My home décor is a distinct blend of Art Deco, Art Nouveau, and Hollywood Regency—with a slightly unhinged emphasis on mermaids. Thus, Mermaid Regency has been born.
The style incorporates mermaid motifs whenever possible: literal mermaids, seashells, a coastal color palette, and absolutely anything shiny. I’m a notorious magpie, as all mermaids should be.
To pull off this look, you must rely heavily on Facebook Marketplace—a beacon of light in our dark, cold world. I actually sourced a Phyllis Morris carved floral dining set for $100 there, something that had been sitting on my dream Pinterest board for years.
Recently, I came across a true holy-grail find: an antique mermaid sofa and armchair. The sofa is upholstered in the most perfect silvery pale-purple velvet, and the armchair is a dreamy peachy-pink velvet. I have three cats who live to destroy a couch, but cats don’t scratch velvet furniture. It’s a small miracle.
These colors also fit perfectly within my mermaid palette. I like to say my mermcat, Siren—a bicolor ragdoll—is actually the source of my interior color palette. His coat is a creamy white, his nose and toes are the softest pastel pink, and his eyes are a striking blue.
Naturally, Mermaid Regency requires a mermaid headboard. There’s a beautiful one on Amazon that I added to my bedroom to complete the look.
Most importantly, Mermaid Regency requires a sense of mystery and intrigue. The objects in a room shouldn’t feel newly acquired—they should feel discovered, loved, and slightly enchanted. You see it in the patina of well-loved furniture, the sparkle of a rare antique mirror, and the harmony of a perfectly balanced mermaid color palette.
Like a siren’s song, Mermaid Regency draws you in slowly. Before you realize it, you’re surrounded by velvet, shells, antiques, and shimmer—suspended in a dreamy world where everything feels just a bit more magical.
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