Blue and Yellow Modern Gender Neutral Baby Nursery on $300 Budget

The pouf was an Etsy find and it came with the slipcover which we think is genius. Originally Nancy was looking at a cool grey knitted pouf that would have looked fantastic but it wasn’t practical in the room. “I think texture, color, pattern are all important elements in a child’s room.” Since the windows are directly across the entry, she wanted the drapery to be something more than just the existing white venetian blinds. “I originally was going to make the drapes from a white fabric with yellow giraffes on them. It was really cute but I ended up choosing a more modern and grown up print that would be more versatile. The drapes can be moved to another room or even turned into toss cushions in the future.” We’re also loving the trendy chevron prints she selected.

Nancy gave this cabinet she found in her sister’s garage a makeover. Look how she created something wooden and old looking into a coordinated piece of furniture that goes perfectly with the room! Love it! “Everything in the room was a DIY project, except for the crib, rocking chair and the little white bookshelf. The three biggies were the change table, the toy chest bench and the ABC storage cabinet.”

When Nancy suggested taking out the closet doors to make the room larger, she didn’t know the closest was already wallpapered by the previous home owner. “We contemplated tearing it down but it was going to be a lot of work and since it was in decent condition and happened to be blue and white, we decided to keep it. It wasn’t worth the time, effort and paint to tear it down.”

 ”Working on a $300 budget and starting from scratch was extremely difficult.Luckily some family and friends pitched in with big ticket gifts (crib, rocking chair and pouf). Without their help, it would not have been possible. It’s amazing how fast $300 goes! The biggest challenge for me personally was not being able to buy certain items that I really wanted for the room. The more I looked around, the more I wanted to buy! It was hard to reign it in and make sacrifices and compromises about what we could and could not afford.”

 Nancy’s beautiful niece, Mia was born on September 21, 2011. She still have to change the C over her crib to an M! “I was really happy with the finished room but to be honest…once Mia was born, I found myself wanting to redo the room and go full out pink and white with it! I still have the urge. Because Mia is the only girl in our family so far (she has 3 boy cousins), I think the desire to all out girly for her is even stronger. I’ll have to discuss this with my sister!”