Bringing a new baby into your home also means bringing in new furnishings and creating a space for your baby to grow up in. When it comes to furnishing your nursery, there are many opportunities to optimize functionality, avoid replacing primary furniture pieces as your child grows, and even enjoy the late nights spent awake with your child.

Convertible Cribs

Convertible cribs are designed to adapt as your child grows and are built to last from the day you bring your baby home and stay well into their childhood years. These cribs allow you to adjust their height as your child grows for their safety and your convenience. One of the best features of these cribs is that when it is time to go out and buy a bed for your toddler, you can avoid that step completely. Convertible cribs convert from a crib to a toddler bed, a day bed and even a full-size bed that can stay in your child’s room all the way through their teenage years. Toddler guard rails and full bed conversion kits are sold separately. These convertible cribs are a one-stop shop that will save you time and money as your child grows and will allow for smooth transitions from one phase of their life to another!

Crib Mattress

Finding the perfect crib mattress can be almost as stressful as finding the right crib. It is hard to choose a mattress that you won’t be using, so it is important to know what you are looking for. When it comes to finding the perfect crib mattress, you can look at many of the same features that you would when mattress shopping for yourself such as support and comfort. Of course, the safety of your little one is also a top priority! There are many crib mattresses that are built with unique features to make your transition into parenthood as smooth as possible. Some of these kid-friendly features include waterproof covers to protect against accidents, hypoallergenic features, and different sides that provide ideal firmness for infants and a cotton layer ideal for toddlers.

Choosing the Perfect Dresser

When it comes to finding the ideal dresser for your nursery, you may be drawn to a smaller, cartoon-designed piece, but this will quickly need to be replaced as your child grows. The optimal dresser for any nursery is one that has large and spacious drawers, ideally in a neutral and timeless color. As your child gets bigger, so do their clothes, and they will quickly take up more space. Spacious drawers account for these changes and will be a staple in your child’s room as they grow.

A changing topper is a great addition to any nursery and can easily be placed on top of any dresser to provide functionality during the infant months. Just as easily as it can be added to the top of a dresser, you can either remove it when you no longer need a changing station, or convert it into a storage space for new essentials.

Glider

A comfortable glider is a must-have for rocking a baby back to sleep and enjoying those late-night snuggles. This is a great addition to any nursery and can be great not only for bedtime, but for story time and for any time you want a comfy place to sit with your baby.

Anti-Tip Kit

Anti-tip kits may seem like just another child-proofing step to add to your home, but these small additions to your home and furniture can save your child's life and prevent them from serious injuries. HOM Furniture provides free anti-tip kits with all chests or dressers over 30”, and free kits are available in all of our showrooms. Stop by and grab some for yourself to make your house as safe as you can!

The Big Question: Color Schemes

When it comes to decorating your nursery, the first thing you will probably look for is a color scheme or overall theme to design the room. The stereotypical baby blue and bubblegum pink nursery colors are quickly going out of style and are being replaced with fun themes and neutral colors.

Looking for inspiration? Here are a couple of our trending favorites:

• Shades like emerald and olive green work to incorporate nature into your nursery and are a great way to decorate a gender neutral room! You can highlight this theme with animal wall art, real or faux plants, and floral touches throughout the room.
• Neutral colors like tasteful gray, beige and white will be a timeless staple from infancy to teenage years. A great way to encourage changing interests (especially on a budget!) is to have the primary pieces in your nursery, such as the crib, dresser and walls, be neutral colors that will last through every changing phase your child will go through. An affordable way to adapt to these changes is with pops of colors and accents in pillows, wall art, rugs and colorful toys.
• Bring the feel of the sea into your nursery by having sandy-colored walls with ocean blue accents incorporated throughout the room. A great addition to this room is wall decor highlighting fish or seagulls and finding a beautiful oceanscape to hang up. A fun addition to this theme would be having various seashell and coral decor throughout the space as well!

One of the most important things to remember when you are decorating your nursery is that you will be spending almost as much time there as your child. This means that it should be a space that you enjoy spending time in, and that the decor is something that you like as well. You can work to optimize the functionality of the room in lots of different ways, but the decor is something that is completely personal to you and can create a space that you will love for years to come!