DIY Baby Transportation Nursery Theme Ideas and Décor with Crafts and Painting Projects

Updated December 3, 2025 by Jan of Unique Baby Gear Ideas

We have a lots of pictures filled with DIY transportation nursery theme ideas for a baby's room. The photos feature painting and crafts projects that will help you save money on your project regardless of the vehicle you choose to showcase.

When you take into consideration all the many modern ways that we travel from place to place, things can get pretty complicated. Throw in vintage vehicles and prepare to be amazed at the many styles to consider.

We have decorating ideas for collectors of toy trains, planes, race cars, and motorcycles. It's time to pull your collection out of storage and put them on display!

Transportation Nursery Theme Ideas and DIY Décor

This is one of the broadest baby nursery themes that we cover and we have a lot of nursery pictures for you to see in our gallery.

Go here to see more ideas for decorating the walls of your baby's room with cars, trucks and construction equipment.

CONSTRUCTION NURSERY

A mural painting in a construction themed nursery features hills and valleys connected with a network of roads traveled by big dirt diggers and various types of earth moving equipment. To give your wall painting an authentic look, buy sand colored textural paint and remember that wall stickers will help you to avoid spending a lot of time on details.




Vintage Cars Nursery Theme

CARS NURSERY
There are several directions that a car nursery theme might take including a vintage cars nursery, a race car themed nursery, a NASCAR baby nursery theme or even a Disney Cars nursery design.





Snoopy and the Red Baron are flying the friendly skies on floating airplane wall shelves in this baby boy's nursery.

Airplane Theme Baby Nursery Ideas

Airplanes are the focus of one of the most popular baby boy nursery themes. However, with the increasing number of female military and airline pilots there are more plane decorations and crib sets in baby girls' nurseries than ever before.

Harley Davidson Motorcycle Baby Nursery Decor

More parents with a passion for travel on two wheels are decorating using motorcycle artwork and logos.

Baby Motocross NurseryTheme Ideas

Some parents use a variety of resources to travel and enjoy the wonders of the world with their little ones.

World Travel Transportation Nursery themes

World Travel Map Baby Nursery Theme

Vintage travel posters on the nursery walls featuring some of the most desirable vacation destinations give this little one's transportation nursery theme a very sophisticated look.

Choo Choo Train Baby Nursery Theme

Lionel train collectors or fans of Thomas the Tank Engine Train should miss the chance to display their collectible toys in their baby’s nursery

These are just a few suggestions from Unique Baby Gear Ideas that should put you on your way to developing your own transportation themed nursery ideas.

Hi, I’m Jan — the creator of Unique Baby Gear Ideas. I love helping expecting parents discover nursery décor inspiration and creative photo shoot ideas that make every stage of pregnancy feel beautiful.

Over the years, I’ve helped thousands of parents choose safe, stylish nursery furniture through hands-on reviews and real-world testing.

The suggestions I share here come from years of hands-on experience styling nurseries, reviewing maternity gowns, and learning what makes each photo session shine.

All articles and images on Unique Baby Gear Ideas are personally reviewed and edited by Jan Bay. Modern creative tools may assist with design or drafting, but every final page reflects my own voice, experience, and editorial judgment.