How to Decorate an Airplane Theme Bedroom
An Aviation Nursery or Bedroom to Make a Child's Imagination Soar
Nov 30, 2008
What little boy isn’t fascinated with airplanes, helicopters and pilots? From old-fashioned barnstormers to sleek fighter jets, there’s a style of plane to fit every age and personality.
Start by Decorating the Walls of the Airplane Theme Bedroom
There’s certainly a wide array of wallpaper choices to complement aviation themes for a nursery or bedroom, but many parents opt for the less expensive coat of paint. Of course, the natural color choice for an airplane theme bedroom is sky blue.
Once the walls are covered, parents can add murals of airplanes, helicopters, parachutists, hang gliders, and clouds. Peel and stick wall decals of airplanes or stencils are another attractive option to help parents liven up the airplane room.
For a personal touch, parents can even embellish the walls with their child’s name in skywriting. An easy trick to give clouds or skywriting that authentic, fluffy look is dipping a damp paper towel in white paint and applying it with a swirling motion as if trying to clean a spot on the wall.
Bedding, Window Treatments, and Rugs for the Airplane Theme Nursery or Bedroom
For parents who want to go all out with the aviation theme in their toddler’s bedroom, there are several choices of airplane beds that can whisk their little guy off to dream land each night. This is one splurge that might prove worth it when parents see the look on their little guy’s face as he pilots his bed for the first time. And of course, airplane beds are often available second hand for bargain hunters at yard sales, in local papers, or on Craig’s List.
Most bed and crib set manufacturers offer one or more choices for airplane theme bedspreads, sheets, bumper pads, and even area rugs. Pictures on the bed sets range from stylized toy planes in happy primary color schemes, to realistic stealth bombers suitable for the older crowd.
Decorating an Airplane Theme Nursery or Bedroom
Parents can give the airplane theme room a punch of color by suspending bright kites from the ceiling. The swooping airplanes also lend an added depth to the room. Stringing the planes is a breeze with fishing line and sticky hooks.
Posters are another inexpensive way to bring more planes into the bedroom or nursery. Hobby stores also provide some great accent pieces such as propeller clocks, propeller ceiling fans, or buzzing toy planes on a string.
Higher shelves are a great place to decorate with model planes, toy airplanes, and storybooks. Parents can choose books whose covers depict planes, helicopters, blimps, or rockets and set them with covers facing outward. Decorating with books is an inexpensive way they can instill a love of reading early.
Parents can personalize the room by building models with their child or snapping photos at an air show the family enjoys together. Creative touches like these make the room feel special and fill it with happy memories.
With a little creativity, the sky’s the limit when decorating with an aviation theme. And parents will love watching their little boy’s imagination take flight in his new airplane bedroom.
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