Decorating the nursery with baby nursery basics can be a fun and exciting challenge for expectant parents, especially when they know the baby’s gender. If the baby is a little boy, hundreds of different nursery colors and themes come into play. From obvious themes like dump trucks and sports to more unique themes like rock and roll, the options for decorating a nursery for boy babies are limited only by the parents’ imaginations.

Baby Nursery Basics

At its most basic, a small nursery should include baby nursery basics including:

• A dresser
• A solid, safe and dependable crib
• Storage areas for clothing and toys.

If you’ve got more room to work with, a rocking chair or glider is a godsend for late night feedings. A changing table is also handy; many retailers sell these baby nursery basics with changing table tops to help new parents maximize their available space.

To make the boy nursery more of a central hub for your infant, you can also include a playpen, bookshelves and toy chests. Window treatments are a must to block out bright sunlight during nap time.

Boy Nursery Bedding

When your baby boy is in the crib, only three items should be in with him:

• Crib bumpers: This will keep your baby boy from hitting his head on the hard parts of the crib or getting his arms and legs caught in the rails.
• Fitted crib sheet: This sheet should be snug fitting so baby can’t get wrapped up in it.
• Mattress cover: This cover protects the mattress from germs caused by leaky diapers and drool.

Although most baby boy bedding sets come with comforters and blankets, these should be used for decoration only while your child is still an infant. Loose blankets, pillows and stuffed animals are a suffocation hazard for babies and should never be inside the crib at the same time as the child.

Boy Nursery Decor

Expectant parents have hundreds of colors and themes to choose from while decorating a baby boy nursery. In addition to the obvious blue shades, boy nurseries look great with red, sage and salmon walls. Pastels also work well when paired with chocolate browns or dark greens.

Popular themes for baby boy nurseries include:

• Dinosaurs
• Disney© characters
• Dr. Seuss™ characters
• Fire trucks or dump trucks
• Looney Tunes© characters
• Nautical themes
• Peanuts® characters
• Peter Pan
• Pirates
• Race cars
• Rock and roll
• Sports, such as football, baseball, basketball or hockey
• Wild West.