Secret Garden Baby Bedding by Lambs and Ivy

Lambs & Ivy has designed and manufactured baby crib bedding for over twenty years, establishing a well-earned reputation with mothers for quality, beauty, comfort, and safety. Introduced to consumers in early 2006, Secret Garden crib bedding is one of Lambs & Ivys more recent and popular collections.

Secret Garden is moderately priced at under $200 for a six-piece set which includes: comforter, four-sided crib bumper, dust ruffle, fitted sheet, diaper stacker, and valance. Extra fitted sheets and valances are also available for separate purchase. A reasonable but not overwhelming assortment of coordinated nursery dcor accessories is also available, including: decorative pillows; a musical mobile (which plays Brahams Lullaby); wall border; pillow-like wall hangings; a lamp and lamp shade; and a clothes hamper. An interesting accessory, to help make an older toddler feel more comfortable with the new sibling, is a child-sized upholstered rocking chair. Even fabric is available if you feel creative and wish to make your own coordinating nursery dcor pieces.

In keeping with Lambs & Ivys emphasis on themed nursery dcor, Secret Garden enters the highly popular garden and bugs category, featuring flowers, dragonflies, and butterflies. Clearly designed to appeal to mothers-to-be of baby girls, Secret Garden is different than most I have seen in this category. A generous use of deep red and a touch of black makes this the perfect crib bedding collection for the increasingly popular black cribs.

See Secret Garden Bedding for detailed pictures of this crib bedding set. The theme is effectively communicated through an interesting combination of printed fabrics and detailed embroidery and embroidered appliqus. I am particularly impressed with the quality of fabrics used in this collection. Very touchable velour and chenille are used together with high quality woven ginghams and plaids woven patterns being far superior to less expensive printed fabrics.

Secret Garden bedding is assembled in the United States, qualifying it for preferred treatment under NAFTA. This will represent quite a savings to Canadian customers purchasing from a United States internet retailer, because foreign-made bedding can often cost an additional 18% simply to import it into Canada.

Secret Garden prominently features butterflies, which seem increasingly popular decorative items in nursery dcor. If this theme interests you, but Secret Garden does not, see Butterfly Bedding for over a dozen different examples of crib bedding featuring butterflies from a host of different manufacturers.

Robert Meier is President of Baby Supermall, an online retailer of baby crib bedding.

8 Great Ideas for Your Bedroom Design

Come to think of it, we spend one quarter of our lives sleeping on our bed. So do take the trouble to get as comfortable as possible on that bed of yours.

Here are some tips for your bedroom.

When you are choosing a mattress, the most important thing to note is whether it is comfortable to lie on. And the only way to know is to actually lie on the mattress and roll around on it for at least 10 minutes. Secondly, when choosing the bed make sure you lie down on the bed too. Make sure that your feet do not stick out of the bed. I rather go for a longish bed than a wide bed.

Try not to put your bed in a corner. Otherwise the occupant sleeping next to the wall will have a hard time getting off the bed. He has to crawl on the bed before being able to step onto the floor.

Also don't position your bed facing your windows. The sunlight will be pouring directly onto your eyes and disturbing your rest. Even if you draw the curtain you can still see the glare and brightness of the sun behind the curtain. Ideally the length of the bed should be positioned parallel to the window.

Are you exasperated by the loose bed sheets disrupting your beautiful sleep? Consider tying the excess bed sheet cloth at the corners of the bed when making the bed so as to prevent the bed sheet from slipping out due to excessive movement on the bed

Is your wardrobe full and unwieldy? Consider putting away seldom worn clothes into separate storage bins. In this way, your wardrobe consists only of things which you need to access and wear daily. It also makes it easier to keep and store freshly ironed clothes and choosing a particular outfit.

Lastly, go for a duvet rather than a comforter as it is easier to clean . You can also slip on different duvet cover to match the new bed sheet or curtains. Lastly, the duvet can be used as a substitute for a blanket too.

My last tip is to put on the mattress protector to protect your mattress against dirt, dust mites, liquids like urine and sweat and stains. It will not only be more hygienic but will improve the lifespan of your mattress too.

Here is where you can find duvets. You can also find bedding sets and bedroom decorating ideas at http://www.beddingsets.net.