Our Gorgeous Gender Neutral Nursery That’s Anything But Boring

I needed to create a gorgeous gender neutral nursery when I was pregnant with our first baby. I was so excited to curate the perfect nursery for our sweet baby but all the gender neutral nurseries I saw online were so boring.

First, I needed to pick the perfect theme for the nursery

To create a cozy, gender neutral nursery that wasn’t boring I needed to start with a design theme. I chose a woodland theme because it could go so many directions and bring texture and warmth into the room (not to mention how cute woodland animals are).

Then, I needed to pick what pieces I was going to invest in 

Another challenge for the nursery was deciding which pieces to invest in.  Having non-toxic products in  baby’s room was important to me and so was supporting brands I believe in.  But, of course, we had a budget to consider.  

Crib. The crib was an investment piece for us.  We chose the Nest Crib from Room And Board.  It’s built by one of the few remaining US family owned crib makers.  We love that it’s made from solid wood and has non-toxic paint and lacquer.  

Dresser.  When buying furniture for the nursery, I really wanted to invest in pieces that were versatile and could transition with us through the years. That’s why for the changing station we decided to go with a dresser that could function as a changing station for baby now and would still work for us as baby gets older.   We love this dark green color for the dresser because it adds color interest to the room but also works as a neutral that fits with the other colors in the room.

Rug.  We love our non-toxic 100% wool rug from Hook and Loom.  This is another piece I really wanted to invest in because it’ll work so well for us as baby gets older and can even transition into another room if we need it to. We kept the color a nice neutral gray so it can work in a lot of different spaces.

Lastly, I needed to decide where I was going to DIY

Drapes. These babies were made by yours truly. I got the fabric from a fabric outlet that sells dead-stock fabric that designers and brands didn’t use. I love purchasing fabric this way because it’s sustainable and budget friendly.

Rocking chair.  I found this big rocking chair second hand on Facebook Marketplace.  We had plans to paint this guy but the natural wood was so pretty and paired perfectly with the other pieces in the room.

Art. The wall art came together super simply with a really low budget.  I re-created two prints that I loved from the brand  on Illustrator.  I printed them on Vista print and put them in old frames I already had.