To not want an All pink nursery for my baby girl?!

[Natnat29]

Any advice where I can find a feminine but not all pink nursery interior set? Don't want room to be overly pink but that said don't want it to be just neutral either (yes I know I'm a fussy sod)
Best I've seen and liked so far is Prickles and Twoo set from lollipop lane www.lollipoplane.co.uk/uk/prickles-and-twoo-bedding-bale.htm
Am I some sort of crazy lady to not one an all pink room I'm thinking I must be?

Well, of course we can all be reductionist and say that everything is just a word. Phew, that's the end of anything being annoying then!

detective got there before me and far more succinctly!

Succinct is not a word that has ever been used to describe me before! You have made my day

Glad we have that sorted Lady

By the time they're old enough to care and appreciate the effort you've gone to they will want Peppa Pig/Thomas/Cars/princesses and all your tasteful planning will be wasted.

So with that in mind I'd paint the room white and...

Buy the cheapest good quality sleep bags (they'll only sick/poo on them)

Buy plain white sheets (same reason as before)

Forget "nursery furniture" because it's a waste of money - buy a proper chest of drawers

Buy plain boxes/baskets to put things in - I like rattan but up to you. If you get plain painted but unvarnished you could stencil on a plain design later.

Neutral carpet that won't show the stains

A black out blind in a plain colour

Plain light shade or better still, a night light.

Then liven it all up with wall stickers and pictures because they are cheap and can be easily changed and a gorgeous blanket for the cot/bed. Try Laura Ashley, Zara Home, JoJo Maman, White Company, John Lewis, local baby boutiques or even EBay, Amazon and Etsy/Folksy (but just check there's no buttons or similar that can pulled off and choked on). No need for even a hint of pink.

About 2 months after the baby's born you may want to get a mobile for over the cot or changing mat. I can almost guarantee you will want the most garish one that plays music because babies have terrible taste and all you want is a good distraction for them!

So what is a nursery if not a baby's room?

Glad the Esme gets the thumbs up. We chose it because it will have longevity; I can see it lasting a good few years!

It's good that you can get the material separately, if you're handy you could get some and knock up curtains or a bean bag or something?

A nursery is a place for trees, or a childcare/ preschool or Mary Poppins.

A child's room is a bedroom. You don't have to convert it from nursery to toddlery, to childery to teenery. It just needs to be warm and clean and have shelves and walls for the inevitable plastic crap they will bring into your life .

Seriously, it is bonkers that these companies manage to convince people they need to spend a hundred quid on baby duvets and cot bumpers which are not just unecessary but unsafe.

Indeed. And the implicit understanding that if you don't go to all the trouble of matching your impending baby's lampshade, rug, curtains, wallpaper, duvet (??), cot bumper, etc so create an Amazing Themed Space worthy of gasps of audible wonder upon entering, then you are somehow failing your as yet unborn progeny.

Bah humbug to it all. We bought cots, sheets, a mobile, sleeping bags, and a chest of drawers.

Oh dear and my only issue was pink now I need to worry about what I call the baby room too

Yes you're absolutely crazy and unreasonable not to want an entirely pink room for your baby.

You must have one whether you want it or not, it's the law.

I knew it bugger best remove this thread before I get tracked down by the authorities ;)

Really don't worry... When your baby has a name, the room will have a name. Your baby is not going to have any opinion about interior design for quite some time. Nothing bad will happen if you don't surround her in pink.

My issue was more of an observation really, was surprised that the only colour schemes available (albeit in packs/sets) were pink, blue or beige. I assumed that there would be more choice but have had some good ideas on here so gonna look past the whole bedding set idea and probable give the bumpers a miss altogether (didnt realise there was associated risks with those)

I've done my nursery in Sleepy Owl by Dunelm. We didn't know the gender but didn't want beige so went with this. We have a Ds and I love it for him but could easily be for a girl too.

If you want a set, buy a set. You might not use it all but so what? If we only ever bought things which were practical and plain life would be very dull.

You don't need lots of things for babies (or adults) but if the OP wants to buy a set then what does it matter?

Our nursery is currently lemon. I have 2 girls - it was light green for the first one and is lemon for the second. Nice and bright and I didn't want pink either. The one nursery set (baby quilt (post 12 months old), fleece blanket, curtains and lampshade - no bumper because of safety issue) of a lemon lollipop lane design has done both of them.

Op, there used to be a great blog (not sure if it's still going) called Baby Style File. There used to be lots of lovely things on there and not all prohibitively expensive.

I didnt know the sex of my baby so went neutral. When dd popped out we were immediately bought one of every baby item you can buy in pink by grandparents and relatives. The pink accessories are cute in dd's room and it does look lovely if you don't include the mountain of of toys stuffed in the corner. But, dd isn't really a pink kinda girl and whilst I am grateful for all that she has been bought and spoiled with, I do wish people would stop with all of the pink.

John Lewis

Kiddicare

YANBU.

It's all just pink, blue, neutral or Jungle, isn't it?

Mamas and Papas stuff is lovely.

Or what about something lilac if you're opposed to pink. You don't need it all matching although all my pfbs bedroom stuff matched right down to the border and lampshade

We painted our DD's name pale green and added bits and pieces as we went along. I'd love to be able to afford a "proper" colour scheme and matching accessories but at 3 she doesn't actually isn't bothered that her furniture is random pieces of furniture that don't match.