Gender Neutral Nursery

This nursery was part of the Parade of Homes Utah & was photographed by the girls of Hiya Papaya. I am not sure what is more beautiful…the nursery or the photography!

& check out the coordinating bathroom:

Gender Neutral Nursery

This nursery became much more beautiful once they added some interesting patterns…the vintage style leaf wallpaper, geometric pattern rug, and black contrasting doggy bulletin board! See the before on designsponge.com.

BTW, I love the mini toadstools. I was just browsing toadstool ornaments over the weekend!

Play Rooms are for Fun

Hi, I’m Susi, a blogger for Arcadian Lighting, where I write about lighting and interior design ideas. I’m so happy to be here at Spearmint Baby today as a guest blogger! My post is all about fun play rooms. There are some amazing play rooms out there filled with lots of creative ideas for furniture, light fixtures and wall art. I hope these inspire you to create one in your home. Enjoy!

Color, color and color makes for a fun play room. This play room is filled with creativity, from activities to the colorful garland.

Color is so important for creating a fun play room. This play room has a travel theme to inspire young travelers. From globes and maps to suitcases and souvenirs, the travel theme adds color as well as interest.

Chalkboard paint is a great idea for the walls of a fun play room. You could choose classic black chalkboard paint or from a wide array of chalkboard paints in everything from pink to orange to brown.

A window seat or bench provides a comfortable place to hang out, read a book or even nap. This gender neutral play room uses red, blue and white in cheerful patterns.

Cleverly designed shelves become steps to a nook and slide. Great for older kids, this play room has great open space for expending energy and a nook for quiet time. Track lights and spot lights are perfect choices for this well-designed room.

Fun in the play room means lots of toys. Lots of toys means there is a need for clever organization, like these various size cubes on the wall to hold books, toys and tiny treasures.

For older kids, this two level play room is a fun idea. Bright colors and tons of visual interest engage young minds.

The ultimate fun playroom has a swing… and a slide. Great creativity makes this play room one of our faves for multiple ages. Recessed ceiling lights provide good illumination in this cool space. I love the tree with the swing—it’s so charming!

Don’t these play rooms awaken your inner child? Find more fun and creative design ideas at Arcadian Lighting’s blog every day! (Images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

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Grey Nursery

Good Morning! A little nursery eye candy for you this morning. Grey walls work really well for gender neutral nurseries…just add the accessories AFTER baby is born! This particular nursery is painted Stonington Gray by Benjamin Moore. I love the pretty blue chevron rug. More at flickr.com

Nursery Paint Colors

Someone wonderful got me a subscription for House Beautiful magazine recently and I get so excited each time I see a new issue in the mail. In the latest issue, there is an article about paint colors that look beautiful in every light. I had an idea of the direction I wanted to go for paint colors in the nursery, but this article came at the perfect time to solidify two great possibilities.

One thing I wanted to keep in mine while choosing paint colors was that they should go well with the rest of the house. Remember our living/dining room color? It’s a dark purple. Our entryway is now a light gray and our kitchen and hallway will be the same color. Our master bedroom is staying white, due to the paneling, and my husband can’t stand painting another room, so our office will stay sage green. I remember when we were looking at houses to buy and there was one with a PINK room, a BLUE room, and a YELLOW room. Each one screamed it’s designated color and the whole effect was a bit nauseating. I’m hoping to avoid that same vibe, but I still want to have fun decorating.

For a girl, I wanted something with a peachy-pink hue, but I didn’t want it too girly. This is one color that was featured in the House Beautiful article and I really love it. It looks a bit different in the magazine, so I hope the name is correct!

Gender Neutral Nursery

Kelly decorated this sweet gender neutral nursery for her baby…a BOY (Winslow) born on August 20th! Doesn’t her nursery have a wonderful, relaxed feeling? I love that cute wall of yellow polka dots. My other favorite thing is the artwork of the yellow shirted Mom & Dad & kittycat!

Gender Neutral Nursery

I’ve been meaning to share this nursery that I spotted on Erin’s blog about a month ago. I love that it could double as a guest room- it is playful enough for baby but equally nice to set your inlaws up in.

The designer found the beautiful painting above the crib at a flea market (for $35!) She used it as color inspiration for the room. I am obsessing over that beautiful rug- it looks amazing with the black Jenny Lind crib. I also LOVE the fabric of the crib skirt and matching couch pillow.

For all the details/links to items in this nursery visit elementsofstyleblog.com

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