Marine style in interior design is very common and popular. It favors a calm pacifying atmosphere, reminiscent of the gentle waves and sunny shores. Often the key element of the room is a marine-style chandelier, which not only fills the room with light, but also creates an expressive accent.
If you choose an accessory of this kind, the following decor ideas may come in handy, many of which you can implement yourself.
Style features
What does this design direction include? It has absorbed the features of country, Mediterranean and ethnic styles. It is characterized by the following key elements:
- Natural textures: burlap, canvas, hemp rope, transparent and colored glass, rope, natural materials.
- Handmade elements: clay modeling, forging, casting.
- Natural marine shades: blue, white, beige, yellow, green, metal colors.
- Sea-related surroundings: ships, anchors, seagulls, marine inhabitants, lighthouses, shells.
The ceiling chandelier in a marine style can be made of a wide variety of materials. The main condition is that it should remind of the sea.
For those at the helm
One of the most common ideas for such a chandelier is a marine style helm. Ceilings made of ceramics or glass are attached to it, decorated with ropes, a scattering of shells, fragments of fishing nets. It looks very impressive on such a crackle chandelier - an imitation of old semi-shabby paint, sometimes cracked. A similar helm seems like a rich history. Modern manufacturers of lighting fixtures make wide use of this technique, although polished wood soaked with varnish is not less common.
Rose of Wind
There are many ideas for making a sea chandelier yourself. If you are looking for, but don’t find, what would suit your interior perfectly, show your imagination and create a stylish accessory yourself. To do this, you will need a laconic chandelier in a metal case, resembling a ship lantern. To emphasize its species, draw a wind rose on the ceiling. You can use ready-made stickers.
Such a chandelier in a marine style will look even more harmonious if you place the cardinal points not randomly, but focusing on the compass.
Who lives at the bottom of the ocean?
Designers offer a huge number of lamps decorated with marine animals or fish. The marine-style chandelier, made in the form of an octopus, is suitable for the kitchen, loggia, living room or nursery.
Presented by the sea
If an expensive designer chandelier in a marine style is not included in the list of your required purchases, try to give the necessary features to a morally obsolete, outdated lamp. To do this, coat the horns and the base of the chandelier with sky-blue paint for metal and decorate it with shells, starfish, and beads. The decor brought from the trip will look especially cozy - such a chandelier will remind you of a pleasant stay. This accessory will perfectly fit into the marine interior of a summer residence, porch, loggia.
Strong knot
The theme of sea knots is simply inexhaustible. If you want to decorate a room with such an accessory, it will not be difficult to find it on sale. But you can do it yourself, and do not be afraid of the lack of knitting skills for marine knots.
The following marine-style chandelier can be a source of inspiration. Do it yourself will need to do just a few simple manipulations. Wrap the rope around the cartridge, securing it to the Moment glue. Pull the outgoing wire inside the rope. Do the same with the rest of the ammo. Roll the bundle into a knot. It is not at all necessary to repeat the textured sea knots; it is possible to lay out the turns arbitrarily. It remains only to fix the rope at the base of the chandelier and connect the wiring.
Yohoho!
A pirate theme is also popular. Of course, such a chandelier is unlikely to look harmonious in a living room, but it’s perfect for a cafe, bar, loggia or lounge area.
You will need a base, a thin rope or chain, cartridges with wires and a few bottles of rum. If not suitable, simply print or draw the appropriate labels. For bottles, you need to cut the bottom, fasten the cartridges with bulbs inside and decorate with a rope or twine. By the way, such chandeliers can be found in stores with handmade goods.
Sea games
The discovery of new lands, sea battles, mysterious mermaids lagoons, adventures of the inhabitants of the underwater kingdom - all this is so expensive and close to many children. If a mariner or a lady of distant islands grows in your family, think of a marine interior for a children's room. Many young adventure lovers will be happy.
The marine style chandelier in the nursery is an interesting accessory. Surely children's imagination will endow it with some magical properties. The chandelier can be made in the form of a life buoy or a helm, a pirate ship or outlandish fish, an old anchor, a ship's bell, or even a treasure chest. The main differences of the children's chandelier are the use of brighter colors, for example, the classic marine combination of red, blue and white, as well as a bolder playful decor.
Going for such an accessory, be sure to take the owner of the room with you and listen to his wishes. After all, a beautiful chandelier is able not only to illuminate the room, but also to truly delight.