Unisex Baby Room: Tips on how to build one from scratch

Unisex environments for babies gather colors and neutral elements for those who want to detach themselves from standards

Setting up a baby room is one of the most symbolic and exciting tasks of waiting for a new family member.

Beyond colors and furniture, The environment represents the first reception space, rest and discoveries.

And when the decision is for a unisex room, Many parents face doubts and challenges - especially if they are starting from scratch.

The unisex bedroom concept breaks with traditional decoration patterns and seeks to prioritize practicality, comfort and aesthetic harmony that works for both boys and girls.

To follow, We have gathered some tips for those who want to set up this type of room, Thinking of each stage of the process.

Why choose a unisex room?

The decision for a quarter unisex goes beyond aesthetics.

Many parents choose this way to maintain neutrality until the birth of the baby, especially when sex is a surprise.

Others choose the format as a way to avoid gender patterns imposed from the early days of life.

In this sense, This decoration model has as its main characteristics:

• Versatility: The environment can be easily adapted as the child grows, without the need for deep reforms.
• Practicality: furniture and objects with neutral design are easier to reuse, including other children.
• Timeless aesthetics: prevents dated or excessively childish themes, that become obsolete in a short time.

Tips on how to assemble the bedroom unisex of the baby

Before any purchase or painting on the wall, It is essential to draw a plan. This includes measuring space, define a budget and think of the desired style.

• Measures of the room: Register height, width and depth of each wall, as well as location of windows and sockets.
• Maximum budget: delimit how much you can spend on furniture, decoration and trousseau.
• Desired style: Scandinavian, minimalist, boho, classic, Modern - each brings a different palette and proposals.
• Available time for assembly: ideally, The room should be ready until the seventh month of pregnancy.

Seek references from websites, magazines and social networks can help view possibilities and avoid hasty decisions.

Colors and lighting: Neutral tones, Soft sensations

The color palette is one of the biggest questions when setting up a unisex room.

But the good news is that neutral and soft tones are trend - and work very well for babies.

Therefore, There are some color palette options to be incorporated into the environment: 

• white, CLARO and beige;
• water-green, mustard and off-white;
• Blue-petroleum and terracotta in subtle details;
• pastel shades (light yellow, lavender, salmon).

Avoid very vibrant colors on the walls. Instead, Leave the intense colors for small objects or paintings.

The lighting, on the other hand, must be thought carefully: Invest in a soft main light (Yellow, preferably) and an intensity control luminaire for night exchanges.

Essential furniture and intelligent organization

When you start from scratch, It is easy to get lost in a multitude of products available on the market.

The tip of experts is to focus on the essentials and adapt the space over time, As real needs arise.

• Cradle: Prefer models that can be converted into bed in the future.
• Dresser with changer: Optimizes space and facilitates the day to day.
• Breastfeeding armchair: Comfort is a priority here, especially at dawn.
• Cabinet or shelves: for clothing, diapers, toys and hygiene products.
• Baby Cart: essential item for tours inside or outside the house environment. Can incorporate the unisex idea, color, like white or yellow.

Themed decoration without standards

The decoration is where the room comes to life.

Without the need to follow themes of princesses or running strollers, Space can reflect a more creative universe, Playful and welcoming.

For this, Some free decoration ideas include:

• Tables with abstract illustrations, Elements of nature or animals.
• Cloud mobiles, stars or geometric shapes.
• Natural tissues in curtains and rugs.
• Straw baskets for the organization of toys and blankets.
• Pillows with varied textures in moon format, Sun and Mountains.

Easy maintenance plants (as a tabe-jorge or bolabian sword) They also help bring freshness and warmth, as long as they are out of reach of the child.

SAFETY AND FUNCTIONALITY

More than beautiful, The baby's room needs to be safe.

Therefore, Each choice should take into account safety standards and thermal and acoustic comfort.

Therefore, Avoid furniture with pointed corners, Check the origin of the crib to ensure firmness, Fix well shelves and heavy objects, Keep off -footprints and prefer non -slip rugs and easy to wash.

It is also important to ensure adequate ventilation and prevent dust accumulation, What can cause allergies. Tissues should be washable and synthetic materials, used in moderation.

A well -thoughtful unisex room is one that does not need to be dismantled in two years.

It is an environment that grows with the child, that allows simple exchanges - a new quilt, A changed frame, A dresser replaced by a desk.

More than a “gender” space, It is a space with purpose: host, stimulate and offer comfort without limiting the identity of the child with colors or topics imposed.

Text prepared by the Conversion team.