One of the favorite tasks of an expecting mother is designing the nursery. It can also be the most maddening, when there’s so much to choose from and you don’t know quite where to start. It’s not just about the baby bedding – everything from the flooring, window covering and paint has to match and some expecting moms can get downright obsessive about this sort of thing. Not that I’d be like that. Never. Uh uh, not me.
Actually, as the years (and babies!) go by I have become a lot more relaxed about the nursery thing – but I get it. I know why new moms to be meticulously browse websites and stores looking for the perfect nursery items.
Carousel Designs understands too, and that’s why they have an awesome feature on their website to help you design the perfect nursery. Using the Nursery Designer on the site, you can actually drag and drop various fabric patterns onto a picture of a crib with bedding and see how your ideas look when combined together. Once you choose your first pattern, the program shows you similar fabric patterns that match well – though you can select from “Show All Fabrics” or “Show Matching Fabrics”, it’s up to you. It’s actually fun to play around with, and it’s probably a good thing that I wasn’t aware of this when I was pregnant with Everleigh because I would have spent hours designing the perfect bedding set!
You can, of course, also browse the baby bedding sets that Carousel Designs already has combined, and there are tons to choose from (unlike a store where you have maybe half a dozen, at best). I was sent a crib blanket from the Starling Crib Bedding Collection, which features hues of red, white, pink and black. The reverse side is white minky chenille – super soft and great for snuggling. At 34 x 34, this blanket is perfect for the crib or, in our case, as a stroller blanket. It’s the perfect weight for keeping Everleigh cozy in her stroller and also happens to match our red Britax stroller quite well! The Starling Crib Blanket can be purchased for $54 from Carousel Designs but due to it’s popularity it’s back ordered until August.
LOVE LOVE LOVE that set, its perfect!