When decorating a child's room, parents are guided by considerations of practicality, safety and external attractiveness. Even when choosing such a thing as a bedspread for a child's bed, there are nuances. Accessories for a son's room are no less important than for a daughter's bedroom.
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How to choose the right bedspread for a boy's bed
The age of the owner of the room plays an important role when choosing a crib cover. A small product measuring 100*150 cm is suitable for infancy. The best material for a blanket for a newborn is natural flannel or flannel. Parents who care about the health of their baby prefer natural cotton fabrics. But all-cotton fabrics wrinkle easily, so the best option may be cotton with a small percentage of artificial fiber, it holds its shape and is easier to wash. Synthetic fabrics do not wrinkle and are easy to wash, but they do not let air through, do not absorb moisture well, accumulate static electricity and attract dust. A dust collector that can cause allergies has no place in a baby's bed. Small children need daytime sleep, so a soft and warm blanket will warm the sleeping baby. More expensive, but also the warmest is a blanket made of natural sheep or camel wool. But due to babies' love of putting everything in their mouths, a wool blanket would not be the best choice.
When buying a blanket for an older child, a younger schoolchild or a teenager, the naturalness and quality of the material for the bedspread is no less important.
Unlike the parents' bed, where strict order reigns during the day, the bed of a preschooler or teenager is actively used. Children play on it, lie around, read books and even eat. The dimensions of the product are selected so as to completely hide the bed linen, this will protect it from dirt. Bedspreads with standard 1.5-bed sizes are suitable for a teenager's bed.
Kids Bedroom Decorating Ideas
There are no strict canons for decorating a sleeping place, but in order to establish yourself as a housewife with good taste and instill a sense of style in your child, you should adhere to a number of simple rules:
- Decide for yourself whether the bedspread will blend into the overall interior design or become a bright accent in the room’s decor;
- For a room in country or Provence style, the Handmade bedspread model, made using patchwork technique or crocheted from bulky yarn, is ideal;
- For an adult, practicality comes first, and for a child, external attractiveness. Younger children will like bedspreads with plot drawings from their favorite cartoons, and teenagers will like abstract shapes, geometric figures, retro cars, city style and Scottish tartan;
- When choosing interior items for a child's room, it is better to take into account his interests and wishes. So that the little person feels comfortable and calm in it;
- A great option for a child's room is a double-sided bedspread, it not only lasts longer, but can also be used to add a fresh touch to the room's decor. By choosing 2 sets of curtains to match different sides of the bedspread, you can periodically change the interior of the child's room
- Silk and satin bedspreads look chic in a mother's room, but are inappropriate and uncomfortable on a child's bed.
Color, texture of fabric and their meaning
The color range of children's bedspreads for boys is wide and varied. No matter how much you would like to make the children's room a standard of style, having bought a bedspread that fits perfectly into the interior, do not forget about the opinion of the child. Conventionally, we can distinguish 3 periods in the age of the child:
- From 0 to 3 years. At this stage, the baby is completely dependent on the mother. Pastel shades are suitable: blue, beige, mint with small drawings. Delicate tones have a calming effect and do not irritate the sensitive child's psyche.
- From 3 to 10 years. At this age, children look for idols and love watching cartoons. A bedspread with a favorite cartoon character will appeal to the child. Considering the likes and interests of your son, you can buy a cape with horses, cars, kittens or military equipment. A print based on the cartoon plot is always bright and multi-colored and will decorate the child's room.
- From 10 to 16 years old. A teenager wants to declare himself as an adult, so he rejects everything childish. Respect his wishes, the interior should have strict shapes and lines, ideal bedspreads with geometric figures, urban themes, Japanese minimalism style, etc. are ideal. Dark and rich colors are preferable: graphite, burgundy, deep blue, brown and black.
To ensure that the colors last for a long time and the product does not become deformed after frequent washings, you need to buy bedspreads in special textile stores from trusted manufacturers.
We have already decided that a bedspread for a boy of any age should be soft, pleasant to the touch, hypoallergenic and practical. To understand which material is right for you, let's compare the most popular fabrics:
Textile | Pros | cons |
Fleece | Soft, warm, inexpensive, easy to wash | Artificial fiber, "pilling", does not hold its shape well |
Cotton (flannel) | Natural, breathable, inexpensive, practical, bright, hygroscopic | Easily wrinkled, fades |
Satin | Natural, beautiful, bright, wrinkle-free, durable, | slippery |
Wool | Warm, soft, breathable | Not everyone likes hairs, it can be a cause of allergies, frequent washing is contraindicated |
Microfiber | Does not shrink, absorbs water well, soft, wear-resistant, breathable | Fully synthetic fabric, accumulates static electricity and attracts dust, expensive, can cause allergies |
Polyester | High wear resistance, easy to remove dirt, does not stretch, does not fade | Electrifies, does not allow air to pass through, does not absorb moisture, slippery |
Now it is clear that each type of fabric has its advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, manufacturers have found a compromise in the form of mixed materials. The optimal solution for a bedspread for a boy's bed at any age will be a light quilted model made of cotton with the addition of synthetic fibers. Warm, beautiful, durable, wrinkle-free and non-slip soft blanket - what could be better for a tomboy?