This week, we are so excited to share one of our new nursery designs! We completed this gender neutral nursery for a client in Southern California and couldn’t wait to share with the Project Nursery community…
As with many of our nursery design projects, we spent much of our time creating custom pieces. This nursery is decked out in floor to ceiling custom items: the Newport Cottages crib was custom upholstered to match the custom made sleeper sofa.
We created custom gender neutral crib bedding with coordinating textiles throughout the room (pillows, changing pad covers, blackout curtain panels, etc…).
Even the area rug was custom made, as were the wall decals, and the wall monogram over the crib.
At Little Crown Interiors, one of our favorite tricks for a gender neutral design is to leave space for items to be placed after the baby is born to make the design more personal. In this case, you might notice that the wall monogram is missing in the video – this is because we didn’t know the name at the time we completed the design. There was also room left on the wall over the sofa so that the new Mom could add some special items for her baby. Here’s the rendering we used to help her imagine what the room would look like before it was done:
So, our Project Nursery readers – let’s hear what you have to say! Got any tips for other Moms who are working on gender neutral rooms? Do you think our room could be home to a boy or girl equally? Please post your comments – we’d love to hear your thoughts…
Comments
Little Apple Design SF
What a beautiful and sophistical nursery design LCI! I really love the fabrics you used and the rug.
Melisa
Another Amazing Nursery! So, I am all set to add orange accents to my son’s “Lake Placid by BM” blue nursery. In the back of my mind, I kept thinking soft green and beige. We’ll now I know how good it looks and I may kick myself. Hmm, maybe I should switch back to green. It’s so much harder doing your own!
LittleCrownInteriors
Well if you’re looking for someone to tell you what to do – we’re always here for you! :)
Andrika King
Beautiful! The Newport Cottages furniture works perfectly and the color combination is modern yet sophisticated and playful. A great job!
Lee
This is very beautiful ladies!!! I know what you mean when you say that gender neutral rooms are the most difficult to do. I had to design one for my twins (boy and girl!) I ended up with a pretty ugly room. I am able to laugh it off now but back then it really broke my heart!
Bibzees
I think colors for gender neutral these days is easier with shades of blue, green, browns, and orange. The most difficult is finding fabrics that aren’t too feminine.
Love this room!
Thistlerose
nicely done.
One of my suggestions to clients is to look to their collections and interests.
I did one “Old Salem” style nursery that was really red, white and blue. But the focus was around a piece of reproduction Old Sturbridge stencil fabric that was red, white and blue.
It worked with their furnishings, was gender neutral and got lots of great comments.
We custom painted an oil cloth crib rug to match the stencil, made shades using the stencil, and a custom made red quilt for the crib.
kristina
Hello, I love your site. I featured this post on BabyCenter’s Momformation, where I blog. Great work! Kristina
http://blogs.babycenter.com/life_and_home/baby-spaces-a-colorful-gender-neutral-nursery/
Leanne
What is this great green nursery wall paint?
Melissa
What are the paint colors you used?
Kayla
I am doing a nursery for a boy, and would love to know what color of green this is called?