Eco-friendly decoration: choosing the best wooden baby cot

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How to choose the best wooden baby crib

In a baby's room, opting for eco-friendly decoration makes even more sense. Choosing healthier materials that will have the least possible impact on the planet on which this little being will live is of paramount importance for many parents. Therefore, the choice of many decorative elements and baby items is the subject of careful consideration. This is particularly the case for the wooden baby crib that will welcome baby from the first months. So how to choose? What other decorative elements can be chosen in an eco-friendly way?

A wooden baby crib, but not just any one

When we talk about an eco-friendly baby crib, it's not about choosing just any model. Indeed, several criteria need to be taken into account to ensure you choose a piece of furniture that is more respectful of the environment, such as:

  • The origin of the wood: A solid wood baby crib should be PEFC or FSC certified. These are labels that ensure that the wood used for making the furniture comes from sustainably managed forests. By choosing furniture with this label, you are assured of making a more eco-friendly choice.
  • Low formaldehyde content: For the parts of your wooden baby crib that are not made of solid wood, they are often made of composite panels (including wood chips). It is common to use formaldehyde in the manufacturing of these materials. However, this is a product that tends to release volatile organic compounds that can be harmful to baby's health. Therefore, prefer a wooden baby crib made with solid wood, and ecological panels with low formaldehyde content.
  • Solvent-free paint or varnish: Still with the idea of limiting the presence of volatile organic compounds, prefer a wooden baby crib with water-based paint or varnish, without solvents.
  • Made in France: We know it more than ever now, favoring local manufacturing is preferable for the environment. You can therefore decide to opt for a wooden baby crib made in France or in Europe. You thus benefit from quality manufacturing, as close as possible to your home.

By taking all these criteria into account, you ensure that you opt for a quality wooden baby crib that aligns with your ecological values. You therefore understand the importance of choosing materials in the baby's room. But that's not all, you also have the possibility to choose a wooden baby crib that is more durable over time...

Convertible formats to last as long as possible

Taking into account the various criteria mentioned above is already a very good start for choosing an eco-friendly wooden baby crib. To go further, how about opting for a piece of furniture that will serve you for more than just a few months?

Indeed, baby items have this particularity of having a very limited use over time, which is why many parents prefer to turn to second-hand options for example. When it comes to your wooden baby crib, you can absolutely invest in new furniture while making an eco-friendly choice. There are indeed convertible formats that allow you to keep the furniture for several years.

The convertible wooden crib

The convertible wooden crib is a wooden baby crib called convertible. This means that it can be transformed using instructions provided in the manual to go from a baby crib with bars to a child's bed. Thus, you install baby in their crib with bars at around 6 months of age and they will generally use this format until the age of 2 years. When you feel they are ready to move to a big kid bed, rather than buying a new bed, you will be able to transform the one you already have. It will then become a child's bed.

Most often, this child's bed will take the same dimensions as the crib, which is 70x140 cm. It can thus be used until the age of 6 before having to opt for a larger model in 90x190 cm. With a convertible wooden crib, you greatly extend the lifespan of your furniture. You can opt for this type of furniture while taking into account the previously mentioned criteria, like our NINO baby crib in oak for example.

The convertible wooden crib

The convertible wooden crib is a wooden baby crib called convertible. This means that it can be transformed using instructions provided in the manual to go from a baby crib with bars to a child's bed. Thus, you install baby in their crib with bars at around 6 months of age and they will generally use this format until the age of 2 years. When you feel they are ready to move to a big kid bed, rather than buying a new bed, you will be able to transform the one you already have. It will then become a child's bed.

Most often, this child's bed will take the same dimensions as the crib, which is 70x140 cm. It can thus be used until the age of 6 before having to opt for a larger model in 90x190 cm. With a convertible wooden crib, you greatly extend the lifespan of your furniture. You can opt for this type of furniture while taking into account the previously mentioned criteria, like our NINO baby crib in oak for example.

The convertible combination crib

More than just a convertible wooden baby crib, you can also choose it in a combination version. This type of crib will evolve according to the child's growth, but also combine several pieces of furniture in one. You will therefore benefit from a crib with bars, storage, or even a changing table within the same piece of furniture in order to save money and space.

Eco-friendly choices for the entire baby's room

More than just choosing the wooden baby crib, there are actually many decorative elements that can be more eco-friendly. The criteria that apply to the crib can apply to the rest of the furniture. You can also consider second-hand options for storage furniture.

For all textiles, prefer natural materials and if possible certified Oeko-Tex Standard 100. You can also make eco-friendly and natural choices when it comes to paints and wallpapers used in the room. Research well on each product used to make choices that fully correspond to your values.

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