Okay flooring, painting, window, check. Now let’s look at the closet. Do the doors need repair; are they safe for a baby? If you have bi-fold doors, they do make great safety bi-fold door locks. Next, let’s look in the closet. Is the rod firmly in the wall? You don’t want that to fall after you hang up your baby’s clothes. Is there enough light or too much light? You might want to add a light if you don’t’ have one, you can even put one of those push lights in, they cost under $10. Or if you have too much light you might want to put in a lower wattage or get a push light. Why? Well, believe it or not you might have to go into the baby’s room while they are asleep and get something out or put something away and you don’t want to wake them.
Do you want a shelving unit for the baby or maybe just a canvas organizer? Think about what works for you and how you organize your closet, well hopefully. I like the canvas organizers. You can fold bulky items and store them in there without taking up too much room. Here is a link to see what I am talking about. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3006580&CAWELAID=202814385
This one is from toys r us, but you can get one almost anywhere and they do not have to be child theme, either. I like the beige canvas ones. Then if you ever want to move it to another closet you can and no one will know any different.
Don't go crazy, because what you think you might need, will probably change after the baby comes. Simple is the key, unless you are a professional organizer. Wait and then see what you need after the baby is born. It is always hard to tell just exactly what you are going put in the closet. Trust me people will give you things for your child that they will not use for several years.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
What a Nursery Needs: Window Coverings
Okay you have a new floor, clean walls, what is next? Let’s look at the window.
Are they chipped, cracked, or drafty? You should get these fixed now. Trust me you don’t want strange people working in the nursery when you want to put your baby down for a nap, or worse, after they pooped straight up their back, for the second time that day. Oh yeah, that happens.
Okay now the windows are fixed and sealed. Now decided what kind of window treatment you would like to have. Curtains, blinds or shades? Don’t wait until after the baby is born to decide, or you will have to use a blanket and that is just a pain to take down and put up every day. I would recommend that you shut the door and turn off the light to see just how much light comes into the room during the morning, afternoon and night. You might not need to buy room-darkening shades. You can hang a sheet up and see exactly how much light comes through.
Wal-Mart has a very reasonable room darkening shades for $20. 00, that is a good price for every one's budget. I bought them to give them a try, they work.
If you are going to use blinds, shades or curtain, if they have cords please make sure they are out of reach. Babies and children love dangling anything.
Looped cords that are used with window drapes, blinds, and shades are a serious danger to young children. Here is a great website to look into safety for blinds. http://www.windowcoverings.org/index.html They even have recommendations for save blinds, etc.
According to a study published in a June 1997 Journal of the American Medical Association article, it is estimated that:
359 children were strangled by window covering cords from 1981 to 1995, which is equivalent to one strangulation every two weeks.
Nearly half (49 percent) of the strangulation's go unreported.
Almost all the deaths (93 percent) were children three years old and younger.
Most strangulation's occurred when the parents thought the child was safe, such as in their rooms or in their bed or crib.
Two common scenarios were found:
Infants playing or sleeping in their cribs near windows got caught and tangled in the looped cords of the window treatment.
Toddlers, while trying to look out a window or climbing on furniture, lost their footing and were wrapped in the cord.
Please don't place cribs, furniture or toys by windows help keep your baby safe while in there room.
Are they chipped, cracked, or drafty? You should get these fixed now. Trust me you don’t want strange people working in the nursery when you want to put your baby down for a nap, or worse, after they pooped straight up their back, for the second time that day. Oh yeah, that happens.
Okay now the windows are fixed and sealed. Now decided what kind of window treatment you would like to have. Curtains, blinds or shades? Don’t wait until after the baby is born to decide, or you will have to use a blanket and that is just a pain to take down and put up every day. I would recommend that you shut the door and turn off the light to see just how much light comes into the room during the morning, afternoon and night. You might not need to buy room-darkening shades. You can hang a sheet up and see exactly how much light comes through.
Wal-Mart has a very reasonable room darkening shades for $20. 00, that is a good price for every one's budget. I bought them to give them a try, they work.
If you are going to use blinds, shades or curtain, if they have cords please make sure they are out of reach. Babies and children love dangling anything.
Looped cords that are used with window drapes, blinds, and shades are a serious danger to young children. Here is a great website to look into safety for blinds. http://www.windowcoverings.org/index.html They even have recommendations for save blinds, etc.
According to a study published in a June 1997 Journal of the American Medical Association article, it is estimated that:
359 children were strangled by window covering cords from 1981 to 1995, which is equivalent to one strangulation every two weeks.
Nearly half (49 percent) of the strangulation's go unreported.
Almost all the deaths (93 percent) were children three years old and younger.
Most strangulation's occurred when the parents thought the child was safe, such as in their rooms or in their bed or crib.
Two common scenarios were found:
Infants playing or sleeping in their cribs near windows got caught and tangled in the looped cords of the window treatment.
Toddlers, while trying to look out a window or climbing on furniture, lost their footing and were wrapped in the cord.
Please don't place cribs, furniture or toys by windows help keep your baby safe while in there room.
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