Ideas for Decorating a Teen Boy’s Bedroom in a Baseball Theme

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Do you have a son who absolutely lives and breathes baseball? Then you have an advantage! It is relatively easy to decorate a teen boy’s room when you have a sports theme to work around.

Where do you start?

First, get your son involved! Does he have a favorite team? Listen to what he likes and doesn’t like. He’s the one who’s going to live in the space, so he should have a say. If you get him involved, he’s more likely to keep his room neat and organized.

Next, look at the colors of your son’s favorite team. For example the Oakland A’s use a color scheme of white, hunter green and golden yellow. Their arch rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers use two colors, deep royal blue and white. The New York Yankees use navy and white with a white and navy striped uniform. The San Francisco Giants use white in the uniform and red and black for cap and logo.

As you can see, all the teams share white as a common color. White is always a safe color for walls, but it picks up dirt easily, especially if you use flat latex paint. Most boys are serious dirt trackers! Make white easy to clean by using a semi-gloss latex. It costs a bit more, but it cleans up easily.

Now, take cues from the team colors for accents. If the team has a red and black color scheme like the Giants, consider painting the trim work (window frames, door frames and floor boards) in the room black. Painting the room-side surface of the entry door and closet doors red will establish the fact that this is a Giant’s fan’s room. If the team has a two color scheme like the Yankees navy and white colors, use the color for all the accents and match the door to the white walls.

Want to take things up a notch? Blow up the team logo and create a stencil from it. About 34-inches up from the floor, stencil a border in one of the team’s colors. You can do this all around the room or just in select areas. If you have a three color scheme, switch colors on the door. You can also stop the border at door openings if you prefer.

Now, consider the furniture in the room. You don’t have to paint every piece to match the color scheme. Sure, you may want to paint the pieces that clash, but there are other ways to tie the furniture together. Let’s start with the bed.

The bed is the largest piece of furniture in the room. You may be able to find a baseball themed bedspread or comforter in the right colors, but if you can’t don’t despair! If the room is a long narrow one, and you have to place the bed along the length of the room, stick with a solid color, or one with alternating blocks of the team’s colors, or stripes that run across the bed. If you use a stripe that runs from head to foot, you will emphasize the narrowness of the room. On the other hand, you can use a head-to-foot stripe to make the room seem wider if the room is wide enough to place the bed on the narrow wall.

Now, let’s move on the dresser. You can repeat a team color motif on the dresser by purchasing felt in the team colors. Cut into pennant shapes or leave as a rectangle that covers the entire top of the dresser. Felt never ravels so it’s easy to cut into any shape you want. You can cut out felt versions of the team logo and glue it to the base piece.

Desks have become a necessity in most bedrooms, thanks to the computer. Make a slipcover to go over the chair, and you will instantly tie the chair into the scheme. Check your local fabric store for a pattern. If you aren’t into sewing, search online for slip covers.

If you are organizing the desk from scratch, look for organizers that are already in the colors you need. But what if you already have a good system set up? Go down to your local hardware store and buy the spray paint that’s made for plastic. Several companies make it now. Pick up a color that matches your scheme, paint, and voila! You have color coordinated desktop accessories!

We’ve all see the movies where team pennants hang on the wall. While that’s still a good idea, you can do something different. If you have a three color theme, have a matte board cut in one accent color so your son’s favorite baseball cards can be displayed and turn his collection into an extra large wall art. Use UVA glass in front of the cards to protect them from fading. Then add the frame in the team’s third color. Have a two color theme? Stick with white for the matte and color in the frame.

You can use additional baseball paraphernalia to finish out your decorating scheme. A colored wire basket to hold a baseball bat, glove, and ball can be an accent piece in the corner. Posters are another favorite.

The main thing to consider in your decorating plan is livability. Will your son be able to live in his room? Don’t get too fussy. Keep things simple and easy to maintain. Remember that a teen’s room is about him, not a parent’s need to demonstrate superior decorating skills!