It’s the rite of passage that every new mom looks forward: setting up and decorating the perfect nursery. If you’re not into the traditional pink or blue nursery, we have a list of the 30 best gender neutral nursery ideas. There are so many ideas for the nursery you are about to create, so give yourself time to browse different themes until you find the one you love.
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What is a gender neutral nursery?
A gender neutral nursery is a nursery you set up using non-traditional (pink or blue) colors, based on the sex of the baby. Why would you set up a gender neutral nursery? Maybe you’ve decided to wait until the baby arrives before finding out the sex. Or maybe you’re not into stereotypical gender norms. Maybe you don’t want to repaint the room that you’re using as the nursery. Or maybe you fell in love with a gender neutral theme. Whatever the reason is yours alone, so choose your theme and own it.
How do you decorate a gender neutral nursery?
Start by looking at the room. Small rooms can look larger when painted a light color. White and cream walls will go with any room theme (even traditional colors). You can choose to paint the walls to match your theme or bedding, or you can use wall art to tie everything together.
I recommend looking at all the different gender neutral nursery ideas (and even the traditional pink and blue themes). Narrow down your choices to three to five, then determine what paint color would go best with the theme. Visualize each theme in the nursery before making your final decision.
Good decorations for a gender neutral nursery are something that matches your theme or color or something that compliments it. Wall art or decals, photo frames, lamps, rugs, storage baskets and stuffed animals can all enhance your nursery theme. If you choose a chic design, you can add unique items to really set off the simplicity of the bedding.
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What colors are gender neutral for babies?
Gender neutral colors for babies are gray, yellow, green, teal, and white. Gray seems to be one of the more popular colors lately, as it allows for a cleaner, chic look. But keep in mind that babies love colors, so find a way to incorporate some color in your design.
What are some nursery themes?
Gender Neutral Nursery in Gray
Chic Designs
Chic designs allow for a clean look with a blank canvas. Choose decorations that make the chic design really stand out. White or cream walls look best with a gray nursery, but that doesn’t mean you can’t add items that pop with some color; consider a bright yellow or a pale teal.
Elephants
Elephants are the biggest go-to when it comes to gray nurseries because elephants are naturally gray. There are many adorable elephant options out there. And you can add other décor to mix and match with the elephant design. It doesn’t have to be all about the elephants, if that’s not what you want.
Animal Patterns
If you want an animal print, just not elephants, there are some other wonderful gray options available.
Pop of Color
If you like the gray bedding, but would just like it to have a little more zing, consider gray bedding with a pop of color. It still has the clean look but adds a bit of playfulness to the nursery.
Gender Neutral Nursery in Yellow
A yellow nursery makes the room warm and inviting. You can opt for yellow, cream or white walls or choose to do an accent wall with an offsetting color.
Gender Neutral Nursery in Green and Teal
A nursery in green or teal is like letting nature indoors. Choose walls in green, white, cream or gray to really set off the bedding.
Gender Neutral Nursery in White
Chic Designs
Chic white designs are as clean as you can get. Just remember, this is a baby’s room, so it may not stay white long. Just say no to a white rug. Cream or gray walls would look better with white bedding rather than white walls. However, if you choose to use some colorful accent pieces, white walls could really shine.
Pop of Color
If you like the white designs, but don’t want to go all in, add just a pop of color. Once you choose your bedding, select a color from the bedding or a coordinating color to paint the walls.
Conclusion
Since you don’t need to know the sex of the baby before decorating your gender neutral nursery, you can start looking at colors and themes as soon as you find out your pregnant. I would recommend not buying anything until at least your second trimester. You’ll likely change your mind multiple times and may even decide you want a pink or blue theme.
One final tip… if you truly don’t know what color to paint the nursery, choose white or cream. You can always add a painted design, wall art or decals to tie everything together later. Good luck decorating your gender neutral nursery!
Did you find your perfect gender neutral nursery theme? Let us know what color and theme you chose in the comments.
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