Wednesday 28 December 2011

Contemporary baby bedding

Contemporary baby bedding


There is a lot of talk of contemporary baby bedding these days (contemporary meaning the following modern ideas in style or design: contemporary baby bedding by leading designers). The requirement to have a coordinated nursery with a contemporary feel and design has had a remarkable comeback recently.

When choosing contemporary bedding for your little ones nursery, do consider all the other components that you can add to the nursery in order to give you that modern contemporary feeling and look.

Contemporary bedding for baby can come in lots of different designs and colours from vibrant reds, pinks and blues to the tranquil creams and whites. Many of the contemporary bedding designs are not often commonly found in the high street and tend to be found in stores off the high street so to speak. A bedding set, contemporary in design usually includes a duvet set, cot bumper, flat and fitted sheets.

Many high street chains and large bedding stores don’t always stock the high end designer bedding and broadly speaking go for the high volume items that they know will have a high turnover.

Contemporary baby bedding tends to be a lower volume of people who buy this and therefore you tend to find the more adventurous baby bedding stores stocking this.

Typically the design of contemporary baby bedding is a fairly consistent pattern, modern and attractive to the eye. Recent popular designs include chocolate browns and pinks to created a lovely nursery room that will make any room come to life.

People buy contemporary baby bedding for many reasons such as comfort and quality, however by far the most common reason for buying contemporary baby bedding is to have something a little unique and different to make a statement.

4little1s.com stock a wide range of contemporary baby and children’s bedding from a bespoke number of bedding companies. If you are looking to make a statement in your little boys or girls nursery with a design that the chances are your friends are not going have…..pay 4little1s.coma visit.

If you are looking for contemporary baby bedding please pay a visit to 4little1s.com where you will find a huge array of fantastic designs and prices for your little ones nursery.

Friday 23 December 2011

Blue Baby Bedding

Buying Blue Baby Bedding


Buying blue baby bedding you are spoilt for choice, so many makes, designs, shades of blue and of course so many places to buy it from…..the Internet or a store. Lets unpack some of the items that you might considering if you were in the market for buying some blue baby bedding.

Blue Baby Bedding Brands

First of all let’s discuss brands of blue baby bedding. Like with most things it is worth paying that little bit extra and but quality than thinking you have saved yourself a few pounds but when the goods arrive or after their first wash, the colours drain or the stitching comes undone…….sure you can return the goods and get a replacement or a refund but wouldn’t it have been better to buy something with a little more quality the first time round ? That’s why the brands we sell at 4little1s.com we ensure are quality brands that you will be happy with. To give you an idea of the baby bedding brands that we sell, they include Izziwotnot, Lollipop Lane and Bedebyes. They of course have blue baby bedding but also a whole host of other colours such as pinks, yellows, whites and creams.

Blue Baby Bedding Patterns

The next consideration on your blue baby bedding quest will be what kind of pattern you would like on the material. Typically on blue bedding you tend to find designs such as fish, cars and knights generally but there of course other designs to look out for such as jungle animals and if you don’t fancy a design of any kind on the bedding, why not consider going for plain and no patter at all. You may notice also that there are different shades of blue available for blue baby bedding, pale blue, dark blue, navy blue etc.

Blue Baby Bedding Pieces

Sheets – Baby sheets are an item that we always tell new parents that you will be AMAZED at just how many of these things you get through. The best tip we can provide on your blue baby bedding journey is to buy at least two sheets….if not more. From our experience and many family and friends experiences as well, discovering you need more baby bedding sheets at 2am, 3am, 4am in the morning as baby needs a change is not a good feeling. Sure, you only bought 1 or 2 sheets so you saved a few pounds there….but I think from experience you may find it better to buy more blue baby bedding sheets up front !

Other items when buying blue bedding would be items such as quilts, cot bumpers, blankets and sleepsuits. If you shop around you can find something called bedding bales which are in essence a mini bale with all the essential items you may need to populate your blue themed nursery. Broadly speaking blue baby sleepsuits come in a few sizes, typically 0-6 months and 6-12 months and have a tog rating (how warm and snuggly they are) like adult duvets. The ones available at 4little1s.com are one tog and two point five tog, with the most popular blue sleepsuit at the moment being the two point five tog Humphreys Corner Little Red Car one.

Other Blue bedding Nursery Accessories

OK so you now have the basics for your little one in terms of blue baby bedding. Let’s now move onto the other nursery accessories you could also buy to kit out your blue nursery.

Extra Pillow Cases – Always handy to have a spare pillow case around, these come in either cot or cotbed size and come in pale, dark or neutral blue.

Blue Curtains – The vast array of blue curtains available will amaze you, best of all though are the sets that actually match the blue bedding itself. Now of course you don’t need to necessarily have to go for matching sets of curtains with the bedding itself, but if the blue coordinated look is what you are after, they go for it !

Blue Lampshade – Add the little finishing touch with a lampshade to go in the nursery. Its those little finishing touches that make the coordinated nursery look complete. Clearly a blue lampshade will achieve that and are great value all round.

Blue Cushions – Look out for some great fund designs on cushions for your little ones (and not so little ones) room and nursery. Blue cushions make a great focus for the eye when entering a nursery or child’s room, they of course are great for sitting on while doing a jigsaw or playing a game. Our nursery floor was wooden and so cushions made a great alternative to a chair in the nursery. In fact they were blue cushions…..

Canvas art – OK so let’s be realistic here, these aint no Picasso pieces and you aint going to find them in Sotheby’s….but if you are looking to add a very economical fun canvas art, these will really bring the blank walls of the nursery to life. Such simple designs as in the case of the Humphreys Little Red Car range of pictures, they all match the blue bedding.

Blue Wallpaper borders – Like the Canvas art, blue wallpaper border really livens up an otherwise dull, boring and blank wall. Great fun patterns and very easy to put up, most of them are sticky so no wallpaper glue all over the place to put these up.

Blue Soft toys – Blue soft toys such as Humphrey from the Humphreys Corner range of blue baby bedding are an ideal combination with the pillows. Scattered around the room these toys come in different sizes and provide not only a finishing touch to the co orindinated nursery, but of course make great toys to snuggle up to and play with.

Matching books – Consider stocking up the bookshelf in your nursery or playroom with some matching blue baby books. These can be anything from pop up books or activity books with pictures to colour in. Books tend to be excellent for long car / plane or train journeys as well.

How to say money buying blue baby bedding

Well this can be short and sweet…..1) Buy from 4little1s.com who already stock a great wide and varied range of baby bedding in blue and 2) Buy a blue bedding bale…….this is because bedding bales tend to include all the items you would need when looking to fill the nursery with bedding

As baby gets older and the blue baby bedding is ‘too babyish’……you can now consider the next stage in the bedding process which is the blue single duvet and pillow case sets . With some brands and designs you can actually follow the same design and colours from the baby bedding sets. Good examples of this would be the Humphreys Corner Little Red Car bedding set. This comes in the baby bedding design and as your little one gets older, they can move onto the single duvet set. Again, all in blue and quality design and embroidery but for the ‘not so little ones now!’

Finally don’t forget to remember to buy a Blue Moses Basket as these really do make things that little bit easier when baby first comes home and a bed is need for those few days.

Buy blue baby bedding sets (and blue children’s bedding sets) from a name you can trust – 4little1s.com

Saturday 10 December 2011

Christmas Gifts For Little Ones....like you have never seen before !

Unusual Christmas Gift Ideas For Children and Baby


When trying to work out what to buy a child or baby for Christmas can be quite a task indeed !  Why not have a look at a couple of these gift ideas that are available from 4little1s.com, the online nursery retailer. These are not run of the mill ideas and we appreciate they are NOT going to be everyone's cup of tea.


Patamoo, a contemporary cow and baby gift idea!



Patamoo Soft Toy
  • BRAND NEW IN STOCK!!
  • Patamoo is an entirely unique baby gift idea and brand new to the UK! (We can't find anyone else selling her over here!)
  • She is incredibly agile and able to turn his head left, right, and behind. Her legs rotate too! She is great fun for a baby to play with and makes a fabulous first toy.
  • Dimensions approximately: 21 cm
  • Machine washable
  • Suitable from birth
  • 100% polyester and supersoft to touch
  • Presented in an attractive gift box
Show me PATAMOO 


Patatrunk, a contemporary elephant and baby gift idea!



  • BRAND NEW AND IN STOCK!!
  • Patatrunk is an entirely unique baby gift idea and brand new to the UK! (We can't find anyone else selling him over here!)
  • He is incredibly agile and able to turn his head left, right, and behind. His legs rotate too! He is great fun for a baby to play with and makes a fabulous and contemporary first toy.
  • Dimensions approximately: 21 cm
  • Machine washable
  • Suitable from birth
  • 100% polyester and supersoft to touch
  • Presented in an attractive gift box
  • A vibrant fun toy with a bit of added fun
Show me PATAMOO 

Saturday 3 December 2011

New Parents Christmas Presents

What to buy a new parent for Christmas - Top 10 Practical Gifts for New Parents


What to buy a new parent for Christmas ?

Well of course there are all the traditional Christmas presents that one would buy for a new family. Items such as bright wooden toys, soft cuddly animals and other baby associated items. But sometimes new parents need the practical items that really help getting through the day and are practical.

Some of these items are a bit like socks and underpants from your Grandma, they really are not very exiting but will be used every day ! Here is a quick run down of a few practical items you can buy for Christmas for a new family.

1. Buggy Clip - These clips allow you secure your buggy to any nearby object to ensure no one runs away with it ! Simple, great value and of course very practical. These buggy clips are just like the climbing clips you may have seen from time to time except they have a combination lock on them. It is still quite unbelievable that there actually needs to be a product like this in the first place, but I guess its the world we live in these days.

2. Buggy clip for hanging shopping onto. - As the name suggests, some buggies already have hooks that you can use to hang shopping onto, however they are not always the strongest and soon snap off. I usually find that there are not enough hooks to hang the shopping onto. Well these buggy clips are just the ticket as they are not only very strong and be able to hold the heaviest of shopping bags (even Christmas shopping bags).

3. Blankets - Taking baby out into the cold in Winter, it is always advisable to keep baby wrapped up warm. An extra set of blankets is always advisable so their little toes are snuggly. 4little1s.com have a super selection of different colors and styles that will be a treat to unwrap by any new family.

4. Baby bedding - OK not exactly what you would normally think of when looking to buy Christmas presents for new families, but again like the above suggestions, offers a great practical opportunity to

5. Sunglasses and Sun Hats....say what ??? Well why not ? During these grim cold dark and miserable why not buy something that people can look forward to using when the weather gets better or maybe a lovely planned holiday in the sun...remember what the sun looks like ? that bright orange thing in the sky ......at 4little1s.com there are a variety of trendy and matching sunhats with sunglasses.Go on be a little different this Christmas and surprise someone with these baby gifts.

6. Totseats - These are portable high chairs that easily fit into and handbag pretty much and certainly much easier than carrying around a huge high chair to Grandmas! These portable highchairs are the business when it comes to going out for a meal with little ones. Some restaurants even now don't always have a high chair, even if they do, sometimes they don't have enough if there happens to be more than one family in the restaurant at the same time.

7. Baby bedding sheets - Something you don't always realize when a new baby arrives is the fact that they rate at which you change sheets is quite astounding. Parents soon become experts in the art of changing sheets (and nappies0 at 3am pretty much with their eyes closed. The biggest frustration can of course be if you do not have a spare set...and its 3am !!! Buy a second set of sheets for someone for Christmas and while its not going to light up their day ...it will be remembered and they will be VERY thankful at 3am on morning.

8.Stocking fillers - The little knick knacks like little fun animal pencils or wooden yoyo, while not strictly practical as such, they are one less thing to worry about the night before when getting ready for the next exciting day. Look for frog or mice pencils in green and pink to make extra fun for Christmas morning.

9. Swaddle pods - Swaddle pods offer a great concept in keeping baby snug and warm that allows parents to have a good nights sleep.....what better present can you possibly give a new parent ? Swaddle pods come in a variety of colours with some of them even being in two tone. The great thing about Swaddle pods is that they are incredibly light to post so great if you are planning on sending a gift for a new parent abroad.

10. Baby blanket - Taking baby out into the cold weather in their buggy can be a chilly experience all round....for you and baby. Why not consider buying a baby blanket to keep the little ones toes snug and warm. Look for baby blankets that match the baby bedding set they have at home....our favorite at the moment is the Humphrey's Corner Little Red Car blanket range. Quality and great fun.