How to choose your baby's bed?
How to choose your first bed?
To choose a baby bed, it must first be well adapted to your newborn. When they are very small, our babies sleep better in a space adapted to their small size. If you want your child to sleep in his bed, this is not a problem, but you may need to install a reducer so that he does not feel too lost in so much space.
In this article, we present the crib to future and young parents who are concerned about the safety of their children. There are several factors to pay attention to when choosing baby room furniture. Here we talk about style but also comfort. Never lose sight of these two aspects when choosing a baby bed for your child.
Baby bed: making the right choice for your child
The baby bed is THE piece of furniture that you must have at least for the comfort of your child. You have to choose it well because it will be, with the changing table, the place most used by your child.
Ask yourself the right questions, first of all, find a place of choice for it. The bed must be comfortable, accessible and of course it must please you to fit into your interior decoration. For the comfortable part, we choose a good mattress and add a comfortable bed bumper adapted to the chosen bed model.
The first few days, even the first few months, my daughter slept next to us in a bassinet. I could put it on a pretty removable rocking base, it then transformed into a small cradle. Studies have shown that infants need to be contained, well wrapped up to sleep better. Proximity to parents also plays a big role in your child's serenity.
We have selected some models of cribs, for the first days of baby. You can install it in your room but also move it to each room of the house.
Rattan: a soft and comfortable material
As in the two bassinet photos above, rattan is a beautiful material for a baby bed. This natural material has long been used for baby room furniture. That's why we've selected some pretty vintage pieces to furnish your baby's room.
To find rattan children's furniture, think of online flea markets, Le Bon Coin or Etsy.
Here are some specialized sites:
- Selency , The ultimate holy grail for any parent who loves decoration: the rattan cradle or the golden wooden bed for toddlers. You dreamed it. We made it.
- Capharnaüm Simplify your life and create for you, at a lower cost, the unique vintage bedroom you dream of for your child.
If the room allows it, you should play the rattan card to the max! Add a rattan changing table to your decor, and to choose it you can read our dedicated article here .
There are currently many decorative objects for children's bedrooms made of rattan. Major brands such as La Redoute and Cyrillus offer very beautiful models of rattan baby and child beds.
A pretty wooden cot
As a wood lover, I couldn't end this article without showing you the models of wooden cots.
Wide frame, turned legs, wide and flat vertical slat, so many details that will make the difference. I also love this model painted in white and dark wood, very Australian.
The wooden models with slanted legs, inspired by the 50s, are also magnificent creations.
If you want a round baby bed, it is possible, there is a model at Stokke. It is available in several colors, natural wood, anthracite gray, white, etc. This baby bed is mounted on wheels. This option makes this baby bed with bars a very practical model, which you can move from the living room to the bedroom.
The classic baby bed, the SNIGLAR model from Ikea.
You can very well choose a "classic" baby bed from Ikea and customize it as you wish to make it a unique model.
If you like color, don't hesitate to repaint it, it's even more beautiful in flashy colors! To give it a romantic touch, you can add a canopy. Build a wooden cabin for it, to make it unique and integrate it into a more "jungle" room decoration. Don't hesitate to read our article on decorating an adventurer's child's room.
This model can also be transformed into a "co-sleeping" bed for the first few nights. Here are some "Singlar hack" models to inspire you.
Don't hesitate to repaint the bed in a flashy color to give some pep to this mass-market piece of furniture.
An evolving bed, to follow your child:
If you don't have space and you have several children, the bunk bed is the ideal model. At Furniture, they created the WOOD model. You can find it in a simple shape for a child. But also in many shapes. It exists in double format, bunk format. For small apartments, the one that does not take up space is the mezzanine model.
You will definitely find a model in this range that is suitable for your child's bedroom. This is a high-end, high-quality bed model.
Oliver Furniture is an authentic and subtle brand of furniture for children and adults. The brand was created in 2003 under the impetus of Danish designer Søren Rørbæk. Inspired by ancient traditions of Scandinavian furniture, Oliver Furniture first developed a collection of furniture with romantic and traditional lines.
For several years, Oliver Furniture has been developing more contemporary collections, wonderfully combining design and tradition. The magnificent Wood collection is a testament to this.
This model is available on www.lesenfantsdudesign.com
