How To Create a Gender-Neutral Nursery

May 24

Gender-neutral nurseries are in high demand and getting more popular than ever before. The reason is that some parents decide to keep their baby’s sex a surprise until birth; others may have to share the room with another sibling from the opposite sex, while others may feel they want to step away from the traditional nursery idea of a blue nursery for a boy and a pink for a girl. Whatever the reason may be, if you are gearing towards a gender-neutral nursery, here are some tips that can help you achieve that.

Play with colors

While you can go neutral, it doesn’t mean you have to stick to a neutral color palette. Play with mixing different colors, tones, and shades so you can create a calming but fun environment especially if the nurseries will be shared by siblings of different sex and ages.

Consider outdoors, natural habitat, and elements themes

Safari, tropical, ocean life are some of the common themes for nurseries. These are great options and gives you plenty of room to be creative and add fun elements.

Keep it simple

Minimalism is the way to go. The less is more principle also applies to nurseries. The simpler you keep it with the amount of furniture, decor, and accessories the easier will be to achieve a gender-neutral look and avoid the temptation to favor a gender over the other.

Choose an interior design style

Traditional, transitional, boho, mid-century are some of the most popular interior design styles for nurseries and with good reason. When you choose a specific design style you will focus more on the actual design that reflects that style rather than focusing on a particular gender.

***mid-century nursery via*** ***Westelm***

Make use of wood

Wood is another alternative to bring natural elements and warmth to your nursery. It comes in a variety of tones and shades where you can pick one or mix different wood tones to add a variation in color, patterns, and texture. You can create a wood wall or by using wood furniture or decor.