https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:07:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough/page/2#post-2125824 Sun, 29 Mar 2015 10:56:49 +0000 Maysprout 2125824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough/page/2#post-2125762 Sun, 29 Mar 2015 08:52:51 +0000 WinterBee 2125762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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.<br /> I've seen lots of cute orange gender neutral rooms. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough/page/2#post-2049197 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 06:57:07 +0000 MrsBananaGrabber 2049197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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?"</p> <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough/page/2#post-2044720 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 22:32:13 +0000 ALV91711 2044720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think those are great colours for a nursery and I'm really liking the alphabet theme. Also love that bedding you posted!!</p> <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough/page/2#post-2044715 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 22:22:35 +0000 lady grey 2044715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: I like the crib bedding, think it could go either way, for a boy or girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough/page/2#post-2044689 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 22:04:30 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2044689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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!</p> <p>I think the linens/bedding that you posted later definitely look gender-neutral though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough/page/2#post-2044548 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:32:29 +0000 catlady 2044548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's neutral. I'd probably replace the red with yellow but that's personal preference. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough/page/2#post-2044475 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 19:47:35 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2044475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: I think those sheets/curtains/etc could go either way! Very pretty and cheerful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough/page/2#post-2044451 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 19:35:55 +0000 Greentea 2044451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cute and fun colors. Not too boyish at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough/page/2#post-2044395 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 19:06:52 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2044395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 :) </p> <p>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 :) </p> <p><a href="http://www.hellobee.com/2013/07/30/little-lions-nursery/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/2013/07/30/little-lions-nursery/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.hellobee.com/2015/01/06/updating-our-neutral-nursery-for-baby-girl/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/2015/01/06/updating-our-neutral-nursery-for-baby-girl/</a> </p> [attach=3751/15/niwwbg.600x399.lion1.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough/page/2#post-2044301 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:08:34 +0000 78h2o 2044301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: personally, I think it's a little more boyish than girlish, but still technically neutral. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2044173 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:31:46 +0000 MrsBrewer 2044173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lady grey: I'm sorry, yes, the crib linens! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2044111 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:04:11 +0000 PinkElephant 2044111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree the bedding is neutral. I think that the patterns you use with those colors could help make a room look more masculine/feminine...for example, turquoise quatrefoil pattern reads "girl" to me even though it's blue, but the same colors in stripes or checks looks more masculine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2044093 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 15:58:43 +0000 BadgerMom 2044093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the crib bedding is gender neutral. The lack of rusty red and a lighter gray I think helps lighten it up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2044046 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 15:30:58 +0000 lady grey 2044046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: Do you mean the crib itself or all the linens? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2044043 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 15:29:31 +0000 MrsBrewer 2044043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lady grey: love those colors!!</p> <p>So would you think of this as a boy crib then?? </p> [attach=1855/15/niwm97.600x600.nursery.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2043907 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:28:32 +0000 78h2o 2043907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lady grey: I like those suggestions! I definitely feel the original palette is too boyish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2043901 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:25:22 +0000 lady grey 2043901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Looks pretty masculine to me, how about these? </p> [attach=4871/15/niwjaa.223x226.images.jpeg] [attach=4871/15/niwjab.225x224.images-1.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2043797 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:44:15 +0000 LuLu Mom 2043797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about cutting the blue and adding in a yellow? I think it's masculine, however it's colors, accessories could make it girlie if that needs to happen! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2043764 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:31:49 +0000 sarac 2043764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't believe that any color is 'boy' or 'girl', so I'd say just go with what you like. Seriously, who cares? If your kid grows up to hate it, they can repaint it themselves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2043761 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:30:50 +0000 PawPrints 2043761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I have a different take on nursery decor than most people do. I feel like you should pick colors that <u>you</u> like and that you feel comfortable looking at for hours of nursing and diaper changes. The baby is not going to care if the colors line up with society's understanding of gender norms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2043738 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:18:50 +0000 loveisstrange 2043738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Leans boy to me. I'd cut the gray and the red, personally... although it could work if you kept the walls pale and used the red as more of a small accent.</p> <p>I like this nursery! It's a boy nursery, I think, but I think it's pretty neutral. </p> <p><a href="http://www.erinsanderdesign.com/blog/2012/03/orange-and-aqua-nursery/" rel="nofollow">http://www.erinsanderdesign.com/blog/2012/03/orange-and-aqua-nursery/</a></p> <p>ETA: here's a few more.</p> <p><a href="http://projectnursery.com/projects/aqua-and-orange-beach-inspired-nursery/#" rel="nofollow">http://projectnursery.com/projects/aqua-and-orange-beach-inspired-nursery/#</a></p> <p><a href="http://lifeasathrifter.blogspot.com/2011/09/home-tour-nursery.html" rel="nofollow">http://lifeasathrifter.blogspot.com/2011/09/home-tour-nursery.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://seecatecreate.com/sawyers-woodsy-aqua-nursery-updated/" rel="nofollow">http://seecatecreate.com/sawyers-woodsy-aqua-nursery-updated/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2043720 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:13:09 +0000 LovelyPlum 2043720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: i love the idea! I also really like your idea of teal, orange, and gray. We have a lot of orange in our nursery, which we designed to be gender neutral. It had a few splashes of hot pink, too, but I decided that I would swap out hot pink for red if we had a boy. We didn't so I kept it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2043719 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:13:08 +0000 Veggiemama 2043719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oops I voted wrong too, I definitely think it would work for both genders! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2043718 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:11:12 +0000 MrsBrewer 2043718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gah! Sorry for the confusing poll, that was my fault!!</p> <p>Thanks for all the input!! :-) I might be leaning more towards just the teal, gray, and orange. Probably leaving out the red and light blue colors. I can see I guess how it might come off as masculine.</p> <p>Also our nursery "theme" is going to be the ABC's. I'm going to do something like this on one of the walls. </p> [attach=1855/15/niwfuo.450x600.abc.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2043702 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:03:50 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2043702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Leans boy to me. Even when I cover up the red or teal it still seems masculine. The brown - gray color is definitely boy with these other colors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2043697 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:00:48 +0000 lilyofthewest 2043697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are also :teamgreen: and I have to keep telling people that the things we've bought and the stuff on our registry does not reflect secret knowledge that we're having a boy. It's just most stuff that isn't pink, purple and sparkly gets interpreted as boy. Other people's stereotyping is the problem; not your color palette. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2043677 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 12:46:18 +0000 loki 2043677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It reminds me a lot of this bedding set from PBK that I LOVE:</p> <p><a href="http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/rowan-nursery-bedding/?pkey=bunisex-nursery-bedding&#038;amp" rel="nofollow">http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/rowan-nursery-bedding/?pkey=bunisex-nursery-bedding&#038;amp</a>;</p> <p>it's a bit more masculine but i think you could soften it up by adding some more pastels... i just love the colour scheme of that PBK set and think it's very unisex and might be good inspiration for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2043676 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 12:45:52 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2043676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it looks good. Maybe leave out the red and gray until baby comes and then decide some purple or girlier colors later. </p> <p>Our team green nursery was teal and I loved it for our little girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-gender-neutral-enough#post-2043584 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 12:08:03 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2043584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it is very masculine. I would switch the red with another color, maybe purple? </p>