Even though the technology is available, many parents-to-be want to be surprised when they finally have their baby. This is becoming more and more common. The only thing is that you still have to prepare the nursery before the baby comes. It is no longer necessary to have a strictly pink room for a baby girl or blue for a baby boy. It’s 2012 and there are many more options when it comes to decorating and furnishing the nursery

Plaid baby bedding is perfect when you are trying to create a gender neutral nursery. You can with all kinds of color schemes, whether you want to try greens and yellows or blues and pinks. Plaid baby bedding can come with different themes as well, such as a musical or animal theme. Both are gender neutral as well. Another little bonus with plaid bedding is that any stubborn stains that will inevitably get on the bedding, will camouflage themselves more so than with solid colored bedding.

If you are looking for a gender neutral theme for your nursery, try a monkey theme. A monkey crib set would be a fun, practical and endearing way to decorate your nursery. Again, you won’t have to worry about it not working for a boy or girl. Those rules don’t really apply any longer, especially now that it is 2012. You can try a purple monkey theme if you wanted! Then all you need are a few baby safe stuffed animal monkeys to put the finishing touches on your nursery.

When it comes to the material of the bedding for your nursery you want to pick something that is soft and won’t irritate your baby’s skin. Try to go for 100% cotton whenever possible. Make sure that the bedding you are picking is thick enough to keep your baby warm. Other than that, you just want to make sure you pick baby bedding that will make you and your baby happy.