The Look for Less: A Playful and Neutral Nursery

Earlier today we showcased a twin boy nursery, with a bit of a safari theme, featuring a few splurge items. And because I just can’t help myself — and I know how much you all love a bargain! — I put together a nursery design board to give you some ideas on how to get the look for less.

I included some items from the original room design, like the pouf and bookcase, because I felt that they really were quality finds. I opted for an espresso crib vs the two-tone crib to save $100 — and saved big, while still adding custom art into the design, with some personalized prints from Etsy. Read More...

Playful Safari Twin Nursery (Featured Baby Room)

This week’s featured baby room is a bright twin boys’ nursery. It’s playful yet sophisticated — and it’s got a bit of a safari theme going on.

This jaw-dropping nursery is uncluttered and playful. It looks like it was designed by a pro! And you could say that it was because new mom of twins Ali, of Charles and Ali, isn’t exactly a “new” mom. These twin boys are baby #4 and #5 for Ali so she knows a thing or two about putting a nursery together. More nursery details and images after the jump!

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A Sweet and Neutral Baby Room {Featured Real Nursery}

This week’s featured nursery is sweet and neutral — and designed by CCN contributor/new mom Amelia!

Our newest contributor Amelia just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, a little earlier than expected, but she was ready because she had already completed the nursery. I think that’s some sort of record! The room is serene, filled with colorful accessories and great design choices.

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Up, Up & Away Twin Nursery

This week’s featured real nursery has an Up, Up and Away theme, featuring whimsical hot air balloons, personalized airplane decals and lots of special touches.

Mama-of-twins Lisa of Lisa Fero Interiors says, “I have boy/girl twins and have created a gender neutral nursery for them to share. Sticking to our budget was important, so the room consisted of great inexpensive finds and diy projects.”


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A Shared Kids’ Bedroom {featured nursery and preteen room}

Fun, fresh design! This week’s featured real room is a colorful shared nursery for a soon-to-be adopted baby and a 9-year old girl—featuring lots of colorful fabrics and unique inspiration prints. Decorated by Kelle Boyd of Ann Kelle for children’s photographer Angela Crutcher, this room is a great example of how to make a shared room work.

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A Modern, Gender-Neutral Nursery {Featured Real Room}

This week’s featured real room is a gender-neutral nursery, featuring black furniture, gray walls, and accents in turquoise and yellow. New mom Erin D. gave birth to a healthy baby girl a few short weeks ago, but when she designed this nursery she had no idea what she would be having.

Erin says, “We didn’t find out what we were having so I wanted to create a gender neutral room that was calming and relaxing— but that wasn’t yellow and green, like many think of for a gender neutral room.” Mission accomplished! The nursery is bright, inviting and uncluttered.

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Bright Chevron Gender-Neutral Nursery

This week’s featured real room is a gender-neutral nursery, featuring white walls and bright chevron fabric. Mama-to-be Maggie B. of Okay, Now What? chose not to find out the sex of her baby and set off on the adventure of designing a neutral space.

She used a colorful chevron fabric as her inspiration and made it the focal point of the room by sewing curtains, throw pillows and a crib skirt for the nursery. Maggie made lots of other things too—like the tissue paper pom poms and the art in the room. By taking on all of these do-it-yourself projects, this expectant mom was able to save her money to purchase big ticket items that she really wanted—like the Monte Design rocker!

Including that splurge item, Maggie managed to keep her budget under $1,500. You go girl! We’ve got all the details on this bright, gender-neutral nursery after the jump.

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