2021 ᐈ

Marine style in the interior of the house makes the space airy, free, and functional. Previously, the interior of a country house in a nautical style was considered aerobatics; today city apartments are also decorated in this style.

Any room can be decorated in a marine theme. This does not require complex objects. The space can easily be transformed into a Mediterranean paradise. Anyone can afford such a design, regardless of the state of their finances.

Peculiarities

The marine theme can be seen quite clearly in modern apartments. Any person entering such a room will immediately understand the stylistic idea, and all because the design has bright distinctive characteristics.

The interior is done in blue, white and brown cool colors. The blue range can have many tones: from blue to turquoise. White color is most often used in its pure form, sometimes beige, milky, and caramel shades are acceptable.

The marine interior is based on contrasting colors. Pastel shades are combined with rich blues, browns, dark greens and purples.

Some designers use warm colors to decorate the space with an underwater theme. The elements are made in red, yellow, creamy tones. A marine-style interior does not tolerate a complex, multi-component color scheme.

Water motifs should not overload the room. It should remain airy. In a small room, a minimum of details is used. For a standard room, one main color is used, which is complemented by a contrasting shade and a couple of bright details.

It is optimal to use materials and objects made of natural wood, cork, stone, etc. in home design. For children's rooms you can use hemp, canvas materials, sandstone.

Water motifs are recognizable due to their patterns. Rooms with this design are decorated with striped wallpaper or wallpaper with patterns of anchors, waves, and clouds. Sometimes patterns are combined with each other. For a small room it is better to choose one basic pattern.

Furniture for the rooms is chosen from solid wood; the seats of chairs and sofas are covered with canvas, linen, cotton fabric or matting. The atmosphere should be concise. To support the theme, low furniture reminiscent of a ship is used.

Sometimes you can find rattan furniture in the design, which helps to recreate the atmosphere of southern resorts in the apartment.

Items of this theme are often made by hand.

Distinctive features

The marine style is easily recognizable; it has a number of features directly associated with the surface of the water and marine fauna.

Basic colors of marine style: white and shades of blue;
Use of textiles made from natural materials;
An abundance of thematic decorative elements;
Furniture in the interior of simple shapes with straight lines made of natural materials: wood, rattan.

Where is nautical style acceptable?

The arrangement of housing is started with the sole purpose of making it truly comfortable and cozy, and, therefore, it is worth approaching this issue rationally. But will a house, the interior of which will be completely recreated in a marine style, where each room will greet you with a blue and white stripe, meet this requirement?

It’s difficult to answer unequivocally, but most designers do not recommend getting so carried away and believe that it is quite enough to decorate only one room in these colors.

They are echoed by psychologists who insist that if only one color dominates the entire house, and it is so saturated, then even people with a strong psyche will be able to find out what a depressive mood is.

The style is as original as it is destructive, and if one room, decorated in a maritime context, becomes the true decoration of the apartment, then the entire area, made in this direction, will deprive the house of originality and turn it into a kind of hotel, forever expelling comfort and warmth from it.

The marine-style interior itself is “cold”, so sunny rooms with windows “looking” to the east or south will be optimal for it.

In addition to beauty, style will bring coolness to the atmosphere of such a room and allow you to get a wonderful place to relax. Of course, you won’t get the effect of being on the coast, but staying in an extraordinary room is guaranteed to improve your mood.

The nautical style is truly individual and has characteristic features by which it is instantly identified. This is first of all:

materials;
color improvisation;
lighting;
furnishing;
motivation;
availability of open space.

Decorate a living room in this style - and you will emphasize the wealth of the owners, because creating a marine design is, to put it mildly, not cheap. A children's room resembling a ship will also be beautiful. In such a room, children will spend time with pleasure and will certainly be able to feel like great travelers or famous pirates. Of course, an interior in a fashionable marine style is simply created for bathrooms and, oddly enough, is not alien to bedrooms either.

The main thing is to decide on the composition, and having decided whether you will imitate the captain's cabin or emphasize the beauty of the seas, you can safely begin to implement the idea.

Style motivation

The easiest way to motivate nautical style is with stripes. In marine-style interiors, they can be of different widths and are often used in various combinations. Depending on the location of the stripes, you can visually expand the space (in this case, the stripes should lie horizontally) and extend it in height (here the stripes should be placed vertically).

Such stripes can be located on curtains and bedspreads, sofa cushions and furniture upholstery.

Zigzag and wavy patterns have become a good alternative to them. The final touch of the decor will be a wind rose, made in the form of a drawing or appliqué.

Furniture

Furnishing your home in a marine style involves choosing simple furniture. It should look as if it had just been put together from scrap material. In some cases, it is permissible to age furniture facades. The craquelure technique is especially welcome. It is unacceptable to use pretentious decor, but rattan or bamboo furniture is appropriate. This light furniture allows you to relax and promotes a romantic mood. In rooms stylized as a sea, you can find wooden or wicker chests, hammocks, armchairs in the shape of barrels, beds in the shape of ships or boats.

The rooms are not overloaded with furniture. The principle here is that the simpler the better. If the room is furnished with standard furniture, then it is given a touch of the sea by replacing the fittings or by aging some of its elements. Instead of handles, marine figures and rope elements are attached. They prefer low furniture. The sofas are covered with canvas covers. Furniture should be made of natural wood. In rare cases, you can use materials that imitate it.

Accessories for marine interiors

Probably, filling a room with cute trinkets becomes a really exciting process for many. It’s so wonderful to see how, with the placement of another figurine or painting, a room takes on a soul. You cannot do without this process when reproducing an interior in a marine style, but try not to overdo it in the transformation.

Don’t forget that open space reigns in this style, so don’t create a clutter of furniture and don’t squeeze everything you find from marine paraphernalia into it.

For decoration can be used:

Model of the boat. It can be of any size: from a miniature tabletop sailboat to a large yacht that occupies the corner of the room.
Starfish and fish. In such an exterior, sofa cushions are often made, but you can install an aquarium in the room or create a luxurious panel with representatives of the underwater world.
The steering wheel, in which the clock is mounted, can be placed on the bedside table or hung on the wall.
Any map and globe. These attributes are also appropriate in a marine-style interior.
Hammock. The hanging bed will remind you of ancient ships.
French wine jugs.
Vases with sand patterns.
Pebbles and decorative stone. These irreplaceable materials can be used instead of baseboards or used as a stand for an aquarium and TV. Particularly gifted people manage to make coffee tables and partition shelves out of them.
Topiary, box, photo frame made of shells.
Fishnet.
Lifebuoy.
Oars. They can be placed at the head of the bed.
Retro swimsuit and flip-flops. These elements will also fit perfectly into the interior.

There is always a place for fresh flowers in a marine interior, but they must have large leaves. Palm trees and other exotic plants placed in specific flowerpots will feel great here.

Decor and accessories

In rooms decorated in a nautical style, photo frames decorated with shells, transparent vases with ropes, starfish and other items are used. However, designers do not advise storing many elements in a room at the same time.

One of the walls is decorated with a real fishing net or a homemade pirate flag. Some designers create original paintings. For example, they tie pirate knots, place them under glass and frame them. Such paintings can be used in the living room or nursery.

Don't ignore textiles. It can be used to beautifully style homes. Blankets with white-blue or red-blue stripes are thrown over sofas or beds. They are also decorated with sofa cushions. The design allows the use of yellow or orange pillows. The windows are decorated with light tulle, linen or canvas curtains. On the floor there can be a fluffy carpet in blue, white or, as an accent, red. Rough materials such as matting, linen, and canvas are suitable for such an interior.

How to decorate an interior in a marine style without mistakes

If you are going to decorate a room in a marine style with your own hands, try not to overdo it with colors and avoid irreparable mistakes, the correction of which will require a complete remodel of the room. First of all, do not use too rich a blue color, as in certain tonal combinations and in the wrong lighting it will simply turn into black.

If you don’t think of this color as a base for your room, then generously dilute it with bright shades of the marine palette. Under no circumstances should you paint the walls with this color.

The room will certainly become dark and even a light floor and white furniture will not be able to correct this feeling. This color is good only in the ornaments of floor carpets or sofa cushions. You need to be just as careful when introducing blue and white stripes, even though they are considered the basis of a marine interior. An excess of them will make the room motley and deprive it of originality.

It is unacceptable to furnish a room with poor quality furniture and leave it without additional accessories, so if you are on a budget, it is better to look for an alternative to this design.

Color combinations

To decorate a room, you should stick to a blue and white palette, diluting it with natural wood materials. At first glance, this design may seem simple, but it is not. There should be harmony in the room.

From year to year, the fashion for shades of blue changes. Lately, designers have been focusing on light, blue shades. The marine interior is classic, which implies the obligatory use of a dark blue color called navy (marine). This shade is deep and quite calm. Marine design suggests using this color when decorating windows or as upholstery. Sofa cushions and carpets look original in this color.

When decorating the walls, combine several colors. For example, contrasting striped wallpaper is glued. The papered wall is used as a color spot for accessories. A child’s room should be cheerful, so it is diluted with colored elements and shells. Orange or red details are added to such a room. You can create your own decor.

Some designers are against the use of black shades when decorating a home. Black color breaks up the airy nautical design.

Recently, the interior in a marine style has been diluted with beige tones. Warm shades: milky, caramel, ecru enrich the interior, making it calm, warm and serene.

To be or not to be a marine interior

If we talk about marine interiors, today they have become extremely widespread in city apartments and there is an explanation for this. This style can give a feeling of balance and tranquility; it brings back pleasant memories of a seaside holiday. If you still doubt whether a marine-style interior will be exactly what you dreamed of, then look at how many advantages it has.

Let's start with the fact that it is impossible not to pay tribute to style in terms of environmental friendliness. After all, when reproducing it, only natural materials are used.

Accordingly, this room design is completely safe for kids. Further. For such an interior, a minimum set of furniture is provided, which means you will get free space in which it will not only be pleasant to relax and breathe deeply. Getting rid of a lot of unnecessary details and concentrating on individual furniture accessories significantly reduces the chances of creating a mess in the room.

The presence of stripes in the design makes it possible to make even the most modest room taller and wider, at least visually. The walls will stop “pressuring” you and you will be happy to spend more time at home.

Perhaps the only “stone” that can be thrown into a marine-style interior is its high cost, but our craftsmen can easily argue with this, creating its main elements with their own hands.

So do not deny yourself the pleasure of enjoying the sunny warmth of the sea coast in inclement weather.

Features of landscape design from the company InnovaStroy

Marine style requires a special approach both in design and technical terms. It is very important here to choose the right plants, which are one of the foundations for creating a style. By successfully combining exotic plants with local analogues, an experienced designer will be able to create an indescribable atmosphere on the site.

Therefore, if you have no experience in landscape design, it is advisable to seek help from professionals. The InnovaStroy company has been designing and building houses in Moscow and the region for several years now. Here you can order a landscape design project that will not only have an acceptable cost, but will also take into account all the wishes of the customer.

Having extensive experience in the construction, engineering and design fields, InnovaStroy specialists are able to cope with the creation of any, even the most complex project. In addition, by using our services, you are guaranteed to receive the following benefits:

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Expressive details: DIY decor items

Pleasant little things create a comfortable atmosphere in the rooms. To decorate an apartment in a marine style, you don’t have to spend a lot of money on purchased decor; many details can easily be created with your own hands.

For example, ordinary mollusk shells collected from the coast can be spray painted with pearlescent paint.

A photo frame decorated in a marine style with shells of various shapes, ocean stars and large pieces of salt will look beautiful and unusual. To make the frame even more unusual, you can cover it with voluminous jute thread, and attach shells and multi-colored stones on top. Similar to a frame, you can decorate a frame for a mirror.

Candlesticks in a marine style, where paraffin will be poured into an empty flat shell, will also look original. To make the atmosphere as cozy as possible, you can make a wooden house with shelves on which cute trinkets will be placed. You can even create marine-style furniture with your own hands, for example, a coffee table.

Only for this purpose will a table with a glass top be suitable, under which you can lay out sailor’s attributes.

Textiles and curtains

Preference is given to natural fabrics . When choosing curtains, pay attention to the simplest products possible. Roman and roller blinds are suitable; translucent light tulle with blue curtains will look good. It is better not to use curtains with complex drapery, as well as lambrequins. You can use a rope as curtain ties, and if you want, the rope can be decorated with marine paraphernalia, such as shells or anchors.

You can't even imagine how powerful the influence of the most ordinary pillows . Just throw a few decorative pillows with a characteristic pattern on a regular sofa, and the room will instantly be in a summer mood. Blankets have the same effect.

In the bedroom, nautical style can be recreated with the right bedding . All that remains is to hang a picture or use a couple of characteristic decorative items - and the room will instantly turn into a cabin.

If you want to use a carpet, then you can choose almost any option: with or without pile, plain or with a pattern. When choosing, pay attention to the style colors. You can use bedding instead of carpet. Bedding with large blue and white stripes will look gorgeous.

In the kitchen, a tablecloth, oven mitts, chair cushions, and towels can complement the maritime mood.

Which rooms have a nautical theme?

No one will be surprised by the fact that a marine interior can be successfully created in any room - from the kitchen to the bedroom. Even a balcony or loggia is transformed into a small corner of paradise, reminiscent of a vacation on the sunny coast.

Such a solution is not suitable only for a corridor or hallway that has a small area.

More about the color palette

The interior is based on a blue and white color scheme, which is diluted with wood tones. Boring? Not at all, considering that there are many tones of blue, and designers' favorites are different every year. In recent seasons, light shades of blue have dominated.

For walls, it’s even better to choose several colors, which may well alternate in stripes. In children's rooms, it is allowed to use “juicy,” active and cheerful orange and red spots. In the bedroom and kitchen, shades of caramel and milk are good additions. The main thing is to avoid black.

The nuances of creating the interior of the living room and bedroom

Everyone understands that when remodeling a living room or bedroom in a marine style, you definitely need to find a place for white, azure and ultramarine details, but many people need to learn how to harmoniously decorate a room. The main thing is not to overdo it with color, choosing lighter shades.

When decorating a living room in a marine style, it is enough to apply the following solutions:

Place pillows in the shape of ocean stars, preferably brick color, on the sofa or armchairs.
Set up an aquarium with colorful fish and lush algae.
Original vintage decor always finds its place in a marine style: antique chests and wicker baskets. They can serve as decoration or a place to store useful little things.

When decorating a living room in a marine style, simple little things brought from vacation are extremely useful: shellfish shells, stones of unusual colors and shapes. They can decorate wood shelves on the walls. When creating a bedroom in a marine style, techniques are used that are relevant for the living room.

The only caveat is that in the bedroom you should not clutter the bed with many pillows; just choose bed linen in a white, cornflower blue or blue color palette.

In the bedroom

Not everyone can afford a house on the seashore. We invite you to decorate your bedroom in a marine theme so that before going to bed you can dream about distant travels.

The bedroom should not be oversaturated with details. The color palette should promote relaxation and serenity. Bedroom design focuses on color and patterns.

The sea can be different. Some see it as wide open space and a relaxed getaway among white sand and tall palm trees. For others, the sea is associated with treasure hunting and pirates. The interior is chosen based on its vision.

The bedroom is decorated with solid wood, natural stone, shells and textiles. A parquet board or blue carpet is placed on the floor. The first creates the feeling of walking on the deck of a ship. In the second case, the bedroom “sinks” to the bottom of the sea.

Walls

To decorate the walls, choose white painted wood panels. You can plaster the walls using accessories such as pebbles or shells. To decorate the walls, you should hang paintings by marine painters or paste photo wallpaper.

A classic solution for decorating walls is to use striped wallpaper. More often, blue and white stripes alternate with each other. Modern design is gradually moving away from the usual classics. Today they glue wallpaper with a wave-like pattern.

The interior of the bedroom should be supported by natural colors. To make it more lively, use bright spots. This must be done carefully so as not to lose the room, since the bedroom is a resting place. For bright spots it is permissible to use rich, sunny shades.

Decor

To decorate the bedroom, select the right furniture and decor. The bedroom should be designed in the same style. Wooden or textile materials are used to decorate the house.

An excellent solution is aged furniture. Additional elements such as a map, a clock-wheel, a chest help maintain the style. The mirror in the bedroom is decorated with your own hands using twine or rope. Table lamps in the form of lanterns, sinks on cabinets - all this adds a touch of adventurism.

The bedroom windows are decorated with canvas, linen curtains, and cotton curtains. They are beautifully tied into sea knots. Blue, striped or with anchors bedding is laid on the bed. Sometimes it is allowed to use a red bedding set. The bedroom is where you can go overboard with the elements. In design, you need to adhere to the rule - the simpler, the better.

Nautical theme in the kitchen

A marine-style kitchen is suitable for those who cannot live without the sound of the surf, a sandy beach and heavenly peace among palm trees. To create an unsurpassed environment, you should use the following recommendations:

It is better to finish the walls with wooden clapboard, like the lining of a ship. It's beautiful and practical.
The floor should be covered with wooden boards, parquet or light laminate.
You can add a splash of color to a nautical-style kitchen backsplash by choosing bright blue mosaic tiles to finish it.
It is better to hide all household appliances.

A lot of light is also important for a marine-style kitchen. Good daylight can be achieved through well-chosen textiles: it is best to cover the windows with translucent tulle or a curtain made of unbleached linen.

Also, a kitchen in a marine style must be decorated with shells and stones; you can place a pot of living stones – lithops – on the windowsill.

A piece of the sea in the nursery

Children associate the sea with fabulousness, adventure and carefreeness, so creating a nursery in a marine style is a fairly common occurrence. The most interesting room will look like a cabin, in which there is a bunk bed, a hammock (if the area allows), ropes and many thematic attributes.

To make the atmosphere more realistic, it is worth sticking photo wallpaper with images of the sunny coast on the walls. A blue or ultramarine carpet on the floor will look stylish and relevant for this style.

But if the child is under 3 years old, then it is likely that the coating will have to be cleaned every week. In this case, a high-pile rug would be better.

Lighting

The underwater theme in the arrangement combines airiness and freshness. Nautical-style decor is popular with people living in large cities and dreaming of a vacation on the coast. This style is classic, laconic, with a lot of open space, so it is important to choose the right lighting for it.

The interior suggests a lot of flowing light, associated with the sun. You need to select lighting based on the specifics of the room itself. Very often, designers use wall lamps in the form of anchors, ceiling lamps-wheels, pendants in the shape of ships, made by hand. When recreating the seabed, the rooms are supplemented with lamps in the form of inhabitants of the underwater depths. Mother-of-pearl or pearl sconces, as well as forged lanterns, are suitable for this style.

Lamps must match the style. When decorating rooms, preference is given to models in blue or white colors, lighting fixtures with marine patterns and ornaments, and ceiling lamps in the style of Christopher Columbus.

Seven design mistakes

Many amateurs in the field of design are sure that to create a marine interior it is enough to hang white and blue wallpaper, place pebbles on the bedside tables and place wicker chairs around the room. This is probably why the most serious mistakes are made:

The predominance of blue color, which will appear black at night. The optimal percentage of dark colors in a marine interior style is 20%.
Cluttering with furniture - cabinets, chairs and cabinets should be multifunctional.
The use of plastic PVC panels is unacceptable for a kitchen or bathroom in a marine style; only wooden lining is appropriate.
The use of simple wooden furniture, for example - banal chairs and stools. It is better to replace them with rattan chairs.
A minimum of decor will not give a marine-style interior the romance and mystery that it requires.
Heavy drapes and curtains on the windows, as well as regular blinds. For a room that should resemble the coast, it is better to choose light translucent tulle or Roman blinds in light shades.
Wallpaper with a pattern - even if it has cornflower blue, dove or azure inclusions, elaborate monograms or small drawings on the walls of a marine-style room will look tasteless.

It is also important to choose the right indoor plants: beautifully flowering pelargoniums and Saintpaulias will better emphasize the tenderness and simplicity of Provence, and the stylish design of a room in a marine style will be complemented by various palm trees. When choosing indoor plants, you should pay attention to howea, rapis and fan Washingtonia.

Who is this direction for?

This style will especially appeal to middle-aged and mature people who are tired of hard work, monotony, bustle and noise. It will allow them to instantly find themselves in peace, harmony, relax and distance themselves from irritants. Partially, this design of an apartment or cottage will replace a vacation at a resort or desert island. They will probably also prefer it:

Engineers, technologists, physicists - owners of technological or technical professions. They often want to hide from civilization at least for a while and enjoy nature, ordinary life without complex structures, calculations and numerous equipment.
Children, especially boys. Many people love to read and watch films about the adventures of pirates and make ship models.
Boys and men with a leadership streak and ambitions. The helm will always remind them of their position in life.
Defenders of ecology, animals and plants.
Anyone who is physically and mentally tired experiences a lack of oxygen. Women and men who are prone to burnout and depression.

Only mentally unbalanced and sick people can harm such an interior. An abundance of blue, dull and dark shades is contraindicated for them. Such an interior would not be the best choice for single people and lovers of noisy companies. In the first case, it will only emphasize and aggravate the inner feeling of emptiness, and in the second, it will look at least ridiculous.

How to arrange a bathroom

The bathroom is a place that is always associated with water, blue-blue colors and relaxation. That is why a bathroom in a marine style always looks trendy and bright.

The list contains the best solutions for creating a stylish and modern bathroom environment.

"On the crests of a wave"

Ceiling – Glossy ultramarine curtain fabric
Walls - Ceramic tiles: 30-40 cm from the ceiling - white, further to the floor - heavenly. It is best to create a smooth transition between colors
Floor – Cobalt blue ceramic tiles with 3-D wave effect
Furniture, textiles, decor – Cabinets made of wooden boards, alder rug, large mirror without frame

"Romantic Islands"

Ceiling – Light turquoise paint
Walls – Turquoise mosaic tiles
Floor – Turquoise mosaic tiles
Furniture, textiles, decor – Plumbing, furniture and decor – all in white. You can create a bright scarlet accent, for example, it could be the frame of a mirror above the sink

"Adventures on a Ship"

Ceiling – 2- or 3-level suspended structure in beige and brown colors
Walls – Beige tiles
Floor – Dark beige tiles
Furniture, textiles, decor – Dark wood furniture, cabinet doors in the form of a wooden mesh, a mirror in the frame of a ship’s steering wheel, brown plumbing fixtures

About the subtleties of finishing

If you don’t know what finishing materials are suitable, remember what wooden huts and ships were made of. No polished, carefully processed wood and high-tech components, there should be the most natural, rough surface possible.

Floor boards are often artificially aged or chosen in light brown, straw-golden, or red colors. Tiles have a place only in the toilet and bathroom, but laminate and parquet - nowhere. It is very fashionable to decorate the ceiling with wooden decorative beams. If you don’t want to make the interior so “natural,” just paint the ceiling white, blue or light gray.

Matte wallpaper or dirty blue paint are most suitable for wall decoration. The second option will be useful to owners of large apartments, and well-lit ones. It is undesirable to use such dark colors in small rooms: they visually “eat up” the already missing meters and centimeters and force you to use lighting fixtures and light-colored furniture to the maximum.

Sometimes some of the walls are sheathed with white boards, decorated with photo wallpapers with seascapes, but they definitely do without brick, tiles, silk-screen printing, smooth and textured plaster, stone, and plastic panels. Looking for a more modern solution? Turn the wall into a picture using PVC film and add lighting.

House facade

The internal mood should be reflected on the facade of a residential building. Marine-themed mansions and cottages are distinguished by their simple lines. The cladding uses a contrast of white with shades of gray and blue.

With its entire appearance, the building should resemble a stormy sky over water, the depths of the ocean or sea foam.

The architecture of houses in a marine style has the following features:

simple lines;
low roofs with an attic;
the presence of an open veranda;
presence of several inputs;
in two-story buildings there is a balcony, it is supported by square or round columns.

There should be as many windows as possible in a sea house. They can be round in the form of portholes, as well as standard rectangular or arched. The frame has a thin lintel and is painted white; no shutters are used. The facade cladding uses natural materials - sandstone, shell rock, limestone and natural wood.

Plaster is widely in demand. The most common finishing option is plastered walls lined with sandstone in the corners, the base is lined with pebbles or wild stone.

The bottom of two-story buildings is often plastered, and the top is covered with wood. The use of siding is allowed - it should imitate shingles or have the shape of a ship's plank. The roof is most often made of metal.

The marine style is characterized by restraint, which is why summer elegant consoles and other ornate elements are not used here - they would be inappropriate in this theme. The same applies to mosaics and relief ornaments.

A thick rope or lifebuoy on the façade will help make the exterior more stylized; seashells around the perimeter of the opening look impressive.

If desired, the railing can be additionally decorated with a large mesh with sea creatures entangled in it.

Interior of the rooms

The interior of the room is done in white and blue tones in a variety of combinations.

Hallway

In a hallway where there is no natural light, white and blue motifs should be used in the design. A vertical stripe should be an indispensable attribute, and it is best to use it only on one wall.

To immerse yourself in naval mathematics, you can hang unusual hooks and hangers. A mirror hanging on a rope and wicker boxes near the entrance will complement the picture.

Living room

When decorating a living room, special attention should be paid to textiles. Typically, blue and white striped curtains are hung, as well as decorative pillows to match. The wooden ceiling made of bleached boards, as well as the ceiling beams, look very harmonious.

In halls with large footage, a predominance of dark colors is allowed - it can be turquoise or a deep blue tone. In small spaces, it is better to give preference to a light color.

Bedroom

Without a doubt, it will be pleasant to relax in a room made with sandy sea colors. Here you need to try to recreate the atmosphere of a lazy beach holiday as much as possible. To do this, the walls, ceiling and floor in the room are made in light colors, and to tone them down a little, hang curtains made of opaque material - they will protect from bright sunlight.

Textiles must be natural. When choosing furniture, it is better to give preference to natural wood.

The overall style will be supported by bed linen with a matching print and a bedside table with sea figurines placed on it. In recent years, an unusual trend has been gaining popularity - making furniture from boats. Fans of creative interiors immediately noticed beds, benches, shelving and tables made from them.

Try to take a closer look at such products - it is possible that your nautical decor is missing just such an attribute.

Children's

Marine themes are very often used when decorating a children's room. The details of such an interior have a positive effect on the psycho-emotional development of the child and stimulate his imagination. By the way, a bunk bed fits perfectly into this design, which is not so easy to beat in other interiors.

For boys, the preferred color scheme is white and dark blue.

The young sailor will certainly appreciate the nets hanging on the walls, the anchor, the oars, as well as lifebuoys and other attributes. And if you put decor in the room in the form of fragments of a ship, this room will certainly become the baby’s favorite area.

It is better to decorate a girl’s room in a more gentle way. The color palette here should include blue and pastel shades. Figurines of sea creatures and interior mermaid dolls are suitable for immersing yourself in style. The walls can be decorated with paintings, posters or photo wallpapers.

Kitchen

A kitchen in nautical decor must be filled with natural light. This option will be especially good for small spaces. Countertops and kitchen units should be made from natural materials of light color, while the texture of the wood in all pieces of furniture should be the same.

There is no need to overload the interior with unnecessary details - a few small posters on a marine theme will be enough.

A win-win option would be stylized dishes. This trend has been gaining momentum in recent years. Specialized stores everywhere offer unusual collections; unfortunately, they are most often limited. However, do not despair - you can always paint plates and cups by hand.

Bathroom

The marine theme looks most harmonious in the shower or bathtub block of the apartment. Due to frequent contact with moisture, the feeling of closeness to the body of water increases here. Basically, the decoration follows a modern or classic style. The once popular blue tile is losing its position these days - and completely in vain.

Tiling in the shape of the sea or sky relaxes, helps improve your mood, and paintings with a marine theme will turn even the most ossified skeptic into a dreamer.

Tip: do not forget that beautiful images can be laid out from ceramic tiles not only on the walls, but also on the floor.

In the living room

The apartment must be made in the same style. The rooms should not contradict each other in design. The living room should be decorated in a marine style if the overall appearance of the apartment is close to Mediterranean standards.

When decorating a living room, we advise you to consider which side the windows face. For a marine style, rooms with views to the south or west are selected. These rooms are always light and sunny. The north side is considered more gloomy, as a result of which the sea or ocean theme does not look cheerful.

In sunny rooms, cool colors will sparkle with new colors, giving the room a feeling of airiness and coolness. The use of white and blue tones as the main ones, correctly selected natural furniture and accessories will make the living room original. The decor helps to stylistically complete the image of the room.

Furniture

We advise you to properly furnish your living room. Furnishings must be durable, high quality and natural, like on a ship. It is necessary to take into account the size of the living room. Massive furniture, such as oak or ash, is installed in spacious rooms. To make the room look easier, mirrors are hung in it and glass tables are installed. Rattan or bamboo furniture is installed in a small living room.

Low furniture is placed for guests. Rocking chairs are also installed. Instead of chests of drawers, chests made of solid wood are installed. To store books, hang massive shelves with forged elements or install an elegant cabinet with glass doors. Accessories in the form of shells, sandstone or vessels with pebbles are placed on the shelves.

We advise you to have a minimum of furniture. At the same time, it must be natural. The flooring of such a room is best made from wide natural boards, reminiscent of ship floors.

Wall decoration and lighting

The walls of the living room are covered with clapboard or decorated with caramel-colored decorative plaster. Designers recommend having a light ceiling in the living room. It can be hung, stretched, made multi-level, but it should be light and low, like in a ship's cabin. To support the sea theme, it is necessary to install a lamp in the same style. It can be made in the form of an anchor or a steering wheel decorated with shells.

The living room should be light. At night, the room should be well lit with a large number of LED lamps or multi-level lighting. In addition, the walls can be decorated with sconces or wall lamps decorated with artificial pearls or natural shells. In the reading area, you can install a floor lamp in the form of a deck lantern.

Decor

You can put an aquarium in the living room. A model of a sunken ship and pirate treasures are placed at the bottom. Instead of a sunken ship, you can place a reef decoration in the aquarium with lots of corals, colorful stones and algae. In a large living room, a model of a real ship in reduced size is often suspended from the ceiling.

When decorating a living room, one of the walls is decorated with photo wallpaper depicting the sea. If desired, madders can be hung on the walls. Many people decorate their walls with homemade panels made from natural shells, pebbles or macrame products. Marine decor brings originality to the room.

The design looks original if you hang a wall clock made in the shape of a ship's wheel or a lifebuoy. Those who love to travel should complement the interior of their home with a world map or globe.

Provençal jugs or heavy vases made of clay, woven with vines, are placed on cabinets or shelves. Elements with rope details fit organically into the interior. The living room can be decorated with topiary. If desired, the interior can be diluted with live plants such as ficus, vines, and yucca, which are placed in pots directly on the floor.

Textile

Textiles in the living room should be light and airy. It is better to give preference to white or blue. Fabrics containing metallized threads look advantageous. They play in the sun like the iridescence of the sea. To decorate the living room, it is acceptable to use yellow. However, it needs to be dosed. Yellow sofa cushions look appropriate and are reminiscent of citrus fruits. Turquoise textiles look harmonious in the living room.

It is better to decorate windows with natural fabrics. Heavy curtains made of linen look beautiful in combination with a light organza veil. With the help of properly selected curtains you can create a real ship's sail. The living room, decorated with a real fishing net, looks exotic.