Mermaidcore Will Transform Your Home Into an Underwater Fantasy

Like so many TikTok trends, #mermaidcore began as a fashion statement featuring lots of pearls, opalescent textures, girly ruffles, sheer fabrics and seafaring color schemes of blue and green. Rather than the organic, linen and white-centric vibe of coastal grandma, #mermaidcore is more cool-girl ethereal defined by slinky, sheer, sexy, shiny acquamarine details. Think Sara Paxton as Aquamarine, Daryl Hannah in Splash, the sugary green and blue The Little Mermaid palette and you have a sense of the ultra-feminine, pretty, beachy mermaidcore look. Learn more: We've gathered a host of ideas for bringing mermaidcore into your home decor.

Bright blue paint behind built-in shelving adds a note of contrast to this white living room with white sofas, a green and white patterned armchair, wicker-fronted cabinetry and upholstered ottomans. Blue and green patterned toss pillows add additional mermaidcore seaside character.

Gather your seafaring squad and throw a mermaidcore party to commemorate a birthday or bridal shower. Find details here on how to pull off your own mermaid fête.

With her beachy waves and sultry iridescent sequined gown, Taylor Swift is serving major mermaidcore here.

Royal blue cabinets join forces with crisp white subway tiles and counters for a shipshape look in this blue-centric kitchen accented with sea-glass colored accessories.

Whether it's scale-like paillettes on a dress or shimmering surfaces, both create the dreamy effect of a magical, underwater lair. This pretty side table with its reflective qualities would bring an instant mermaidcore vibe to a bedroom or living room.

This bathroom continues the maritime theme with mirrors and lighting trimmed in rope and a ship cabin-style gray-stained paneling that looks weathered by salt and sea.

This nautical-themed single vanity bathroom is packed with personality, from the mermaid patterned wallpaper from Hygge & West to the etched glass octopus window.

Adding a high-end glass tile backsplash is a lot easier than you may think, and it makes a tremendous difference in your kitchen's style. The opaque tile backsplash behind this sink gives the room an iridescent glow against the colors of the cabinets and countertop.

The movement of this scalloped handmade tile is really gorgeous. Copper hardware plays well alongside the light gray cabinetry.

Eighties-era mauves, lavenders and roses are enjoying a resurgence, especially when married with a contemporary spin. Here, a striking installation of seashells also gives this bedroom an on-trend mermaidcore look.

Sea-inspired decor and beach finds don't have to be ultra-casual or nautical. Here seashells and coral are dressed up to fit right into a dreamy sea life vignette.

A white ruffle shower curtain is used as a backdrop for this dessert table, adding a perfect effect: like white ruffled waves. A repurposed chandelier from a bedroom hangs over the dessert table lending more shimmer to this under-the-sea celebration.

Bringing a very mermaidcore, nautical aesthetic to this room is a DIY seashell mirror, a lovely way to display beachcombed treasures.

Capiz shells, popularly used for many different decorative purposes, come from windowpane oysters, which are found on muddy shores near bays, coves and lagoons. The shells are harvested and transformed by artisans into one-of-a-kind organic works of art. To create this oversized pendant light, hundreds of capiz shells were gathered, shaped, cut to size, then inlaid to a steel frame. Once illuminated, the shells cast a filtered pearlescent glow throughout the space.

Combining both a bubble motif and a shimmering, reflective surface, this glass chandelier is the perfect choice for a subtle mermaidcore design flourish.

Soft blues and greens and a beautifully romantic, draped tablecloth are all you need to add a little mermaidcore magic to an outdoor tablescape.

Not just rendolent of the sea, planting succulents in large seashells like this conch is a pretty, easy way to bring a lively, beachy vibe to your space.

Give any room an instant under-the-sea attitude with stenciled bubbles.

It's never too early to start sourcing your next costume party look. Add a glamorous, sleek dress in a coastal shade of blue or green, and you've created the perfect mermaidcore moment.

Find out how to get the look here.

A seashell framed mirror hangs above a small wood table, which also holds a large conch shell.

Iridescent blue tiles are an eye-catching surround for this fireplace.

A beautiful array of color is captured in the iridescent tiles surrounding this pool and hot tub, as perfect a setting for a mermaid as we can think of.