Beach Baby Bedding
DIY Beach Theme Nursery Ideas

Here are some ideas for a beach theme nursery with baby bedding recommendations in ocean blue for a baby boy or colors perfect for a baby girl.  Beyond colors, the fabric patterns and decorations to consider for your decorating project can range from flip flops, sunglasses and bikinis to starfish, whales and dolphins. 

All of these can work beautifully in a beach themed nursery, and brighter colors often help bring that sunny, seaside feeling into the room.

For a baby boy’s room, surfboards, deep sea details, or dolphin crib bedding can all work with a beach theme. Sand, surf, sunshine, and sea life give you plenty of ways to build a nursery that feels fresh, colorful, and relaxed no matter where you live.

Beach Baby Bedding

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There are plenty of beach crib bedding sets, wall art, and decorations made for nurseries, but a few personal touches can keep the room from looking too store-bought. Browse the nursery pictures in my gallery for ideas you can adapt with handmade bedding, simple wall decor, or small beach themed accents.

Ocean Nursery Themes

Ocean nursery themes can borrow colors straight from the seaside, including sandy neutrals, soft whites, watery blues, sunny yellow, coral pink, and sea-glass green. Pink and yellow can feel sweet for a baby girl’s beach nursery, while blue, white, and sand tones work beautifully for a baby boy’s room.

More beach themed nurseries and decorations:

Beach Nursery Wall Murals

Nursery Colors

Wall paint colors for a beach nursery can range from subtle whites with warm or cool undertones to nautical blues and bright sunny yellow. Take your cues from nature’s palette, then add texture through the walls, rugs, window treatments, and nursery floors.

Look through nursery pictures for basic design ideas before choosing beach baby bedding or surfboard themed bedding. A sunny, seaside feeling can come from paint, fabric, wall art, and small accessories without bringing sand into the room.

Surf Baby Bedding

Surfboard themed bedding sets can brighten a child’s room even in the cold of winter. Beach theme nursery chandeliers and matching baby nursery lamps take on a playful look when decorated with surfboards, giving the room that “waiting for the surf’s up” feeling.

Whether you pitch a tent, bunk in a tropical tiki hut, or have a luxurious beachfront cabana, a beach themed room can bring back sweet memories of summer fun.

To bring that same beachy feeling right into the crib area, my ocean baby quilt pattern shows how soft sea-inspired colors and simple shapes can anchor the nursery without relying on generic, ready-made bedding sets.

A turtle design can give the room a beach-house quilt detail without changing the whole nursery direction, and this sea turtle quilt pattern fits naturally with beach baby bedding, ocean colors, and coastal nursery themes.

A summer beach theme crib quilt can be bright and cheerful while still adding a cozy handmade touch. I believe that’s why children’s beach bedding is so popular!

What kind of crib set is considered beach bedding? Anything that reminds you of a day at the beach will do. Dolphin crib bedding sets or baby fish theme bedding can fit right in, which makes this a very versatile nursery theme.

Here are a few ideas for building your tropical beach nursery around your beach themed baby bedding:

• Stitch up airy tropical style nursery window treatments to coordinate with your beach baby bedding using colorful beach towels.
• Choose floor coverings that reflect sand and surf with a surfboard, seashell, or scuba diving motif nursery rug.
• Use a grass hula skirt to embellish a plain cornice board for a Hawaiian grass hut look.
• Display a few toy crabs, tropical fish, or surfboards in the room in an organized way by placing them high on the wall in a fishnet.
• No extra cash on hand for fancy seaside resort baby furniture? Visit the neighborhood craft store for a glue gun and seashells, then embellish plain dressers and armoires with a decorative crown of seashells and a seahorse or two. Keep this decorative treatment well out of baby’s reach.

To find more ideas for decorating a beach themed nursery, browse my baby nursery themes page for original beach, ocean, and coastal nursery ideas for baby boys and girls.

Please browse the nursery picture gallery on Unique Baby Gear Ideas to find more DIY and craft ideas that add a unique, personalized look to any nursery design.