With as long as we had been working towards having a baby the nursery was ‘planned’ far in advance. In contrast to the popular styles today I wanted a bright and colorful nursery using bold jewel tones and llamas as inspiration. What I didn’t know, was how to cover the windows in an effective way that allow the baby to get the most sleep.
Cordless cellular shades are the best nursery blind solution and I was excited to find a Day and Night shade at Blindster perfect for helping ensure the nursery blinds would encourage the babies adjustment to the world outside the womb. I didn’t want to deal with curtains that could eventually be pulled down by a toddler but I knew I wanted something that could effectively block the light when necessary.
Despite my best intentions of wrapping up the nursery before the baby was set to arrive, our early little girl got here before everything was completely done. We are just now putting the finishing touches on the room while she spends most of her evenings in our bedroom for the next six months.
Once she transitions into her room, daylight savings will result in a bright sunset streaming through the windows at approximately bedtime. The shades we selected are multifunctional with the ability to both filter and block light. The top portion of the honeycomb cellular shared is constructed from light filtering fabric and the bottom half features blackout. This makes it easy to transition from naptime with some light streaming into the room to dark bedtime lighting – all without needing to pull a separate shade or curtain across.
The best part is how easy it was to order and install our new nursery blinds. We started by following Blindster’s instructions for measuring for an inside window mount. They even have a great video that walks you step by step through the process.
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Since most of my nursery planning took place in the evenings after work this was super convenient. I didn’t have to go into a store and could order with just a few clicks of a button.
Once ordered it took a couple of weeks for everything to be custom cut for our room and the nursery blind install was a breeze. The blinds included a few mounts that needed to be attached inside the frame and the rest was clipped up in a snap.
I love that these are a fully cordless for safety and how easy it is to quickly transition from completely light blocking over to daytime shades. Many babies have a hard time setting their circadian rhythm and baby sleep experts recommend keeping light in the room during naptime and evenings transitioning to total darkness for the best sleeping through the night experience.
The best part about these blinds is that the will definitely grow with Taylor and do not need to be changed out later if she decides to update the decor. Investing in a good set of nursery blinds means the room is set up for a toddler, child and even teenager!
Disclaimer: I received a product sample from Blindster to inspire this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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