Nursery Bedding - Dressing Baby’s Room

When most soon-to-be parents think of nursery bedding often they think in terms of either three-piece sets or six piece-sets.

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Whichever of these concepts come to mind sometimes depends upon personal experience with baby's bedding or sometimes is based upon personal finances.

Typically, the three-piece sets include these basic baby linens:

Three-piece nursery bedding set.
Crib Sheet - for covering mattress.
Baby Blanket - for keeping baby warm.
Bumper Padding - to protect baby’s head from crib rails.

Most traditional six-piece sets feature these baby crib linens:

Six-piece nursery bedding set
Baby Quilt - for added warmth.
Crib Sheet - provides protection from crib mattress.
Bumper Padding - adds décor and provides protection.
Dust Ruffle - enhances appearance of the crib.
Window Valance - dresses up nursery window.
Diaper Stacker - added style and convenience.

The nursery bedding you select can be used to create a specific theme in baby décor. It can also be chosen to compliment a decorating style that is primarily represented either by a specific wall mural or other painting schemes.

Many of the companies that make baby linens now manufacture additional nursery bedding pieces that can be used to decorate your baby’s room. In addition to the standard three-piece and six-piece sets there are also several other decorative accents that can be included to create a perfect dressing for baby’s first room.

Additional elements in nursery bedding décor

* Wall Hanging - matching fabric murals.

Use these to decorate baby’s wall.

* Decorative Mobile - matching dancing characters.

Baby will spend hours being entertained.

* Picture Frame - frame incorporating matching theme.

Display your proud first photograph.

* Decorative Basket Lining - matches other nursery bedding decor.

Perfect for dressing up baby’s Moses basket.

* Decorative Pillow - adds an extra element of comfort.

Place in rocking chair, never in baby’s crib.

* Decorative Floor Rug - adds additional coziness.

Place baby bedding rug in front of crib.

Regardless of your level of interior decorating experience you can use nursery bedding to reflect your own personal tastes in décor. You don’t have to necessarily choose a theme in baby décor that features specific baby-only themes. In fact, using cartoon characters or other mass-marketed ideas can sometimes stifle your personal creativity.

You may even want to consider ideas in nursery bedding that you make yourself or have someone make for you. Fabrics featuring abstract designs and geometric shapes can be used to create a more sophisticated style. Patchwork designs also make delightful baby décor.

Some fabrics for baby bedding can easily be used to decorate your nursery for either a boy or a girl. Alphabet prints or number prints are appropriate for any nursery. Baby décor themes such as the moon and stars, the ocean, or children’s nursery rhymes can be used effectively to decorate a nursery for either a boy or a girl.

Other ideas in nursery bedding lean more towards gender-oriented themes. These traditional ideas typically incorporate the primary colors red, green and yellow with shades of blue for boys. Colors more often thought of as feminine like the palest pinks and lilac lavenders are prominent in décor for girls.