Before You Decide On A Crib Set: Planning Your Baby's Room

The crib is the center of every nursery, and the bedding is vital to making your crib look perfect. If you're looking for a special kind of crib, try shopping online. Be prepared that someone may find your choice of baby bedding ugly. This doesn't mean it is ugly, but different people have different tastes. You should also remember that with even an inexpensive crib set costing over $100, it's important to keep your budget in mind. So before you start your search, try to have an idea of the theme and price range you're looking for.

It's important to plan ahead. If you're having more kids, you can save money by planning for it now. For instance - are you having a girl? Then you've probably chosen a girl baby bedding set, covered with frills and pretty pinks, or maybe something trendier (but still very feminine), like a Pixie Stix bedding set. But you're not guaranteed to have another girl, and that girly baby bedding is not going to look so great in a boy's nursery. Before you dump a lot of money into a crib set, unless you have a big budget, it's much smarter to pick a gender neutral bedding set that you can use again and again. Bedding sets can get as expensive as you're willing to spend, so plan a budget ahead of time and stick to it no matter what. Your baby is going to treat her bedding the same no matter how much it costs, so why exactly are you spending that extra money?

Baby stores, even the large ones like Babies R Us, usually can't offer the range of choices that an online-only store can, particularly when the ecommerce site is strictly focused on selling baby bedding. Department stores often carry only one or two brands of bedding, while online retailers may have upwards of 20 different brands on their sites. With lower overhead and frequent free shipping promotions, shopping online is generally cheaper than a trip to the store.

The offline store does have one big advantage over the online one, though - you can thoroughly examine and feel the bedding before you buy it. That means when you find a bedding set that looks soft and cuddly, you can't really be sure until you buy it. There is just no way for an online retailer to mimic the effect of putting your hands on the bedding set and feeling it for yourself. You might want to look online for baby bedding ideas, but you should be aware that the range of choices is staggering and you may get overwhelmed by too many options. Try to have a general idea of what you want and how much you want to spend before you start looking.