Mum shares fresh twist on the shower curtain trend after creating mermaid bedroom for her kid, but it’s divided people

Published on September 03, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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A WOMAN has shared a savvy way to decorate without getting a paint pot out.

Aimee Atkinson, took to social media to show off her daughter’s new she is ‘obsessed’ with.

Girl's bedroom with ocean-themed bedding and shower curtain.The mum showed off her daughter’s new mermaid-themed bedroom she created using a twist on the shower curtain trend

The mum said: “Nice quick bedroom idea.”

In the picture, the girl’s room had been transformed in just a matter of minutes thanks to the mum’s genius hack.

Instead of fiddling about with wallpaper or painting the walls, she decided to use .

“We’ve used shower curtains and self-adhesive hooks for my mermaid obsessed daughter’s bedroom,” Aimee added.

The girl’s bedroom had two shower curtains hung up to cover her walls, one featuring a turtle in the reef surrounded by other fish.

Another shower curtain displays dolphins jumping around the ocean floor.

The simple solution gave her daughter the perfect underwater setting for her mermaid obsession.

Her mum finished the new bedroom with a blue and pink duvet set featuring a mermaid tail and matching pillow cases.

In recent years, we’ve seen the shower curtain trend take over social media, but usually, people put them in the garden.

The hack is a brilliant way to cover damaged fences or add some extra privacy to your back garden.

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So the mum’s fresh twist on the trend was welcomed by other parents wanting a quick bedroom transformation for their kids.

A shower curtain can be purchased for as little as £10 on for a quick update.

The post went viral in the Facebook group, DIY On A Budget Official, which boasts over 2.2 million members.

One person wrote: “Wow what a fab idea plus easy to wipe any mess.”

Another commented: “I love this so much I want to do it for myself.”

“I would have loved that as a kid! Great idea for a quick makeover,” penned a third.

What's the shower curtain trend?

ANOTHER trend that has taken social media by storm is the shower curtain trend.

The trend sees people buying large shower curtains with fun prints on them, usually of exotic locations, and hanging them on their garden fence or wall.

The idea is to transform dull gardens into something slightly more exciting – and that’s exactly what many homeowners have done.

People attached the water-proof fabric to the fence, creating an  of a sunny island paradise right in their back yard.

Meanwhile a fourth said: “Great idea for a quick makeover and saves all the hassle of painting.”

Others weren’t as impressed, with one adding: “Positive criticism – iron them out and pull tight and tack to wall. Would look so much more better, also if you fold the rings so they aren’t visible.”

Someone else added: “Would iron the curtains!”

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