I love painting murals for children’s rooms! Children’s
imaginations are boundless! I knew Jacob wanted an underwater theme room, but
he blew my mind with his request for it to be a submarine room. At first I
thought he meant he wanted the room to be a submarine which would have been awesome )…but no, he
wanted a submarine IN his room ! Challenge on…..
The room was first sprayed with three shades of latex paint
going from light aqua on the ceiling to deep teal on the lower portion of the
wall to achieve that “submerged” feeling. This was further enhanced with deep
teal plush carpeting. Adorable sea
creatures like jellyfish, turtles, hammer-head sharks were painted around the
room, on the furniture, and even on the window top treatment. There is even the underside of a shark painted on the ceiling which looks as if it is about to attack as you lie on
the bed.
The room’s focal point …. A submarine!!!! I used a solid
wood bunk bed as the frame work for the submarine. The lower bunk bed was removed to create a play area so he
could pretend to be in a submarine. The top bunk is the sleeping area. And as
he climbs the side steps up to the top bunk,he is greeted by a ginormous Octopus ! The octopus is so large that the
tentacles wrap up into the ceiling, side walls, and around the submarine bed.
What child ( or adult ) wouldn’t want to live in a yellow
submarine !!!
Tip The submarine front panel was cut high enough to become a security barrier …and served to
hide the sleeping area, just in case little boys “forget” to make their bed.
To contact artist Marty Wisher :
marty.swanstudios@gmail.com
or visit www.swanstudio.net
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