Need Ideas/tips/photos for a tropical themed sunroom please???

These are all great ideas! I'm into geckos now so have bought some painted metal ones that I hang out on my deck in the summer and bring in to spread around the room everywhere. You can get them in assorted sizes :) IrieLita, I'm looking forward to you picture of the recessed mural, it sounds fantastic!

Oh, and I have a fishing net I use, too, with shells threaded (caught) in it.

This is the mural we had made . 71"x80"

wow great ideas everyone, thank you and keep them coming. Irie Lita, where did you get that mural made and how much? I like the porch post idea. Love all the great ideas! photos in ship portholes is a grea idea too but I am not sure where one gets those?
and I was thinking hammock-will have to check the ones seastart has, hopefully on their website?
Thanks all
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IrieLita, that photo is perfection!!!! Great shot of BCC and the stairs at Moonlight Villa's. Sweet spot on the cliffs fi sure!!!

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IrieLita, that photo is perfection!!!! Great shot of BCC and the stairs at Moonlight Villa's. Sweet spot on the cliffs fi sure!!!

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That is a great pic! I stayed at BCC last month for a few nights and had the reverse view. The vibe in this area is perfect and I look forward to spending more time here. Thanks for the flashback.

found on Net------ http://www.muralsyourway.com/designers/
you upload your pic. Has to be high quality pic to be good,( they will tell you if its not good enough) crop to size you need and walaaaaaaaaaaa. They are really nice. We have a floor covering store so we have a tax # Ours was like 238.80. It would have been maybe around 298????? We got the one you put the paste on yourself. they have 3 types.
It only took about a week to come. Its great! Can't wait till we get it all done. Post a pic soon. Soon I hope , whenever my dywaller makes it back LOL LOL grrrrrrrr

Yes, that IS a nice mural :)

Port holes cam be made out of ply wood...glue 2 pieces together if you want them thicker than the 3/4" stock. Cut out your diameter, allow for the width that you want. If you have a router, you can router in a design easily. Stain or paint. You can even use copper or gold foil if you want a brassy finish ;)

Cool Lita

Our screened in porch of course has a lot of plants during the summer they make a great background palet for oversized tropical colored pillows on the coutch, 2 foot tropical fish swim around the top panel, quite a few fish carvings from Negril join them, differant sauce bottles specific to Jamaica filled with sand sit on ledges, a collection of differant ages and sizes of Appletons and Rum Cream bottles hold places of honor, some old Mario Palomino cigar boxes have been varnished to protect them and hung in various places along with a collection of Island Colgne (remember those) and of course the table and chair covers are very tropical,,,,,

my basement dungeon has palm trees and parrots habitating one corner, concert posters cover a couple walls, my jamaica village carvings cover a couple of surfaces, bright color sunset pictures cover a couple walls (Ricketts? is one), various fish and dolphin carvings swim here and there, the afore mentioned sand bottles with national flags and national color ribbons compliment Jamaica yellow topped - palm tree beached border - beach sand covered bottom walls,,,,, hmmm down there the wall under the grow light is ocean blue and little pieces of each trip are spread around,,,,

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I love the idea of using colorful sarongs as curtains, or just stringing up a clothes line and hanging them along a wall. :o