Hang a classic pirate flag on the wall of a pirate bedroom to showcase the theme.
Design a boy's bedroom around a pirate theme to create an eye-catching room he is sure to enjoy. Replace or reface the existing flooring, furniture, wall colors and decorative accents to tie into the room's pirate design and make a one-of-a-kind space. Modify the overall look easily to fit a child's specific pirate taste, whether he wants the room to resemble the deck of a pirate ship sailing the ocean or feel like he is walking the sandy beach of a pirate treasure island.
Instructions
1. Paint the walls of a pirate theme room a deep blue with detailed ocean waves around the lower half of the walls to create the illusion of sailing on a pirate ship. Add clouds, seagulls and a bright yellow sun with paint or vinyl wall decals in various places on the top half of the walls. Install hardwood floors in the room to create a wooden pirate ship deck. Another pirate theme design is to paint the walls a sky blue and add sandy yellow paint along the lower foot of the walls to create a pirate treasure island look. Paint large murals of palm trees and tropical birds, and install light brown carpeting to complete the look.
2. Purchase or paint all existing furniture in a dark wood color to match the pirate theme. Install a narrow beam above the headboard of the bed with attached sails, made from red or black curtains or other fabric and a wooden steering wheel on the bottom to turn the bed into a personal pirate ship. Place a large wooden chest at the base of the bed for pirate treasure storage. Use wooden crates and assorted trunks for storage and organization in the room to keep with the theme.
3. Choose bed linens with a pirate design or opt for a solid colored bed set in classic pirate colors such as black or red and white. Place a few small pillows on the bed with pirate designs, such as a skull-and-crossbones, treasure chest or an embroidered pirate. Hang curtains on the windows that match the bedding colors or use an unconventional drapery option such as a large pirate flag or a square fishing net to cover the windows.
4. Design a pirate dress-up area in the bedroom full of everything a young pirate needs to have make-believe adventures. Place a large wooden trunk in one corner of the room and fill it with various pirate costumes, beards, eye patches, hats and plastic pirate weapons. Place a tall mirror next to the trunk with a round black rug in front.
5. Complete the look with pirate-themed decor pieces. Install a wooden ceiling fan to match the furniture color for overhead lighting and place a brown or bronze lamp next the bed. Hang eye-catching 3D art such as oars, a faux pirate sword or a large pirate flag in the room. Use picture frames encrusted with shells to hang favorite photos and pirate art, such as treasure maps, in the room and drape netting over trunks and chairs to complete the pirate bedroom.
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