Are you doing some nautical decorating? Decorating a room? A beach house? A nautical theme starts with nautical lamps!
Nautical decorating is very easy and you've got so many choices right at your finger tips. Shells, ships wheels, candles, nautical lamps, maps, art, and the list goes on and one. It's a lot of fun bringing the sea to your room!
Here are some tips to completing that nautical theme.
1. Start With The Lamps
Start with the nautical lighting and then build the room around it. Lighthouses, creative table lamps, hanging oil lamps, anchor lamps, gimbelled lamps, port and starboard oil lamps, pelicans, ducks, gulls, whales, dolphins, mermaids, fish, boats, and the list could go on. Once you've chosen your lamps it's much easier to decide what the rest of your décor should look like.
Use table lamp
, floor lamps, and accent lamps. Place them throughout the room and don't forget the value of a pendant lamp. Your lamps don't have to match. Mix old with new, eclectic with trendy, the traditional with the unusual. In fact nautical is the perfect theme for mixing and matching!
2. Flooring
Hardwood floors look great in a nautical room but wall to wall rug can also work with a little bit of creativity. You can use small nautical rugs to tie your wall to wall carpet to the room.
3. Area Rugs
Your area rug makes a good focal point for your room. The rug can be nautical shaped such as a ships wheel or it can be a nautical pattern or a nautical picture.
4. Fireplace
A fireplace screen that is done in nautical colors or with a nautical pattern makes a great accent to the room.
5. Décor
Shells, old oars, baskets, seaside toile, maps, flags, and old chests all make great room décor items. Try to purchase real pieces rather than replicas.
6. Wallpaper or Paint
Choose wallpaper or wallpaper borders with a nautical theme. Do a feature wall or trim the room with a nautical border. Paint your walls in nautical colors like shades of blue to tie your room together.
7. Light Fixtures
If your room has a main light fixture consider stained glass. It's a perfect choice done in nautical colors or with a nautical pattern.
8. Art
Go crazy! Posters, paintings, photographs - you choose - mix them up if you like or pick your favorite. Cover the walls with as much art as you dare. It will truly pull your room together!
Why not try for some unusual elements too? Old fish nets suspended from the ceiling look fabulous. Lamps with seashells, star fish, or sand attached to the shade make a unique statement. Buy some nautical stencils and go crazy in the room. Nautical items like ships wheels and anchors make great wall décor and a brass barometer is always a great addition.
There are many choices for nautical lamps. A quick search online will provide you with all the options you'll ever need. Mix table, floor, and accent lamps to complete your room décor. Have a little fun and go nautical!
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