Features of the marine style
A number of main trends inherent in the marine interior:
- The color scheme of the style is distinguished by a combination of white, blue and light blue colors. Sometimes a small amount of red, orange or brown color is added.
- The marine style is characterized by wooden furniture and decor, as well as flooring made of natural wood or its imitation.
- The interior is always decorated with many different accessories that relate to the marine theme.
The photo shows a children's room in a marine style in the attic in the interior of a wooden house.
Wall decoration
In a nursery decorated in a nautical style, the following options are possible:
- wallpapering;
- painting;
- use of combined options.
It is not recommended to use the entire wall space to apply drawings depicting the inhabitants of the deep sea. An abundance of bright prints tires and irritates the eyes. In the design of a nursery decorated in a marine style, it is preferable to use neutral colors - white, blue, sand.
A painted wall with a stylized geographical map or a compass rose diagram looks very interesting. You can do this work yourself.
Color selection
As the main palette, choose colors that imitate sea, sandy, beach and tropical shades.
A children's room in a similar style is decorated not only in white-blue or blue tones, evoking associations with deep ocean waters, but also in turquoise, emerald and azure colors or sea green. An effective solution would be to use beige or brown tones that convey the shade of a ship's deck.
The photo shows white and natural wood shades in the interior design of a children's room in a marine style.
This style involves a combination of blue, associated with a cloudless sky and sea, with yellow, reminiscent of sand.
Ceiling
You can decorate the ceiling with the following materials:
- plaster;
- stretch film;
- drywall;
- tree.
An original ceiling decorated with an appropriate theme will organically complement the interior of the room:
- It is best to paint a plaster-covered ceiling white or blue.
- Plasterboard coating allows you to create multi-level structures that evoke associations with ship portholes or a deck.
- A distinctive feature of the film is the ability to remove all ceiling defects from sight.
- Wooden planks or ceiling beams will help create the illusion of a cabin. Ropes hanging from the beams and antique fishing lamps will further enhance the maritime impression.
What furniture is suitable?
For a child's room in a nautical style, it is better for parents to choose furniture made from natural wood. Such furniture not only perfectly recreates the desired atmosphere in the room, but is also durable, environmentally friendly, hypoallergenic and safe.
In a marine interior, it is appropriate to use classic and slightly austere furniture without unnecessary decorative details. The nursery can be furnished with elements made of dark or bleached light wood, as well as wicker items made of bamboo or rattan.
The photo shows the design of a children's room with a small wooden bed in the shape of a boat.
The main compositional center of the room will be the original bed in the shape of a ship. You can also decorate the decor with an unusual chest of drawers with masts and interesting shelves in the shape of a steering wheel.
A cabinet decorated with portholes, slatted fronts and fittings with seahorses or stars will perfectly complement the design. On the doors of the structure there are thematic symbols, stickers or paintings.
A marine-style room for two children is equipped with a bunk bed with a wooden or rope ladder, emphasizing the style direction and at the same time representing an excellent exercise machine for the child.
Textile
Textiles occupy a special niche in a marine-style room. Accessories can be not only room decor, but also useful. For example, a hammock, which is stretched near the wall, can create the spirit of the sea in the room, and also gives the child the opportunity to relax on it and feel like a long-distance sailor.
Curtains can be shaped like sails that flutter in the wind. Another option for decorating curtains is a vest. Blue and white stripes... they really remind us very much of the sea. In addition, with their help you can visually change the space of the room.
Curtains can be used as sails
However, they must be used with extreme caution. In a small room, the strip should only be a decorative element, for example, on curtains or a bedspread.
Decor and textiles
When decorating a child's window in a nautical style, curtains made of natural linen and cotton fabrics in a single color or striped are used. The ensemble can be supplemented with nets or ropes. Curtains with various colorful designs such as steering wheels, anchors, life buoys or sea creatures will help give the room a more playful mood.
The bed will be perfectly decorated with white or blue pillows with themed images and bedspreads made of fabric with metallic threads that shimmer in the light.
The photo shows white Roman blinds with transparent blue curtains on a window in a small children's room for a boy.
To decorate a nursery in a marine style, a wide variety of accessories are selected in the form of shells, beautiful stones or pebbles, which can be used to partially decorate the surface of the walls or door leaf. A lifebuoy is an almost integral part of the interior. Also in the room it would be appropriate to place models of sailing ships and globes, lay out telescopes and hang barometers and wall maps. A child's bedroom will be perfectly complemented by chests that are suitable for storing toys.
For lighting in a children's room, a chandelier in the form of a steering wheel with fixed ceramic or glass lampshades, decorated with shells or ropes, is often installed. A lamp suspended on a chain or a lamp in the shape of an octopus with tentacles to which shades are attached will look no less interesting.
Why nautical style is suitable for a children's room
Marine style is perfect for decorating a room for a child, regardless of the age of its owner. This is due to the fact that the main color is blue, and, according to psychologists, it is capable of bringing harmony to life. It is especially important to use blue shades in a room facing south. In addition to blue, violet and indigo can be used, but too much of them can contribute to overwork.
To distract attention, you can include bright, saturated colors in small quantities, for example, a few red elements. As a color accent, you can use white, beige, orange, peach, which can also be used as the basis for the design.
Finishes and materials
The most common solution is a suspended ceiling, which can be single-color or decorated with drawings of a raging ocean, a treasure map or a wind rose. The ceiling surface in a children's room is sometimes covered with blue paint and white clouds are painted or whitewash is used.
The walls in the children's room can be painted in gray, white, cream, beige, blue tones or covered with plain wallpaper. Canvases with striped prints or images on a marine theme, as well as photo wallpapers with exotic landscapes, ocean inhabitants or a world map, are suitable for the accent surface.
The photo shows a nautical-style children's room for a boy with an accent wall covered with photo wallpaper.
For a floor in a nursery in this style, it is advisable to choose materials in light brown shades, associated with a sun-bleached deck or a sandy beach. An excellent cladding would be laminate, modern linoleum, natural parquet, hypoallergenic cork or carpet in beige, rich green, grass or blue colors.
Specific additions and nautical decor
When decorating a room in a nautical style for boys, other ship paraphernalia may also be present - ropes, a ship's bell, round windows in the form of portholes, an anchor and a steering wheel.
When decorating a room in a nautical style for boys, other ship paraphernalia may also be present - ropes, a ship's bell, round windows in the form of portholes, an anchor and a steering wheel
If you like a pirate theme, there are treasure chests, a talking parrot in a cage, a globe and a shipping map on the wall. They will be complemented by rare coins and strings of pearls in an open box, and the Jolly Roger pirate flag.
Memorable or nostalgic decor – framed photos from cruises or trips, your own “Photoshop” against the backdrop of overseas attractions. Homemade thread curtains or shell curtains are suitable for all cases.
Marine style interior of a children's room for a boy
If a passion for the sea is a family tradition, then a naval jacket and cap, or other stylized clothing on a hanger, would be appropriate.
Attention: it is a mistake to think that everything will do at once to decorate a room in a marine style. A sense of proportion is important so that the interior does not look like a pile of unnecessary things from travel.
If a passion for the sea is a family tradition, then a naval jacket and cap, or other stylized clothing on a hanger, would be appropriate.
The maritime theme should be outlined by a specific theme:
- pirate;
- cruise;
- souvenir;
- admiral's;
- collectible;
- nostalgic;
- cartoon.
Photo of a bright and spacious children's room in a marine style
A marine-style interior is the best alternative to the boring design of the personal space of a romantic young man or a little fan of “The Little Mermaid” and “Nemo the Fish.” Stylistics under the Jolly Roger flag are a fashion hit for interior decor today. Teenagers often choose to style themselves as the scenery for the film “Pirates of the Caribbean,” while younger schoolchildren prefer sharks and other characters from “Shark Tale.”
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Design ideas
Several original design examples showing how to decorate a nursery in a marine style.
Interior of a boy's room in a nautical style
A boy's nursery interior can be done in white, grey, dove, steel or blue shades. To decorate the room, choose the theme of a ship's cabin, deck or submarine.
The walls in the room are decorated with drawings of maps, old scrolls or pirate ships. Various accessories, such as a toy palm tree, a bungalow, surfboards or a hammock, will help give the atmosphere the right mood.
The photo shows the design of a boy's nursery, designed in white and blue tones.
Design of a nursery for a girl in a nautical style
For a girl's bedroom, a sand, soft blue, pink, powder or pearl color palette with bright tropical accents is appropriate.
A child’s room in a nautical style is decorated with light draperies, for example, a canopy is hung over the sleeping area, which in combination with elegant furniture pieces gives the space an airy feel. The walls can be decorated with drawings of fish or images of fairy-tale characters such as the Little Mermaid.
The photo shows a marine-style children's room for a girl, decorated in turquoise.
A selection of ideas for teenagers
A teenage room for a guy with a simpler, laconic and functional interior can be supplemented with an impromptu aquarium with marine life, and the walls can be decorated with interesting applications of continents. An antique chest or suitcase will become an original decor. Open shelves filled with souvenirs or unusual items brought from different countries will add a special mood to the atmosphere.
The bedroom design for a teenage girl can be decorated in the style of a coastal house with an incredible romantic setting. To achieve this, the interior is done in pastel colors and furnished with antique light-colored wooden furniture, the windows are decorated with lace curtains, and the surroundings are complemented by shells, stars, corals and other sea treasures.
The photo shows a marine style in the interior of a bedroom for a teenage girl.
Options for decorating a nursery for a baby
In a nursery for a newborn, it is appropriate to make blue, turquoise or gray wall decoration with the addition of a striped print or several beautiful panels. A variety of themed accessories in the form of steering wheels, anchors or boats will captivate the baby and give him positive emotions. The walls in the room can be decorated with stickers, stencils or even three-dimensional figures.
The photo shows a white and blue children's room for a newborn with natural wooden furniture.
Decorative elements in the interior of the room
To decorate a children's room, you can use absolutely any items that will not just be decorative elements, but will be able to develop the child. For example, a barometer on the wall. It will perfectly create the mood we need, and will also teach the child to determine atmospheric pressure, which he can later associate with weather changes.
If the design theme is pirate, then a mandatory attribute should be a chest with treasure that can be used to store toys.
Even souvenirs that you brought from your next trip to the sea are suitable for decoration. The following will look great in a children's room:
- watch;
- ropes and decorated steering wheel;
- Lifebuoy;
- models of ships and sailboats that you can assemble yourself;
- maritime nodes or their diagrams;
- sea paintings;
- signal flags.
In the girls' room there can be shells, beautiful stones, boxes of pearls, and beads. And also an aquarium with fish. It not only performs a decorative function, but also serves to humidify the air.
To make the room pleasing to the eye, you need not to overdo it with the amount of decor and accessories. It’s better to have fewer of them, but they will be used tastefully, and there will be a lot of free space in the room.
Video: making a lighthouse with your own hands
Photo gallery: nautical-style nursery ideas for a boy
Minimalism is welcome for a marine room. Also suitable for newborn boys.
Marine style for two brothers
Marine room for growth
Typical colors for a nautical-style room are white and blue.
The room can be decorated for growth
Suitable for young travelers too
The room can be decorated in a simple style, which is suitable for a teenager
There is always the opportunity to play with light
Decorations can serve a developmental function
Photo gallery: a room for a girl in a marine style
A teenage girl will love the nautical style in her room
Girls will also like the marine style in the room.
The most popular sea princess - The Little Mermaid
Scarlet Sails - you can add romanticism with your own hands
The beach is the dream of many girls
Girls love princesses, even sea princesses
What girl doesn't want to lie on the beach?
Girls love warm colors
A typical girl's cabin is romantic
The nautical style is universal, so it will suit both girls and boys
Ceiling and floor decoration
The ceiling completes the overall image of the room.
The ceiling in the room allows you to complement the image, create the outline of the cabin, imitation of the blue sky or water column.
Various materials are used to decorate the ceiling.
- Plaster. The textured coating is painted white or shades of blue are used.
- Drywall. Suitable for rooms with high ceilings. Multi-level designs allow you to create the appearance of an upper deck or sky.
- PVC film. A suspended ceiling is also better suited for tall rooms. It allows you to hide defects and hide communications. White, sand, and blue colors are used for the ceiling.
- Wood. A wooden ceiling is used to simulate a cabin. Beams with ropes running through them also look good.
Wooden ceilings are not suitable for small rooms. It looks better in large children's rooms in a country house.
Flooring is more than just a functional covering. It complements the overall look and completes the design.
The following are used as flooring:
- parquet board;
- laminate;
- cork;
- linoleum.
Wooden floors are preferred in cases where the design imitates the deck of a ship. Birch, poplar, and pine in light shades look good.
