Should I use Raggedy Ann & Andy crib set for a boy?

Question

I have a complete raggedy ann & andy crib set I bought on sale 4 years ago. I've had it in the back of my closet, never opened in a rubber maid container.

I'm 18 weeks and have been looking for a boy theme (I just have a feeling) and a new set would cost $100-200 easy. I really don't want to spend a bunch of money of a theme that won't be used for very long.

Should I go ahead and use it? Maybe add a lot of blue & cream colors in the room to downplay the rose color?

here's a link:
http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/raggedyland_2010_58187908

(In the pic the rose hearts are not that noticable but in person they are.)

Answer 1

I think it would be perfectly fine to use it for a boy. My entire home is decorated in Americana/Primitive Decor and I was looking for something to fit in for the nursery. I've decided I'm doing Raggedy Ann and Andy whether it is a boy or a girl. It's such a cute theme and can go either way. I wouldn't worry about the rose hearts too much. There is a lot of blue in there for a boy. You can always paint the room blue to make it more masculine. I found some red white and blue vertically stripped wall paper and am using it on the bottom of the room, putting RA & A border around the middle of the room and painting the top half a creme color. I'll include the links to the wallpaper and border so you can see what I'm talking about. It would look very nice for a boy. In fact, I'm hoping for a boy because I don't think it would suit a girl very well at all. Good luck and congrats on the baby!



http://www.usawallpaper.com/naragtiforaa.html

Answer 2

I think it is totally fine. I spent a lot of time thinking about the theme of the nursery when I was pregnant. Then I couldn't afford the theme I wanted, so I just had to piece things together based on what I got at the shower. It bothered me a lot that I couldn't spend hundreds of dollars to get everything to match, especially when i went to my sister-in-law's house where the nursery looks like it just stepped out of a catalog!



Then after he was born and was healthy, I realized that none of that silliness mattered. Plus I was too tired to think about it anymore! The baby won't know, and you can change it when he gets old enough to care. I absolutely love Raggedy Ann and Andy. I looked at the photo you linked to, and I think it looks neutral. Andy is a boy, after all!

Answer 3

take a seat them down for a speach on ailment and how pre-marital intercourse is a mortal sin. in simple terms to be risk-free, it particularly is recommended to get the two Ann or Andy fastened if their no longer making plans on a extreme relationship.

Answer 4

Go ahead and use it. No sense in wasting money on something new. It doesn't look gender specific anyway.