Create a gender neutral nursery for your baby boy or baby girl

Creating a gender neutral nursery for your baby

You and your husband wanted to have a baby for some time. Then you found out that you are pregnant but opted not to know the gender of the baby even though many of your relatives and friends are curious about the sex of your child. You just wanted it to be a surprise! When you want to welcome the newest member of the family, you wanted to be prepared as much as possible.

Nursery, by definition, is a room in the house for the special use of young children. Studies have shown that the design, particularly the color of the nursery will have a great impact in the psychomotor development of the baby. For example, the color orange which is a comforting color that relaxes the mind of the child. It is therefore advisable that parents be careful in choosing the appropriate color and design for the nursery.

How to create a gender neutral nursery for your new bundle of joy

In order to have a perfect nursery for your baby, here are a few steps on how to decorate it appropriately:

1. Choosing the theme – there are numerous themes to choose from. Examples are animals, forest, nature inspired, alphabet are all great choices for gender neutral nursery. You can add bright colors if you want the nursery to be more vibrant.

2. Polishing the details – some refinements in the nursery such as adding baskets for storage of baby stuffs, decorative pillows, or night lamp can help finalize the overall appearance of the nursery. You can also add other accessories that would make the room lively and yet elegant.

3. Personalize it – Once your bundle of joy arrives, you may add other decors to make it more personal such as adding fabric name or personalized stenciling on the wall or adding photo or gallery.

Gender neutral design themes for the nursery

1. Shades of white – if you want purity and peace in the nursery, then white is the ideal color to use. It is also the safest color to use especially if the gender of the baby is unknown. A white colored wall or linen will provide a perfect canvass for the nursery. Once the baby arrives, you can add wall decorations and colored rugs that would be more gender specific.

2. Safari – stereotypical theme for boys but works well with girls. Using decals and color that would recreate a jungle scenery would be one of the best theme for the nursery since it works well with both genders.

3. Use of neutral and primaries – gender neutral colors such as green, yellow and red is appropriate for the nursery, or by using all of the primary colors in the nursery’s decor and design elements and having neutral colors for the bed sheets, walls and rugs.

4. Pale palette – this would provide a soothing a comforting and calming environment for the baby. Adding cream colored textiles such as the rug and the bed sheets will make the room elegant and endearing.

5. Stylish gray – calm gray color gives the nursery a cozy environment, together with soft gray bed sheets and light gray crib will provide an ideal resting spot for the baby.

6. Woodland theme – nature inspired and similar to the concept of the jungle theme, wherein it is gender neutral and adding accessories and wall decor would make the nursery great for playing and sleeping.