We’ll be honest with you – custom baby bedding is a totally new concept to us, but it’s very intriguing.

Some people actually make their own baby bedding to provide junior with a sentimental keepsake he or she will be able to have through their entire life. Apparently making the bedding your baby sleeps on is supposed to result in an item that (besides being pooped on, puked on and lord knows what else) will be cherished forever. We’re really fortunate to be living in a day and age where there are lots of people willing to help us out when we don’t have the time/patience/ability to do this ourselves.

Enter custom baby bedding.

You pick out the fabric, the design – you can even have window treatments made – send the money and within days or weeks (depending on the company you choose) you have your very own, custom designed (go-ahead-and-tell-everyone-you-made-it-yourself) baby bedding that your baby (or at the very least, you) will have and hold forever.

Now other people don’t care so much about the sentiment behind their decor – they just can’t stomach the thought of surrounding their baby with pastel ducks and rainbows. Some parents are more edgy, more modern, and therefore their babies must be too.

Some people are just way too stylish to give up that part of themselves just because there’s a nursery in their home.

If you’re one of these types of parents, you are going to be thrilled with the links we’re about to share with you. Imagine your baby’s nursery done in bright paisley or muted houndstooth. Or bright orange set against a black and white checkerboard pattern.

You can even have your baby’s monogram put on the bumper pads in some cases – how cool! You’re the designer when it comes to your bedding. All you have to do is decide on the company you’ll be deciding to trust your baby’s bedding to, choose from the hundreds of color/pattern options and wait for it to be shipped to you.

These are some of the nicest looking custom baby bedding companies we’ve spotted:

Polka Tot Designs – We love this company with an Internet store and a storefront in Alabama. Their testimonials will warm your heart, but what we think is very cool, is that they’ll be in on the conspiracy if you don’t want to know what you’re having, but still want custom bedding.

They’ll liaise with your doctor who tells them if it’s a boy or a girl, you choose a design for each gender, and they’ll design the appropriate one and ship it on the date you want them to!

Undercover Baby - has some gorgeous designs to choose from and they are located in Canada so if you’re a Canuck, this could be where you start your search for custom baby bedding.

Happy Hunting!