The Hottest Nursery Trends for 2009
June 18th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under
Nursery furniture continues to undergo a major design transformation from the days of Victorian styled cribs, and the use of traditional design. Today contemporary and modern styled furniture is quickly over taking the nursery design market as more and more parents purchase baby furniture that reflects their own modern style preferences. Now halfway through 2009, we’ve found the trends that expectant parents are finding.
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Hot: Convertible Cribs |
Not: Standard Cribs |
| Function and practicality are among the most important considerations for parents when choosing furniture for a nursery. By selecting furniture pieces that can perform double, even triple, duty, the furniture will grow as the baby grows. Convertible cribs are an increasingly popular one-time investment, the high headboards and sturdy design enable conversion from a crib to a toddler bed. This type can be more expensive, but in the long term you will save money not having to buy more furniture when you baby outgrows the crib. | |
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| The easiest way to add depth and dimension to a room is to make it two-toned in color. Not only will you be able to exercise more colors into the room, but from a design standpoint, it will elongate the walls, lengthen the width add allow the optical illusion of more space. For your baby’s growing development, the extra use of color will help stimulate them in their learning. | |
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| Nursery glider or rocking chair is one of the most important pieces of furniture that every expectant mother needs to buy for her baby’s nursery, and this generation of gliders are definitely not your grandma’s rocker. An ideal spot to rock baby to sleep, snuggle up with a good book or just relax, you’ll be clocking in the hours long after using it in the nursery, rockers are essential. The new wave of luxurious glider recliner is so inviting that when the children outgrow the nursery it will easily transition into a bedroom or living room. | |
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| Rounds cribs are another growing trend because of their very posh and extravagant look, leaving the old rectangular look in the past and bring a fresh look to nursery rooms. Most importantly, the absence of sharp corners makes round custom iron cribs safe and ideal for your little one. Rounds cribs are becoming more and more popular with today’s new parents. They can tuck easily into a corner or take center stage in the nursery, so if you’re looking for a little different feel for your baby’s room take a look at round cribs. | |
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Hot: Organized Nursery Closets |
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| With the arrival of your new baby, the nursery quickly becomes the most important room in the house. You will want to make sure that the nursery is organized and fully functional, helping to make the transition of a new little one in your home as easy as possible. There are ways to make the most of the space that you have though. Creating adequate storage in the room is important to keeping it organized. Start by organizing the closet. Since baby clothes are much smaller than adult clothes, you can lower the closet rod to be just a few feet from the floor. This will allow more space above the closet rod to install shelving which will give you more storage for other items. Installing a good closet organizer in the closet is another idea for making the most of the space. Shelves, drawers, hanging rods, and closets easily reconfigure into new closet layouts that match each stage in your child’s growth. | |
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Hot: Decor That Matches Home |
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| Chic, sophisticated nurseries with rich color palettes and espresso brown furniture are taking the place of the once-popular pale pink or baby blue rooms. Parents-to-be, once obsessed with making the space perfect for a baby, are now opting to create a longer-term decor, one that not only blends with the rest of the house but also will be suitable as their newborn grows into toddlerhood and beyond. People want to do more trendy styles, like chocolates and blues, chocolates and pinks. One benefit of this more sophisticated style of decor is that parents don’t have to change the room as their child grows from a baby into a toddler, because stripes and polka dots are as appropriate for a 3-year-old as they are for a baby. | |
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Hot: Organic Mattresses and Bedding |
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| Organic bedding naturally provide relief from allergies, MCS (multiple chemical sensitivities), skin problems; and may reduce the risk of SIDS. Extensive scientific research and documentation, has long since proven that organic cotton and wool help to alleviate many persistent symptoms and discomforts, without chemical intervention. In 2009, fashion catches up to function, because sewing organic doesn’t have to be less fashionable. |
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Hot: Gender Neutral Green |
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| Colors influence how we feel, how we look and what our homes and car say about us. People naturally associate certain colors with special people, special times and places. And, as we all know, color trends like fashion trends tend to repeat themselves. Green has been long considered a good, gender-neutral choice. In the past it was often the same old safe, pastel yellow, but today’s trend is to embrace all shades of green–avocado, mint, and hunter–making for modern rooms that grow along with your child. | |
