Tips On Creating Your Baby’s First Room
Creating the perfect nursery is the goal of every first time parent. Bringing the new little one home to anything less than the perfect nursery simply won’t do! It really is not that difficult to create the nursery that is just perfect with a little thought and planning. It also does not have to break the bank account to create a nursery that is comfortable for the baby and the parents too.
If you have family heirlooms you want to use, carefully inspect each piece to ensure that the paint does not contain lead and that the furniture is in good, safe condition. Refinish or repaint items that you do not know whether the paint could contain lead since this is a major health hazard.
The next step is to child-proof the nursery. No nursery is perfect for a child until it has been made child-safe; for that matter, the same is true for any room in your home. Purchase child safety plugs for open electric outlets. Be sure any windows that extend to near floor level have guards so the child can not fall out. Be sure the walls, doors and window sill are painted with products that do not include lead. Ensure no wiring is exposed, including the electric cords for lamps, baby monitors and other nursery accessories. You may want to consider having the overhead lighting changed to include a dimmer switch capability.
Now the fun part begins! Choose the perfect bedding for your baby’s nursery. You’ll want to select quality products that will last through many washings and will maintain their bright colors and patterns.
Kimberly Grant, the renowned baby bedding designer, has created over 100 nursery bedding designs and you may find one that is perfect for your baby’s room. The bedding sets by Kimberly Grant include quilt, bumpers, dust ruffle and fitted sheet. Also available are every accessory you could possibly need to make the nursery perfect. Build, Fly, Run is a darling boys’ nursery bedding set that includes helicopters, trains and tractors in bright colors. Dance, Laugh, Sing is a perfect set for the little girl’s nursery needs. Hug, Dream, Love is a set that can be used for either a girl or boy and features animals and colors of blue, green, white, yellow and more.
Cotton Tales nursery creations are also fine quality choices that will fit into the perfect decor for your baby. Lavender Posy is one example that any parents would be proud to add to the perfect collection of infant bedding. Purple posies on a white background create a bright, airy print for comforter, crib skirt, drapes and room accents. The fitted sheet is lavender there is even a crib canopy available.
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