The nautical style is the preferred style for decorating beach homes and hotels near the sea. However, you can use this style in any place in your home, such as a bedroom. Nautical decorating is a part of the coastal decor style, but it’s much more sailing-oriented. Nautical style homes tend to be found in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, where traditional sailing is popular!
Ready to bring nautical decor to your home? It’s very simple, just follow a few steps, and you’ll have a nautical ready home before you know it!
Nautical Bedroom Decorating Tips
Don’t know where to start? Well, read on, because we will give you some guidelines on nautical bedroom decor to turn your room into a real sailor’s bedroom.
Here are a couple of nautical bedroom decorations to get started:
White and Blue
When preparing a nautical-style bedroom, there is no discussion: white and blue are the clear color scheme winners! Blue can come in handy if you are a nervous person and need a hue to relax you.
White is perfect if the bedroom is very small and you need to make it look bigger. You can introduce other coastal colors in the room, such as coral or yellow, through accessories.
White Bunkbeds
Coastal homes often welcome many guests at once during the summer months. Why not install bunk beds in one of your bedrooms to make sure the whole family can stay with you?
Marine Furniture
With the bed, the closet, and the rest of the furniture, you have total freedom to choose the one you think will best match your style.
Remember, the wood must be natural. If it is dark, all the better. If you paint the room blue, you can opt to buy white furniture. If your walls are white, try to go bold with some navy blue furniture!
However, there should be some furniture that is reminiscent of a ship, for example, a trunk that has some fish decor, starfish, or shells.
Use boxes to store things, but with ropes, some wicker objects… everything you would have inside a boat!
Shiplap Walls
The always-welcome wood is especially representative in this case since you are trying to emulate the interior of a ship, and it is made of wood.
It is preferable that wood is in light tones, even white (painted, of course), and depending on the rustic or retro touch you want to give it, you can use it smooth or worn.
Nautical Decorative Elements
If the first place in importance has the color blue, the second on the podium are the decorative elements of nautical style. Choose nautical throw pillows with very simple designs or motifs related to the nautical world, such as anchors, fish, or starfish. And what to put on the walls? Avoid objects that are too heavy and flashy, you can put a ship wheel decor or several small ones.
Use frames. By buying frames with clams or shells, you can bring the sea into your room without spending too much. Some plants hanging from the ceiling can also come in handy. This way, you will bring a little green into your room.
Pops of Red
A more unique way to decorate would be to add some pops of red, like this table lamp seen here!
Goose Neck Wall Sconce
This black goose neck wall sconce gives this room a nautical farmhouse feel.
Navy Upholstered Headboard
This twin bed has an upholstered headboard for comfortable sitting up in bed.
Blue and white striped bed sheets
Decorating a nautical bed is not complicated at all. All it takes is blue and white striped sailor-style bed linens added to a chest or trunk at your feet; you will instantly give it a maritime look.
Lighting
The illumination in the nautical style should be as natural as possible. Sunlight plays a significant role in this style, which is reinforced and enhanced by the tone of the walls. Additionally, you can incorporate lighting with simple style lamps with some anchor decor or characteristic detail of the coast. Go ahead and infuse the nautical style in your home and give it that summer touch you want!
I love the white wicker dome pendant lamp hanging in this nautical bedroom! The teal accent wall really makes it pop!
I hope you enjoyed this post on how to decorate a nautical style bedroom!
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