The baby crib in many styles and designs that the choice one particular crib is a tough one.

This is especially true if you are trying to buy one as a gift for someone. Always ask before you buy the baby furniture crib as a gift.

Tip : If you are very close to the family then as a gift you can actually tell the parents that the cost of the crib will be borne by you even though they shopped for the whole baby products. Else if they have a baby registry somewhere then it becomes all the more easier to buy the baby cribs.

Crib Designs

The cribs designs can be the regular rectangular cribs or the square shaped cribs and then there can be the cribs which are in vogue nowadays and those are the round cribs. These round cribs have become a rage nowadays and the fact is that they look much much more elegant than the traditional ones.

Most of the cribs that you want will be either will be affordable baby furniture kinds and you can get low to mid range styles and designs in the Wal-Mart or Sears. Make sure that you look around to see how sturdy and safe the cribs are.

The cribs have various other functionalities like the side drop and that can affect the price based on the how sophisticated the mechanism is for the sides drop. Is it a regular knee drop or the foot pedal drop.

The other factor that increases the cost considerably for the furniture and that you will usually find in a lot of places where you need to buy the cribs is the convertibility factor.

The convertible cribs can be easily made into toddler beds or the full adult bed based on what kind of crib you have bought. The convertible cribs are much more expensive than the regular ones and also these have to be from a good manufacturer for them to function properly.

The other factor to consider is the mobility and the low end cribs may or may not have wheels. the wheel are important though so that you can easily take the crib into nay of the rooms if needed. But make sure there are brakes added to the wheels.

Tip : The cost of the designer baby furniture including the cribs can cost you something starting from $300 and can go up to $3000 based on where you are buying. If you are looking at a lower end range then there are options available at regular stores at less than $250.

If you are of the sort that you do not want something absolutely crazy and whacky in design and want to stick to the conventional designs for the crib sets or the baby bedding then your best bet is the Toile as they offer mostly traditional designs but yes they are also modern looking. I have given some examples below of the themes that you can use.

What is a Toile

Toile is a French word and is short for the Toile Du Juoy. It is sort of repeated pattern which is set in the fabric and it has white or a cream background. The Toile usually is a representation of a pastoral scene on the fabric and was originally used in the upholstery, curtains and walls. But now with its old fashioned charm and ability to tell a story it is now being used  design for the baby bedding

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Some of the most common designs and themes for the toile baby bedding are

Nursery rhymes

Circus characters

Old World characters and scenes

Most common colors for Toile are

Pink and green shades

Sky Blue

White or Cream

Prices of these bedding can range from 100 – 400 dollars for a 4 piece bedding set.

Tip: Most of the shops will have a toile 4 piece crib bedding set and that will be a good gift.  Most of the shops sell Baby girl bedding or the baby boy beddings as well as neutral crib sets .