Neutral Baby Room Ideas

If you are one of those parents who do not want to know the gender of their baby and be pleasantly surprised just with the little bundle of joy you are awaiting, you may want to look at some ideas to decorate your baby's room in a neutral fashion. Even if you do know the gender of the little baby that is on its way, it sure is a great thing that you do not want to succumb to the traditional blue for boys and pink for girls, or race cars for boys and princess castles for girls, and transcend all these tiny forms of gender bias to create a neutral room. In a way it teaches your child to appreciate and respect the opposite gender as much as her/himself. Without going deeper into this philosophy, here is a look into some gender neutral baby room ideas that you can inspire from or execute for the apple of your eye.

Primary Color Theme
The primary colors blue, yellow, and red make for a great base around which a unisex baby room can be designed. Absolutely colorful, and vibrant, have a wall painted with checks of these colors. Divide these checks with thick white lines for a visual break. The rest of the room does not need much accessorizing simply because this wall has done the trick. Allow the rest of the furniture to be of a neutral shade such as white or beige, so that this wall stands out. Decorate with the accessories as per your choice after your baby comes home.

Animal Prints
Another design idea for a neutral baby room includes the use of animal prints in different manners. For instance, zebra prints, tiger paws, or creating the footsteps of a bird on the wall toward its nest is a great way to create a neutral baby room idea. Create a mural on the wall with a scene from wildlife such as birds flying, or them perched on a tree, monkeys hanging from a tree, etc. These are neutral designs and work beautifully for a baby boy or girl's room.

Tropical Baby Rooms
If you thought the tropical theme could be used only to create sophisticated interiors for adults, think again. This theme can be suitably adapted into a neutral baby room decor idea. Beaded curtains in neutral shades such as orange and white, yellow and orange, etc. around the baby's crib, with wall art that includes seashells and star fish, and rustic wooden furniture would make for a great baby room. In such a case you don't have to worry too much about choosing baby room colors as the accessories do the trick, and perfectly!

Baby Rooms Based on Cartoon Characters
Timeless cartoon characters that we have all loved can form the base of some great neutral baby room designs. Choose from Popeye and Olive, recreate a scene from the Flintstones, or go as far into the future by recreating a room from the Jetsons. Any cartoon character is a great choice for this idea. Add similar accessories such as hanging lamps, throw cushions, and rugs to complete the look of the room.

Simply Contemporary
If you are a parent who does not like too much fuss around the design and décor of a baby's room and would like to keep it neutral so that the design lasts for a while, keep the room simple and design it around a contemporary theme. You may not think it to be very pretty/beautiful/worthy as a baby nursery theme idea but by choosing the right accessories you can actually have a beautiful baby room. Play around with baby room colors such as a light gray, white, subtle orange, a soft blue, sea green, lemon yellow, or a deep purple. A combination of these shades will make the room look like a beautiful little paradise for your little one. Accessorize with picture frames, stickers, decals, and other types of wall art to give the room the feel of a baby room.

As hard as it may seem to you, coming up with neutral decorating ideas for a baby's room is not a tough task as long as you implement the aforementioned ideas and derive inspiration from these to come up with some of your own. Combining furniture for baby rooms along with some painting ideas and a theme on which the room will be centered, will help you come up with some unique ideas, be it a little blue-eyed boy or your beautiful princess.