Once upon a time, one had to stick with pink for a girl's nursery and blue for a boy's, which didn't give you much choice when it came to decorating. Pink or pink-and-white for girls just got so tiresome, and even when decorators moved to pale yellow and green, the whole color scheme just seemed wilted.

Today, most colors and nursery themes can be used for either boys or girls successfully, allowing parents complete freedom when designing their daughter's room. Blue crib bedding is one of several options when you are expecting a little girl, and those who use blue as their color can find many different styles to choose from.

Boy crib bedding can come a long way from pink, today blue is used as a part of a girls room theme. There are many shades of blue to be found in decor that revolves around the theme of water, but sky and flowers will also echo these tone-on-tone blues. Parents who prefer modern motifs may find geometric patterns appealing, and those may be predominantly blue.

The theme you choose is secondary to safety features that you need to become acquainted with in baby bedding before making a purchase. You don't want to choose bedding that doesn't conform to standard crib measurements, as that could be harmful to babies and toddlers who might get stuck in gaps.

Baby bedding needs to be manufactured free of materials that are likely to cause allergic reactions and this should be noted as such on the package as there have been cases of subpar factories utilizing toxins which can cause respiratory difficulties in children. Scrupulous manufacturers carefully label the contents of their linens and almost never market ones that are of odd sizes, so frazzled parents-to-be are free to concentrate on the creation of an attractive nursery.

Envision yourself joyfully working on the final touches of your daughter's beautiful new blue-toned room. Maybe you will choose an angel motif for your little girl's room, or perhaps an underwater ocean paradise, complete with blue walls and floating fish. Whichever soft blue bedding you select for your girl will signify that decorations for a girl's room do not have to be restricted to over used, soft pink shades only.