The Kids Window is a real children's department store, offering children's clothing brands from designers such as Catfish, Inside Out, Marie Chantal and Budishh, a full range of baby equipment, activity toys such as trampolines, swings and slides and lots of toys and games. You can search on this website by age, gender, season and brand. or click through to each section of the range.

At Aspace you can shop by range (Astor, Vermont, Porterhouse, Mill Tree, Key West, Captain’s Girl, Boomsbury, Hudson) or by type of furniture, such as single or bunk beds, desks, wardrobes and chests, duvet sets, mattresses, sleeping bags, bean bags and cushions. In each section there’s a great deal to see at a wide range of prices but there’s also a lot of information and help on how to put ranges together.

This is such a clever idea. You start with browsing their fabrics with themes like Beside the Sea, Nursery Rhymes and Loop the Loop. Once you’ve found something you like you send off for samples. Then when you’ve made your final decision (and they’re delighted to give advice at any stage if you want it), you choose which fabric and style you’d like for your curtains or blinds, for bedding, cushions and lampshades. If you need paint, you can order that as well. Allow 4 – 6 weeks for delivery.

Moving away from the traditional children’s ranges of furniture, at Belle Maison you’ll discover a delightful and inspired collection of hand crafted pieces. In the Junior Belle Maison section you can choose from the Cheeky Charlie, Sweet Dreams or Isabella’s Nurseries (plus more) all of which are cleverly designed, stylish, light and airy. There are also pretty canopies, quilts and cushions to go with each set.

If you like something completely different then take a look round here, where Helen Broadhead offers her totally original and hand painted range of furniture. What you need to do first is look on her designs page and choose from the collection including Under the Sea, Teddy Bears, Jungle, Tank, Pirates or Fairy, then select the piece of furniture you’d like which range from tables and chairs to mirrors and chests. Nothing is overpriced and most items would make lovely gifts.

Here you'll find an unique selection of children’s and babies bedding, many made exclusively in Hippins' own workrooms and available with matching curtains and rugs. There are organic soft furnishings as well, encompassing cot and cot bed bedding, curtains and cot drapes, Moses baskets and organic coir mattresses. Also browse their collection of children's furniture and decorative items, many of which can be personalised.

Although maybe not as beautifully laid out as some of the other children’s furniture websites you certainly won’t be disappointed in the choice here. Offering individual items and complete roomsets by Scallywag, Little Tikes, Lea, Thukka, Wigwam Kids and Steve Allen plus others you need to call them to arrange delivery which can be to mainland UK only.

Here you can buy fabric for children's furnishings by the metre or as ready cut kits for curtains, cot bedding, and pillow cases. You can also order linings, header tape, voile and other accessories and a selection of four samples which they'll send you free of charge. There's a wide choice of delightful fabrics for children with themes such as jungle/animals, appliqued and embroidered fabrics, fairytale, cars and helicopters, outer space, soldiers and teddies.

This is another place you may or may not want to let your children loose at (well certainly not with your credit card, anyway). There’s an amazing range of childrens and nursery bedlinen and accessories, including Dennis the Menace, Scooby Doo, RAF, Cosmic Spaceboy and Thomas the Tank (for boys, of course) alongside Magical Fairy, Tinkerbell, Dora the Explora and Party Girl for girls plus loads (and I mean loads) more. For the nursery there are pretty designs from Lollipop Lane plus borders and curtains to match.

Let your imagination run wild and decorate your child’s bedroom with Farmyard Friends, Fairies, Knights or Safari Animals. At Noolibird you choose your theme and then all the pieces that make it work, from duvet sets and cot liners to borders, ready made curtains, cot quilts and matching fabrics. As well as the above you can order themed stamps, inks and stamping paints and swatches first to make sure you’re happy with your choice

It’s well worth while having a good look round and investing here, as these are not children’s things for the short term, but pieces of furniture that will last and last with childish accents that you can remove and change, such as bunks that can be debunked and safety rails removed; engraved panels which can be swapped for plain ones and brightly-coloured panels which flip to reveal more muted tones. When you take a good look you’ll fully understand why they’ve been awarded the Guildmark by The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers.

Tutti Bambini offers a range of coordinating nursery furniture including cribs, cots, cot beds, wardrobes, dressers, toy boxes, shelves and cot top changers. They also sell glider chairs, wooden toys and quality mattresses which are available in four sizes. Their Cot top changers are designed to fit onto the top of a cot of cot bed and have raised sides and a padded, vinyl, wipe clean surface. Take some time when you’re looking here as this is a very good collection at a wide range of prices.

VIP Kids specialises in the design, manufacture and import of high quality imaginative children's beds, chairs, bedroom furniture, toys, nursery furniture and accessories. You’ll find collections featuring the 1930’s reproduction Ferrari F2 Retro Racers. fantastic children's room lighting, handcrafted upholstered loose cover armchairs, fun light switch covers and wooden mobiles. Children’s beds range from toddler beds to mid sleeper and four poster styles.

Themes here to choose from go under the headings such as Summer House, Nautilus, Roses, Tom’s Cabin, Flower Power, Sleeping Beauty and Football – does that give you some kind of idea? Beware letting your child choose from this website, you may well end up with a Kontiki bunk bed instead of the traditional style you were aiming for, or the amazing Nautilus bed/play area. There’s a lot of fun to be had with this delightful range which offers bedlinen and accessories to match.

Once you arrive at this website you’ll find it very hard to leave. There are some seriously lovely things here for children's rooms, from unusual bedding, Moses baskets and high quality cots and furniture to gift baskets for new babies and everything is beautifully photographed. Just click on the area of their online shop you’re interested in, enter, and you’ll almost certainly be hooked. You can also buy matching fabric to the bed linen. Nothing is cheap but it's all beautiful quality.

Kids Rooms specialises in children's furniture and accessories for children's bedrooms, nurseries and playrooms. The range includes children's beds, wardrobes, chest of drawers, bedside cabinets, children's tables & chairs, toy boxes, bedding, bookends, height charts and much more. The website is attractive and easy to navigate and the product range is growing all the time.

Discovering a website like this one - attractive, easy to use and with clever ideas is a real joy, particularly when it's for children. At Hickory Dickory you can order pretty handmade children's room accessories including mobiles, height charts, name plates, clocks and mirrors, all of which can be personalised with a name or date and would make perfect and different gifts for christenings, birthdays and other special occasions. Call them for overseas delivery

If you're looking for a gorgeous gift for a small person, or just want to start your children off on the tidy trail early, then take a look here at these pretty hand-painted toy and keepsake boxes for boys and girls. They can be personalised with names or messages, and there are keepsake boxes for new babies and weddings, money boxes and hand-painted door signs available here too. Call them for worldwide delivery.

There’s a full range of Samsonite changing bags here, including carry cases, weekenders and the ultimate rolling Samsonite Baby Wardrobe, which has a baby garment bag complete with small coat hangers and a fold-out zip-off section for bottles etc which can be hung up on arrival, cute bags in the Sammies range (also Samsonite), Brevi and Samsonite travel cots, safety products and lots of ideas for nursery furniture

There's a wide choice of well priced but good quality clothes for expectant mothers and babies on this fun, colourful website. Whether you're looking for casualwear or city clothes you’re sure to find something as they offer a wide range from sophisticated skirts and tops to lots of modern, casual options. There’s also information on how to dress with a bump and a monthly newsletter to sign up for so make this one of your your first stops for browsing when you're expecting a baby.

On their pale blue, prettily designed website, Aspen & Brown offer a lovely range of gifts. In the Christening section there are lots of very reasonably priced ideas, from personalised blankets, baby shoes and silver bangles to charm bracelets, hand painted initial canvases and named pictures. My advice would be to stay with the personalised items and the silver as there’s a great choice and these are definitely the most special and unique. Call them for overseas delivery availability.

For unique hand-painted children’s furniture and perfect gifts and accessories this is a lovely place to shop. You can order everything from sleigh and bunk beds, tables and chairs and chests of drawers painted with flower fairies and soldiers to enchanting fabrics, artworks and other gift ideas. Nothing here is inexpensive but anything you purchase here will almost certainly be treasured for years.