Kids Daybed Bedding

Daybeds are perfect for kids and you need daybed bedding that will keep up with them as they grow up.

With their versatility, daybeds in kids' rooms will do (sometimes rough) duty as a bed, couch, study or play area for both themselves and their friends. You need kids daybed bedding that is up to the task - durable, easy to maintain and yet appealing to kids. Also, because of their unique dimensions, daybeds are not the easiest pieces of furniture to fit into a room visually. They demand a light and subtle touch that is complementary to the room and other furniture in it and it is easy to have a daybed overpower a room visually if we are not careful.

Luckily, there is a riot of choices in the marketplace with all the colors, designs, styles and fabrics that you could ever wish for and readymade kids daybed bedding sets will make the job even easier as they already include all the matched pieces you will need. You can simply put a finishing touch by adding throws, shams and other accents to fit the room and your kid's tastes.

All that remains is to choose the themes and designs that fit our kids favorite-of-the-day, whether it be a cartoon character, particular design preference or sports team as they proceed though the stages of being kids. There is an especially wide range of appealing daybed bedding sets for girls of all ages, perhaps because girls and daybeds just go together. Bright colors and bold graphics appeal to all kids while older kids may prefer a more sophisticated design theme but it is always wise to let them take part in the decision making process.

Finally, know that you will probably go through several sets of daybed bedding as your kids grow up and graduate from little kids to tweens, to teens and finally college kids. Yes, you may still find yourself shopping for your kid's college dorm daybed as it's very likely that they will not feel at home if they grew up with daybeds.

Girls and daybeds have always gone together it seems and as a result, there is a very large and diverse selection of daybed bedding sets for girls to choose from. Whether your daughter's daybed comes with a canopy or not, you will have little trouble in finding the perfect bedding set for her, no matter what her particular tastes are. It is always fun and educational to let her be part of the decision making process too as she progresses from Little Girl to Tween to Teen. It's surprising how something as simple as letting her be creative with comforters, bedspreads, sheets, pillows and throws and seeing how they coordinate with each other and effect her needs helps her to grow into a well rounded young adult.

In almost all cases, the colors are likely to be girlie colors--mostly white, pink and the pastels--but the use, size and shape of a daybed dictates that we approach its bedding with care. Even though they are close to the same size, it is usually not a good idea to try and get by with using twin bedding because they simply won't fit or look right. Daybeds are best used with daybed bedding.

The first thing to do is figure out what the theme of your room is going to be and this of course, depends on what age your daughter is and what her likes are. It is a mistake to settle on the first nice design you see online without considering the effect it will have on the room overall and how it will complement the other items and colors in the room. The daybed bedding set is probably going to be the most noticable item in the room because of the size and shape of the daybed and you don't want it to dominate the room but fit into it. This is not a difficult task but we simply need to approach the job systematically.

Once you have decided on the theme, you are ready to begin the search for ideas and decide on the right fabric. To get a feel for what is available, browse through the Internet together and visit the different stores online. Even if you are not going to purchase your bedding set in a local store with its limited selection, it may be a good idea to visit the mall and local bedding stores for ideas, making sure to touch the fabrics because, after all, it going to be slept in. Her daybed will likely be the single most used piece of furniture in her room and the bedding needs to take that into consideration and feel good to the touch. This is why the fabric choice is so critical. Because the use that a daybed will likely be put to, the fabric needs to be both soft to the touch and durable while being easy to look after and clean.

Daybed bedding sets for girls need to be given the highest priority while decorating a room as they will have an outsize effect on the entire room, likely being the single biggest variable in making it distinctiy their own room.

Examples available currently from online retailers:

Butterfly Bubbles Daybed Set
$79.99
Original $119.99

A JCPenney Exclusive!

Help her create her own mythical garden filled with butterflies, flowers, and bright colors.

• appliquéd butterflies and flowers create a colorful 3-D effect
• chenille and gingham trim
• coordinating accents available to complete the look
• Pillow sham, bedskirt, accent pillows and window coverings are sold separately.

From the JCPenney Home Collection. Butterfly Bubbles quilt and accessories is polyester/cotton; polyester fill where applicable. Washable. Imported.

Here are a few examples of kids daybed bedding sets:

Kids Bedding Set: Southern Textiles Flower Power Daybed Ensemble
Price: $159.00

Camp Daybed Ensemble Bedding Set
Includes daybed comforter, tailored skirt and two shams.
Price: $249.91

Girl Daybed Bedding: Olive Kids Mermaid Pillow Sham
Price: $39.00