Is it just me

MelissaRae1525 · June 2012

or does "gender neutral" mean more "kind of boyish but not completely" more than actually gender neutral? I haven't seen a single gender neutral nursery set that looks like I'd personally use it for a girl. If anyone has seen anything that's not too "boy", please share!

nattn · June 2012

I totally agree. With DD, we decided to find her gender out after shopping and finding nothing we considered gender neutral.

Shayliz · June 2012

I guess it's all a personal preference. I love the gender neutral that has greens, yellows, browns. Some think of green as a "boy" color though and so that may still seem too boyish for you.

https://www.babysupermall.com/main/products/pam/pam5066beds.html

https://www.babysupermall.com/main/products/kli/klisadrmbed.html

https://www.babysupermall.com/main/products/ltb/ltb910101.html

https://www.babysupermall.com/main/products/glj/glj43340.html

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MelissaRae1525 · June 2012

Shayliz:
I guess it's all a personal preference. I love the gender neutral that has greens, yellows, browns. Some think of green as a "boy" color though and so that may still seem too boyish for you.

I think the animal theme to me is more boy but maybe I'm just weird. I really do like the gray one you posted. I just talked to SO today about gray walls because they're gender neutral to me. I guess I do think of green as boy. I don't want something uber pink and frilly for a girl but I would like some femininity. Thanks for the links!!

MelissaRae1525 · June 2012

Is damask girly? It's my favorite pattern and it's black and white but does it work for boy as well as girl?

https://www.babysupermall.com/main/products/ban/bantay10887.html

eav2c · June 2012

MelissaRae1525:
Is damask girly? It's my favorite pattern and it's black and white but does it work for boy as well as girl?
https://www.babysupermall.com/main/products/ban/bantay10887.html

That looks girl to me, IMHO. Honestly, you don't need a set of bed stuff. It'd be cheaper and easier to plan gender nuetral by buying a la carte, almost. You won't use the quilt and bumpers are a no-go. So you'd be better off with finding decorations and painting gender neutral than anything else.

reyorra · June 2012

MelissaRae1525:
Is damask girly? It's my favorite pattern and it's black and white but does it work for boy as well as girl?
https://www.babysupermall.com/main/products/ban/bantay10887.html

The damask is hard to look at (a very busy pattern IMO) but black and white is definitely neutral. Goes well with gray walls. Plus you can add some items in other colors once you know the gender, and they can be switched out in the future.

sammich078 · June 2012

I agree with you. The ones I've seen that actually look more girlish than boyish are the ones with bright multicolored dots or stripes. I don't have an example on hand but they're pretty easy to find.

JumpAroundBucky · June 2012

Really? Everything gender neutral for a nursery I have found has been "really for a girls room without any pink" IMO

znianiswan · June 2012

I totally agree. With DD, we decided to find her gender out after shopping and finding nothing we considered gender neutral.

MelissaRae1525 · June 2012

ClaryPax:
eav2c:
MelissaRae1525:
Is damask girly? It's my favorite pattern and it's black and white but does it work for boy as well as girl?
https://www.babysupermall.com/main/products/ban/bantay10887.html
That looks girl to me, IMHO. Honestly, you don't need a set of bed stuff. It'd be cheaper and easier to plan gender nuetral by buying a la carte, almost. You won't use the quilt and bumpers are a no-go. So you'd be better off with finding decorations and painting gender neutral than anything else.
Damask is girly to me. I agree with previous poster, don't focus on the bedding so much because the only thing you are going to use is the sheet.

Yeah, I always wonder why they put everything in a set with stuff you can't even use.

Kingston54 · June 2012

We did the Sweet Lambie theme from Pottery Barn Kids for LO#1 and I felt that was VERY neutral.

Mrs.DeliaMarieP · June 2012

I think gender neutral pretty much just means "not girly" which always looks more boyish, it's just the nature of it. But unfortunately flowers and butterflies just are not gender neutral no matter which way you make them look.