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Decorating Your Nursery: Seven Steps to Choosing the Best Crib Bedding
- Understand your style: Are you formal people who dine with linen napkins and candlelight? Or are you a more casual, laid back family? Your unique crib bedding needs to reflect your new family. A white, four poster crib would look great with formal white eyelet baby bedding whereas a cherry wood Americana crib might look more at home with a bears ‘n denim motif.
- Consider the nursery color scheme: Are your walls already painted a soft yellow? Then you can work with this color palette to pick nursery bedding in a baby pastel – pink, light blue or even a mint green. Bold colors in baby’s rooms are also a growing trend. Today’s sophisticated babies have nurseries in chocolate brown, candy pink and even black and white toile. As long as you choose a crib bedding that fits with the other colors in the room, your nursery will look spectacular.
- Build on your foundation: Consider what you already have before visiting your baby bed boutique. We inherited some clown paint-by-numbers from my mother-in-law which we paired with circus crib bedding and some stuffed animals to create a spectacular circus effect. You may have inspiration laying around the house and you don’t even know it – your unicorn collection, a vintage lunchbox, or even a favourite baby outfit.
- Involve your husband: Baby bedding sets the tone for the whole nursery. Try to pick something your husband will like too – maybe he will be more likely to change the sheets!! If he is a sports fanatic, incorporate sports paraphernalia – take some game souvenirs, maybe some trophies if you have them, and select baby bedding with the team motif or colors.
- Fabric counts: Today’s crib bedding comes in a range of materials. There’s chenille, satin, t-shirt knit and crisp cotton to name a few. Check out the washing instructions (you may need to hand wash or dry clean some of the higher end brands). Consider the feel of the nursery bedding. Your baby will be cozying up to these sheets every night so they have got to feel great. Your climate will play a part too. A Christmas in Vermont baby may need warm flannels whereas a Florida beach bum baby may crave cooler, crisper linens.
- Easy to Theme: If you are decorating your nursery in a theme (like Winnie the Pooh, or ABC), you want your bedding to feature your chosen motif. Some baby bedding companies also sell matching valances, curtains, diaper shelves, glider pillows, etc. For those of us who love to match, be sure to choose a nursery bedding that can carry you through your entire room decoration.
- Incorporate a Personal Touch: Finally, when choosing your baby’s bedding, make sure to pick something that you love. Your decorating should reflect something special that you love – seashells from a favourite beach vacation, framed pictures of loved ones, and even special bedding.
Contributed by Amy Fish