'I've made my house look like I'm living underwater because I'm convinced I'm part-mermaid'

A woman who is convinced she is 'part mermaid' has transformed her house into an 'underwater' paradise which she says makes her feel most at home. On a spontaneous trip abroad in her 20s, Bianca Spruit, now 45, found a passion for scuba diving and a love for being under the sea which has continued to grow over the years.

In what she describes as a ‘labour of love’, the leadership coach and diving instructor from Leeds added nautical-inspired pieces to her home over the course of eight years, creating a ‘serene retreat’ where she can sit back and relax surrounded by the things she loves the most.

“In my twenties, I went on a very random holiday to Ayia Napa with my ex-boyfriend's mates and a friend from my college days. Whilst clubbing was ok for me for a couple of days, I soon got bored and decided to try scuba diving. I've always been a water baby and had been wanting to try it, so this was my chance," Bianca told the Manchester Evening News and Ruggable.

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“From the moment I went underwater, it was like I'd found my home. I didn't actually see much on that dive but the feeling of calm and weightlessness meant I was hooked from the very start," she continued.

"As soon as I got back to the UK, I enrolled on my first diving course. Today, I'm not only a leadership coach, but a dive instructor too and have worked in dive schools in the UK, Thailand and Australia. Now convinced I’m part mermaid, my husband had no choice but to learn to dive and he loved it."

With a clear love for the sport, Bianca wanted to reflect this passion in her home. “As a leadership coach, I'm talking to clients all the time about the importance of