To not understand this nursery trend?

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Since being pregnant and constantly looking at baby stuff on Instagram my entire discover is full of baby related content. All I see is floor to ceiling white/grey nursery's, with all white furniture, big fluffy white rugs.. kids bedrooms all in muted colours, mainly white and grey, very gorgeous to look at.. but AIBU to think surely these aren't what kids want? And surely it's a recipe for disaster having SO much white? I feel like if the little ones had the choice it would be a lot more colourful and a bit more fun. Some examples attached!

...that second "nursery" should be "playroom".

Were you aware that until the age of around one they only see in black and white

that cannot be true

It's not.

I prefer this than a riot of pink for a girl or blue for a boy frankly.

It doesn't appeal to me but I can see that it would be easy to add in colourful bits as the child got over. DS who is 3 chose his wall colour last year and it is therefore a very strong purple

@pinkoboe at a young age babies have very poor eyesight. That’s why you get a lot of Black and white patterns on baby toys

Well. Every day's a school day. I thought that was dogs

I was told dogs can only see black and red , which doesn't explain how they can see ham in a wheelie bin from 3 streets away.

Plenty of time to add colour in over the years though! I like the peaceful, calming environment it creates.

Also babies don't actually live in the nursery as such, they sleep/nap in there, have their nappies changed maybe, possibly fed if there's a nice rocking chair (recommended BTW but make sure you get the matching rocking footstool, it's worth it but they aren't actually stored in the nursery They are far more likely to spend time in the lounge/sitting room/pram/out and about than just lying for hours in the nursery, awake.

I don't like grey, but I like bright colour even less. The nursery for all my babies were as neutral as your photos, and looked lovely. Babies don't care anyway, and toddlers have enough bright toys if they need simulation. A calm room, which is designed for sleeping mainly, is exactly what everybody needs.

I love white for babies, it looks lovely and comfy and clean. There are not many colours who don't show stains, and at least you can bleach white.

I hate bright colours and patterns, especially clashing ones. I know people find that boring, who cares.

My preschooler’s bedroom is a riot of colour. I love it and so does he. White and grey is super boring for a child.

I wouldn’t want my baby’s environment to be as bland and unstimulating as that. Babies need interesting things to look at in order to get their synapses firing.

Mine are grown up now, but we never had or needed a nursery? They were in with us and when they were old enough they went in to their own bedroom which was not decorated with a baby in mind but certainly for a small child.

I couldn’t stand having a crazy bright nursery, that’s what the playroom is for. Couldn’t think of anything worse when being up doing night feeds, I wanted somewhere relaxing.

Although there was no point decorating anyway, as she’s still in with us. Was pointless even having a nursery!

Same here no nursery just children's bedrooms

Oh dear, it's quite awful to have those all white nursery rooms,, I suppose some design person came up with this idea,so I guess a lot of people will follow the trend,, much like clothes fashion, must haves, all tosh of course.

If you feel like believing in conspiracy theories, I think all white super bland children’s rooms are a ploy to make them stupid.

It's a bedroom so in my mind it should be calming which white/grey/pale blue/neutral is. Easy to touch up (white paint is cheap) and should be a bonus when it comes to redecorate or move as it's all neutral. Lastly babies DGAF about interior design so just do what you like.

Many nursery's are now designed with what a parent finds attractive not what is stimulating for a baby.
Nothing wrong with white walls but put pictures up that are bright or strongly contrasting. Stuffed animals aren't useful for development. Books are. Pictures are. Also texture is.

I agree everyone loves to be the same, everything is grey at the moment. Not my thing, but my daughter is 6 now and her room is just a mess of Disney, unicorns and mermaids 😂 I think I would just go with what I like though rather than some fancy theme, if doesn't stay that pristine anyway, a room isn't for instagram it's for living in

Do you not see that a baby won't sleep well when there are interesting and stimulating things to look at?

Nurseries are deliberately calming and neutral as they should be a place for sleep only.

Have the bright and stimulating stuff downstairs for playtime...

I love the white and grey nursery style that so popular at the moment. Gender neutral and calming. To each their own. When dd was little it was a riot of pink.

My sons bedroom was for sleeping only until he was 5 and started wanting to play with friends away from adults so yes it was “bland” and calming with only books no toys.
All the bright colours and stimulation were in a part of our downstairs where he spent his awake hours.

It is possible though to have a calming, neutral environment without having white walls, white crib, white furniture, white curtains, almost-white floor, a white rug, etc. etc. etc.

It’s neutral, works for a boy of girl, won’t put off potential buyers if you sell and it’s calming. I don’t see the issue. Yes those pictures are pristine and don’t show any plastic tat but they’re staged, no matter what you think about the decor you can bet that the rooms don’t look like that day in/day out.

Stuffed animals aren't useful for development.

Yes they are! Really, really useful.

My has always slept fine in his colourful bedroom. He never gets up to play with toys in the middle of the night or the morning. We never have issues getting him to sleep - he has a good routine and he loves his room so he feels happy and comfortable there.