ll spend a lot of time there, so make it a space you’ll love. With a new year and a new baby comes a new batch of 2023 nursery trends — here are ten nursery trends that will dominate in 2023. Be sure also to check out these 2023 kids’ room trends to refresh a room for the new big sibling.

Brixton Phoenix

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Check Please

Move over, chevrons; step aside terrazzo; sorry, stripes; checkerboard is the latest geometric print that’s about to be everywhere — including nurseries.

Checkerboard Crib Sheet, Brixton Phoenix, US $35.

Etsy Canada

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Wild Side

Maybe it’s a response to these past few locked-down years, but people (especially parents!) are yearning to get outside and explore — and the wilder the locale, the better. So, keep your eye open for cute jungle-themed decor options.

Magnetic Jungle Wallpaper Mural, Sian Zeng, starting at $882.

Etsy Canada

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Dive In

Continuing on the nature theme, sea life is getting its time in the nursery-trend spotlight. From cheeky crabs to gentle whales, anything that lives in the ocean is being reimagined into nursery design.

Under the Sea Fine Art Prints, Kid of the Village, starting at $18.

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Block It Out

We’ve seen a “back to basics” trend when it comes to children’s items — blocks are also getting an analog makeover. Neutral wood tones and simple shapes, made with non-toxic ingredients, provide countless open-ended play opportunities.

HABA Basic Building Blocks 102 Piece Extra Large Natural Wood Starter Set, Wood Wood Toys, $19.

Set of repositionable Small Village Fabric Wall Decal Kit based on the streets of Copenhagen by Mej Mej with a low white sofa, round rattan run and wicker cabinet with an apple basket on top

Etsy Canada

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Playing House

A surprise theme that’s popping up in 2023 nursery trends is one we’re very onboard with: houses. Yep — elegant townhomes, sweet cottages and soaring skyscrapers, all manner of abodes are being turned adorable inside the nursery.

Small Village Fabric Wall Decal Kit, Mej Mej, starting at $60.

Crate & Barrel

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Funny Fungi

Mushrooms are popping up all over the place as the whimsical children’s decor item de jour. These wondrous woodland fungi come in all shapes, colours and decorating contexts.

Woodland Animal Baby Mobile, Crate & Barrel, $129.

HGTV Canada

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Very Verde

Be it forest, seafoam or soft mint, green is the way to go if you’re looking for a calm, on-trend paint colour for the nursery. Pair it with brass hardware and natural wood and wicker accessories.

Cute Geese Wall Decals in a neutral playroom with tan-coloured walls, a partition shelf unit, play table and wall hooks.

Etsy Canada

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Good for the Goose

When it comes to children’s designs, geese are the latest animal to reach trending status. Whether on wallpapers, decals, or sheet sets, these feathered farm animals will be everywhere.

Cute Geese Wall Decals, Sweet Wall Project, starting at $34.

Coco Village

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Colouring Box

Every nursery needs those big-ticket items — crib, comfortable rocker, baby clothes storage, and a change table. And after years of playing it safe with neutral tones, cribs (and those other big pieces) are getting colourful.

Seafoam House Baby Crib, Coco Village, $243.

Child’s room with a wallpaper from Superfresco Easy Individual Kids@Home Wallpaper Collection called Woodland Animals found at WallpaperDirect, as well as a small white antique dresser, dollhouse and child-sized bench.

Wallpaper Direct

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These Four Walls

While a wallpaper feature wall has long been a design trend (and not just in nurseries), in 2023 all four walls are getting the same treatment. Whether it’s big bold botanicals, magical Nordic woodlands or full-on maximalist prints, all designs are welcome… just as long as the wallpaper covers the whole room.

Superfresco Easy Individual Kids Home Wallpaper Collection – Woodland Animals, Wallpaper Direct, $65 per roll.