I am very very pleased with this set, which I think is equally nice for a boy or girl. The pictures do not show the colours and patterns very well though, and I recommend browsing around to find better pictures showing the details. It is mainly black, white, soft green with a little blue in it (tropical ocean colour but softer, as I imagine the icy water at the poles!) and rusty red. The black has a few percent brown in it and the white is off-white which makes the set look softer and cosier.
The back side of the COMFORTER has the same pattern as behind the penguins: small reddish/soft pink leaves and berries on a light brown background. Might sound girly to some but I don't think it is. This reddish/brown pattern make it look great with our crib which has walnut finish, but I think it would look equally nice in a white, cherry, dark brown or black crib, perhaps(?) less good with a very light wood colour.
The FITTED SHEET has a tropical ocean green background, brighter than the velvet green bordering the comforter, but the white dots make it look less bright (makes me think of iceflakes) and it goes perfect with the velvet colour.
The BUMBER comes in four parts, the two long parts have whales on them and one short part has penguins and the other polar bears. My son loves to touch the different textures! I appreciate that the animals do not show any particular face expressions, like many other animal themed sets with smiling animals.
We have washed and tumble dried the comforter and sheet once (together) at low temperature and they look and feel like when we got them, i.e. no problems with colour coming off or threads coming loose or filling material clumping.
All the materials feel soft and are of high quality.
Click Here to see more reviews about:
Cotton Tale Designs Arctic Babies 4-Piece Crib Bedding SetProduct Description: A quality baby bedding set is essential in making your nursery warm and inviting. The Arctic Babies set is a combination of 100% cotton, washable velvet in tundra red, appliquis in black dot and textured fleece. Whales, penguins and polar bears, mothers and babies interact on the quilt and sectional bumper accented by hand-stitching. The comforter measures 45"L x 36"W. The dust ruffle is washable velvet with a black dot trim.
Arctic Babies was inspired by the plight of Mothers and their Babies to survive in this changing world. Cotton Tale Designs is committed to supporting the conservation of the planet. To support this effort, Cotton Tale Designs will make a donation to the World Wildlife Fund on sales of all Arctic Babies items.
Buy Now
This is a must for the Arctic Babies themed nursery.I didn't buy it at first thinking "why do I need a hamper?".But I found myself throwing my sons dirty clothes on the closet floor until laundry day.Needless to say, it looked pretty trashy...soooo...I broke down and bought this.It is sooo cute, light weight and perfect for his room.
