Top 5 Reasons Nautical Home Decor Never Goes Out of Style

Apr 29th 2015

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky.

And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.

- John Masefield

Have you noticed how each generation takes nautical decor and tweaks it to fit a new era?

Why is that? Why does it seem that nautical décor is as eternal as the sea itself?

1. NAUTICAL SAYS CRAFTSMANSHIP AND QUALITY

In these days of shoddily constructed items from big box stores, there is something reassuring about nautical treasures that someone has taken the time to craft meticulously. No doubt we have the original sailors to thank for it, because from the beginning of seafaring time, ships and nautical accessories had to be functional, long-lasting and compact. It’s a bonus for us that they also made them beautiful.

2. NAUTICAL IS SENSORY AND NATURAL

The brass glows, the polished wood gleams and the ships wheels turn. In a nautical-themed space we are tempted to reach out and touch things: ring the ship’s bell, smooth our hand over a canvas sail, or smell the slight whiff of salt air that remains inside the seashell. The textures, too, are never boring—from rope to metal to canvas. Nautical evokes nature and brings to mind everything from waves to driftwood to sea turtles and dolphins.

3. NAUTICAL SAYS ORGANIZED AND CLASSIC

What term do people use when they want to say something is clean, tidy, organized? Shipshape, of course. Spaces decorated in nautical style give off the impression of being well-appointed and clean. Space is not wasted, just as space in a ship is not wasted. Everything serves a purpose, sometimes multiple purposes. Nautical décor works especially well in smaller spaces, like bathrooms and galley kitchens.

4. NAUTICAL APPEALS TO ADULTS AND KIDS ALIKE

Nautical colors (navy blue, sand bar beige, coral orange, crimson red) are both fun and classic. Nautical accessories like buoys, life rings, pier posts, Japanese glass floats, lighthouses are playful and can be adapted into many uses, such as a coffee table with a pier post base or a towel rack made of a nautical rope ladder. Half of the fun of nautical decor is deciding how to use these items in your space in a unique way!

5. NAUTICAL SAYS ADVENTURE

In the last line of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean, Captain Jack Sparrow says, “Now—bring me that horizon.” There’s something in a ship and its accessories that stirs our souls and makes up feel like we’re about to sail away to some exciting destination…even if that destination is only in our imagination as we sip tea by the fire at home.

Everything Nautical has all the classic, well-constructed, natural, adventurous nautical items a sea-lover could wish for. We have model ships and ship replicas to set the scene for your nautical décor, as well as ships bells, nautical weather instruments, anchors and wall art. Plus enough shells to line an entire beach! And that’s just for starters.

Visit our website and wander the virtual aisles to get inspiration for your nautical home decor.