My 4-year-old loves mermaids and wanted an under the sea room. Here’s my loose interpretation! (I didn’t want waves, fish, etc.)
Before, with previous owners’ furnishings:
After! (We still need curtains and a rug)
Here are some of the details:
The toy box was a DIY project, and so was the headboard.
The bedding is from Land of Nod, but I got it on eBay for less than half the LON cost. The fish pillow was in a clearance bin at Home Goods for 9 bucks! It matches perfectly! The curtain above her bed was a DIY project that started at Ikea.
The dresser and mirror are both Criagslist finds!
Did you notice the details on the mirror? Those are hand painted mermaid knobs from Etsy seller LeilasLoft ($7 each):
And since she loves Ariel, I had to paint her a redhead mermaid (who’s holding a letter G). Her tail sparkles with scrapbooking jewel stickers:
Andi, your photos are as beautiful as the room!!
You blow my mind with your decorating skills. Did you paint the picture? Amazing…..
It’s beautiful! I love that you didn’t go for the obvious with fish, dolphins, etc. Did you free-hand the designs on the wall? They’re gorgeous.
My friend Carla free-handed the designs on the wall. She’s amazing!
[...] room used to be Gloria’s under the sea room. I kept a lot of the same elements, like the paint color and curtains (which took me forever to [...]