These Nautical-Inspired Rooms Will Have You Ready for Summer
The coastal chic look isn't (always) about anchors and boat motifs.
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Summer is just under two months away, meaning now is the perfect time to turn to nautical-inspired decor and spaces to get you in the right mindset for warmer weather. Below, find 62 rooms that prove that the seaside look is chic, thanks to bold stripes, weathered wood, and splashes of blue and white.
A Pop of Blue
Blue is a perfect pop of color in any nautical-inspired space, as seen in this bathroom designed by Honeycomb Home Design.
Ahoy, Captain
This nautical-themed bathroom by Alexandra Angle features a gallery wall of ship paintings, and a wooden baby blue ceiling and walls to match.
Coastal Grandma Vibes
Jump on the Coastal Grandma trend with a design like this one, by Jeffrey Alan Marks.
Bunk Beds
This Jonathan Savage-designed bunk room is proof that the nautical look doesn't have to be kitschy.
A Dash of Wicker Furniture
Nothing says nautical quite like a blue and white room, like this dreamy space that's complemented by wicker furniture.
Inventive Curtains
Because she needed so much curtain fabric — 80 yards — in a North Carolina sitting room, designer Lindsey Coral Harper used three inexpensive linens and them sewn together with bold horizontal bands of navy. Sofa in Cowtan & Tout's Crispin. Club chairs in Ferrick Mason's Lucas Check. Asilah Mosaic rug, Niba.
Stripes Galore
This coastal space incorporates a mix of nautical elements, including stripes, tie dye, wooden furnishings, and blue and white accents.
Color Coordinated
Blue and white makes the perfect summery living room in a Hamptons house. The fabric on the sofa is Vizir in Indigo from Old World Weavers. Throw pillows by Ralph Lauren.
Life Preserver
The guest bath in designer Ken Fulk's vacation home "feels authentic to the period of the house, but also clean and modern," he says. Pedestal tub and fixtures from Sunrise Specialty.
Studded Upholstery
Nailheads add spark to an upholstered headboard in a Hamptons guest room. Blue-and-white embroidered pillows by Dransfield & Ross. Blue cashmere throw by Hermès.
Mismatched Fabrics
"We call this 'the sailor room,' because we went all out with the nautical theme," designer Ken Fulk says of a bedroom in his Massachusetts vacation house. "The mix-and-match nature of the patterns and faded batik prints make it feel like it's a collection of old textiles brought back from a journey at sea." John Robshaw bedding. Antique cage lights hang from an antique metal four-poster bed that belonged to the previous owner.
Sea Glass
This California bath designed by Heidi Bonesteel and Michele Trout is as refreshing as a dip in the pool. A ribbon of blue glass tiles wraps around the room and ripples like water.
Steamer Trunks
Two vintage Louis Vuitton suitcases propped on wood blocks and topped with a tray serve as a night table in a Napa Valley vacation home. Bed and bedding by Ralph Lauren.
Clear Blue
A backsplash takes over an entire wall in a home on Fire Island. Baskets under the island hold large platters and the lobster pot. The Pere Tranquille bistro stools from Annick de Lorme are made in France and can be customized in various colors and patterns. Veneto glass tiles from Stone Source. Heavy-duty marine lights above the island from Architrove. Deschutes sconces from Rejuvenation. All paint in the kitchen is Ralph Lauren Paint's Pocket Watch White.
Stairwell Accents
Hemisphere maps are suspended from a brass picture rail in the stairway of a New England home.
Fish Scale
The ocean's shimmery hues inspired a kitchen in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, by Urban Grace Interiors.
Blue Check
In the master bedroom of a California home, the small-scale pattern of C&C Milano's Gentleman Pied de Poule on a pair of Wisteria X-base stools plays against the bold blue-and-white stripe on Restoration Hardware's Directoire bed. Carpet by Stark.
Whimsical Lighting
An antique crystal ship chandelier from Jonathan Burden sails over a glass-top dining table in a Brooklyn townhouse. Benjamin Moore Waterborne Ceiling Paint in Bird's Egg.
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