Rory Neil is six weeks old and I have finally finished his aviation nursery. (Better late than never, right?) When I found out that we were having a boy, I was clueless as to how I wanted to decorate. My daughter’s nursery, with all things pink and girly, came much easier of course! After scouring Pinterest for ideas, I stumbled upon Jennifer’s nursery at MommyBeta. I fell in love with the airplane wall she had designed above her son’s crib. With my husband’s career in the Air Force, aviation was a perfect theme for my Rory. I re-created her look and then let my imagination go from there.
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Decor Details
Luckily, I was able to find the airplane wall decals on Etsy. The galvanized letters were not as easy to find. They were on sale at Michael’s but were out of the letter “Y” both in store and online. Of course. Enter Etsy to save the day. I reached out to MockingbirdCottage on Etsy and asked if she could make the letters without the rust look added to it and they were good to go! Another alternative is always to DIY and Her View From Home has a great tutorial using paper mache letters and a little spray paint.
For the rest of Rory’s nursery, I knew I wanted to stick with a gray, light blue, and navy theme with a red accent thrown here and there. His room is also pretty small, so a big bookshelf was not going to work. Instead, these DIY rain gutter bookshelves from Sunshine on the Inside worked perfectly for a small wall. They are functional, look great, and have stood up to the test of my eager three-year-old. Parenting win-win.
One of my favorite features of his nursery came by accident. I was browsing on Target for something completely different and stumbled upon this Adventure Awaits sign. It had the gray, navy, and red colors and of course it works perfectly for a baby boy aviation nursery in Alaska. Then I added a few adorable airplane coat hooks underneath. How’s that for practicality and keeping with the aviation nursery theme!
If you’ve ever lived overseas, then I probably don’t have to tell you that getting this dresser (and the crib) to our home in Alaska was an adventure itself. Initially it is not the one that I wanted (of course they didn’t ship that set up here), but when all is said and done I like the way it works in the room.
Another awesome Etsy find and another customized request. I had this sign printed with the accent color red for just a pop of color on an otherwise white wall.
So far, the only one sleeping in here is the cat, who seems to think that the crib is his new bed. I’m not ready for Rory to move in quite yet, but that’s okay. This room already has so many memories and so much love, it is easily my favorite room in the house.
Nancy says
Hi, very cute!! Where did you get the personalized pillow?
Christina says
Hi Nancy, thank you! The pillow is from Buy Buy Baby. Here is the link: https://www.buybuybaby.com/store/product/vintage-airplane-pillow-in-pink-white/1045533686?Keyword=airplane+pillow
Allie says
Hi Christina! What shop on Etsy did you get the airplane decal at? I’ve looked, but can’t find it.
Thanks,
Allie
Christina says
Hi Allie, oops I forgot another one, thanks for pointing that out! I updated the post with the link now, but here it is again: https://www.etsy.com/listing/254015799/sale-only-5-in-stock-biplane-with-clouds?ga_search_query=airplane+decal&ref=shop_items_search_2
Erin | thewanderess.net says
This is absolutely adorable!!!!
Christina says
Thank you so much!
Lindsey says
What color gray is used for the wall?
Christina says
Hi Lindsey, I searched all over for the exact color (we moved across the country and are still unpacking) and I don’t think this is exact but the closest I could find: Polished Silver by Valspar paint. We did buy the paint from Lowe’s. I’m sorry that is not the exact match but hope it helps!
Dolly Brasier says
Curious if you have a rug in your nursey? I am looking for rug ideas. We did an airplane theme nursey too since my husband is a B52 crew chief 🙂
Christina says
Hi Dolly, that is so awesome, I love that a fellow crew chief spouse is going with the theme! I’ll be posting an update since my son’s nursery is now an aviation toddler room, but we did not have a rug in our old home (pictured here) because it had carpets. Our new one now has wood flooring, and he uses this car play mat as his rug just because he loves playing with it! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KU8JVS8/?tag=lilila-20 However, I was planning on going with this one because it looked so great with the gray and the design had a nice contrast! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DWN6WS0/?tag=lilila-20 Actually, I still might get it for another room because I love it that much. Hope that helps!
Ashley says
I love the mobile. I know you posted this a few years ago, but do you remember where you got the mobile from?
Christina says
Hi Ashley, great question! Luckily, I still have that mobile and checked and saw that it came from Target. When I just checked, it was no longer listed there and I’m having a hard time finding it anywhere, so here is the closet one I found on Target: https://www.target.com/p/carter-s-take-flight-airplane-nursery-crib-musical-mobile/-/A-75648960 However, here is the link with the product information for the exact mobile that I found on Amazon. It says currently unavailable, but it might be worth checking out or on Ebay if you really like this style. I’m wondering if it’s been discontinued! https://www.amazon.com.au/Circo%C2%AE-Musical-Crib-Mobile-Vintage/dp/B018X88UAW