When you’re preparing a nursery for a new little arrival, you will want to consider which theme, option, and style, will best suit your boy’s personality. If you have not started decorating room than you chose a set of bedding and decorate the room with the theme of the bedding. Here are a few ideas to help you pick a theme for your bedding.
When purchasing baby bedding with appeal to a boy, you will find boys prefer bold, strong colors. Don’t be afraid that it may be tacky – strong colors can be very fashionable. A good illustration is Trend Lab’s brown and blue Prep School Blue crib bedding. The bedding incorporates a variety of colors including caramel, chocolate, blue, and white.
Animal themes are famous among both boys as well as girls, but the actual choice of animals varies according to the gender. Animal theme preferences differ between the genders as girls like cute, cuddly things while the boys prefer larger wild animals. A theme with farm animals or a Noah’s Ark theme is wonderful for a young boy, if you need a theme with long life, consider a jungle theme.
Young boys will become enamored with cowboys at some point. Cowboys make a wild and fun option for a theme. Cowboy themes allow for many choices and use a variety of fabrics such as leather, ultra suede and denim and prints like plaids to lend authenticity. Decorative sheets with a cowboy or western theme can be found in these crib sets. One of the more popular themes for a baby boy’s blanket is a cowboy theme which is usually done in fleece or flannel.
If his Daddy enjoys sports, you know your little boy will also be a fan. Baby boy’s bedding is often team-specific, reflecting the favorite team and sport of Mom and Dad. There certain bedding sets with a football, soccer or baseball theme making them sport-specific. For a theme that your son can grow into, a general sports theme is best because you can’t predict what specific sports your son will grow to love.
If your family plans include more than one or two children, there is another choice for buying baby bedding. Choose a set that is not gender and age specific; such that, along with your son, other babies can use it too. In this manner each child would be able to select a room theme of their own choice when they get to the toddler years and begin to have choices. If you are not sure whether the baby will be a boy or a girl or simply prefer it not to be gender specific, then go with a neutral pattern such as geometric shapes, alphabet and numbers or cartoon characters similar to Winnie the Pooh.
You must consider numerous variables prior to buying boy crib bedding. Nursery bedding which contains frills might be acceptable for a baby boy, however, if you are going to continue using it as he ages up through pre school it will becomes too feminine and inappropriate. It is a good idea to think long term when buying crib bedding for your son, as a popular option for parents is a 3-in 1 crib that transforms into a toddler bed that still uses a standard sized crib mattress.