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Setting up a Baby Nursery ~Gender Neutral Yellow and Grey

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February 28, 2014 by Kendra 28 Comments

I’ve been promising baby room pictures for over a month now. Yes, I know, I’m slow here. 😉 But it’s finally looking like something and I’m excited to share how we’re setting up a baby nursery with yellow and grey!

I painted the walls of that little room a cheery yellow over 5 years ago and it was wonderful for a playroom. Especially with some Winnie the Pooh pictures. But I was sick of Winnie the Pooh and wanted something a little different…. I also didn’t want to repaint.

Grey seemed really classy with yellow and I thought it would be great for a baby room. I even found a cute bedding set on Etsy that was in greys and I was going to buy it.

But we realized that buying a bedding set for a small (portable) crib wouldn’t be as easy as we thought. In addition, my mom nearly begged me to let her sew my baby stuff if I wasn’t going to.  I agreed, because after all, it would be pretty special for baby to have bedding that “Grandma” made!

On Black Friday we go shopping with plans of finding all these pretty grey prints and using them to make baby bedding.  Plans don’t always work out like we think they will. We found very little grey at all. Not the 4-5 different prints that I wanted for sure. Instead, we found the most adorable print with birds and branches on it. That print became the baby blanket, and the inspiration for our baby room.

Setting up a baby nursery. Our inspiration:  Birds and branches crib set

Our new theme? Birds and branches.

My mom has a vinyl cutter that she uses to design wall words and do etching and all sorts of neat things like that. So I sorta figured I could go “all out” with what I wanted for the baby room walls.

First, she cut the verse below for me to put above the changing table. I had chosen that verse years ago for that wall and hadn’t ever got it cut. I love having scripture in our baby’s room like that.

Suffer the little children to come unto me. Bible verse on wall

Then came the fun of the branch we put on the opposite wall. We cut the branch in dark grey, added some green leaves, and some blue birds. I made some pink flowers out of a cotton print and we glued them up there as well.

Tree branch on baby room wall

I found a darling bird cage and Jason cut some of the lower bars out. We painted it dark grey, and hung it on a hook to put the diapers in.

Bird cage diaper holder

My little brothers grew gourds last summer and for Christmas they painted them and gave them to us older kids. I asked them to paint one in dark grey for me, and this is what we ended up with.

Painted gourd bird cage for decor

Curtains were a nightmare. I dislike traditional drapes and wanted some sheers to use as a swag. We couldn’t find anything in dark grey that we liked. Until mother came across 2 dark grey scarves on clearance at Target. I sewed them together leaving the fringe hanging and I love the effect!

Scarves turned into curtains

Because this room could potentially become a bedroom to more than one child and perhaps preschool age children, I wanted some hooks on the wall for their coats and stuff. This was made simple by going out behind the shed with a sawsaw and cutting two pieces off of an old pallet. A light sand job and to light coats of dark grey paint gave the impression of aged wood. Add hooks and hang. I love it!

Pallet boards turned into coat hooks

All in all, I’m thrilled with our results from setting up a baby nursery. Perhaps I should go into interior design?  One thing for sure though, I should NOT go into photography! I took photos at three different times of the day and still couldn’t get good results. My walls are a butter-cream yellow and in these photos they look beige. Oh well 🙂

Here are a few more photos.

To the left, when you come into the room. The little stand beside my chair still needs a basket for the center shelf and I will put a lamp and few other things on the top and top shelf.

Setting up a baby nursery. Making the best of the little space we have.

The wall to the right. On the right side of the changing table I plan on putting a clothes hamper. And on the shelves to the right I plan on placing two small baskets to hold diaper changing stuff. Mother is using the scraps from my bedding to make a pad for the top of my changing table as well.

Setting up a baby nursery in grey and yellow, with a birds and branches theme

It is a small room, but I’m truly in love with our baby-room. I feel we made great use of the space and I’m so excited for the little one that’s going to be sleeping in there!

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Respectful opinions are always welcome

  1. vermilionrose says

    February 28, 2014 at 9:50 am

    I admire your ingenuity! The baby’s room is so lovely.

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  2. The Smelly Lady says

    February 28, 2014 at 11:00 am

    How adorable! I like the blanket.

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  3. amanda says

    February 28, 2014 at 12:00 pm

    Aw so cute!

    Reply
  4. Terra W says

    February 28, 2014 at 4:45 pm

    Such a beautiful room! I haven’t read all of your posts, is this your first?

    Reply
    • Kendra says

      February 28, 2014 at 4:46 pm

      Yes it is 🙂

      Reply
  5. Heather@ To Sow a Seed says

    February 28, 2014 at 10:04 pm

    Adorable! I love that there are so many family touches, and that you created such a peaceful space.

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    • Kendra says

      March 1, 2014 at 5:01 pm

      Thanks Heather, that is one of my favorite parts as well. It just becomes meaningful.

      Reply
  6. Rebekah says

    March 1, 2014 at 3:12 am

    So cute :D. I love bird decor and am decorating with it myself these days. I think wall words are cool, and like how you put birds on the changing table :).

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  7. Shelley says

    March 2, 2014 at 3:09 pm

    Very nice. A sweet room for your wee one…….blessings

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  8. Barbara says

    March 2, 2014 at 3:56 pm

    Kendra, I love your theme for your nursery it is so precious and beautifully done as well.I love birds especially blue birds and the scripture on the wall is beautiful as well as everything else that you put on your wall. Blessings to you and your precious baby.

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  9. Lisa says

    March 3, 2014 at 7:04 am

    Congratulations! What an adorable room – very practical to serve you for many years to come!

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  10. lisa@ the thrifty challenge says

    March 3, 2014 at 5:17 pm

    Lovely. Yellow and grey is great for a gender neutral nursery. I’ve gone for the same colours but with a splash of green too as the room came with green carpet. The quote from Mark is a great addition to the room.

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    • Kendra says

      March 4, 2014 at 10:12 am

      Green would be a pretty accent color for yellow and grey!

      Reply
  11. Bibi says

    March 4, 2014 at 8:51 am

    Your nursery is so darling! The birds and branches are a great theme and I love love love the bible verse above the changing table. Very cute, your little one will love his/her room!

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    • Kendra says

      March 4, 2014 at 9:05 am

      Thanks Bibi, I’m pretty excited about it for sure, and that bible verse is one we planned on putting there ever since we bought that house.

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      • Bibi says

        March 4, 2014 at 9:38 am

        That is very special you planned the bible verse there since you bought the house. 🙂

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  12. Emily @ Simple Life Of A Fire Wife says

    March 4, 2014 at 6:43 pm

    Your room looks great! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing at Share Your Stuff Tuesdays!

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  13. Holly Menning says

    March 4, 2014 at 8:14 pm

    So cute!

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  14. Merissa @ Little House Living says

    March 4, 2014 at 10:31 pm

    So cute! I love the diapers in the birdcage!

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  15. Michelle says

    March 5, 2014 at 3:55 pm

    So sweet… love the nod to “nature” whenever decorating a nursery… something so sweet and innocent about the birds and that goes perfectly with anything “baby” or “newborn” in my book! Good luck to you and your new growing family.
    Michelle
    chellebellestyle.blogspot.com

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  16. Megan @ Our Pinteresting Family says

    March 7, 2014 at 7:39 am

    What a beautiful nursery! 🙂

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  17. Terry @ Path to Simple says

    March 7, 2014 at 4:27 pm

    Very pretty. I love the wall designs!

    Reply
  18. Kelsie says

    March 8, 2014 at 2:19 pm

    The birds are cute. 🙂 Love the changing table!

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  19. Britney @ The Princess & Her Cowboys says

    March 8, 2014 at 11:47 pm

    This is way fun! I love the idea of making it gender neutral for future babes! Thanks for linking up to The Wednesday Roundup!

    Reply
  20. Susie@homemaker-mom says

    March 11, 2014 at 1:53 pm

    Wow girl this is a grand nursery! I am thrilled for you!!

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  21. Natasha in Oz says

    March 15, 2014 at 1:29 am

    This is a beautiful room that has been prepared with love and happiness. Thanks for sharing your post at my Say G’Day Saturday linky party. I am featuring it this week.

    Hope you can join me again this weekend!

    Best wishes,
    Natasha in Oz

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  22. Krista Low says

    March 25, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    I love the cute little bear in the crib waiting for a friend. Your room is so fun!

    Reply
    • Kendra says

      March 25, 2014 at 8:30 pm

      Thanks Krista!

      Reply

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