The beige baby aesthetic always reminds me of the giver series and how confusing and astounding it was for the characters discovering color for the first time having grown up without it

I feel like the best example of mixing aesthetic and actually taking care of your kids is that one mom that has a “goth baby”. they decorated her room black and goth and their daughter literally has an entire separate room filled with so many colorful toys and everything specifically for her color development

when i was born my mom and grandma painted my room like a savannah, with giraffes whose spots spelled my name, zebras, birds on the ceiling, and clouds with words in them. it was amazing and im so glad that i was given that instead of just.. beige walls.

"Nature isn't just a patch of grass in the sun." Ironically, that concept would make for a more stimulating room design than any beige mom could ever handle.

I see these all white houses with kids and all I can think of is the kid being told ‘sorry sweetie we can’t hang up the picture you drew in class, it doesn’t fit our aesthetic’ absolute dystopian

"coming from lower income people" "jealousy is not cute babe" EXCUSE ME? Are we all just gonna gloss over the blatant classicism?

I genuinely believe a lot of people go into parenthood wanting to create a person who will love THEM unconditionally instead of them wanting to give unconditional love to someone else, and once they realize that they can't force their kids to love them no matter what they lose interest altogether.

This "beige house" reminds me of an old IKEA ad, where the family was unhappy their home was feeling cold and not as good as the ads portrayed it, until they truly moved in, began leaving colorful mugs on the counters, kids made blanket tent in the living room etc

WAIT are we gonna ignore the mom saying "people can't judge us bc they're poor" and just??? Being openly classist???? HELLO????????

I recently watched a tiktok from someone who grew up with a mother very similar to a "beige mum". Growing up not being able to sit on the couch because it would ruin her cushion display, getting in big trouble if you made any mess whatsoever etc. Apparently they now struggle with serious sensory issues due to the lack of colour in their childhood and are also very estranged from their mother. Colours are important! Children need colour in their lives, don't deprive them of it.

I remembered that story of a beige mom who had to start literally setting aside some time for color exposure for her toddler because in the kindergarten the kid was drawing only in browns and whites 💀

Did you see the one Beige mom that had her toddler's room all beige and white and her toddlers wanted to put a rainbow on the wall and she was fussy about it and turned out to be homophobic too? She soon painted over the rainbow that her kids painted and made it beige again and kept up the homophobia. It was a huge yikes to see.

It's so frustrating because recently the beige moms have been coming for goth baby because "well her room is all black" when there's actually quite a bit of red, orange, and in fact other colours- and there's a massive playroom with all sorts of bright colours where it seems like the kid spends most of her little life anyway.

A child living in a completely white house stripped of color, personality, and joy where their parents forbid colors and self expression sounds like the plot of a Roald Dahl book

the goth mum that puts her child through colour exposure on tik tok is the best example of how to put an aesthetic and lifestyle on a child and meet the requirements for development. Also, I'm pretty sure she has said she asks the kid about the colours, and the kid just casually prefers black. But it is so cool to see honestly.

My cousin just had a baby and she’s also a child psychologist. She decorated the babies room with colour and made it as happy and colourful as she could because when working with kids she realised that a lot of colours that grew up in a colour neutral or beige home are more likely to suffer with depression. Now that she told me that I also became aware of the adults I know, the ones with beige or neutral homes are usually suffering with mental problems, especially depression. I have a red bedroom and the corridors are a nice shade of pale yellow, I realise it makes me so happy and relaxed.

The refusal to accept criticism over having an all beige nursery really reveals how much people don't think of small children as people.

I hope their sad beige babies grow into artistic beige toddlers who draw all over their aesthetic beige walls with permanent marker :)

I was raised in a really toxic family w a decent amount of $$ and these aesthetics remind me of my childhood home so much. I always felt like it was so cold and uninviting, and my parents would redesign it to make it worse and worse. Sure, it was clean and not cramped, but I never felt at home even when I was alone. It always felt foreign to me. My friends growing up who were lower income or just lived in less fancier parts of town had WAY nicer houses and so much cozier and homier, just based on design alone. I am no therapist but I feel like the beige aesthetic is them projecting their own emptiness, but also their own superiority complex. I don’t have a lot of money to decorate my current place but even on a low budget, I managed to make it cozy, with warm, neutral colours and different textures etc. My crappy apartment now feels more like home than my parents expensive house ever did. Thanks for helping me to see that. I took it for granted and sort of forgot how terribly cold their house was.

An alternative that I really like is gothic baby. She lives in a gothic house, but has a huge room filled with colour where she goes for most of the day. She's allowed colour, and has enrichment time for a good while

I’m kinda surprised I haven’t seen anyone reference Gothic Baby in this discussion. Her account was talked about on some talk show where all the women were blasting the mom for having a mostly black nursery, however the mom also had a playroom where her baby spends most of the time in and it’s super fucking colorful. This way the mom gets to have the nursery stick to her aesthetic, but her baby also gets her stimulatory needs met. Also as a side note, black and white are good for very young infants who are barely developing their eyesight! Hence newborn accessories and toys sometimes being black and white

This has been something that bothers me so much. Also parents who constantly dress their kids like little adults and never let them wear fun kids clothes. It gives the “I had a kid to be a fun accessory” vibe

My childhood bedroom's walls were painted to look like a sunny sky. In other rooms, the walls have patterns/designs. I'm so glad my parents realized that there's other colors out there besides "dystopian beige"

My mom when I was growing up: "Put on a paint shirt, we're giving the kitchen an orange accent wall!" "Look, I got these carpet squares for your room so it looks like you have grass and water in it!" (and then years later when we moved) "Yeah, you can paint your bedroom red and purple!" Also DUUUUUUDE I remember imagination movers, I remember the beige man!

I am loving your aesthetic of “queer folks will wear anything as earrings” because you’re rocking those bubble wand earrings

the funniest part of this is that the beige mums freak out when theres a goth baby nursery, they say stuff like “dont force your aesthetic onto your child!! you’re stunting their development!!” and yet never take a lapse in their judgement💔💔💔💔

my mom handpainted a big ass tree and a little lake and fairies all over the walls in our (my sister and i) bedroom when we were kids and we loved it so much, the room was always covered in gorgeous paintings in the walls and im so so thankful, i think that honestly inspired me to be interested in art. we always helped her paint too and it was so fun, i kinda miss that feeling tbh.

Do people forget about the white room torture???? That's actual psychological torture

These houses have the aesthetics of dentist offices and look as comfortable as a laboratory or psych ward.

The thing people seem to be openly ignoring is the fact that a child NEEDS, genuinely NEEDS the stimulation of colors, textiles, sounds, lights, etc for their development, especially in those early baby stages where they're unable to move around freely by themselves or communicate. That sensory simulation is crucial to a baby's development. And no, I'm not a parent, but I took childhood development classes in college (as part of my teaching program). Children go through developmental stages, and some of them are annoying (like toddlers asking a million questions). But this is what they are biologically programed to do in order for their brains to develop and grow healthily. Depriving them of that necessary stimulation can have all kinds of damaging cognitive effects. And that's to say nothing of the emotional damage that growing up in such a strict household will cause, a house where they're never allowed to make messes or noise, never allowed to play freely or express themselves. This isn't a freaking aesthetic choice. It's straight up damaging for a baby/ child

I've heard stories that when these kids grow up they can't handle the over stimulation of bright colours in daycare and kindergarten classes ect My son has autism and is VERY sensory seeking, he would put literal holes in the walls because of lack of sensory output.

Nature themed should be lowkey jungle or desert vibes. Make it feel like a museum or a library. That’s calm and not dull

Notice that most of these seem to be pre-birth, it's honestly funny to me imagining how the stains from their baby's food and puke and general existence will be SO much more visible on these light monotones

Beige goes well with pastels. You could easily make a nursery with a beige base while also throwing in all kind of pastel colors in order to give your child something colorful to look at.

Fun fact: Sticking someone in a completely white room is actually a form of torture.

The way the girl saying “it’s a nursery not the child’s room” was like “calling greige a bad aesthetic for children is misogynistic” and then she instantly turned to classism? Like…. income has nothing to do with having bad taste girlie

this reminds me of the girl that lives every day like it's the fifties. every room in the house is the fifties theme, ACCEPT her child's room! she knows that she won't be able to push her life on her kid, so that kid can grow up living a life of their own, and not needing to have a whole house of their parents aesthetic. because those parents know that their child's comfort won't be the same as theirs. and now the son likes shopping for stuff for their home! because he has his own space, and can connect with his parents because he knows that his room will always be his safe space where he can choose what he wants. putting ONE room for your child won't hurt your "vibe" or whatever. the rest of the house can be whatever you want, but your child's space is your child's space. I'll say this again for the beige moms. your aesthetic IS NOT your child's aesthetic! your comfort IS NOT your child's comfort! let them have their own space! let them be comfy in their room. don't push your aesthetic on the room. don't push your aesthetic on the child. thank you for sticking around to this rant.

as someone who grew up in a room with light blue walls, colorful paintings and posters, fish tanks, and toys of about every color you can imagine, this sounds like the worst thing that could ever happen to me. i have ocd too, yet my room is 100% maximalist with trinkets and crystals and plushies and books and stuff all over the place. it doesn't bother me at all. living in a totally white/beige room sounds like literal actual mental abuse to me

I have to say, it's a relief to go from the sad beige to Kiwi's rainbow hair

This whole beige craze came from the idea of Montessori learning where the “child is the teacher”. These parents have completely misinterpreted Maria Montessoris work as she historically advocated for incorporating colour into Children’s lives anywhere possible. Her work was intended for everyone especially those who fit ‘outside the educational box’ but now it more seems those of privilege misusing her techniques. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong I’d love to learn more :)

The next generation are going to be such an insane mix of under and over stimulated. Raised in colorless homes while scrolling through unmonitored social media seeing the worst the world has to offer 24/7... I'm terrified of these next ipad babies.

one nursery that was really well done, in my opnion (as a 20-something asexual with no intention of having kids), was jessica kellgren-fozard and her wife's. it's mostly white but with a tree mural wall paper, animal decals, and lots of little pops of color. her channel is honestly my favorite source of baby content and you can tell they really respect their child's privacy and autonomy.

I remember this goth family, whole house black etc. Yet they had one room full of colours, shapes etc. for the baby. They got their aesthetic and baby got colours.

As someone with autism, I find it comforting when rooms are all one plain color, but I would never force that on someone else, just like they shouldn't force me to be more colorful.

That girl saying "I have OCD" made me so so mad. Like. Yeah, I have OCD too, cleanliness OCD even! And guess what? I wouldn't make a child live in a greige world because of my mental illness??? Huh????

One of my favorite things is going to be watching how these kids will grow up and decorate their own spaces. One time on TikTok, I saw a couple of roommates that both grew up in one of these beige houses, and they immediately became Maximalists when they got their own apartment.

Did these parents forget that muted pastels are a thing, like they arent to chaotic and can go with white but still provide color

Not mention it's proven that the more diverse colors a child is exposed to the better they are at identifying them. Like some people can't tell the difference between magenta and fuchsia because of this

The sad thing is that you can make beige & white look really nice too. My childhood home growing up had a lot of white & brown. But there was variety. There were other colors. There was detail & things to look at. The beige wallpaper in the hallways were covered in fleur de leis. The sitting room felt like walking into a forest bc it was all deep, rich greens and browns. The cottagecore aesthetic is basically centered on beige, but they make it vibrant & exciting by adding flowers & other pops of color. There are ways they can "maintain their aesthetic" without harming the development of their child. A garden themed nursery, for example. Lots more greens & they can add flower-themed pops of color. But they don't care for the development of their child. They have social media addictions. We already have stories out there of people who felt like they weren't safe to live in their own house because their instagram-addicted partner couldn't enjoy their living space without thinking about their like & follower counts. That's all I'm seeing here. Social media addictions causing childhood developmental problems in the children of addicted parents.

So while the beige/white/new money Kardashian mom type aesthetic is personally not my favorite, I do kind of understand where it comes from (in some cases, not all). I am an early years teacher and have worked in several different settings in different countries. For a long time, the understanding was that children need lots of bright colors in order to engage them and aid in brain development. And children are obviously drawn to very bright colors and shiny textures, possibly because bright shiny things in nature are often ripe fruits and fresh clean water. However, what is really important is variety without over-stimulation in a child's evironment. Children need lots of exposure to different textures, weights, types of sounds, shapes, etc. Color is just one part lf the equation. In the later part of the 20th century, we started to see school and home environments that were very oversaturated with color. We saw loads of plastic in childrens settings because it is easy and cheap to make very bright, shiny plastic materials. Toys became noisier and flashier as a way to grab the attention of children. This led to a very overstimulating environment for lots of children, which can actually have a negative impact on children's creativity, stress levels, attention span, ability to self regulate, and other factors. Not to mention the world at large was becoming an increasingly stressful and overstimulating place for both children and adults. So some early years settings began to focus on less over the top color and lots of natural materials such as wicker, stone, metal, wood, ect for children to interact with. And rather than being overlit like the flourescent classrooms of our youth, there is an emphasis on natural lighting and areas where children can experiment with light and shadow. Schools in Reggio Amelia Italy have inspired many of these settings. The rooms are often set in neutral tones as a way of serving as a blank slate for the childrens ideas. In my classroom the color comes from things like children's artwork, flowers and leaves they have found outdoors, and photographs they or the teachers have taken. Rather than alienating the children and forcing a trendy aesthetic on them, it allows them to take center stage. However, the key point here is that these spaces should nurture a child's development while allowing them to fully express themselves and feel like they belong. In those creepy all beige or all white McMansion play rooms, I find it hard to believe it is all about the childs ability to express themselves. Seems like if a child tried to paint or track mud into one of those rooms it would surely ruin the "aesthetic", which is just so troubling. TLDR: Beige kids rooms are great when they can be modified by the child and serve as a blank slate for them to showcase themselves, while providing enough variety of textures to aid in sensory development.

I air toward a more minimal aesthetic, in the way of more open space and wooden, sleek furniture, but with splashes of color with art and decorations. I find all of these colorless rooms are depressing af, like hospital rooms. (Except the one at the end. That one is beautiful and very calming)

Babies actually need bright colors because their vision sucks. Good lord

For anyone who is unable to provide their baby with a nursery, don't worry! It isn't actually necessary. My youngest child simply had a crib, and later a toddler bed, in my bedroom. He didn't "move out" to his own room until the age of 4. I bought cheap wall stickers to put on "his" wall, and he had plenty of toys and colorful, handmade quilts and afghans in his space. His bedsheets had robots on them because I let his big brother help "decorate." 😂

this may sound crazy but when my mom had my sister, she said she felt so overwhelmed by everything after the birth that she was happy the nursery didn't have many things in it (my parents could afford a lot back then) because it served as her safe space to relax and bond with my sister after a very traumatic birth... i feel like the nursery, as long as the child is very young, is a space for the mother AND the child and maybe these mums need that ""calm" space

I feel like a clear baby gate is going to be a pain to not only clean, but also for the baby as they're gonna keep running into it LMAO

What also worries me is the fact that the child will potentially never be *allowed* to get dirty or play with play dough or paint or messy things and that is so sad. That's what these types of nursery's make me think of I remember a super nanny episode where the mother was such a clean freak that she was tidy up as her kids were playing and cleaning their hands while they were trying to finger paint

Imagine House-of-Leaves-ifying your kids like this. Babys' eyes aren't as developed as adults' these people are trapping their kids in a blurry monotone limbo for key years of their life. I've heard stories of kids raised in these homes colouring with only brown and peach and tan crayons at daycare and horrifying everyone. Even hotel rooms have more colour than some of these, yikes!

Im in college right now getting my BFA so I've had to learn color theory and how colors effect mood. It's true that beige is a calming color but literally any color can be calming. Blue is almost universally calming so matter which value you go with. As a general rule though, pastels are all calming no matter the color because they are desaturated, on the other hand, bright highly saturated colors are universally more stimulating. You can introduce so much more color into a nursery and it can still be calming if they're pastel, then you can also add objects into the room that are brighter and more saturated but don't take up too much space so they won't be overstimulating. That way, there's a mix of calming and stimulating colors that your kid can focus on depending on what they need.

I realized at a young age that a big part of my fear of medical facilities was due to the probability of being stuck in a blank white room with gray cabinets, I feel like times have changed a bit and patient rooms seem more pleasing, but I still bring colorful sensory toys to all my appointments so I have something to lock in on just in case

I've convinced my parents to finally, FINALLY paint the walls in their house something other than gray. I don't know why they always went for "off-white"/light gray, but now my bedroom is green, the bathroom is mauve, and the spare room is a very light blue. SO MUCH BETTER ARRGGHGHGH

I get really overwhelmed by too much color so I keep my space pretty neutral but My daughters room is an explosion of colors

I had a room with white walls and beige carpet. I immediately decorated everything else in the room and ended being artistic after gaining consciousness

For me, the whole being in a dark room or being sureounded by dark colors is actually very comforting. (Not for a baby, i was just thinking about when she talked about the white v black room thing). Being surrounded by a dark room just feels like a nuce blanket. I think it taps into that part of the brain that would search for a cave for saftey

I think the most interesting thing to come out of the "beige mum" trend will be seeing how these parents act when their children start developing their own opinions and aesthetics. From what i can gather out of videos like this, is that they treat their kids like a sort of dress up doll and their are two ways this could go: A) they'll act like normal people and let the kid have their own-more colorful-stuff in the room B) they'll throw a temper-tantrum, because the LIVING HUMAN BEING in their house wants a purple notebook or something And taking into consideration the fact they don't care abt their childs stimulatory needs bc it "ruins their aesthetic" theres unfortunately a very big chance it'll be the second option

"Welcome to Werner Herzog's new line of children's toys. Sad beige toys, for saaad beige children" 😂😂

This is NOT a comment on the basic stimulation a baby needs, I don't want to imply anything about that, but my personal extreme anxiety response to spaces like this, as a child and an adult, is a symptom of my ADHD. We are chronically understimulated and can experience boredom as genuinely painful. The way you talk about the emptiness of light vs. the POTENTIAL fullness of darkness speaks a lot to your own neurodivergent needs and powerful imagination. And we love to see it❤

My first ever bedroom my nana (who is a painter) painted a jungle scene with zebras, a giraffe and lots of trees onto one of my walls (the base was already like a sky blue). It was my favorite thing ever. My whole room was jungle themed. Kids love stuff like that. I would have been pissed if my wall was just… grey or beige 😭

I remember a reddit post a man made, about how he was divorcing his wife over this "ascetic." His wife got pissed over him setting a can kf soda on the coffee table, wouldn't let their daughter keep a doll house that was pink, etc. And he was scared to leave his kids there, because of how she treated them compared to the astetic. I can't spell astetic I know and autocorrect won't help

The more I see social media mommies & watch people my age have babies, the more I realize that a LOT of people don't recognize babies as their own separate human beings with a right to express themselves & hold independent thoughts. It's like a doll to them. Some don't start caring until they learn how to speak & express their feelings with words. Others don't start caring until the child emotionally withdraws. Others see their child as a doll for their entire lives.

as someone who grew up in a home that always felt chaotic and messy, certain minimalist aesthetics definitely appeal to me. that being said, the all grey/beige/white cool tone type of minimalism (think Kim kardashian’s house tours) looks absolutely soulless. usually the minimalist styles that appeal to me are the japan/Scandinavian aesthetics; both are simple and uncluttered which I find calming, use natural woods, texture, and ambient lighting to add warmth, usually have quite a few houseplants to brighten the space, and while being overall clean/simple/minimalist, will typically still have a lot of art, or at least a couple larger pieces on the walls

The whole not knowing that something you love could be in the blackness with you is honestly so poetic and inspiring. That’s really comforting, actually! Thank you! I’m a little less scared of the dark now. 😊❤️

This is also such a classist thing. Having a dedicated nursery is already quite unreachable for some, but also having everything in one color. I don't know where I would find all beige kid stuff with reasonable prices. But nearly all interior design trends have this problem.

I have 2 daughters, aged 3 and 1.5. When my 3 yo was an infant, I fell into the beige mom trap… I found a niche baby clothes brand and was spending money I didn’t have on aesthetic baby clothes, I was buying only wooden Montessori toys that I also couldn’t afford, and would stage pictures to post on fb. Behind the scenes, I was drowning in depression and anxiety and wanted to be viewed as a good mom bc I was not secure in myself. I think it was when I got pregnant with my second, that I stopped caring about keeping up appearances with aesthetics. I allowed my daughter to wear clothes that weren’t earth toned. Unicorns and princesses and rainbows and color exploded in my home. Toys with BATTERIES (gasp) are in my home now. It’s just crazy because when you’re a first time mom it’s very easy to fall into the beige mom trap. And you waste so much money and time that could’ve been spent on better things…

If you don't want your aesthetic home ruined, don't have a family or roommates.

As a mom, yes the nursery is also a space for the mom, we spend a shite lot of time in there. But it is mainly for the baby, so it should be space for both to feel safe and help mom to stimulate but also calm baby. My childrens nursery (now kids room) is all green, wood, woodland/barn animals and (fake) plants, because it's a theme I feel comfortable in, is stimulateing for babies and older kids + stains are easier to overlook when they are permanent.

Fun fact, bright contrasting colors can help stimulate brain development in infants so beige everything is actually stunting their growth 👍🙃

This seems wrong to me. I am not a beige mom (though I am a mom) but the person in the video was right that a nursery isn’t really a kids room. It will probably grow to be one when the baby becomes older (like a toddler) but teeny tiny babies needing support at night do not need anything in particular other than safe sleep surfaces, an adult to help them, food, diapers, etc it is usually a darkish room so colors wouldn’t show anyway and the whole house is probably overflowing with colorful toys and noise etc for the whole family. Having a space that is comfortable for the adults doing the taxing job of late night care etc is not going to make it so the kid doesn’t know colors. I don’t love the aesthetic but it does seem like you are making really big claims off of nothing. Like if someone had no toys or anything and needed the kids to not get anything dirty etc that would be a problem but liking a sort of tan color for nursery walls seems like an unnecessary thing to shame people for.

When I saw the transparent baby gate I already imagined the baby bumping into it, thinking it was open

The thing that really strikes me is that kids books don't come in beige. They're really bright and colorful. Are these parents planning to hamper their kid's learning a fundamental skill to preserve their aesthetic?

I grew up in a beige house with various shades of white beige and tan. My mom had a lot of anxiety around cleaness and she couldnt see if it was spotless if the walls and furniture weren't plain as possible. I think my mom would have been 10 times worse had she grown up with social media because she is so easily influenced by other's expectations - just trying to cope with her anxiety and relying on others to tell her what to do so she doesn't have to worry if it's right. However, my bedroom was bright pink flower themed (another idea she got from outside influence). I hated it. I refused to play in my bedroom. It was terrible all the way around and i had "tantrums" frequently about it (no one would listen to my polite requests, so child me would resort to screaming ofc). My bedroom was way too stimulating - all I wanted was dark (or at least light grey) walls so my room could be my sensory safe space. A lot of those beige bedrooms could be just fine if they added regular kids toys, colorful blankets, a rug that hides stains. all my furniture is black and natural wood tones, with colorful decorations, pillows, blankets, and so on. So really, my message here is to find balance. Some kids really do need plain, calming rooms. Other's will need that colorful kid "aesthetic". Other's will need something else. Funny thing, children are individuals and don't think the same way their parents do and could really care less what tiktok thinks 🙃

For some people, being a parent simply isn't worth it, and there's nothing wrong with that. Live the rest of your life for you and do what you can when you can for those in need.

My home growing up had monstrously ugly seventies shag rugs all through the upstairs. The hall was green, my parents room was Deep blue, my room was fire-engine red, and the study was a pukish orange green. I loved those rugs. My parent's room was always the ocean, the study was a savanna, and the hall was a river. They were the perfect setting for my playmobil's epic adventures. The carpets were replaced with nice new wood flooring when I was older. It looks a lot better but I will always remember those ugly carpets fondly. Color, people. Kids love color.

OH MY GOD I HATE THE GREIGE/BEIGE AESTHETIC. Like, if you like it, that's fine, you do you. But to me, having my entire house be neutral and dull would drive me insane.

It looks like when you’re playing sims 4 and you can’t figure out how to make it look good

I genuinely feel sorry for these kids. I'm 15 and my mom didn't give a shit how I wanted my room to look. In all the photos of me as a baby and a toddler the house looked like a mess because I was a baby/toddler who played with a thing for 5 minutes then I was done with it, the walls were never white, beige or any ugly colour (I'm glad). My room was yellow (I hated it tbh), purple, pink. Now it's green, I have drawings on the walls that I did (my mom says it looks like a kindergarten 😭) but I love it, it makes me happy to look at it. I have fake leaves that like go on the ceiling and stuffed animals. It's just perfect.

One more thing about the beige mum defender is that she was just being straight up classist. She was talking about most of the people criticising them being "on the low income end". Literally just "you're poor and jealous so your opinion doesn't matter because I have wealth and an aesthetically tasteless house".

the fact that everyone was fuming about the gothic baby series because there "wasn't enough colour" but are perfectly fine with beige babies bc its pleasing to them is beyond me

For some reason this brought back memories of my childhood room. It was kind of perfect. Each wall was a different pastel color and there was a little swing with vines and a stuffed bear on it and there was a wooden wardrobe that I mostly kept my halloween costumes in because I liked to keep them and had a separate closet and dresser. The rest of the house and only colors my parents have used throughout every house we've been in, feel like olive garden because its just dark green, red, and brown mustard yellow. I always thought the Italian feel felt bad but my rooms have always been pretty nice for me. Besides my grey room right now because I had to share a room with my little sister for a while.

while my mom was never quite the beige mom, if she were given the chance I'm pretty sure that's what she'd become. and the only thing that I can really associate with this kind of room just screams to me "cold", "controlling", "self absorbed" and "obsessive".

These people would freak out over a maximalist house. Mine is maximalist with colour and busyness everywhere. A child's space needs to be fun for them, I built my children a rainbow coloured loft in their bedroom.

As a beige baby, I hated my room with a passion. I wanted colors and patterns, but instead I went to bed in a wooden house with beige walls.

The goth baby is such a good example of having your aesthetics and then having room for your child to grow, be theirself. She has her own playroom FULL of colour and toys filled with colours and shapes... and not to mention the mum has cute aesthetic clothes and also colourful and bright clothes for evee

when my oldest sister was born, my grandpa painted a winnie the poo mural in their guestroom so everytime we visited, we would still feel at home :)

I have synaesthesia where colours have sound and the other way around as well (mostly for music and to a lesser extent, voices) white is loud and high pitched and headache inducing (it's fine with other colours but by itself...no). beige is an overwhelming low grumbling. I hate large amounts of both of them (black is silent for anyone curious and green/blue are the best sounding- calming and not overstimulating, imo basically: white is the most unnatural and unsettling and anxiety-inducing colour to make a whole house.

I have a feeling we might be having a bunch of kids who will be understimulated in their rooms and raise hell for their parents, since babies especially need stimulation for development or they’ll get bored and try to stimulate themselves by yelling or doing destructive things. (This is actually part of why I don’t want to have kids, they could easily overstimulate me and I wouldn’t be able to care for them properly.)

There’s a mom on KZfaq who followed her dreams well. Her and her husband love living as if they were people from the 1950’s. But their son’s room and wardrobe is all modern era because he wants it to be. She doesn’t force her son to live her dream, while also living hers. Like, it’s not that hard. The bar should not be this low. 🤦‍♀️

Kids need colors when they are growing up especially during early development. Even the gothic baby has a whole room just for colors and learning

The beige reminds me of doctors' offices, particularly mental health offices. It gives me anxiety.

Personally I quite like warm neutrals (as long as it’s creative) not because it’s trending at the moment, but because it feels safe and unsurprising. It’s probably the fact I’m autistic and want to avoid sensory overload- when I’m not overwhelmed I love (organised) clutter and colour. As long as you genuinely like it and aren’t afraid of expressing your true self, go for it :)

I think brown, green, and beige decor is really nice and calming personally. That said color development is really important and bland colors probably don’t belong in a room for a baby. I enjoy the aesthetic but I’d keep it to personal rooms lol