Tips on Creating an Eco-Friendly Nursery Environment for Your New Baby

If you are expecting a new arrival soon, consider making eco-friendly choices for your baby's nursery.   Starting with the basics when creating an eco-friendly nursery, stripping the room down to bare essentials starting with the flooring, wall paint, lighting, and even window coverings to name a few.

Creating an eco-friendly nursery starts with eliminating toxins, chemicals, allergens, pollens and dust.   One of the best ways to do this is in using eco-friendly products, including chemical free paints, such as a milk-based paint, natural wood flooring, and an environmentally friendly window covering.

Carpeting is one of the major sources of allergens and if at all possible the avoidance of carpet is one of the major tips in creating an eco-friendly nursery.  Organic wooden floors are one of the best options and there are several companies offering these products. Bamboo is a new option and also excellent because it is a sustainable resource.  When creating an eco-friendly nursery should you decide you must use rugs in your baby's nursery choose natural organic fabrics, such as organic cottons or hemp.

Window covering are a big part of allergens in addition to floor covering.  There are a number of companies that offer Green window covers such as all-natural wooden blinds that are made from renewable recyclable products. Curtains and drapes have a tendency to hold dust and should be avoided in nurseries.  Most home stores carry a line of wooden blinds made from renewable materials that either were recycled or can later be recyclable and will contribute to sustainable living.

Crating an eco-friendly nursery also includes selecting the right lighting for your infant's nursery. Lighting has changed a lot over the years and there are a number of lamps made from organic and natural materials.  For instance, you could choose a recycled glass base with an organic cotton shade. Once lamps are selected selecting eco-friendly light bulbs to create an environment of soft, natural light is the best options when creating an eco-friendly nursery. Using the Compact Fluorescent Twist Lamps is an excellent choice, and has the delightful effect of gradually lighting the room when the switch is turned. It's similar to a sunrise, and more soothing for those late-night/early morning wakeups.

Look for the keywords organic, sustainable/recyclable, eco-friendly, when selecting furniture and bedding for the nursery.  Many companies are offering  these options nowadays, making healthy choices easier and more affordable than ever.

And to welcome the newborn to the family, we recommend the Blooming Cookies Eco-Luxe Rocking Horse. The Winged Rocking Horse has been a Blooming Cookies tradition for 20 years and has a charming story behind it–a special breed of Winged Rocking Horses frolic in fields up high in the sky, anticipating the special moment when they will deliver a newborn to its' loving family on Earth.  The Eco-Luxe Rocking Horse is handpainted and personalized at Blooming Cookies and filled with all-natural, preservative-free signature Blooming Cookies and Brownies, a Belly Bar - a mom-centric nutrition bar, organic Aura Cacia baby care products, and a Gingko tree-to-be-kit. The kit contains everything needed to grow a hardy, fast-growing ginko tree and includes a silver tag to record the date of the baby's birth and the date the tree was planted.  The Rocking Horse itself, personalized with the baby's name, date of birth and height and weight information, is a keepsake gift, and has held a special place in many babies  nurseries through the years.

ABOUT BLOOMING COOKIES – Blooming Cookies was founded in 1984 by Ann King, a young entrepreneur with the concept of spreading goodwill with her original cookie bouquets.  Blooming Cookies has grown tremendously over 20 years in size, product lines and scope.  Blooming Cookies started the gift basket division for 1-800-Flowers, and has done product design and development for FTD.com.  In addition to Green Gifts, Blooming Cookies also offers cookie-centric gifts for celebrating all of life's milestones; Business gifts; and Paws Fifth Avenue Pet + People gifts with cookies for humans, cats and dogs. Shop online at bloomingcookies.com

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