Baby Boy #2 Nursery Inspiration

When I was pregnant with Miller before I knew whether he was a boy or girl I pretty much had the nurseries figured out in my head.  I knew for a boy I wanted gray and navy blue with a pop of color.   Miller's room ended up with gray walls, white furniture, navy bedding, and orange as my pop of color.  I actually don't think I ever shared pictures of his final nursery and right now it's in a bit of a transition with pictures/art work so once we complete that I promise I will. 

This time around I had zero ideas! I had no idea where to begin so I just started searching my favorite Pinterest. I went back through old pictures I had saved and searched for new ideas.  I knew that I wanted to do something different for this baby, not completely different but I figured since most of everything he is getting is hand me down I had to make his nursery special.

Here are the pictures I was drawn to:

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I quickly realized I was drawn to a neutral room with natural wood furniture. I loved the crib and dresser from the first picture but it's from Ikea. There is nothing wrong with Ikea but we were looking for furniture that will last the long haul, not fall apart in a few years.  I then went on a hunt for a natural wood crib and feel in love with the Kenwood crib from Restoration Hardware (go figure, one extreme to the next). While it's gorgeous it just doesn't seem practical to spend that kind of money on a furniture item I'm only going to use for 2 years or so.  I decided instead to go with a less expensive crib but splurge on the  Kenwood dresser from R&H since that will be sticking with this kid for the rest of his life.   

Here is my inspiration board:

 

 

 

I'm still up in the air on paint colors but I'm leaning toward a pale blue or green but also still considering a beige!  If anyone has any good light blues or greens I would love to hear about them.