| Children love to explore. What better way to set | | | | Check your local discount stores and thrift stores |
| their imagination free than creating their own | | | | and try to find a fish theme lamp. There are |
| underwater adventure themed bedroom? It's an | | | | many nautical and fish themed lamps available that |
| easy and affordable bedroom theme to complete | | | | would make an adorable addition to any room |
| when you follow the seven simple steps outlined | | | | decorated with an underwater theme. |
| in this article. | | | | 5. Try blue carpeting or a rug. |
| 1. Use water themed wallpaper to set the theme | | | | By using a carpeting or rug in a tone that |
| of your room. | | | | matches your wallpaper, you will be simulating the |
| There are several water themed wallpaper | | | | water on the ground and carrying your design |
| selections available today. You will want to select | | | | theme onto the floor. This will help your child feel |
| one of the papers available that simulate an under | | | | that they are a part of the adventure. |
| the ocean theme to create the perfect backdrop | | | | 6. Create your own foam core fish. |
| for aquatic style bedroom designs. | | | | Another idea that is easy to implement is creating |
| 2. Install a mural or get artistic with paint. | | | | your own foam core fish. You can find your |
| Why not hang a submarine wall mural over your | | | | favorite fish photos online, cut them out and then |
| water themed wallpaper to make it a focal point | | | | glue them onto foam core. Next, cut the shapes |
| in the room? If you are the artistic type, paint | | | | out of the foam core and use adhesive squares |
| one wall blue to match the wallpaper and then | | | | to make the fish stand off of the accent or hang |
| draw your submarine in pencil and fill in with paint | | | | from the ceiling for a 3-D effect. If you are going |
| to create your own custom submarine wall | | | | to hang them from the ceiling, remember to |
| accent. | | | | make them double sided so that they seem more |
| 3. Marine life wall decals set the theme. | | | | realistic. |
| Wall decals are removable and reusable which | | | | 7. Use underwater themed accents as finishing |
| makes them the perfect addition when creating a | | | | touches. |
| theme in any room. Not only will the wall decals | | | | Consider a pirate treasure chest that will double |
| bring a fun theme into your room, but they can | | | | as storage. Or, how about a salt water fish tank |
| add hours of entertainment for your children. | | | | on a desk or dresser? Use your imagination to |
| Your child can put fish, coral, sharks and other sea | | | | put together a coral display on a book shelf or |
| life all over the walls! | | | | any other underwater creative that you and your |
| 4. Go bargain shopping. | | | | child can invent. |