We did a gender neutral "you are my sunshine" theme for DD so that we could keep it for future babes. ((Pic is just concept from internet))
This babe is gonna be co-sleeping / room sharing with DH and I for the first 5-6mo and then transitioning into that room with DD. So no fun nursery plans for me this time around.
No plans for a nursery - keeping the guest room as is until after baby is born and everyone comes to meet baby. Then once all of that is over, we will do a half nursery/half guest room. Then eventually we plan to move into a bigger house, but until that happens we will deal. Poor second kid, my first (DD) had a beautiful nursery painted and set up and waiting for her when she was born.
We are team green and are planning a very simple nursery. Mainly safari animals with a focus on elephants. Lot's of off-white for the comforters and such and then pops of color throughout the room. Trying to stay away from too "cartoonish" (please enjoy my made up word) animals and doing more pencil drawing types and watercolors. We are moving in 3 weeks and I can't wait to start actually working on setting the stuff up instead of shoving what I have found in plastic bins!
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I am having a girl but I hate pink so we are doing yellow, gray and white as the color theme- with the overall themes being flowers. My mom is giving me the dresser that I had when I was a baby in my nursery and we are refinishing it, painting it white and putting new knobs on it. My mom and I are artists so we are going to do paint a flower mural on one wall. I have so many visions going on, hope it can all turn out as good as I have going on in my head!
I'm not team green (but I have seriously mad respect for those of your who are)but still plan on going as gender neutral as possible as a FTM so that we can reuse stuff for future babes. So we are going owls - gray and yellow.
Also, I want to do a starry night theme on the ceiling... come December I am going to buy that fluffy fake snow stuff so that I can attach it to the ceiling to look like clouds. I have been sewing felt stars together for a couple days and plan to have them hanging from the ceiling by fishing wire so the whole nursery ceiling looks like a night sky. (It all came to me in a crazy dream and I've been attached to the idea ever since! Hopefully it turns out as pretty as it is in my mind...)
well DH said "it's up to you" and his only ask is that we use a crib that his father built long ago, and a cousin used. it has a mechanism so the crib can be rocked gently, but also locks into place. it's really stunning. we are having a boy, so right now my plan is to do a dusted (not bright) teal color on one wall with natural wood furniture as the overall theme, and some light yellow/ natural colors thrown in there. the quilts and sheets i have been liking are ivory with a black pattern with some light yellow. i think we will do another wall with some wallpaper that i liked which is a light grey line drawing repeat of ocean waves, or small ships. this is my mood board that i created, i hope it doesn't show up giant...
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We're going neutral, even after we find out if it's a boy or girl. I am not a colorful person in general so I don't want to paint an entire room a color that won't grow with the kiddo. Our nursery is currently our guest bedroom so we will be moving the guest furniture to the "work out" room (it doesn't get any use anyways!).
My husband wants to build the crib and changing table and I am so excited about that! We are going off of templates that I found on Pinterest (see pictures below). For bedding & decor I'm thinking white/gray/black/ivory. We might throw a color or two in there randomly.
Love everyone's nursery ideas! so cute! We're doing a Harry Potter Nursery. I'm still trying to convince DH to paint one wall as an accent wall. We got a dark cherry crib and I ordered this blanket, but baby won't use it until their older since it's fleece, and I'm gonna do gray, yellow and dark blue crib sheets. I also got a Hogwarts crest banner to hang up, as well as an "owl" cage. still looking for a cute small lamp . I think I can easily print off and frame a lot of HP stuff. I got Dobby and Mandrake dolls made too. .
I need to start narrowing down my ideas but we are thinking camping/adventure for a boy and a flowery woodland theme for a girl. I picked and dried some wildflowers over the summer to frame in case it is a girl. We find out tomorrow and I can't wait to get serious about the theme this weekend!
DH came up with the idea to do a Disney movie themed room (I didn't argue)...I don't want it to scream Disney, but I want it to have Disney accents (if that makes sense)...so far we're considering "The Jungle Book", "The Lion King", and "Finding Nemo"
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I'm so excited to really start planning and nailing down what we are going to do for the nursery! Everybody's ideas are adorable! I'm worried that I'm going ham with too much pink......
I LOVE the navy colored walls, neutral furniture and accents of pink but I wonder if the walls will be too dark. I also love they grey and pink color combo as well but I worry it's too trendy?
Question: Is there any nursery related items that you 100% recommend and/or 100% recommend skipping?.
@EALasagna45 - gray & pink has been popular for a while, I don't think its going anywhere soon. Besides, who cares if it's trendy? Baby's only going to be little for a short time, then they will have their own interests.
I'm so excited to really start planning and nailing down what we are going to do for the nursery! Everybody's ideas are adorable! I'm worried that I'm going ham with too much pink......
I LOVE the navy colored walls, neutral furniture and accents of pink but I wonder if the walls will be too dark. I also love they grey and pink color combo as well but I worry it's too trendy?
Question: Is there any nursery related items that you 100% recommend and/or 100% recommend skipping?.
Definitely get a glider!
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With my daughter I did a shabby chic meets woodland animals theme. Her walls were a robin egg blue with pink and white accents. This poor baby boy is going to get the short end of the stick on a nursery. He'll just be staying in our bedroom for the first 6-9 months, then after that share a room with his sister. I'll paint something special on the wall his crib will be on, I was thinking a nighttime ocean/stars type thing. Waves, a ship, moon and stars. We are going to be moving within the next two years so I'll give him a nice room then.
With DS we did a green room with safari animal theme...we will be moving shortly after this baby is born and he/she will be hanging out in our room for a while. I don't think we will end up doing much for a nursery at our next location bc we really want to rent a house this time.
Married DH 12/31/13 BFP#1 1/21/14 ended in loss DNC 3/5/14 BFP#2 7/2014 Baby Girl born 4/15/15 BFP#3 2/10/2016 natural mc 2/27/2016 BFP#4 6/25/2016 Due 3/2/2017
I was shut down really fast on neutral colours. Like the second it was out of my mouth Hubby said no. He wanted just short of neon green in the poor child's room! Thankfully we compromised by agreeing if we stay team green then we could do an orange nursery (which is his favourite colour). We settled on a really nice soft orange that is very versatile in my opinion. Hoping to do an accent wall with some white trim like this: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/162481499034629899/
Other than that I think we are aiming at white furniture and splashes of another colour once we know what baby actually is!
I love all these ideas, you're all so creative! We have a room that's a nice spring green color, it's just been an office/extra room but should make a good nursery & we can keep the green walls & have the furniture & things be gender neutral (mostly white with grey accents/some fun pops of color) because we'd ideally like to reuse it again for another baby. I haven't given much thought to a theme yet, but I'm a huge animal lover so maybe I can do a puppy dog theme or a farm animal theme if DH lets me get all arts & craftsy.
@Spartanrd4 We are getting DH's old nursery furniture (sans crib) and painting it white/adding knobs. It's super 80's looking so I hope we can modernize it a bit, but it's solid wood and best of all, free!
We are team green. I think we are going to do grey/mint green walls with pops of other colors in the decor. Probably go with elephants/baby animal theme.
I'm so excited to really start planning and nailing down what we are going to do for the nursery! Everybody's ideas are adorable! I'm worried that I'm going ham with too much pink......
I LOVE the navy colored walls, neutral furniture and accents of pink but I wonder if the walls will be too dark. I also love they grey and pink color combo as well but I worry it's too trendy?
Question: Is there any nursery related items that you 100% recommend and/or 100% recommend skipping?.
I 100% recommend some type of rocking chair with ottoman. If I could do it all over again I would get a giant Lay Z Boy type chair since it reclines. I spent many a night in the current chair we have and I wanted to recline so badly it hurt. I 100% don't recommend a separate changing table. Total waste as it won't be used for too long. We just put a changing pad on top of the dresser and that worked just fine.
We did a gender neutral "you are my sunshine" theme for DD so that we could keep it for future babes. ((Pic is just concept from internet))
This babe is gonna be co-sleeping / room sharing with DH and I for the first 5-6mo and then transitioning into that room with DD. So no fun nursery plans for me this time around.
This is us too kinda bummed I had such great ideas lol!
For ds I made up my own theme- rustic americana. Very patriotic but rustic. Im in love but already looking forward to when we re do his room one day - vintage cars and motorcycles !
I'm so excited to really start planning and nailing down what we are going to do for the nursery! Everybody's ideas are adorable! I'm worried that I'm going ham with too much pink......
I LOVE the navy colored walls, neutral furniture and accents of pink but I wonder if the walls will be too dark. I also love they grey and pink color combo as well but I worry it's too trendy?
Question: Is there any nursery related items that you 100% recommend and/or 100% recommend skipping?.
I don't think thr navy walls would be too dark at all it looks beautiful! So I know a pp recommended glider but I got a leather recliner for DSs room and I love it. Esp for the nights he was sick and need to be held upright. He and I both were able to get some rest in the chair!
@RunBooRun You are totally right! I honestly don't know why I even gave much thought about the "trendiness" of a nursery. Pregnancy has turned me into such a softie worrying about other people's opinions.
@AverageAsh@vino831 We definitely plan on getting some sort of gliding/rocking chair. I'm wondering if it's better to have it in the nursery or even the living room? I mean if I'm up at 3:00 in the am nursing a baby, won't I want the T.V on in the background or will I want silence in their bedroom? First world & first time mom problems....
I'm loving all these ideas! We don't know the gender yet but I know we're leaving the walls tan and using a pale green velour chair I already had as a starting point. I'm thinking very soothing, pale colors. Greens, blues, tans and make it lean toward whichever gender this baby ends up being.
We do simple Montessori bedrooms. We will transition #2 to share with her sister this winter and the new baby will move into her room, which is set up already. All I have to do is switch out clothes. We've had the same setup for all the kids so far, no real changes. Floor bed, shelf with baskets for clothes and changing pad on top, small shelf for a few books and toys, infant sized chair, glider. Very minimal, so really no prep to do. We will hang the first mobile at some point around baby's due date.
I'm so excited to really start planning and nailing down what we are going to do for the nursery! Everybody's ideas are adorable! I'm worried that I'm going ham with too much pink......
I LOVE the navy colored walls, neutral furniture and accents of pink but I wonder if the walls will be too dark. I also love they grey and pink color combo as well but I worry it's too trendy?
Question: Is there any nursery related items that you 100% recommend and/or 100% recommend skipping?.
I 100% recommend some type of rocking chair with ottoman. If I could do it all over again I would get a giant Lay Z Boy type chair since it reclines. I spent many a night in the current chair we have and I wanted to recline so badly it hurt. I 100% don't recommend a separate changing table. Total waste as it won't be used for too long. We just put a changing pad on top of the dresser and that worked just fine.
Totally agree with this. I have a cheap glider I got secondhand and I'm so glad I have it but if I could do it all over I'd get a way more comfortable chair. My back hurt so much from nursing in the glider because the armrails pushed into my back and shoulders so much. Changing table definitely unnecessary - just get the pad and put it on top of whatever dresser or shelving you have. Then when it's not needed, you just pop it off and have a functional piece of furniture.
We do simple Montessori bedrooms. We will transition #2 to share with her sister this winter and the new baby will move into her room, which is set up already. All I have to do is switch out clothes. We've had the same setup for all the kids so far, no real changes. Floor bed, shelf with baskets for clothes and changing pad on top, small shelf for a few books and toys, infant sized chair, glider. Very minimal, so really no prep to do. We will hang the first mobile at some point around baby's due date.
Do you have pictures as an example? I'm having a hard time understanding your changing area set up.
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We find out the sex on October 1rst but I am hoping for a boy mostly because I have a plan to do a Star Wars themed nursery! We have 3 girls so DH will not support redecorating for another lady since we have so much already but I am hoping I can convince him to create a man cave for a little guy. So far, DH is against the geekiness of Star Wars but I am hoping I can convince him lol. Otherwise, our mostly gender neutral nursery will stay as is.
Re: Nursery Talk! Plans, Themes, etc.
Hapoy planning!
This babe is gonna be co-sleeping / room sharing with DH and I for the first 5-6mo and then transitioning into that room with DD. So no fun nursery plans for me this time around.
Samantha - 4/5/2017
Married in April 2007
One Furbaby - Adorable Pitt Mix
15 Months TTC....2nd Cycle of Letrozole - Success!
Expecting our first two little miracles - Boy/Girl Twins! - EDD March 3, 2017
High Risk Pregnancy - Type 1 Diabetic; Hypothyroidism; Di/Di Twin Pregnancy
Also, I want to do a starry night theme on the ceiling... come December I am going to buy that fluffy fake snow stuff so that I can attach it to the ceiling to look like clouds. I have been sewing felt stars together for a couple days and plan to have them hanging from the ceiling by fishing wire so the whole nursery ceiling looks like a night sky. (It all came to me in a crazy dream and I've been attached to the idea ever since! Hopefully it turns out as pretty as it is in my mind...)
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BFP#2 7/2014 Baby Girl born 4/15/15
BFP#3 2/10/2016 natural mc 2/27/2016
BFP#4 6/25/2016 Due 3/2/2017
My husband wants to build the crib and changing table and I am so excited about that! We are going off of templates that I found on Pinterest (see pictures below). For bedding & decor I'm thinking white/gray/black/ivory. We might throw a color or two in there randomly.
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We're doing a Harry Potter Nursery. I'm still trying to convince DH to paint one wall as an accent wall.
We got a dark cherry crib and I ordered this blanket, but baby won't use it until their older since it's fleece, and I'm gonna do gray, yellow and dark blue crib sheets. I also got a Hogwarts crest banner to hang up, as well as an "owl" cage. still looking for a cute small lamp . I think I can easily print off and frame a lot of HP stuff. I got Dobby and Mandrake dolls made too.
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Me 28 DH 28 Married 2012
TTC #1 since March 2015
Metformin + Femara + Gonal F + Trigger = BFP 6/24/16
EDD 3/3/17
Found out it's a girl! 9/23/16
EP: 2.17.2016
DS: 3.4.2017
DD: due 7.16.2019
I LOVE the navy colored walls, neutral furniture and accents of pink but I wonder if the walls will be too dark. I also love they grey and pink color combo as well but I worry it's too trendy?
Question: Is there any nursery related items that you 100% recommend and/or 100% recommend skipping?.
Samantha - 4/5/2017
BFP#1 1/21/14 ended in loss DNC 3/5/14
BFP#2 7/2014 Baby Girl born 4/15/15
BFP#3 2/10/2016 natural mc 2/27/2016
BFP#4 6/25/2016 Due 3/2/2017
BFP#1 1/21/14 ended in loss DNC 3/5/14
BFP#2 7/2014 Baby Girl born 4/15/15
BFP#3 2/10/2016 natural mc 2/27/2016
BFP#4 6/25/2016 Due 3/2/2017
Other than that I think we are aiming at white furniture and splashes of another colour once we know what baby actually is!
@Spartanrd4 We are getting DH's old nursery furniture (sans crib) and painting it white/adding knobs. It's super 80's looking so I hope we can modernize it a bit, but it's solid wood and best of all, free!
We are team green. I think we are going to do grey/mint green walls with pops of other colors in the decor. Probably go with elephants/baby animal theme.
For ds I made up my own theme- rustic americana. Very patriotic but rustic. Im in love but already looking forward to when we re do his room one day - vintage cars and motorcycles !
@AverageAsh @vino831 We definitely plan on getting some sort of gliding/rocking chair. I'm wondering if it's better to have it in the nursery or even the living room? I mean if I'm up at 3:00 in the am nursing a baby, won't I want the T.V on in the background or will I want silence in their bedroom? First world & first time mom problems....
@Wishilivedinflorida Thank you!!
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Bonus: it's mobile!