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Posted on July 2, 2007 by Joanne Dorin | Posted under Interior Decorating
A Nautical Theme Starts With Nautical Lamps!
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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 dcor should look like. Use table lamps, 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. Dcor Shells, old oars, baskets, seaside toile, maps, flags, and old chests all make great room dcor 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 dcor 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 dcor. Joanne is an author of Decorz.com. If you're looking for more lighting decor ideas for your home visit http://www.decorz.com. About The Author: |
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