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simplestlife
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Are you painting the nursery?
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People keep asking if we're finding out the sex, and when I say we are they mention something about how it'll be great to know what color to paint the nursery. This leads me to wonder...How many people are actually painting their nursery a baby friendly color?
We'll probably decorate in gender neutral colors no matter what, but I'm not sure if we want green or yellow walls on any room in our home. I'm not saying it's a bad idea, I just lack the creative vision to see how to do this in a way that will work for at least 3 or 4 years.
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Re: Are you painting the nursery?
I think that's exactly how I feel. I just can't imagine a super bright or pastel color on any wall in our home. I'm thinking we can use something subtle, like gray or beige, then decorate in a way that makes it seem more like a nursery.
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This. We are painting the room gray. I am not in to "themes" in nurseries. I want the room to be able to grow with the child so we really just chose a color scheme and are going with it. I will say our daughters room is a really soft pinky/coral which sounds awful when I describe it but it is definitely not babyish.
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We covered up a lime green that came with our house with a medium gray. Anonymous by Behr. Love it!
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We painted DS's room a deep blue before he was born. Definitely not a "baby" color. If this one is a boy, I want to paint his room a darker green. If it's a girl, the room will be a deep purple. I despise pastel colors and absolutely hate the beige that every room in my house was painted when we moved in. If I could afford it, every room would be painted.
I agree about "babyish" nurseries.
We left the walls their original color, a light tan. We decorated by hanging some animal prints on the walls and using blue green storage baskets and a blue rug, appropriate for an older kid too, so we won't have to redo it when he gets older.
With DD we painted two walls and put decals on them. They aren't a "baby color" they're a cool green that'll grow with her.
With this one we haven't painted anything but have a wall covered in a built-in wardrobe that is a beautiful grey color and have a decal on a white wall.
Both rooms are gender neutral and will grow with them for a while.
We wanted it fairly neutral in case number two is a boy, since they will have to share the room for a couple years before we move. We can tone down the lavender easily, since its really only her bedding and a small throw rug, and add some boy stuff if need be.
This is exactly what we're doing (right down to the gray color). I want a neutral background we can jazz up for the baby w/accessories, but that will grown with the little guy as he gets older.
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