I’ve chosen orange for the new nursery. It’s such a fun, poppy color, and it could easily work for either gender (we’re having a boy!). Once you veer from pastels though, it’s hard to find essentials for the nursery like bedding and changing pads. Here are a few of the things I’m considering for the room:
- Changing Pad Cover
- VITAMINER Baby Blanket
- George Ornament
- Side by Side Pillow
- Fitted Stripe Crib Sheet
- Plant Forms Print
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love the colour orange for a baby nursery! can’t wait to see it completed!
xx
callie
You could come up with a great mobile/art out of the George ornament, I have no doubt!
Orange has always been my favorite color! I always feel happy when I see something orange:)
Very cute! We have some orange in our children’s room and it’s so bright and cheery (our four-year-old son and 18 month-old daughter share a room). We incorporated a little fuchsia for her and some green for him…both paired nicely with the orange.
I might work in a little green too. Orange does play nicely with a lot of colors!
orange is a great color! I can’t wait to see what you do.
You should pick up some vintage/retro pieces on Etsy! There are so many boho 70′s pieces that would add so much character to the nursery too.
We LOVE LOVE LOVE orange here. My dining room is orange -it’s supposed to make you hungry and I thought it would encourage my children to eat their dinners! So far, so good. Now they’re eating me out of house and home!
I appreciate that you are not doing the same old pastel thing. I get really tired of seeing that. Orange is happy color and I love everything you chose. Green or blue -either would be great with orange.
Enjoy!
I had A LOT of orange things when I had my son 3 years ago. Orange & gray stroller, orange & brown bouncer, the full-size bed in his room was done in brown, orange, & green… I loved how the warm color blended in with other warm colors in our home but was still bright & fun for a baby.
Orange is my favorite color! Perfect for a baby! Are you planning on handing down Eleanors crib or buying new?
We’ll use the same crib. The major furniture pieces are staying the same (with the possible exception of the dresser).
I love the ORANGE idea. You might want to check etsy and put in orange as a search filter. There are a few things I saw there that might be nice in your nursery. I think one was an owl print on fabric? Maybe
My nursery/first bedroom was orange and I loved it. I had great alphabet and number wallpaper, too. Now I’m feeling a little sentimental, going to have to look for pictures!
We did aqua & orange for our son’s nuresery. It was so tough to find stuff (especially trying to match aqua since everything is pastel). Here’s some pics: http://bennettwilliams.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/nursery-2/. Happy planning!
Your nursery is adorable!
Hi! I am delurking to say that my first daughter’s nursery was orange (and green, actually). Her bedding was from Dwell. It was the Motif in coral and it complemented her orange glider and orange/green/white Flor squares perfectly.
Baby sister is now using it and it’s in great shape.
I LOVE it! We did orange, blue and a hint of pink for our nursery (girl). And It was very hard to find orange accents! I am totally in love with the changing pad cover! SOLD!
I love that idea! Orange is one of those colors that’s been growing on me; I think it was my orange fiestaware that did it! It looks great with so many other colors.
Can’t wait to see what you come up with; I know it will be fantastic.
Love the non-pastel orange! I’ve run into the same problem with my nursery colour scheme and grandma-to-be has kindly offered to sew up some great crib sheets for us.
I may have to do some sewing too. Lucky you to have a volunteer seamstress!
navy blue would look so nice with the orange! Perhaps a navy and white stripe:)
This is fantastic! We are also doing our lil boy’s room (due in January) with some pops of orange!
I am also in love with these from Land of Nod.
http://www.landofnod.com/family.aspx?c=10507&f=7335
Those are gorgeous.
I’m doing an orange nursery too! well, more of a green nursery with orange accents. and i’ve had my eye on those same striped crib sheets – love them. we’ve decided NOT to find out the gender, so its been even more important to pick fun, gender neutral colors, and you’re right – its hard to find non-pastels. can’t wait to see how everything turns out in your little ones space!
Love the color scheme (love orange!) Congrats on a baby boy!
Thank you! I’m thinking of a baby blue nursery with some orange accents, but have been having trouble finding anything modern and cute in orange. This couldn’t have come at a better time.
Heather
I LOVE the orange theme and thought straight away of http://www.ducducnyc.com/index.php – wondered if you’ve stumbled across?
I love ducduc! And orange is a great color for cheering up any room.
I hadn’t seen that, thanks!
we love our orange daschund night light, and it’s super cute when lit. It also has a great subdued and relaxing feel when on at night… http://www.clevertomato.com/lighting
Cute.
LOVE IT! I did my master bedroom in orange and gray, it’s my favorite room in the house! Can’t wait to see how your nursery turns out!
oh, and one other thing you might love is this wall art from Cosas Minimas, a Spanish artist on etsy, it really tied in a few orange things in our little one’s room and we’ve gotten so manyh compliments on her art. http://www.etsy.com/shop/blancucha?ref=seller_info
Yep, I’ve had them in my ‘hearts’ on Etsy for quite some time now. :)
Here! I made the perfect set for you: http://tinyurl.com/23t9svj But if you are not in to “sets”, you can just get the sheets! I think the orange plaid and the wheels fabric would be great for your sunny orange nursery.
Great choice! Very versatile color. Can’t wait to see the progress.
jbhat
Hi Nicole,
We have an orange nursery for our daughter, Olivia. I was worried it was coming off as too masculine *we started before we knew the gender* so I threw some pink elements in.
http://lovesrobots.blogspot.com/2010/05/early-birds.html
Eleanor’s nursery was inspiration for our own so I know Baby Boy’s will look fab!! Looking forward to pics!!
Sweet nursery! I love orange and pink together too.
olli and lime has a lot of cute nursery items, there billie line is orange based as well. love the orange idea!
Hi! Just wanted to recommend the Hemmet Rug from IKEA! I bought it for my toddler’s new room and I am so happy with it. It is a great shade of orange, is wool, sturdy and you don’t see a lot of dirt! You can see it here: http://repurposedplayground.blogspot.com/2010/10/introducing.html
I love this color choice. The changing pad in particular strikes me as a great idea…..that color should hide stains well!
I love orange for a nursey- my favourite combo would be pairing it with turquoise or royal blue. I saw these two rugs in orange that I thought you might like-
1. http://www.jonathanadler.com/Zebra-Rug/?cat=486&initial=7823- pricey but adorable
2.http://www.modernchichome.com/DECORATING-Rugs/c1_49/p332/Arabesque-Rug-in-Coral-NEW/product_info.html
Or how about this wallpaper (I am using the white/turquoise colourway for my son’s nursery) by Hygge and West- sooo sweet.http://www.hyggeandwestshop.com/products/julia-rothman-for-hygge–west/daydream-wallpaper—blue/
Good luck putting the nursery together- there’s nothing more fun than decorating a little one’s room and I’m sure it will be adorable:)
I love the JA rug, but I think we’re keeping the white rug we already have. Plus I don’t have $1000 for a new one right now. ;)
you need this!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/54926498/august-fields-grey-pods-diaper-changing
I’ve been incorporating orange into our bedroom, and I love it. I am excited to see how the nursery turns out.
I’m going with orange and aqua and was thinking about getting that striped crib sheet, too!
Great color choice – can’t wait to see what you come up with!
is the nursery complete?
I too am doing my sons room in orange, but can’t for the life of me determine how much orange. Stripes with taupe? Colour block with grey? Orange circles against tan? Half wall in orange…and the ideas go on. Did you finish it? Love to see it!
if no one’s mentioned it you should check out ollie and lime http://www.olliandlime.com/usa/shop.html
i love their stuff!
I think it will turn great! I think it is a really happy color!!! My only concern: I heard that orange and yellow are not the best choice for nurseries, since they may make the child more anxious… Do you really think it is true? ARe you painting the crib orange? I have seen such beautiful nurseries in orange and yellow….
We had a baby who was the WORST sleeper (and her bedroom had terracotta orange walls). Nothing seemed to help and I really did try everything. Finally, I talked my husband into painting out the orange, since I had also heard about this being a bad color for babies, and miracle of miracles, the child now sleeps through the night. I can’t prove that the pale blue walls are the decisive factor, but if I were you, I might stick to orange accesories that can be changed out if you need to.
I’ve actually heard that infants can actually only see contrast anyway.
i love orange, perfect for my little boy Giovanni and for your babyboy too!!!!!!!!!!!!! (orange + grey !!)
cristina
Oh and I love the swaddle designs blankets, so cute and in orange! I think you can get them from Target.com
Love to see that you’re doing a orange nursery!! I’m excited to see how it turns out, Eleanor’s nursery was beautiful! We are having a baby the end of March and I’ve already started planning by using a mood board. I’m doing Navy with accents of brown and pops of orange! My inspiration was the Keith Haring print Mother and Child. Check it out:
http://www.olioboard.com/boards/13213
Fantastic! I love orange for boys! Have you seen this?
http://www.etsy.com/listing/58475680/the-boco-lovey-baby-blanket-in-dig-it?ref=sr_list_20&ga_search_query=orange+baby&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=3&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title
What a happy color for a nursery. Orange is so versatile, too! I hope you post pictures, I’d love to see it!
Hi Nicole: I love the orange nursery! I did a bright purple nursery for my daughter and also had to do a lot of searching for accessories, bedding, etc. that went with my color scheme as everything was lavender and the purple we used is much deeper. As a present to my daughter, I purchased custom bedding from etsy, as we were lucky enough to have everything else purchased for us.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/RockyTopDesign
I was so happy with the end product and they were great to work with!
Here is a link to our nursery!
http://mybiggirlhouse.blogspot.com/2010/05/countdown-to-baby.html
LOVE IT!!!
I have been hoping you would start posting this!!! I loved Eleanor’s nursery and I’m sure you little man’s will be just as awesome! I saw this (outrageously priced) bedding and the design and artwork reminded me of your style.
https://poppyclementine.com/baby-childrens-boutique-brands/ollie-lime-modern-crib-bedding/ollie-and-lime-billie-collection-crib-bedding.html
Can’t wait to see what you do with the nursery :)
I feel your pain – my daughter’s nursery is lime green. Like you said, it was a bit of a challenge finding the basics like sheets and blankets. The decorative stuff was way easier. I love your picks so far! And congratulations!
I love that color…I gave my son a room makeover with orange being the dominant accent. You can check it out on my blog. Granted it’s not a nursery, but you get the idea of the pop color!
we did orange for my nephews suprise room redo … and one of favorite things were some circle rugs we found in the bath section of Ikea (booyah!) not the best pictures but hey :0)
http://chicagocoberlys.blogspot.com/2009_05_01_archive.html
scroll to the bottom — you cant miss the giant orange dots :0)