Friday, June 4, 2010

Nautical Charts

I mentioned a few days ago that I was going to help a friend pu the finishing touches on decorating her coastal chic home here in Darien, CT. One of the rooms she needs help with is a study/playroom, so kid-friendly but still nice looking since the room is right off of the  family room/kitchen with high-visibility to guests. The walls are blank and I've been searching and searching for wall art. The problem with wall art however is that you can't just buy it all at once, it sort of has to be collected over time to reflect the taste and likes of the family.

As I said I've really been looking to fill up her wall space and I had remembered seeing these really pretty coastal maps in a friend's apartment in NYC and in a catalog. Some of these are nice, others a bit too much, but I wanted to show a range of how you can use nautical charts to decorate your home in a coastal/nautical way without it looking too "themey" and tacky:

I hope she likes the idea of using maps to fill up her walls in the study/playroom! I think I'll suggest putting a few framed pictures up of her beautiful family, too!

sources: (all great blogs!)
http://roomremixblog.blogspot.com/
http://nibsblog.wordpress.com/
http://completely-coastal.com/
http://potterybarn.com/

10 comments:

  1. I love the rooms with charts as a wallpaper! I think it would be a perfect addition!

    *kate

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  2. I especially liked the boldness of the blueprints popping off the white wall and mixed with black frames & floating shelves....

    Good luck with your project!
    :D Lynda (aka nyclq)

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  3. This is the perfect post for me because I have been looking for something to do with this one wall in my kitchen that is just there. I didn't want it to be too themey :) and I think you may have just given me the perfect solution. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Hi, quick note to say that your creations are wonderful and that I wrote a short post about you on: http://thesuccinctstylist.blogspot.com/2010/06/do-you-miss-sea-too.html

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  5. I really want to try that one day -paste some maps on the wall. Love the idea. All the best with your project, and thanks for the link!

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  6. This is when I wish the lower level wall of our home weren't stucco or with such low ceilings. My DB has a good number of older maps with the courses he drew on them to tropical islands.

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  7. Gorgeous! I'd love any one of those nautical rooms.

    Super cute blog =)

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  8. Oh gee I love all of these. They are so sweet.

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  9. Love nautical maps!! I just scored a bunch at a garage sale. First project I'm going to do with them is line the drawers of an old blue chippy dresser I recently bought.
    Lovely post... love the inspiration

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  10. At Nautical Chart Wallpaper, we
    can take a whole map or just a selected area and enlarge it to fit any wall or walls. We can even change the colors to match your decor. Sooo Fun.

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