Ideas for Great Baby Rooms [Paperback]

Christine Olson Gedye (Author), Sunset Books (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Ideas for Great | Publication Date: January 2000

We’re so proud of our new book. And like its older sibling, this all-new edition is sure to be well loved. It’s packed with adorable, inspirational, yet practical ideas, freshly updated for today’s busy parents-to-be. Abundant photo layouts of different decorative styles provide creative starting points and help families take into account their own particular nursery needs. It’s also packed with essential information on safety considerations, stretching budget dollars, and maximizing limited furniture and space resources. Features: * Updated nursery themes include traditional, modern, ethnic, gender-neutral, and many more * Helps families make the most of limited space with creative storage solutions and by combining the nursery with a home office or guest room * Offers helpful advice on special planning for twins and triplets * Up-to-the minute resource guide for everything today’s baby needs

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Sunset Books (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0376010460
• ISBN-13: 978-0376010469
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,244,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > How-to & Home Improvements > Remodeling & Renovation > Children's Rooms

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great decorating inspiration!, May 23, 2000

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C. Douglass (Cary, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ideas for Great Baby Rooms (Paperback)

I really love this book, and it's the best one of it's type I've seen out there. It touches on everything from the minimal nursery to the baby room for triplets, to the ultimately elaborate baby suite. There's even a cute jungle room that's actually a walk in closet off of the parent's bedroom! It's got fresh ideas that haven't been done to death, and concentrates on great ideas for gender neutral baby rooms. Full color photos on every page. Also has safety advise and hints for cutting expenses, such as using a dresser outfitted with a pad on top, rather than forking out the cash for a changing table that'll only get 2 years of use. Love this book - I paid $13.00 for mine at Home Depot, an it was worth every penny!

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for even the experienced decorator!, January 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Ideas for Great Baby Rooms (Paperback)

I usually don't find what I need in these types of books, one of many in a serial of themes, but "Ideas for Great Baby Rooms" really surprised me. I noticed it at a friend's house and after flipping through the pages I had to buy one for my library. At first you'll be swept away by the beautiful full page photographs and then when you go back and begin to read the book (so often one buys decorating books for the pictures alone, but this is an exception to that rule) you'll discover there is actually a lot of useful information as well. Every topic is covered from figuring out your budget, to safety, nursery themes (or not), shopping lists, arranging the floor plan, bargain hunting, and what to do if you don't have much time.

I appreciate all of the options the author offers at each turn, and her encouragement to find your own style by using the examples in the book as a creative starting point. Many of these nurseries have a personalized feel rather than looking like a cutout from a retailer's catalog (only a couple nurseries looked dated or overdone). This book is more than inspirational, it is also informative and I find myself returning to it often.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, February 29, 2000

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Tracy Cameron (BC, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ideas for Great Baby Rooms (Paperback)

This is an awesome book with hundreds of ideas on decorating a babys room. I loved it.