Boys Rooms and Nursery Ideas - 15 Mood Boards For Boys

There's a lot going on in the studio right now.  I'm working on  new art, upcoming changes to my website, a new ecommerce platform and a few items, debuting this winter, that will help you design your child's nursery or room.  So to bring some things up to speed here's some new mood boards to inspire, that I've been delinquent in posting.  I'm also including some of my pinner's favorites from Pinterest.  Do you have a favorite?  I'd love to hear which one and why.

Superhero Boys Room in Yellow and Gray Mood Board

With all the superhero movies debuting, boy's superhero rooms are a popular request.  Here I explore the genre with a an Up, Up and Away theme.  Look up in the sky, it's gray and yellow, one of 2013's hottest color combos for boys.  My Up and Away art piece is available from my under the radar Etsy shop.  I haven't announced the store opening so sssshhh.   It's official debut will be announced later in the year.

Superhero Room with a Spiderman and Wolverine Influence Mood Board

 Some of the new superhero pieces from my Etsy shop (see the caption above) make their way into this  big boy super room.  It works in superhero without being too cheesy.  The room's look will grow with the boy so it has great value and savings built right in.  The board introduces the neutral brown/tan/taupe color to dial down the primary feel of most superhero offerings.

Classic Sports Bedroom Decor for a Teen Mood Board

Man cave design is hot right now.  There's no reason it can reach into the young men's world.  This sports mood board combines the timeworn finishes of painted woods with the raw and very masculine textures of sisal and burlap.  My vintage art collection recently expanded with the addition of lacrosse and golf.  All are available from my site.  

Cowboy Southwest Boy's Room Idea Mood Board

 The earthen plains and grassy prairies are celebrated in this mood board.  It's southwestern influence boasts a nostalgic americana feel yet its simple and more modern.  The western art is, as mentioned above, available from my Etsy shop.

Modern Cowboy Nursery Decor Mood Board

Hold off on the wagon wheels and bandana print!  The tumbleweed nursery speaks to the old west in theme yet it does so in a more modern sophisticated way.  The great pouf from Surya and the simple shapes of the rusty bull mount and rocking house relay the idea without all the cowboy campyness.  The cowboy images are part of my latest releases.  They represent the old west in my pop vintage way.  I hope you like them.  Sssshhh, they're from my un-promoted, un-announced Etsy shop which will officially launch later this year. 

Boy's Race Car Transportation Room Mood Board

If this were a game show, I'd give you 30 seconds to name that theme.  Correct!  Theming a room doesn't mean you have to go over the top (I know, I'm guilty).  This race car room is updated with a cool ombre rug, the pinterest popular mason jars repurposed as pendant lights and some art from my speedway collection.

Light and Airy Boy's Airplane Nursery Mood Board

A light and breezy nursery with a sky theme is accented with chevron bedding and a few vintage wood accents.  The art is from my Up and Away series which includes kites and hot air balloons.

Here We Go.  Transportation Theme Nursery Mood Board

If you're a DIY'er search the internet for suitcase tables, they're easy to make and very charming.  You can also find a variety of them ready made on Etsy.  Combine those handled charmers with some great woodgrain and slip in some modern textiles and your set.  The theme could go train, plane or automobile real easy.  The America piece is from my American Byways collection.  

Teen Tween Surf Travel Theme Room Mood Board

As I'm sure you can see, I prefer for boy's rooms to grow with them.  Not that there's anything wrong with cutesy wootsie, it's just not my thang.... When you can swap a crib for a bed, change out a few pieces and the room ages instantly, that's my favorite.  In this case, we have the reverse.  This teen/tween surf travel room could easily go younger.  Switch out the teen fave papason chair with a glider for bedtime stories and add in some beach themed pillows and its fun for your elementary aged water boy.  The wall art is also from my American Byways series.

A little less Blam Batman Superhero Theme Room

The Batman movies have weaned away from the cheesy and campy days of holy smokes bat bombs and bat nipples (sorry George), so why not go with a less BLAM in the bat room.  Capture the caped crusader with a few implied decor items, subtle themed accessories and bring them together with a few grow-with-time investment furniture pieces.  My less Pow more Pop superhero series of art can add a sophisticated twist to the batcave.

Superman's Alter Ego Geek Chic Boy's Room Mood Board

 All that's geeky is groovy.  The worlds most famous nerd boy is Clark Kent and exploring his world would make for a great superhero room.  Focusing on the Metropolis urbanite and eluding to his super persona opens the door to fun accessories, mid century influences and a bit of geek chic.

Classic American Baseball Theme Nursery Mood Board

The classic americana baseball room is realized with my baseball art and color rich pieces from my pals at Newport Cottages.  The traditional wainscoted walls, the gallery art display and charming light fixture create a space that will grow with your little slugger.  Both the art and my vintage striped lamp are available on my site.

Superhero Worship- Decor Ideas and Character Study Part 3

Let's just assume that Peter Parker came into some cash peddling his Spiderman action shots and decided to upgrade his spidey pad, which is a 10 x 12 room at Aunt Mays or a tiny off campus apartment.  There's not enough room for splendid couches or cash for spendy art but he selects furnishings that speak to him and make his Spidey decorating senses tingle (ewww, I know).

Well,"Spidey goes to Ikea and Home Goods"  Issue-1 would make for a boring comic book read.  So I've decided to do it for him.  Here are my picks for the upgraded web digs.

In my series of Superhero Man Cave storyboards for Superman, Batman and now Spidey, I've selected a collection of goods that I think speak to their dual-identity personalities. 

Here in Spiderman's young man cave, the look is eclectic.  A combination of what could be hand-me-downs, some arty stuff created by his college art major buddies and maybe a few things he had crafted out of webbing during his time as Venom.  The posters, tacked to the wall, explore his own persona and the enemies that want to squish him.  The one piece of art that Spidey sprang for is a portrait of his beloved red-headed love interest.

Spiderman's college apartment or Aunt May's extra room
is fit for the eternal on-again-off-again bachelor.

 I was hoping to find a Spidey inspired mini fridge and microwave, but no such luck.  Every college student has to have them.  Keep your eye out for me.

Want to share these...visit my Pinterest board at http://pinterest.com/AaronEmbellish/superhero-room-design-ideas-and-worship/

Batman's is up at http://embellishmentskids.blogspot.com/2012/06/superhero-worship-decor-ideas-and.html

Superman's is up at http://embellishmentskids.blogspot.com/2012/06/superhero-worship-decor-ideas-and_18.html

Superhero Worship- Decor Ideas and Character Study Part 2

I went digging around the internet looking for inspiring products for a boy's superhero room and came away with a collection of things that would be perfect for an adult's room or man cave.  So for fun, I've compiled three story or mood boards exploring the imaginary interiors of a few favorite superheroes.

Number two, of the series of three, is a design for whom is probably the most revered and loved superhero of all time, Superman.

Superman might have a fortress of solitude but I'm sure he'd prefer to hang his cape in a suped up man cave.

Throughout the Superman genre of comics,  movies and cartoons, you never quite get a glimpse of him taking time off, sitting back in his apartment Skyping Ma and Pa Kent, napping with Krypto the Super Dog or having the Justice League over for a potluck and poker game.   Even the Man of Steel needs to some down time.  So, to outfit his urban Metropolis bachelor pad, I've assembled a few components that I think speak to him as a supehero, mild mannered reporter, alien with advanced powers and conservative farm boy, at heart.

With his well tailored, classic look as Clark Kent, I felt he'd gravitate toward a neo-classic and art deco style befitting his metropolitan persona.  This style also gave room to explore, through decor, his origins as a cross universe, rocket sent orphan.  With his x-ray capable vision, how would he see the world?  Would he switch back and forth and see the inner workings of things and come to embrace that revealed vantage point?  I thinks so, so I've included an amazing x-ray couch with a transparent covering, a "see-through" chair and a couple art posters which may reveal his view of everyday humans when his powers are kicked in.

Some of the items may be a bit spendy, for a reporter's salary, but as a faster than a speeding bullet kinda guy, he could be the ultimate in Craigslist shoppers, searching bargains and being the first to show up worldwide within seconds.  Lifting a concrete and steel chair up to his twelfth floor apartment wouldn't be issue either.  The American flag is an art piece made from melted plastic army men, which I thought might have some kind of psychological meaning to him with regard to his powers, balance of intervention and his allegiance.

Unlike his Justice League partner, Batman's pad featured on the storyboard Post #1 , Superman's man has a slight bit of whimsy and "boy scout" optimism to it.

With the new Superman movie reboot coming and its likely conforming to the less-cartoon, more real-life approach to heroes trend, will we catch a glimpse of his bachelor pad?  Time will tell.  In the meanwhile, I hope you enjoyed my exploration in Supe's decor.  Next up is Spiderman and his Peter Parker persona.

Now back to designed a boy's room....

Batman's is up at http://embellishmentskids.blogspot.com/2012/06/superhero-worship-decor-ideas-and.html

Spiderman's is up at http://embellishmentskids.blogspot.com/2012/06/superhero-worship-decor-ideas-and_20.html

Will the Avenger's Movie Leave Moms in Decorating Distress?

With this summer's cinema dominance by Superhero movies like the Avengers, Batman and Spiderman, there's surely going to be a lot of little boys begging for a room redo.  If you'd like help fleeing, faster than a speeding bullet, from the super tacky lycra costume colors and long for something more sophisticated, let me rescue you.  My friends at Rosenberry Rooms asked me to dream up some inspiration for a Super Room even moms will approve of.  Read my guest post on their RosenberryBlog.

If your little superhero needs a room and you have no idea where to start I offer e-consults and will travel to help create a super room.  Visit my website for details.