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Serene, Gender-Neutral Nursery for a Surprise Baby

We waited to be surprised by the gender of our baby boy. That made it tough to come up with a design that was truly gender neutral. So I chose a warm grey paint for the walls and neutral furniture and then brought in pops of mustard yellow and turquoise. I thought it would be interesting and fun for a little one if I hung art that consisted of “found objects”– butterflies and feathers. We also found some great animal prints and an elephant bust to fill the walls.

Veda Jane’s Carnival Nursery

From day one I just knew that I wanted a carnival nursery for my baby girl! My husband and I have always loved carnivals, and in a lot of ways I feel like we are still two big kids so it seemed perfect and fitting to create a fun carnival inspired nursery for our Veda Jane! We had an extremely tight budget to work with so everything you see here was either done by hand or vintage finds that we repurposed! We spent less than $300 on this nursery!

Owen’s Room

Inspired (and intimidated!) by all the great nursery designs on the web, I decided that it really is possible to create a great, personal space on a tight budget.  Owen’s nursery is filled with lovingly DIY’d, thrifted, and gifted objects that we’ve collected and arranged in little ways that make us happy. We aren’t allowed to paint our walls, so it’s been fun trying to figure out other ways to bring some color to the room. I know it still needs some work (need to get an area rug!!), but this room is now the most loved corner of our little house!

Modern, Whimsical & Mostly DIY

We put together this gender-neutral nursery before our son was born.  He was a delivery room surprise and we plan to use this room as a nursery for future children – so we wanted a neutral palette.   We gutted everything in the room except the flooring.  Our home was a foreclosure – so each room needs a lot of work!  It was so much fun to DIY this space for our little one.

Reed’s Starry Retreat

I didn’t set out with any particular “theme” in mind for this room but once I decided to DIY that starry ceiling version of one of my favorite wallpapers, it all came together.  From that one point of inspiration a loose celestial theme evolved – light and peaceful with touches of dark wood to warm things up and loads of different textures.  You can see my original inspiration board for the room here.

Vintage Lamb Inspired Nursery

Avalynn’s nursery is a girly blend of vintage chic meets modern timelessness. I strove to create a space that, not only defined my taste but that I also felt our little girl would be able to grow with. Neutral creams, whites and browns are highlighted with pops of muted colors, like earthy greens and pale pinks. We accented the color scheme with hints of gold and silver for a classy touch.
A gifted Pottery Barn quilt with sweet, little stitched lambs and the perfect baby shower gift of some of my very own Little Golden Books from Ava’s aunt aided in our decision to lightly theme the nursery with off-white lambs and vintage books.
I wanted a calm and peaceful escape where I could nurture our baby girl. As I planned each aspect of our nursery, I imagined a room that I wanted Avalynn to grow in. I envisioned the late night feedings, the early morning snuggles and all of the in between. I strongly felt that the most important aspect of planning her nursery was to stay true to my own style and to incorporate very personal touches.

Navy and Orange – Boy’s Modern Woodland Nursery

As soon I we found out we were expecting, I was so excited to design and make a woodland nursery for our little man!  We love the Orange and Navy combo for good reason – We are Auburn fans.  Baby L’s dad (aka hubby) played basketball there back in the good ‘ol days.
I love foxes, raccoons, and woodland creatures, and they are so easy to make cute for a baby, but still modern and fun for the adults using the room.