So with a new baby on the way we decided to do a complete remodel of one of our old and outdated spare bedrooms. The difficulty was, we chose not find the sex of our babe before he/she was born. So the question is… How do you choose the right colors and decor that can last the test of time and work well for a gender neutral baby room?

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Before the Remodel

Here is a photo of the room before the remodel. Pretty boring and somewhat outdated, right? Also, the walls and curtains were pink. What if we had a boy? We’d have to paint, and I’m not sure I’d have the energy on top of learning how to deal with our first new born.

Also, at the time of this photo the flooring was a light brown carpet, but we knew there was beautiful hardwood underneath that was original to the house. We loved the idea of possibly removing the carpet and restoring the original hardwood floors.

Painting the Walls

One of the first things we did in this room was paint the walls. My wife, Annette, is a huge fan of pastels and since we didn’t know the sex of the child, so we chose to go with a mint green color which could work for both a boy or a girl. This color is called “Icing on the Cake” by Benjamin Moore.

The best part about painting was we knew we were going to rip/cut up the carpet, so there was no need to put down a drop cloth!

Removing the Carpet & Painting the Floors

So to make this baby room super fun we chose not to only remove the carpet, but also to paint the hardwood floor underneath an awesome glossy white.

There’s quite a bit that goes into removing the carpet, cleaning/prepping the hardwood floor as well as painting, so I made a short blog post on the process. Read it here!

Putting up Nursery Bookshelves

After getting the floor painted the next steps was to assemble our brand new crib from Bratt Decor and build some awesome mountain and could shaped shelves.

My wife was super excited to get this crib which was not cheap and shortly after our purchase, I found a nearly identical crib at a fraction of the cost on Wayfair. The coolest part about this particular crib is that it also can be converted into a daybed.

As we were searching for decor items for our gender-neutral baby room my wife came across Jellycat stuffed animals. They have almost every animal you can imagine and you can also buy an accompanying book of that same animal which our little one loves to snuggle when we read to her.

Here you can see I chose to stagger the shelves and put them in a tiered or ascending order. Also I used left over paint and touched up the screws I used to hang the shelves, so they blended in.

Creating the Tree Shaped Bookshelf

On of my favorite things I’ve ever built is this 6 foot tree shelf. My wife had been showing me pictures for months and we couldn’t really find any where to buy this unique tree shaped book shelf. When we finally did find someone that could build us one, the price tag was insane ($1,100 plus shipping)!

Being a pretty handy guy, I decided to give it a go and while this project took a little bit of time to figure out, it was totally worth it. To this day I still have friends and mom’s asking if I can create a tree shelf for them.

If you interest in learning more about how I built our tree shaped book shelf and want to give this project a shot yourself check out my super detailed blog post with awesome photos of the build. Check it out here.

Here’s a shot of the shelf with a few essentials such a Green Eggs & Ham, The Hungry Caterpillar, Humpty Dumpty and Go the F#$k to Sleep!

Additional Decor for our Gender Neutral Baby Room

In any new babe’s room you’ll want a comfy rocking chair for feedings, book readings, sleep sitting and more. We picked up this awesome glider in the photo below which I spent many nights rocking on.

Also, my wife’s sister bought us this awesome plush lamb nursery rocker from Pottery Barn as well as the matching lamb floor rug/play mat.

In the picture above you’ll also notice a chandelier. This room does not have a fixture hardwired into the ceiling. To combat that issue I picked up this awesome chrome and crystal chandelier, a ceiling medallion and a swag kit.

The swag kit is awesome as it allows you to take a chandelier that would normally need to be hardwired and convert it to a chandelier that can be plugged into a normal outlet. In this room there is a light switch right by the entrance that allows me control the outlet right under the chandelier and turn the light on and off therefore acting like your normal hardwired chandelier.

Gender Neutral Baby Room – Conclusion

Overall we couldn’t be happier with how our baby room turned out. The white hardwood floor brightens up the room an insane amount and a few years later we still love the mountain, cloud and tree shaped book shelves.

Oh…and in case you were wondering…we ended up having a beautiful baby girl that named Collette and now goes by the nickname Coco!

If you loved this post, just wait til my new one comes about out the baby-proofing process I went through. I locked this room down like it was for a madman and can’t wait to share the details.

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