Interior design is a vast subject in itself. It consists of multiple styles and elements and principles that need to be considered. Honestly, it is like sailing in a huge ocean. Yes, you got the hint right. The article talks about the combination of ocean and Interior design. You ask how? So, here it is.
Decoding the Nautical Style of Interior Design
A very popular interior design style is the Nautical style of design. It is a way of design that helps every beach person keep the ocean near them. Nautical in absolute technical terms means ships and seas. Nautical style is a very age-old style that adds coolness to the place. This style helps to merge the coastal lifestyle with your interior space by putting together the right elements that bring in the nautical feel in the space.
Below are some of the key elements to get the perfect modern nautical theme in your home space.
1. Choosing the palette
Any design style demands the right choice of colour palette. As you know, nautical is related to the sea, we derive the colours for this style from its native too. A cool tone of colour palette is the right choice to go with. While white adds the even tone to the space, blue acts like a pop element. Blue not only adds to the coolness in the space but also becomes the focal point of the design. To avoid blue from overpowering, one can also incorporate the colour in soft furnishings than fixed furniture.
2. Selection of Materials
Types of materials bring about a difference in a space. It is important to choose your materials right in order to follow a certain theme. In the case of modern nautical style, one can go with white colour engineered deck like floor. It brings in the look of the traditional style ships made out of wood. Drifted or raw wood acts as a great accent in the space. It balances out the coolness with the warmth of natural wood. A variety of rope or jute, which plays a key role in the marine front, brings in texture to the solid colours.
3. Adequate Lighting
With the growing pollution and population, homes are now tiny boxes. Adequate windows help to make these boxes home in such modern times. Nautical style demands good ventilation and enough sunlight. White being the base tone of this style, a good amount of light brings in a sense of freshness to the space. It lights up the room and also the mood of the person using the space.
Apart from windows playing a key role in providing natural light, artificial lighting also requires attention. Lights such as the traditional lamps and bulbs, add a great sense of aesthetic to the style.
4. Patterns and textures
Blue and white being the primary colour palette, variety of textures bring in the sense of home and warmth to the space. Mixed striped patterns are the staples in a nautical home. These patterns can be incorporated in the form of soft furnishings, wallpaper, rugs which can be changed in no time. The weathered texture on the wood brings in the rawness of the ships to the space. Using a reclaimed or dark wood with heavy veins and knots acts as a good nautical style element.
5. Wall Treatments
Walls when extruded, make an open space into a functional interior space. Walls are the highlights of any room and it's important to treat them well. A look of a room is dependent on how its walls are looked at. In nautical style too, a good number of weightage has been given to the walls in a space. Multiple treatments can be achieved on a wall or multiple walls. To not disrupt the harmony of a space, it is usually preferred to make only one of the walls as a highlight feature. In the case of modern nautical style, add a splash of bright blue or a wallpaper with coastal features, artwork based on the ocean are some of the ways to bring in the ocean inside your house.
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