Choosing baby nursery decor

Is there anything quite as special as decorating a room for your new baby? Nursery decor, crib bedding, wall murals and rocking chairs, changing tables, lamps with cuddly teddy bears and choo choo trains and floppy-eared puppies - they all go into making up the room in which your precious new bundle of joy will spend a great deal of his first few years of life. Is it any wonder that parents go to such trouble to choose just the right baby nursery decor for their baby-to-be?

Whether you start with the walls and work your way in, or choose your furniture and work around it, you'll want the best for your baby. Nursery decor may be a secondary consideration, but it doesn't have to be forgotten - or even in the background. Choose a theme for the baby's room that you like, and start building around it. You might find inspiration in children's books, fantasy, the world around you, nursery rhymes - just about anything at all. Whatever theme you choose, though, there are some basics that no nursery should be without.

The crib is, of course, the single most important piece of furniture you'll buy for your baby. You can buy cribs that are made of metal, plastic or wood, in styles ranging from contemporary through lavish French Provincial. Whether you choose a reproduction antique Jenny Lind crib or a chic contemporary corner crib for your baby, nursery decor should take a back seat to safety. If you are given a family heirloom, handmade crib or purchase one at a yard sale, be sure that the crib meets all safety standards before putting your precious bundle to sleep in it.

The second piece of furniture that most new parents choose is a changing table. Nearly every line of cribs has a matching line of changing tables, dressers and other furniture for baby's nursery in every decor or style. Whether your nursery decor is post-modern, fluffy bunny, All-Disney or Where's Waldo?, choose a changing table that puts the baby at a comfortable height - about the same height as your kitchen counters. Be certain that it has attached safety straps and room for all the supplies you need for changing baby on the top so you don't have to risk taking your eyes off a squirmy infant when you bend to get the pack of wipes.

Whatever the theme for your baby nursery decor, there is one last piece of furniture that no nursery should ever be without - a comfortable rocking chair for all the hours you'll spend rocking, singing and reading to baby as he grows up.

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