Having a hard time with the nursery, please help.

OK - we painted the nursery friday. I didn't want blue (we are having a boy). SO picked a dark tan/brownish color.

When we went to pick up the paint my DH confesses her really wants blue, so I agreed to change and we painted the room a light blue - almost like a denim color.

This is how I feel about it:

This is the paint color:





The bedding:



the furniture:



glider:





We have oak wood floors, so I wanted to get a throw rug, DH wants wall to wall brown carpet...we can't agree.

I dont want brown. I dont know why, I just dont think it is going to look right. I dont really want beige...so my question is does anyone have any flooring ideas or options they can share?

Also - curtains, I need some things to make the room a little more masculine I think.


ETA: I also need bedding for a fullsize bed that will be in the room as well....help!!!!

Message edited 7/6/2009 6:38:37 AM.

Re: Having a hard time with the nursery, please help.

I agree with not wanting brown for the carpet - the furniture is enough brown - it'll just be too much KWIM??

Plus, why would you want to cover up your hardwood floors - your DH will probably regret in the future.

What about a red area rug (a color from the bedding) - big enough to cover a lot of the floor - but not permanent? You won't have too much green (since your glider is), or brown and it'll add more color to the room - plus it'll be more masculine (which is what you want).

ETA: To answer your question about the other bed... I'd go with a solid light color that is in the crib set.

I think you have a lot to work with in terms of colors and patterns... and whatever you choose to do it will be what you want and will look beautiful! No worries!!!

Good luck!!!
HTH!

Message edited 7/6/2009 6:49:52 AM.

Re: Having a hard time with the nursery, please help.

I think that once you have the furniture with bedding & all in the room, you will like the color more.

I would not do a brown rug though & would stick with an area rug. You can pull any color out of the bedding but what if you did a lighter green (not really sage). Whatever color area rug you do, I would get curtains in the same color. You don't want too much color going on in the room bc it will look very busy.

In terms of the other bed, I would pull a solid color out of the bedding & use that. Don't get into patterns though bc it will be way too busy.

Re: Having a hard time with the nursery, please help.

too much blue if I add a rug like this one?



These blue walls have me all thrown off...usually I am pretty good at this stuff.

Message edited 7/6/2009 7:17:38 AM.

Re: Having a hard time with the nursery, please help.

Posted by MrsR

too much blue if I add a rug like this one?

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These blue walls have me all thrown off...usually I am pretty good at this stuff.

Re: Having a hard time with the nursery, please help.

Posted by Kissy331

Posted by MrsR

too much blue if I add a rug like this one?

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These blue walls have me all thrown off...usually I am pretty good at this stuff.

This area rug is not too blue. Since it is a different shade, I think it will add contrast plus you are picking up some of the other bedding colors...

Re: Having a hard time with the nursery, please help.

Posted by MrsR

too much blue if I add a rug like this one?

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These blue walls have me all thrown off...usually I am pretty good at this stuff.

Re: Having a hard time with the nursery, please help.

I like the rug you picked out. I wouldn't do brown either.

I'm using the same bedding but with green walls and decided to just do a beige remnant piece of carpet b/c I can't decide lol


You could also go with a red carpet with yellows and blues.....that bedding has so many colors to go with.

Re: Having a hard time with the nursery, please help.

Someone post about the FLOR carpet tile system on the home board a few months ago. You can customize it to how you want and not be tied to one color bc you can change the tiles when you want. Maybe do a combination of the brown that your DH wants and another color that you like. You can do a variety of patterns.

Here's a sample of a rug kit:

Message edited 7/6/2009 10:30:40 AM.

Re: Having a hard time with the nursery, please help.

Re: Having a hard time with the nursery, please help.

omg ladies I must have read your minds because I just sent DH an email about FLOR half an hour ago!!!

I think that might be a great option. THank you!