Look at this stuff, isn't it neat? After sharing some swimmingly cool ideas for DIY mermaid wallpaper murals here, so many people dove head first and stenciled their own. The #1 thing that they swore by to create their mermaid paradise was the Moroccan Scallops Wall Stencil from Royal Design Studio. They used it create a fish scale wall pattern and customized it with their own favorite paint colors. Watch the video tutorial below to first learn how to stencil a mermaid wall yourself, and then check out all the DIY ideas that happy stencilistas did!
Make a splash and dive head first into the decorating trend we can’t get enough of: mermaids! Scales, iridescent colors, and a touch of sparkle transform a room from underwhelming to underwater! However, you don’t need to shell out a lot of cash to get the room makeover you’ve always dreamed of. You can easily create your own custom mermaid paradise by painting a feature wall with a fish scale stencil design and enchanting metallic colors. Watch the video tutorial here: How to Stencil a Mermaid Fish Scales Wall.
Pattie Nickel wanted a “little bit of Hawaii” in her bedroom so she used our Moroccan Scallops Wall Stencil and metallic Royal Stencil Cremes to paint a mermaid fish scale wall mural.
“Stencils! Because no wall should be ignored!” – Devette Studios. We couldn’t agree more! Every boring and beige wall is a blank canvas… a new opportunity to create something beautiful! She used the small fish scale design stencil in blue and green metallic paints for this stenciled feature wall.
“My daughter wanted a mermaid room and her grey walls were boring, so I decided to paint an accent wall with Behr Pink Sea Salt and then stenciled mermaid scales using the beautiful Moroccan Scallop Wall Stencil. So happy with how the project turned out! My daughter loves it! Thanks for helping to make my daughter's room ‘mer-mazing’!” – Jamie Woodson
“My daughter wanted a mermaid bedroom. I stumbled upon your stencil while searching the internet for inspiration and fell in love with the Moroccan Scallops Wall Stencil. My daughter loves her glittery ‘mermaid tail wall’ as she calls it. Thank you Royal Design Studio for making a stencil so easy to use.” – Melissa Leasor
The Go 2 Girls says, "We love to use Royal Design Studio Stencils for our room makeovers! This project was a room makeover for a well-deserved and growing 5 year old! Going from toddler room to a big-girl room, the Moroccan Scallops Wall Stencil made the true transformation to a mermaid sanctuary! Thanks again for making us look (and feel) like heroes!"
Arte Azul Decoracion says, “Blue is associated with stability, calm, tranquility, rest, and depth. Perfect for a nautical room with beach decor! This beautiful mermaid tail design by Royal Design Studio gives a perfect finish to a wall worked with a watercolor decorative painting technique.”
Restyled Renewed used Royal Stencil Cremes in metallic blue to create the most shimmery and stunning mermaid dresser! For small DIY projects such as reclaimed furniture, we recommend using the Moroccan Scallops Furniture Stencil and Royal Stencil Creme metallic paints to paint on a small fish scale pattern.
“A mermaid scales accent wall for the girl who longs to live in the ocean!” - @zoedesigns followed our instructions on How to Stencil a Mermaid Wall video tutorial and it turned out beautifully! The key is to use the Moroccan Scallops Wall Stencil and Royal Stencil Creme metallic paints.
Marium Stevens is currently in the process of stenciling this mermaid wall. This fish scale pattern has the perfect luminous sheen from metallic paints that is seen on actual fish tails – so cool!
Interiors by Kenz wanted her baby’s room decor to be anything but white and beige. She went for the gold and did it! She created a stunning scallop design on an accent wall using our Moroccan Scallops Stencil and gold paint. Her nursery stencil makeover resulted in a gold leaf look, with the light shining and catching different parts of the wall.
Erin Hauswirth says, “Our mermaid-inspired nursey with mermaid tail fish scale mural is done! Such a labor of love… it’s now my favorite room in the house. Can’t wait for our little mermaid to arrive to make it complete!”
Sarah Weaver says, “The mermaid scale room is stenciled! Thank you Royal Design Studio for making such an amazing and user-friendly product!” The fish tail wall stencil is durable, reusable, and comes with helpful instructions on how to stencil a wall.
This stenciled wall was mer-made to be seen! Your friends and family won’t believe that it isn’t wallpaper – you can tell them you mer-made it yourself! If you are inspired and want to stencil your own mermaid fish scales wall mural, we’d love to share your beautiful stencil projects with our readers! Email us at projects@royaldesignstudio.com, share them on our Facebook Page, or Instagram your stencil projects and tag us with #royaldesignstudio.