Colour

The effect of colour should not be ignored as it determines how cool and comfortable the room will be for the child. Picking a nice colour will help the child’s room look quite colourful and beautiful; you can even pick colours based on the sex of the child, for example using pink for a female and brown for a male. Also note that a lot of people will want to come see the baby, ensure you do not pick colours and materials that will get dirty when touched.

Baby Cradle

This is a quite important one as it is where the baby will be laid most of the time because an infant does more of sleeping than any other thing, so getting a very good bed should not be overlooked. Do not just go for any bed you see in the store, ensure it is properly checked, avoid an overtly hard bed, it should not be too soft either. The cradle also has to be beautiful and with good protection by the side to keep the baby warm. Do not also forget to keep a good and clean bedspread.

Wardrobe

 This is another important item that should be in a baby’s room, the child’s clothing needs to be properly kept in a cool hygienic place. Which makes getting a wardrobe very important. There are different types of wardrobe you can get for your child, just ensure it is of a good quality.

Stuffed Animals

One thing peculiar to most babies is their love for teddies. You can put a few of these in the room, some can even be on the bed so when he/she wakes up when you are out of the room there will be something to play with or distract them as the case may be.

Swing

 In the child’s room can also be a swing, it can be hung in some places in the room. It makes it easy for the child and mother to have some special time of bonding. Instead of the child getting so used to being carried they can get used to playing on their swing.

Throw Pillows

On the baby’s cradle and also the floor of the room, you can have some throw pillows. Apart from being a fun thing for the child, it also serves as a form of protection for the child and makes the room quite exquisite.

Light

Light is a vital part of furnishing the room, the kind of light you have in your room as a mother should be different from the one you will have in your baby’s room. Get a nice kids lamp and ceiling light that will lighten up the room and beautify it.

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We might see some things as unimportant when we are arranging the house but really they go a long way in affecting our thoughts and mood when we are in there.

There is absolutely nothing like a comfortable home, where you have the right set of sofas, lights, curtains, tables, and carpet. When you are arranging that new house, you need to put a lot of things into consideration. Do not be in a hurry to arrange the house, take your time to put the necessary things in place. Make sure the paint colour complements every other furniture you will be putting in the house.

When you are choosing the paint colour, try to choose a cool colour instead of the very sharp ones because it cool colours do the magic of calming you. Matching a sharp colour with a cool one will look very nice and relaxing. The furniture is also very important as it helps in giving the house that exquisite look, your sofa should not be too colourful but it should be beautiful and the colour should also do the job of matching the other things arranged in the house, it should blend well with the carpet/rug. When you are picking your sofa ensure to pick what you are very comfortable with, do not go for a leather chair if you have a cross ventilation challenge in your house, if you do ensure you get an air condition to deal with the heat. Not to forget your curtains, you can make them colourful although not outside the initial colour.

After putting everything in place, you can now comfortably move in with your belongings at the appropriate place then you can look at your house and affirmatively say that you are ‘home’.

‘Tayo Ejikunle

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In making our home a perfect place of deriving pleasure we need to always check out for things that make them pleasure leading to satisfaction.

Our furniture especially should be properly maintained as we spend most of the time in the house on any of them, it is apparently what completes the house.

In handling our pieces of furniture, we should know that:

• The sofas and tables should be suitably cleaned every day: dust the chairs and clean the tables to keep the house off any hidden dust.
• Avoid pouring water on the rugs and sofas as they may enhance smell and if accidentally poured ensure it is properly dried.
• The use of sharp object on the chairs will damage it and give it a not too fascinating look.
• Ensure the rug is well brushed every day and you can take it out for a wash every 6- 12 months, because the rug absorbs a good quantity of dust.
• Endeavour to change the bed cover at least every week. You should not go about sleeping on the same spread sheet for more than two weeks, it is unhealthy.
• Make sure the rooms are properly ventilated so it is not stuffy.

After maintaining these standard of sanitation, you should also know that these pieces of furniture have their own life span. It will get to a point where you will need to change them, that is why you need to always pay them attention, know when they are fading and wearing out.

Your furniture, needs a replacement, when:

• They begin to change from their initial colour into a dull version.
• You begin to see holes by the sides of the chairs which means the clothes are no longer strong and can tear at the slightest provocation.
• The external part of the furniture begin to give way for the inner content to be revealed. Which is not a good look for the house, and in most cases you are no longer comfortable sitting or lying down on them.

When you begin to see these signs on your foam, sofa and other furniture in the house, just go to a good furniture dealer and have them changed. You can either change the body or give them a totally new face beat depending on the situation of the furniture.

Remember for the beauty and comfort of your home, the care of your furniture is top-notch.

‘Tayo Ejikunle

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