All The Nursery Accessories You Need

When you have a new baby, you can use all the nursery accessories you can get. If it makes your life easier, makes your baby more comfortable and gives you the peace of mind that your baby's room has everything it needs, you'll enjoy daily care and tasks more than ever. Spend your time with your baby knowing that whatever you need is right at hand. Stock up during pregnancy, create a registry for your shower or start shopping once your baby is here and you realize what other nursery accessories round out the room.

Start with Nursery Essentials

Start planning your baby's room by focusing on the essential accessories. These pieces come into play once you've already selected your anchor furnishings, like a crib or changing table and any main decor, like rugs or curtains.

• Basic nursery accessories include changing pads, changing pad covers, hampers, diaper pails, changing table runners and other linens, plus lots of storage.
• Select your accessories to match your baby's nursery palette or theme. Choose an animal motif, like bunnies or elephants or pick a color scheme of rich navy, cloud gray, crisp white or pale pink.
• Personalize nursery accessories to make mementos of your baby's first essentials. Monogram or embroider his or her name on linens to create a beautiful space for your baby and the rest of the family.

Ensure You Have Enough Storage

Make sure you have enough storage in your baby's room. Storage essentials are broad and varied when you have a baby. You need places for lots of little items, like towels, toys, jars, cotton pads, wipes, blocks and more. With stylish options at Pottery Barn Kids, it's fun to get organized.

• Curate your nursery storage collection with beginning sets of crates, baskets and bins. Look for versions with handles or lids, depending on how you'll use them.
• Feel free to get whimsical with creative baskets that showcase playful critters, like foxes, giraffes, lambs or zebras. Woven baskets shaped like farm and savannah animals contribute to adorable themes.
• Don't forget to order liners for your baskets, especially if you're going with wicker or other woven styles. Liners make cleaning and care fast and simple.

Make Changing Fun

Stock up all the nursery accessories you need to make changing a snap. A diaper caddy, labeled cloth storage, airtight pails in sleek silhouettes or even a high-tech digital changing pad make the constant occurrence of changing diapers a breeze and a chance to bond.