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Is this gender neutral enough?

  • poll: Is this too boyish?
    Yes! : (79 votes)
    48 %
    No! : (56 votes)
    34 %
    I could go either way : (28 votes)
    17 %
    Other : (0 votes)
  1. MrsBrewer

    coconut / 8854 posts

    @lady grey: I'm sorry, yes, the crib linens!

  2. 78h2o

    grapefruit / 4441 posts

    @MrsBrewer: personally, I think it's a little more boyish than girlish, but still technically neutral.

  3. Mrs. Lion

    blogger / grapefruit / 4836 posts

    My DH also loves orange and we used similar colors to yours (gray, blue, green and orange) but they were brighter, and we did the furniture and walls neutral so that the colors popped. I totally think our nursery is gender neutral. It worked great for LO1 (boy) and we are reusing the same nursery for LO2 (girl) with a couple coral accents just because I wanted to spruce it up just a bit. I think the bedding you found is beautiful, and perfect for a girl or a boy! I do tend to see brighter colors as more gender neutral and the darker colors as more masculine, but like a pp said, you want a room YOU love to look at...your baby isn't going to care

    This picture is of his original nursery...but I linked below to the blog posts about the original nursery as well as the updated nursery if you want to see more pictures

    http://www.hellobee.com/2013/07/30/little-lions-nursery/

    http://www.hellobee.com/2015/01/06/updating-our-neutral-nursery-for-baby-girl/



  4. Greentea

    pomelo / 5678 posts

    Cute and fun colors. Not too boyish at all!

  5. FliegepilzHut

    pomegranate / 3533 posts

    @MrsBrewer: I think those sheets/curtains/etc could go either way! Very pretty and cheerful!

  6. catlady

    grapefruit / 4988 posts

    I think it's neutral. I'd probably replace the red with yellow but that's personal preference.

  7. Mrs.KMM

    grapefruit / 4355 posts

    I think your palette in your original post looks a little boyish, but not at all because of the teal. We have teal in our girl color scheme and it definitely looks girly!

    I think the linens/bedding that you posted later definitely look gender-neutral though.

  8. lady grey

    pear / 1696 posts

    @MrsBrewer: I like the crib bedding, think it could go either way, for a boy or girl!

  9. ALV91711

    pomelo / 5621 posts

    I think those are great colours for a nursery and I'm really liking the alphabet theme. Also love that bedding you posted!!

    We were team green and our nursery is red, blue, yellow, green. I think you have to go with what you will like. Also the bolder colours I think last longer than just the baby stage.

  10. MrsBananaGrabber

    apricot / 309 posts

    We're trying to have a gender neutral baby registry (and we don't know the gender yet, but will before birth.) For everything I add, I ask myself, "Would I register for this knowing it's a boy?," then "Would I register for this knowing it's a girl?"

    The palette in your original post looks a little boyish to me, but it really depends on how you do it. What matters is whether you would be happy with it if it's a girl. If you think you'd want to redo it or you'd consider it too masculine if you had a girl, then it's too masculine. If you'd still love it for a girl, go with it.

  11. WinterBee

    persimmon / 1071 posts

    It seems boyish to me as well. I would take out the dark grey and the red to make it more neutral. Maybe add a cream or white if you want another colour.
    I've seen lots of cute orange gender neutral rooms.

  12. Maysprout

    grapefruit / 4800 posts

    I really like the colors on @loki: quilt. I think the Orange and red don't quite go with those shades of blue quite right. Maybe a more maroon red and reddish orange or a green instead of the red or orange.

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