Community› The Bump Month Clubs› December 2015 Moms
December 2015 Moms
New Discussion

Painting the nursery

rbs2015rbs2015 member
in December 2015 Moms
So some family members are very opinionated when it comes to this… and I'm not really sure why! We just moved 2 months ago across country into a new apartment, granted its rented, and we decided it's not worth the hassle to paint and then repaint when we move in a couple years. For some reason, I have everyone up in arms about this. Am I missing something? Won't the baby's room be just as cute with some pictures on the wall, a cute bedskirt, and most importantly, the baby?? Please tell me it's not just my hormones!
Thanks :)
Report Reply to Post

Re: Painting the nursery

  • taysuntaysun member
    I don't think it's a big deal at all, I wouldn't be painting a rental place either. You have loads of options for non permanent decorations like curtains, removable wall sticker things, pictures etc. I say ignore every one who says you need to paint.
    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • arz1215arz1215 member
    I'd pay no attention to what others think or want you to do.. We did not paint our LO's nursery a gender specific color. It's a neutral color and we are just accenting it with curtains and decor.
    Report Reply
  • ammnam14ammnam14 member
    We just moved into a rental as well and the nursery was a light blue. I was okay with it because paint is expensive and was not willing to paint it. My mil and sil are amazing people, they bought the paint and painted the day we moved in. I was fine with a blue nursery but it was just so nice of them to do that for us. So no, you are not crazy. :) I'm sure it will look lovely!
    Report Reply
  • LMJLLMJL member
    People need to get a life! Who cares what you do or don't do to decorate you LO's room? We are painting, but only b/c the room desperately needs it & we want to sell this year. We aren't decorating in any other way really. No themes, no cutesy lamps or rugs. We might put up some family pictures in nice frames if I get so motivated. :) (I did get a nice skirt to match the crib b/c I had a gift card, but this momma is just too cheap to spend $ on stuff the kid doesn't need, won't even notice & will outgrow in a few years!) next time your family gives you grief tell them about the horrible woman you met on your pregnancy forum who isn't even decorating! ;)
    Report Reply
  • breezypipbreezypip member
    Weird... Why are they upset about that?? The baby won't know the difference. We are converting our office into the nursery and we painted it a blue color a few years ago. We're having a girl, but I'm not repainting. Instead I'm "girling" it up a little with curtains and art and maybe a decal or two.
    BabyFruit Ticker
    Report Reply
  • KimlovescatsKimlovescats member
    They need to get a life, or else have a painting party and do it themselves, and repaint when you do move out, or be quiet... I think there are more important things than a color of a room, like love, good nutrition, a solid roof over their head, good insulation... 
    Report Reply
  • ealiskaealiska member
    Geeze-I envy your neutrally painted nursery. I love the nurserys im finding on Pinterest with a cream or light grey wall and pink accents, but DH felt some kind of strange paternal drive to paint it pink so pink it is.
    Sidebar- this manly man also felt a strong urge to register for anything hot pink , or that said "princess" or "diva" on it. I put the kabosh on that quickly.
    Report Reply
  • rmarie13rmarie13 member
    We rent and we aren't painting! DH's family says it isn't really a baby's room since we aren't painting it. Whatevs!!! We're painting pictures to hang from the walls and we are going paint an old dresser we have. Our crib is grey and the curtains and dresser are a dark purple. We've also heard comments about how it's not a baby girls room either, because you know those are only pink and white. Do what you want!!!!!!!!!!
    Report Reply
  • kmwzkmwz member
    What an odd thing to get upset over. If we didn't have the ability to paint I never would've thought it was a big deal! I've seen gorgeous nurseries with neutral walls and colorful accents!
    Report Reply
  • RSB1982RSB1982 member
    It's fine. Having a freshly painted coordinated nursery does not make you a better mother. I respect your practicality. If it makes you feel any better, I may not put together a nursery at all. We will be moving when the baby is 6 months old so I'm kind of thinking, why bother? We have a big bedroom so I may just put the crib and dresser in our room and save the decorating and painting for a more permanent home. But who knows. I may change my mind. But my point is it doesn't matter.
    Report Reply
  • ammnam14ammnam14 member
    I just want to add that many stores sell adorable contact paper you can use as wallpaper in the nursery. That was our plan before they painted. :)
    Report Reply
  • stephaniearthursstephaniearthurs member
    We are in same boat. My husband is in the military and we have been here for a year. It's a 3 year posting, so basically a year and a half after the baby comes we will be moving again. I thought it was such a waste on money to paint a room the baby will a) not notice and b) not remember, just to have to paint it again in a year and a half. We did buy wall decals on Amazon that were in expensive and adorable. Supposedly we can reuse them as well, but I didn't save the backing (oops). They went up in and hour, and will come down in 15 min.
    Report Reply
  • Gingermom15Gingermom15 member
    We're not painting. We rent as well and have no interest in repainting before we move. Some ladies I work with thought it was an atrocity and even offered to do all the work for me, which I greatly appreciated. It just doesn't seem worth the work. So they bought a bunch of decals and decor for his room, because they just "weren't having it". IMO, baby won't care. All the nursery stuff is for mom. I can put him in a Moses basket, let him sleep on the dresser and he wouldn't know the difference between that and a $1000 crib in a painted room.
    Report Reply
  • JackJacktheCatJackJacktheCat member
    People are so weird about this! 1. It's your place & your baby, so you get to make the decisions!! 2. Babies don't care what color their walls are!
    We own our home but we're not painting the baby's room because we don't want to. I can't stand pink & purple, or overly "themed" nurseries. Everyone in my family (and hubby's) wants to know what colors & theme we're using to decorate baby girl's room. Uhhh white, neutral, slightly vintage/bohemian like the entire rest of our house.... For some reason that's not an acceptable answer. Oh well don't care
    Report Reply
  • Mizuiro007Mizuiro007 member
    stephaniearthurs said:

    We are in same boat. My husband is in the military and we have been here for a year. It's a 3 year posting, so basically a year and a half after the baby comes we will be moving again. I thought it was such a waste on money to paint a room the baby will a) not notice and b) not remember, just to have to paint it again in a year and a half. We did buy wall decals on Amazon that were in expensive and adorable. Supposedly we can reuse them as well, but I didn't save the backing (oops). They went up in and hour, and will come down in 15 min.

    Try sticking them to wax paper if you decide to keep and reuse them.
    Report Reply
Sign In or Register to comment.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"