Baby M's Gender Neutral Nursery- Sneak Peak

Yep, we are "those people" who have decided to be surprised by the gender of our little one.  One of the main oppositions people often have is the nursery..how could you deny yourself the nesting instinct to get it all ready!

Inspiration Board: (Created in Photoshop by me)

My main advice is not to let the crib bedding dictate your whole design.  I decided to just do a white crib bedding until later when I might add some boyish or girly details. Also don't panic about the name over the bed factor..that can be something fun to add when the baby comes.  I personally am loving the gender neutral look and my goal was to have pieces that I can use elsewhere down the line when baby M gets bigger.

How to put together a room to save yourself time and money:

1. Put together an inspiration board from internet images for the overall look, color scheme etc. 

2. Make a floor plan of your room so you can make sure things fit.

3. Make a sketch of how the room will look in 3D.

4. Make a list of how much all this will cost!

5. Spluge and Save! Bring along print outs of all of your inspiration boards etc and attempt to find either the exact item you wanted if it is important to you and in budget(splurges) AND also attempt to find substitutes for things that achieve the same effect for a lesser cost (saves).

The  Shopping List! (websites are hyperlinked...couldn't get this all to fit...)

#	Item	website
1	Zig Zag- Blue Curtains	Urban Outfitters
2	Parklane 3-Drawer Changer - Two Tone	sams club
3	Pottery Barn Charleston Rocker	Pottery Barn- mine is craigslist $250.
4	CB2 Knitted Pouf ottoman	CB2
5	orange mod end table/stool	home furniture
6	Turquoise Clock	Urban Outfitters
7	Crib	Walmart ours=given yay!
8	Chevron Drum Shade	Shades of Light
9	Wall Art	DIY- Walmart project
10	Picture Ledge 45"	Ikea
11	Paint- gray horse,gray mist,citrus orange	Benjamin Moore
12	Prant Box Storage system	DIY+ Ikea
13	Danish Alphabet Poster	Spunky Sprout

Grand Total of this plan: $1,140.00. 

My initial sketch

BEFORE: How the nursery looked from the previous home owner...it was ok..just not the most functional use of the space.


AFTER?
Sorry, you will have to stay tuned int he coming weeks for the real images of how it all turned out!  But here is a little snip...

~ the damsel