Decor Ideas for a Toddler Girl's Room

• Take decor design cues from your toddler's favorite toys and colors. Marcy Maloy/Photodisc/Getty Images

  When an infant outgrows her crib, it's time to update her nursery with an inspiring design that will encourage her burgeoning personality and cognitive development. Take cues from your tiny tot's preferences for favorite toys and colors to select a personalized design style that inspires creativity, provides tactile stimulation and encourages explorative learning.

Girly Girls

• Although pink princess themes will never go out of style, there's no need to over-commit to the color while your tiny princess is still young enough to be fickle about a favorite shade. Instead, use a rainbow of soft hues in the pastel family, such as pale purples and ballerina blues, in wall and bedding decorations. Select classically designed furnishings in neutral creams, white or natural woods that can easily be incorporated into future décor updates. Add framed artwork and easily removed wall decals of castles and ballerinas to enhance the design scheme without incurring heavy investments of time and money. Add a kid-sized table and chairs set for tea parties and a dollhouse to complete the theme.

Modern Girls

• Frou-frou décor is not a necessity when decorating for little girls. Plenty of unisex toddler toys and furnishings exist in bright, modern colors that are easily incorporated into contemporary room designs. Rather than fluffy pastel color schemes, consider using primary palettes or modern shades, like bright orange and lime green, to decorate the room. Add a feminine touch by incorporating cuddly décor items like flower photographs, ladybug pillows and plenty of baby animal toys. The simple, clean design lines of modern furniture add an urban touch without coming off as too harsh. Finish the look with indoor climbing toys and crawl tunnels to give rambunctious girls a place to expend their energy.

Literary Girls

• Dainty females who exhibit an early interest in books and carefully exploring everything they can get their tiny hands on deserve a décor that stimulates their developing minds. Take a cue from literature and develop a library-style design scheme that incorporates elegant wood bookshelves and bedroom sets with plush chairs for story time. Utilize a palette of delicate sunshine yellows mixed with rich crimson hues for walls and linens. Keep the décor from becoming too mature for your toddler by framing pages pulled from damaged picture books to be hung on the walls; add wall art that doubles as educational tools by hanging up the full alphabet and the numbers 1 through 10. Finish off the brain-stimulating design with tactile toys meant to develop a toddler's fine motor skills.