All About Nurseries/Baby Rooms

suzycupcake · December 2018

We are already thinking about this and maybe you are too. Let's hear your ideas and see your inspirations for your baby's room!

deecherise · December 2018

I said this in another thread, but I'm converting my office into a sea-themed nursery. I can't do too much with decor because I'm a renter, but I've got big plans for everything that doesn't involve paint and nails. I think I'll wait for the gender reveal to get down to business.

aevan011 · December 2018

#secondkidproblems... pretty sure this one will be in our room for a while and we will push back doing an actual nursery right away.

I made the neutral decor for DS room as Team Green so we may upgrade his stuff and re-use the nursery stuff as planned. Though if we have a girl, I don’t know if I can resist all the girly themes.

hey_clever_girl · December 2018

We just bought our first house last year (a 3 BR), so we're here for a few years. Our 2-year-old and the baby will be sharing a room. Our son will nearly be 3 by the time the baby comes, and baby will room with us for a few months... So hopefully it'll work out. I have a feeling this baby is also a boy, so I am thinking a dinosaur theme for the shared room. Hell, even if it's a girl, I'm thinking a dinosaur theme. I am not one to force gender stereotypes on my kids, and dinosaurs are rad, so. Dinosaurs.

WinchesterGirl · December 2018

Well, we did the big, beautiful, decorated nursery for DS at our old house. It is boyish, but could easily transform to accommodate a girly touch. But, based on how things went with DS, this LO will be in our room for the better part of the first year. So I'm focusing less on the nursery, and more other areas of the house. We are going to set up a downstairs changing/nap area, get my office finished (still full of boxes from our move), and figure out how we'd like LO to sleep in our room.

Eventually we also need to figure out a big boy bed for DS, so we can use the crib for this LO. But we seriously didn't use his crib at all for almost 10 months. So no rush.

I would also encourage all the FTMs to spend some of your planning time on other areas of the house - for instance, if you want to nurse. Pick a spot where you'll be most comfortable, and set up a kick-butt nursing station.

Think about things you may want to accomplish & will need to accommodate your LO. Do you need to make room for a swing? Bouncer? Play area? It all depends on the layout of your space.

Beauxbaton · December 2018

We are planning on having baby in our room for a bit of time. There is like a "nook" in our room that we currently use as an office area. So we will be moving our office out of that area, and making that spot like a nursery for the baby. Then for our office stuff we will build like an "office wall" in front of our bed where our dresser currently is. I'm excited to change things up

wanderlustsoul · December 2018

We will definitely do a safari theme as we love animals. I just have no idea where because we are living in furnished accommodations abroad as expats. But I’m sure we will figure it out.

cmessamore · December 2018

We have 6 kiddos and this will be number 7, so he/she will be in our room for quite a while. We currently have 2 boys rooms and 1 girls room, so we’ll figure out a plan once we know the sex of the baby. If it’s a girl, the room she’ll go into is already unicorn and narwhal themed. If it’s a boy, the room he’ll go into is real colored and isn’t really themed, just has some quality Hobby Lobby signage! 😂😍

ElcaB · December 2018

When we decorated the nursery for Pickle we used bright colors. There's a turquoise accent wall with gold circle decals and lots of bright prints in the room. Nothing "matches" but it all kind of goes together. We'll move Pickle to the bigger second bedroom and leave the nursery mostly the same with a few small changes if we have a boy. The accent wall will stay the same but I may change the bedding and a few of the prints.

BigBadWolf12 · December 2018

Woodland animals for DS. This one will have a crib in our room first and then (s)he'll combine with the guest room, so...probably not much in the way of "nursery decorating"

ash0625 · December 2018

We're looking at buying a new house and moving in the fall of next year, so this poor baby will get nothing in the way of nursery prep. Our first will still be using the nursery and all the nursery stuff, so we'll probably just make room in our bedroom for a pack and play and let them share a closet/dresser/changing table, etc.

mkrel · December 2018

I'm not exactly sure what we're doing. This baby will be moving into what is currently our guest room/ workout room. When we bought this house I wasn't working from home so it isn't quite ideal for a family of 4 anymore, but we want to stay here for a few more years. I'm thinking of putting both a crib and a daybed (with trundle?)in the nursery so we still have something for guests that can eventually be my daughter's big girl bed in another year or two. That way I can also have somewhere to sleep with the baby aside from the master because this one will be born during my husband's busiest few months of work. I think it would be helpful if a couple nights a week I could sleep in the baby's room so he can be more rested. As far as theme, I'm not sure about that yet either. I think once we find out the sex, we'll figure it out. We had our daughter sleeping in our room with us for the first 7 months or so, and we plan to do the same with this one. I still liked having the nursery ready to go even though it wasn't used a ton in the beginning.

EmilyA724 · December 2018

@mkrel We kept our spare full bed in DD's room for exactly that when she was a baby. Guest bed when she was still in our room, then I used it when DH went back to work, which was great for getting her used to sleeping in her own room. DD is now sleeping in the full bed. We're planning to do it with LO's room this time too since right now it is also our guest/workout room.

suzycupcake · December 2018

@WinchesterGirl That's very helpful for FTMs! Any ideas as to what makes a kick butt nursing station?

newmamakt · December 2018

@ash0625 we’re trying to move too hopefully before the baby is here in August. So much to do!

smmatt08 · December 2018

@suzycupcake water bottles, snacks, phone charger, cozy blanket, nipple butter, more water bottles (nursing dehydrates you!), and extra burp clothes for spillage.

WinchesterGirl · December 2018

@suzycupcake in addition to what @smmatt08 said, I'd add TV remotes, a place to keep your vitamins/potential pain meds right after delivery, a stack of nursing pads, and snacks specifically that can be eaten with one hand (for the first little while you'll likely have to keep one hand on baby to help with positioning). Also, your nursing pillow/s of choice.

A basket to hold the little stuff would probably be a good idea!

smmatt08 · December 2018

Yes, definitely a basket or something so that it can be easily moved! Keep in mind if you’re nursing while recovering from major abdominal surgery, the nursery rocker may not be a feasible spot. I couldn’t get in and out of the glider in the nursery for at least a month.

suzycupcake · January 2019

Well, I'm making some headway on ideas. So far, I know that I want powder blue painted walls with one accent wall of education. Animals, colors, shapes, numbers, letters, etc. White wainscoating around the room only part of the way from the bottom. I want shelves somewhere for decor and I do want to frame his little embryo photo.

Anyone else thinking up more ideas since last time?

aukeev · January 2019

Our nursery is earthy neutrals with lots of white. Mid-century I guess would be the most appropriate stylistic definition. Lots of MCM planters and fun plants. I'm having a modern wall hanging made for above the crib in some warm neutrals that says "You are my sunshine".

aecm · January 2019

Our current nursery is somewhat Beatrix Potter themed / generally earthy and neutral. It’s gorgeous and I adore it. I went to all this effort to make it gender-neutral so we could use it for baby #2 when the time came...and the decor IS gender neutral...but the room has these adorable little dormers and now I’ve decided it needs to belong to a girl 😂

So if this one is a boy, I’ll be making our spare room into a brand new nursery. No idea what theme yet, though. If this one is a girl, she’ll move into the existing nursery and I’ll turn the spare room into a “big girl” room for DD...which would be sooo much fun. Basically I just can’t wait to find out what I’m having so I can plan a bit more!

Smom901316 · January 2019

@runningisrad girls totally think Dinosaurs rock! Gender neutral for sure

my almost 3 year old daughter loves dinosaurs more than anything else , her sister even got her a dinosaur necklace for Christmas

EmilyA724 · January 2019

Smom901316 said:

@runningisrad girls totally think Dinosaurs rock! Gender neutral for sure

my almost 3 year old daughter loves dinosaurs more than anything else , her sister even got her a dinosaur necklace for Christmas

Random: My almost 4 year old DD declared she didn't like dinosaurs and that they're scary. It made me so sad. We've tried so hard to get her into them. But she loves outer space, so that's a win. For her birthday, we're redecorating her room with an outer space/rocket ship theme.

I'm leaning toward a woodland animal theme for this nursery. I am loving this bedding, so I would decorate around this maybe.
Navy and Orange Woodland Animal Nursery Idea Customizable Crib Bedding Set Carousel Designs

Navy and Orange Woodland Animal Nursery Idea Customizable Crib Bedding Set Carousel Designs

laurenmicheley · January 2019

I'm not sure if we will still be in our current apartment or if we would have moved before LO arrives, but once we get a dedicated room for a nursery - I'd really like it to be Scandinavian in design. I'd love to have some Bemelmans inspired artwork as well. Would be appropriate for a boy or a girl as I like grey-tones and gender neutral colors as a scheme.

denma2015 · January 2019

Our current nursery went with a Woodland/ National Park theme. I found some cool reproduction Public Works posters of some of our favorite national parks and had them framed. Otherwise we kept it pretty simple. Looking forward to doing a big boy room for my son! I have no idea what to do. I would like to get a trundle bed for him and maybe stick with an outdoor theme.

suzycupcake · January 2019

@oklahomak That sounds really cozy and beautiful. Plants are a great idea. More oxygen for baby. Thanks for the idea!

Today I was thinking that maybe the accent wall will be a light sand color. I'm leaning towards giraffes as a theme now, but I don't know. I've never been a theme person at all so this is tough.

sourlemon · January 2019

Dd1s was pink and teal with monkeys. It's still mainly that way but the art has changed over time. I made some art that she still has up and loves. II want to redo it for her 5th birthday though.

Dd2s was star wars. I made most of the art to give it a girly touch. I love her room.

While pregnant with dd2 I told DH that the next one will be foxes. So that's what we are doing. We painted the room a few months ago in preparation. I'll be making a lot of the art again.

hillaryo14 · January 2019

@suzycupcake I love the idea of a giraffe theme! There is so much cute giraffe stuff out there!
@sourlemon DD's room has a few foxes in the woodland theme. I got the set from Target's Cloud Island line. Her room is my favorite place to be!

aukeev · January 2019

@suzycupcake Thank you! I know it's a more "adult" ish nursery theme, but I figure the baby won't care for a while, so I'll decorate for me/to go with the rest of the house now and baby when he/she cares lol.
The giraffe theme sounds so cute, and there are so many possibilities with going for a neutral wall color!

mspagoda · January 2019

@laurenmicheley I love that idea! There is a bar in the Carlyle Hotel here in NYC and all of the walls are covered in a big ol Bemelmans mural. Love it.

Im in a one bedroom apartment for now but we need to move in September for my husband’s job. So after I deal with the stress of finding a new home and moving with a newborn, I will start piecing together my dream nursery 😂

drmrsthecounselor · January 2019

I'm hoping to do a beige color on the walls and then use a projector to trace the artwork from the Road Dahl books on the walls. Think The BFG, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox, James and the Giant Peach etc. Then not sure if we will keep the linens geometric or go with like...cute woodland animals or something. I have felt too overwhelmed to really plan too much lol

The room we will use is currently our game room/second guest room and I have a lot to clean out. It has a huge nice walk in closet that you currently can't walk into because it is so crowded with stuff. Hoping to tackle that maybe over my spring break in March. Haven't had much energy to do anything recently.

Lotus_2008 · January 2019

My plan is to do a night sky/outer space inspired nursery. Think lots of planet, stars, moon and sun shapes. I haven't run the idea by DH, but we're both into Star Trek, so I'm assuming he'll be into it!

The room that will become the nursery is a currently a guest room. We'll probably wait a month or so after baby comes to fully convert the room into a nursery. We don't really live by any of our family, so we want to keep a place for visitors to stay in those first few weeks. Luckily we don't need to paint it since it is already a light gray shade.

Babylovecali · January 2019

@sourlemon My DS1’s room is all Star Wars too! It was my husband’s project before DS was born and he did a great job. He painted the walls light blue and put glow in the dark stars on the ceiling. He bought this really awesome
Baby Chewbacca picture and put up Star Wars decals and light sabers. We’re nerds here, haha.

Now with this one I want to wait until we know the sex to decide a theme. I’m thinking we will move my 2 year old to the bigger guest room and then make his old room the new nursery. Part of me is bummed to lose our guest room though and take down the Star Wars room.

suzycupcake · March 2019

How is everyone doing with creating a nursery?

Our walls are painted (we went with tide water on the bottom third and cream the rest of the way) and plank wall is done (still deciding if we want to lightly white wash it), the ceiling fan (white) and ceiling (sky blue) are painted, and the trim is finished (window, closet, and door). The only thing we have left is the custom closet (shelves will be white with cream background), furnishing, and curtains. I've decided to dust off my sewing machine and make curtains. It will probably be a great distraction and feel good to make something myself.

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EmilyA724 · March 2019

I just bought a lamp and the bedding because they were on sale. My SIL is going to make the valances so I bought the fabric for that. We've decided on paint color (Sherwin Williams Embellished Blue) and we're still debating between painting ourselves and having someone do it. I need to call around for estimates. I know what furniture we're buying, I"m just tracking sales for now.

aukeev · March 2019

@suzycupcake You and YH are on top of this!

We are having the nursery re-textured tomorrow. Somehow that room got left out when we were remodeling the rest of the house and still has that old orange peel texture. Yuck. Then hopefully we will paint over the weekend. I don't know what to call our "theme" per say, but the walls will be a shade of green from the swatches in the spoiler (I'm leaning toward Gallery Green or Dried Thyme, but we'll decide once we've put some samples up). The pic in the spoiler is also the decorations for above the crib that I've gathered and an example of a mobile I'm thinking about making.

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moon1417 · March 2019

We still have to clean out the spare bedroom that will be the nursery and it's the only room in the house that still has ugly wall paper so we have to take that down too. Then we can start painting etc. BUT since we found out we are having a boy, we have decided on "Little Man Cave" as the theme with bears!! So excited to get this rolling now that we know.

aukeev · March 2019

@moon1417 Scraping wallpaper is the actual worst. Hopefully it's at least the kind that pulls off in big sheets for you guys instead of little shreds! That theme sounds so cute. Have you picked a paint color?

moon1417 · March 2019

@oklahomak When we bought the house, it was COVERED in wall paper. If I could never see another piece of wall paper again, it would be ideal. I think the wall paper that is left is so old it should come off just by pulling it, but I know there will be some spots where it is STUCK on.
For paint - I'm think of a light green maybe like sage green but a little more rustic. Not entirely sure yet.

sourlemon · March 2019

I'm way ahead of schedule. The room is cleaned out, painted, and set up (just gotta get my sewing stuff out of there when im done sewing stuff). The clothes have been organized and put away (will be washed closer to due date). Gear has been organized. Furniture purchased and set up. Wall anchors arrived yesterday (we were short a few) so that will be done this weekend.

I am in the process of making the art. Also need to make a few quilts, the bed skirt, and valences. Finished one string art over the weekend and have one more to do.

aukeev · March 2019

@sourlemon Oh my goodness! You should post pictures to motivate the rest of us, lol.

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