Here's the carpet.

It took me awhile, but now I see it.... : ) The white tile is the eye, correct?
Kudos to your son!

Cool room. I don’t think I would want to sleep on a snake-filled bed though, and I like snakes. Hubby definitely would not care to. The interesting sheets and carpet do give the bedroom a unique look that is also fun.

agreed, the snakes would give me pause, but kudos to you for letting your son explore his interests and express himself in his room! We did my 12 year-old's room last year (baseball fanatic) and he picked the colors, helped pick the flooring, the furniture, the window treatment, and the area rug as well as deciding where to put the furniture (after we made some helpful suggestions about keeping in mind where the outlets were, etc.) He went to the store to pick out all the items and he also helped with the demo and install of the new floor and painting. He has a great sense of pride in his new "man-cave".

Yes, the white is the snake's eye. The red is his tongue. I know my son's going to love showing it to his friends.

Man cave, I like that. Maybe little-man cave! I have to admit that my husband keeps urging me to let the children control their rooms. Sometimes tough to do, but I know those rooms don't have to be "decorated". So I'm trying.

I should have also mentioned that since redoing his room he keeps it more picked up. Not perfectly or all the time, but a real improvement over before.

I figure he will be gone before I know it, and I can re-decorate to my heart's content then, in the meantime the project we did *together* has yielded many more rewards than a "designer" room ever would.

I don't like snakes, but it looks great and is very original!

I think it's darling. If the room was smaller and the bed larger, then it would creep me out. But the snakes are so subtle, it's downright cool. His friends are going to love it!

Just don't let him get "in to" snakes though so he won't bring one home for you like mine did as a little boy. :)

Well, 2013 is the year of the (water) snake.

Nice room!

I don't think snakes have anything to do with feng shui, though....

I feel neutral about snakes, but I grew up in a place where there are no snakes to fear, just garter snakes which I love because they eat slugs! I found this about what some Native American cultures attribute to snake symbolism:

"The snake is an ancient symbol among indigenous people throughout the Americas. Often called the serpent, snake figures appear in Native American culture, art and religion. The symbolism of the snake relates to transformation, fertility, patience, feminine powers and healing. In many Native cultures, the snake is the deliverer of prayers as well as the birth sign of shamans."

So maybe your son is getting in touch with his feminine side!

I hate snakes. I constantly find them in my garden and the scream I let out is deafening. That said, your son's bed looks comfy and cozy and I would have no problem sleeping on sheets with snakes.

No real snakes here please! Actually oakleyok, I caught a water moccasin at a friend's house when we were about 12 (old enough to know better). We put it in a barrel with some rocks and water. Of course her dad killed it when he found out. The joys of growing up in OK!

I'm sure the year of the snake influenced PB to design the sheets, don't you think? Also, I don't know that snakes have anything to do with Feng shui, but it gives me the willies to pull the covers back so I'm thinking that can't be a good thing?

Btw- son finally saw it and is very proud. Hopefully that does encourage him to keep it clean.

Great room! Your DS is 9, you're the best judge of his limits with dreams and such. The feng shui isn't a problem that I can find with using fabric replicating snakes.

I do follow feng shui principles within our home where necessary, but am by no means an expert. Had the help of a feng shui student that needed to FS some homes for many reasons including karma per her FS Master Teacher. The gal worked with DH, so I figured, what's the harm.

Also, just quickly took a look at a little primer "handbook" from & B&N re: FS. Its just one of those chunky books entitled "Feng Shui Do's & Taboos" by Angi Ma Wong. Wong's book has nothing about decorating with snakes being a bad idea from a feng shui standpoint. That said, I am interested if there are any other posters who may know something more, or have more research on the snake theme/ feng shui perspective.

The feng shui references to snakes are: not to injure or kill LIVE snakes on your property; keep a found shed snake skin ~ supposed to bring you riches; and not to keep any snake(s) as a pet(s) very BAD idea. Again, just according to feng shui principles as referenced in my tiny handbook for quick reference. There may be other publications with a more in depth explanation of the use of snake decor, but I doubt that would be the case.

Just as an example of reptiles: turtles (another reptile), live or man made of glass or earthenware materials, are great placed in specific areas either in/on the outside of the home, I have a small ceramic turtle hanging on a rear exterior window trim. Had really forgetten it was there (10 yrs now), but my BIL visiting last weekend thought it was actually a live turtle, lol. Turtles are used for protection in specific places, also use turtles which represent long life and to rid your home of illness,

My understanding of feng shui in decor is that it is more about where specific items are placed to achieve a certain outcome, safety, health, wealth, well being. Placement of items into specific areas to achieve certain specified wishes of the individual decorator doesn't always mean you have to no-holds-barred, ban an item in design. Items that may not be the best in a FS scenario can ALWAYS be offset by either moving the particular item to the correct FS location in the room, and/or using a counter balance item within the same room. The yin/yang.

FS is translated as "wind/water", it is about uninterrupted flow of energy, balance. You never want to keep anything dead or stuffed, no ashes from something live. Really, I shouldn't have my african violets & orchids where they live in my foyer, but they only do well in that area, lol. No biggie, they're alive. Things that are dead are big are big no-no's,

The first thing I look at in any bedroom (especially a young child's room) is the position of the bed vs. the exit/entry door. You're good on that. Unless your DS starts to have sleep (dream), or anxiety issues while in his BR, I wouldn't give it another thought. If your son doesn't have an issue with snakes, and is into his cool snake room, I love the idea!

If you have any free time (as if), feng shui is alot of fun to learn about, and have to say that I've moved things around with specific intention to achieve certain effects in our lives that have worked. Is it the feng shui? Who really knows? I think so, but that's just me.

Really a very creative idea using the Flor tiles in the shape of a snake. Fun mom, lucky boy!

Years ago I had a roommate with a boa constrictor (the snake was named named Nigel). I think our house had a very positive vibe despite the snake, so I'm not sure it messed up our feng shui. I wasn't fond of the dead baby chickens that he kept in the freezer though (Nigel's dinner).

Personally, I love the snake sheets.

I love the room. The snake rug design is totally awesome.

I like snakes :)

@ohgoodness So eight years later, I'd love to know what your very creative not so young anymore little man is up to.

I knew that creative mind would do great things! All the best to him.