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Vintage Baby Bedding: The Cornerstone of a Safe and Beautiful Nursery

Baby bedding is always the focal point of any well-decorated nursery, but, first and foremost, it is an important element in your baby's safe and comfortable start in life. Before deciding on a particular style, mothers and fathers immersed in the enjoyable but challenging mission of readying a space for their welcome new arrival must be certain that the bedding they select is of the highest quality.

Experienced baby bedding shoppers are well aware that they must immediately eschew any sheet or blanket whose contents are not readily identifiable. Exercising this extra caution will ensure that the bedding eventually purchased contains no harmful chemicals, sometimes called volatile organic compounds, or VOCs. Those who are vigilant about the labeling also take care to avoid bedding that uses filler materials which might cause unexpected allergic reactions.

Crib bedding generally consists of four essential pieces, including a comforter and crib sheet, as well a crib bumper or bumpers and a coordinated dust ruffle. These linens are frequently sold as part of a larger decorative set intended to cut down on the attendant stress that often accompanies the tedious and unnecessarily costly task of mixing and matching separately purchased items.

Most crib bedding sold as part of a multi-piece set is designed to fit all standard cribs, thus reducing the danger of baby becoming entrapped in an irregularly sized sheet or dangerously large quilt. Moreover, reasonably priced quality crib sets offer parents bumpers and blankets that are attractive, cozy and comfortable without being overly soft or fluffy, thus reducing the risk of infant suffocation.

Once parents know what characteristics to look for when buying premium bedding for the nursery, they are free to shop for that style and pattern that appeals to their personal taste. Those who prefer more traditional decor are understandably drawn to baby-safe linens inspired by the scores of beautiful textiles created in the distant past and reintroduced to a new generation of receptive mothers and fathers.

Vintage baby bedding has grown extremely popular in the past few years and is now widely available in gorgeous prints and patterns that reach across many historical periods, spanning the gamut from rustic and homey patchwork, commonly found in the one-room log cabins of American pioneers, to breathtaking reproductions of toile and ornate damasks that once graced the gilded and luxurious chambers of the Chateau de Versailles.