The kids' room isn't especially small, but they do have to share. When their room was to get new carpet we decided it was time to give the room some kind of artwork. The kids picked Disney World and we narrowed it down to something I thought  would be easy- It's a Small World. I figured that re-creating the world's landmarks in the Mary Blair style would be easy and take a few hours (after all, everything in the mural is made up of only 2-4 colors). While I am sure a more realistic style may have taken more effort, this was a much bigger project than I had prepared myself for. 12 colors (13 if you count the blue background) and over 24 hours of work later we finally have our Small Room Mural!This poster (an edit of the poster from Disneyland) adorns the front door.The kids on their beds, complete with un-themed yet remarkably appropriate curtains courtesy of my wife.For Lucy's side, she chose Europe and Latin America.Jack chose Africa and Asia.Europe has big set pieces from France, the UK, Italy, and the Alps. Honoring our family heritage, you'll see a Viking Ship, a Swedish horse, and the black forest of Germany (No Transylvania, unfortunately).When I made the decision to make all of the "dolls" simple head and bodies with two eyes and no appendages, I was challenged to somehow paint the go-go dancers without legs.Taking a cue from Disneyland, you'll see a few movie characters represented (in the same style as the rest of the mural as though they belong) such as Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Cinderella, Remy from Ratatouille, Mary Poppins and Merida from Brave.In the ride, the big set pieces in Africa are the animals; and so buildings take a supporting role.I put in representations of Puumba and Simba from the Lion King. I also added Timon and a bunch of bugs from A Bug's Life. Jack pointed out that putting these  together was a little morbid for the theme.Latin America wraps around Lucy's bookshelf and includes Antarctica (as the ride does. When the kids ask why my answer is that it doesn't need it's own room, and where else do you put it?)Asia wraps around Jack's bookshelf. The Himalayas are the very highest point of the mural.Wrapping around the closet and behind the door are the South Pacific and Australia areas.The South Pacific (complete with tiki volcano and hula girls) is what you see when you walk in.Behind the door is Australia.Jack and Lucy are in the Balloon over Australia. There is a Jack and Lucy to find in each continent.MINE! MINE!Lucy laying out by the Volcano.The Hula Girls.Tribal drum players.The South Pacific Sun, with Lilo and Stitch catching a wave.Jack explores Antarctica. The Little Mermaid is in the bottom of the sea.Peru, complete with Llama Kuzco.The Latin American village has some flavor from Mexico, Brazil and a Mayan Temple. You can see the Three Caballeros riding a Serape.The rainforest gets Lucy in a raincoat, glitter paint for rain, and Dug and Russel chasing Kevin along the bottom.Closer look at Europe. You can see Chef Lucy on the Eiffel Tower.Italia!Swedish Horse, Yodeler, and Rapunzel adorn the mountains in Europe (mostly the Alps).As Africa transitioned to the next continent, I wanted to have a little more architecture than the Africa section of the ride so I added a little of Morocco in addition to the pyramids.The Indian and Middle Eastern area gets a Taj Mahal, Aladdin & Jasmine, Balloo and Mowgli, and Abu popping our of a vase.Jack is looking for the Yeti on the Himalayas. You can see kite-flying and fireworks in China.More of China including the Great Wall, acrobats, and a secret message.Lucy, having recently gotten a Japanese Kimono, wears it here in Japan.Almost pained a secret agent hat on one of these guys.The tiki birds hang from the trees.Southeast Asia appears just before you walk out.Taking a cue from non-US Disney Parks, we did add a North American section which is somewhat hidden over their window. It starts with the painted desert, leads into the "Purple Mountains Majesty" (the only place I mixed colors and deviated from the 12 original colors), a forest and a farm. This area has Pocahontas, a Mountie, and the kids' cousins.We didn't forget to say goodbye over the door leading out!MouseDaddy.com - MouseMommy.com