The Making of A Pirate's Den...

...or
How to Create a Cool, Inexpensive
Pirate Bedroom...
in a jiffy!

My little scalleywag was sad that he had to leave his former mateys and set sail for different climes. It pains me to see Cap'n pining so for his former position. So one day his saucy wench sister and I decided to decorate his sleeping quarter so it would be fit for a king. Or at least a captain.

Problem is, we were running short on treasure. It'd been some time since our last raid. But havin' limited means didn't prevent us from creating a right smart berth.

We sent the Captain to pilage a neighboring ship for 3 hours one day, while we set forth to work our magic.

When he got home, Cap'n was SO Ecstatic over his new digs that he danced a jig and promoted me from kitchen wench to Bosun.

The secret cave where I acquired all the goods is called Zurchers. It's a common-enough type cave...catering to those searching for party supplies high and low.

I purchased ye ole plastic wall hangings that would be typically be purchased to decorate at a party. Only this was one party meant to last.

I didn't want to pin, tape or staple them to the wall. Sometimes we hit storms so mighty that I knew mere pins and stapels wouldn't survive. They needed something more substantial.

So I procured a can of spray adhesive. This was a sticky job, and I'm sure my lungs are to this day gunkier than the pipes on a Salt whose spent his days down in the bilge. But in the end, the result was worth it. For less than $35 dubloons and in less than 2 hours, I transformed all four plain white walls of his private bunk from bare to beautiful. The berths are adorned with pirate sheets, which I scored in a raid during a close-out special. Note the parrot on the ladder to the top berth, and the hats and his spare hook.Here is the cherished Treasure Map that our Captain studies before each forray out in search of more booty. The addition of a few accessories completed the transformation. A net pinned in the corner of the ceiling holds a few stray shells, sea creatures, a spy glass, lei, spare eye patch. When Captain Gator returned to his ship three hours after leaving it, and found his quarters thusly transformed, words escaped him.

So did this great big smile.