If your kids are like mine, they associate with all of the kids movies and characters that are popular.  They want “character” theme bedrooms, parties, etc.  I accommodated my daughters love of mermaids and swimming with an “Under the Ocean” theme bathroom.

I started with a reef wall decal that I found online.

I bought additional wall decals and paint that has sand in it to create the bottom of the ocean.

I couldn’t find any mermaid wall decals, so I made my own.  I took a mermaid book and had color copies made at Office Max.  I then cut them out and used a spray adhesive to attach them to the walls.

Of course the décor needed nets filled with starfish and shells, and glass bouys hanging from the ceiling.  I found the styrofoam chain during Halloween.  It was from a shackle and I bought it on clearance, then made an anchor to match.  I used a Styrofoam disc, drew & cut the anchor.  Bought 4 colors of paint that matched with the chain & sponge painted the colors onto the Styrofoam.  The anchor looks old & rusty.

I decided that the bathroom needed jelly fish hanging from the ceiling, so I bought plastic bowls & glued iridescent tissue & basket filler inside.  I hung them with clear thread & paper clips from the vent.  Too cute!

Happy decorating…

“Wonder what I will come up with next”…