Khaki & white nursery

blueandgray · January 2013

Anyone do a khaki & white nursery? We are Green and looking to do something neutral. Our house is being renovated as we speak, so the upstairs is all going to be painted one color (to keep costs low), so it'd likely be some neutral light tan color, and a neutral carpet in the bedrooms. White furniture and crib sheets. Maybe a large giraffe decal on one wall. I'll hang prints up, but likely in muted colors.

Am I going to feel like its the boring sahara desert? I found lots of images on Pinterest & google and it looks calm & pretty, just wondering if anyone has done it and loved or hated it. Also, is there a good color pop that would go with it, either neutral to use now, or boy/girl colors that is easy to add in later? TIA!

TX-Bride · January 2013

I think it all depends on the items you pick. Since evrything is so neutral, the shape/architecture of each piece should be visually interesting. Restoration hardware has a lot of nuetral nursery photos on their web catalog.

JSM3 · January 2013

I'm of the mindset that if you do neutral walls/floors/furniture that the accents and decor should be a little more vibrant and lively. We're planning on a "calm" nursery with slate blue walls, white trim, and dark espresso furniture. Because the furniture is so rich in color and style, the bedding will be soft and understated but we'll accent with pops of coordinating colors. I don't want to end up with a bland room, so balancing the colors and aesthetics is key.

Snowflake7867 · January 2013

This is kinda what we've gone for - not so much white and khaki but "light and airy" which turned out to be a lot of white/ivory and some accents. I'm having trouble now though because after getting what seems like probably the final piece last night (the floor lamp) I'm rethinking my fun blue side table! You'll see from the photos that there is blue in the cornice boxes so it's not totally random but in the panoramic photos of the room I feel like it's all of a sudden sticking out like a sore thumb and I'm tempted to paint it like I did the dresser except more on the white side. Thoughts? Good luck with your choices, I think your white and khaki Sahara Desert sounds lovely

This is the truest representation of the wall color, it's a very light seafoamy blue: