One of the most intimidating and over whelming things a parent will ever have to do in terms of creative home making will be designing a room for a new addition to the family. This will be the first ever room your new child will live in at home so a great deal of detail has to be taken in every area of design ranging from the colours 
and the themes through to, perhaps most importantly, the baby bedding.
Indeed, as the room is designed primarily for sleep it is entirely appropriate that the focus should centre on the bed and bedding itself – they are the most important features in the room. By doing this you are allowing for the rest of the room’s look to fall into place around the colour and style of the bed and bedding; it is easier to find paint colours for your wall that will compliment the cot and its bedding rather than vice versa.
This is particularly true as more creative and eclectic baby bedding is being designed. No longer are parents limited to choosing between pink bedding if they are expecting a girl, blue for a boy or a neutral shade such as cream if they are expecting a surprise. As well as bedding being available in a range of colours there are now, in contrast to the classic “plain” style, a whole eclectic spate of designs. Sheet styles available in patterns include popular cartoon characters, more thematic designs, such as nature or garden themes, and even less distinguishable, more abstract patterns. Whereas it used to be possible to purchase a matching tin of light blue paint to match the colour of the bedding you had bought, it is now more than likely that the walls in the nursery will be a slightly different shade to the bedding you have purchased – particularly if you have plumped for a bedding style with a complicated or colourful design. This is why great care has to be taken in every step of your ordering.
Once you have made a decision on your bedding and then plumped for a particular shade of paint it is then a good idea to populate the bedroom with accessories for both aesthetic and safety purposes. As well as making the room appear less sparse it goes without saying that every child enjoys a furry or fluffy companion – but remember to never keep one in the crib as they may provide a suffocation hazard during the night. Similarly quilts should be used primarily for ornamental purposes until your child reaches the age of one year old; take great care in removing quilts at night time too and allow for the cot to be as empty as possible. Also, as mentioned, because the baby will be spending a lot of time there, equal amount of emphasis should be placed on quality and durability of the bedding sheets. There is no point making certain the room looks delightful if your new baby does not feel comfortable there! The sheets should be as comfortable as possible and there are several materials which prove to be more pleasing in this respect than others. The thicker and the softer the bedding the better; products useing 155 grams per square meter (gsm) of material whilst in comparison to the 125 gsm as standard feel much more luxurious. Some companies also guarantee that extra bit of standard; products pass through a metal detector before they leaving the factory so consumers can be confident there are no nasties inveigled in their purchases during the production process.