Sep 7, 2024

Ever since we built our home in 2020 this room sat as part guest room part knick-knack collector. Our main goal while building our home was to get in the house as quickly as possible to help save on money spent towards our construction loan. This meant interior design took a big back seat and I spent the majority of the build dreaming up different moodboards for each room.

While we were designing and building our home we knew this specific room could one day serve as the perfect nursery. It wasn’t until we returned from our England trip knowing that we were pregnant with our sweet babe that I started collecting nursery furniture and dreaming up neutral nursery ideas.

Above all else I wanted a nursery room to reflect the rest of our home and feel like a thoughtful intentional space versus one that felt like a disconnected off-shoot. Which can be a tricky balance! Ultimately I landed on a gender neutral nursery that wasn’t devoid of color. Instead I filled the space with earthy tones and bold patterns mirroring the other spaces in our home.

Paying homage to our Montana home, I mixed woodland animals and western motifs together with family heirlooms. The playful blue rug I ended up choosing felt like a good pair of blue jeans, while adding a pop of color to our otherwise neutral palette. And the bold color of our dark green crib added a collected feel to the second-hand wooden furniture I planned on using for a changing table.

Wall art was another way I brought in sentimental touches to this space. I mixed in vintage prints, postcards and cards from our loved ones as artwork. Though I know it’s the Unto Dust Western Prints that typically steal the show.

The first decision I made was the best way to cover up the white walls that were originally here was with this geometric wallpaper. (For those wondering – white walls are everywhere in our home because one paint color saves on time and money.) Soft accents like this dusty pink lamp and linen crib skirt helped temper the neutral color pattern into a soothing gender-neutral nursery.

If I could give one piece of advice to those building their own nurseries it would be to fill it with intentional pieces. Whether that’s family heirlooms or meaningful tokens don’t let a neutral space become void of sentiment for the sake of ‘neutrality.’ Even if we did end up with a baby boy the hand sewn bunny my mom made for my childhood was still going to sit a top a shelf.

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Dark Green Crib // Denim Blue Rug // Linen Crib Skirt // Geometric Wallpaper // Recliner (bought secondhand) // Stork // Artera Handwoven Baskets