Sunday, May 22, 2011

The Makings Of A Natural Baby Nursery

By Tiffany Nash


If you are expecting a baby, you know how important creating the perfect nursery is to you. You and your partner are probably even disagreeing on a few points, including colors, patterns, and baby safety. Creating a nursery can be rewarding, and it's easy to do as long as you keep a few important things in mind.

First of all you need to determine what color the room will be. No matter what color you pick, you need to make sure the paints you use are safe. Many paints contain VOC, a chemical that can be harmful to your baby once the paint dries and the chemicals are released into the air.

Make sure you choose a type of paint which is sure to have a low level of VOC or one that is free of it. You can even ask for paints that have low odor.

Getting the best crib for your child's natural baby nursery is extremely important to you. The crib you want is one that can ensure comfort and safety at the same time. Look for solid wood cribs painted with paints free of VOC.

Cribs that are manufactured from pressed or laminated wood can release dangerous amounts of formaldehyde in the crib. The formaldehyde is released from the glue that keeps those types of cribs together.

When settling on a diaper changing table, you'll also want to choose natural since we all know how much time your baby will be spending on that very table. You want to try to stray away from furniture made with laminated or pressed wood.

Don't discount the idea of buying unfinished furniture for your nursery. You can paint it yourself with colors of your choice. If you plan to color in pink, blue or yellow, you should use VOC-free milk paint.

When using stains to color your changing table, use a low VOC stain because it's much better for you. If you're unsure of whether your already-bought paints or stain are low VOC, you can make it mostly low VOC for yourself. You can just remove all the packaging and expose the paint or stain to a well ventilated area.




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