Thursday, September 22, 2011

Decorate Your House With Nautical Decor

By Naomi Mieler


If the ocean inspires you, then you might want to think about surrounding yourself in a space entirely themed in nautical decor. This isn't to be confused with pirates and underwater motifs. The word nautical has much more to do with maritime. Think of sailboats, life preservers and buoys.

Creating a theme that is exclusive and geared towards sailing the seas can be as rewarding as it's challenging. A fantastic area to begin is with obtaining some visual inspiration. A preferred painting or even a magazine article could be something that you can draw ideas from. After you have created some basic ideas, you should take into consideration what type of furniture you want to use.

When decorating in nautical decor, furniture is going to be a key element of the theme. You do not have to paint an anchor on your coffee table, but utilizing classic solid pieces will truly help your design to stand out. Great quality wood furnishings can enable you to to attain the nautical spirit.

You can select wood furnishings with a lot of pine knots as an ode to the deck of a boat. Or, you might want to get some good dark maple with brass hardware.

You can get unfinished wood furniture and choose to stain it yourself, or paint it a fresh white color. Think back to your visual inspiration and try to replicate the colors you see.

Getting a key piece is actually important for finding other accessories which will fall into your theme.

In case you choose captains hat as your primary piece, create your color palette from it. A good mix of navy blue and yellow or gold will help to tie the room together nicely.

Successfully creating a nautical decor themed room will depend being able to visual a completed space. Themed pieces are going to be easy to purchase, but keeping a consistent feel will probably be difficult, in case you don't know where you're going. Pick a primary item to create a color palette as well as the rest of the room around.

Getting the proper wall art will actually make the room pop and help to tie the whole room together. As long as you keep your visual inspiration in the front of your mind, the decoration procedure will go smoothly.




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