SAILBOAT NURSERY THEME

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Your sail boat theme plan will create a mood of clear sailing. Your sailboat theme is a creative gender-neutral unisex space perfect for a baby boy or baby girl. Decorate a room of sun and surf with the best paint colors taken from nature.

Paint with soft colors (soft sky blues and touches of pastel pink) for a baby girl and slightly bolder colors (deep turquoise and a flash of warm rosy sunset pink) when painting a sailboat nursery theme for a baby boy. The idea is to design the interior decor of your nursery to blend with your memories of days on your sail boat.

If you are dealing with a small space, there are ways to make your nursery seem larger by employing a plan of shopping for the perfect size and style of nursery furnishings and the use of paint colors.

The baby's nursery in the home is becoming a multi-function room of the house. A place for adults to interact with their baby and have a chat with a visiting friend's parents. This restful room theme will leave any visitor feeling relaxed and at home.

Not to be confused with our Nautical Nursery Theme which is a decor of primary reds, navy blues and crisp whites, the sailboat nursery theme is a discovery of the sands, sea and natural beauty of a Nantucket lifestyle. A blend of light and airy color and textures will make this baby nursery decor complete.

Here are some decorating tips for capturing the feel of a sailboat in your baby's nursery theme:

ACCESSORIES:

A sailboat table lamp and other sailing themed lighting would be a perfect way to set a nautical mood in the nursery. Seagulls and starfish are classic boating motifs so look for light fixutres with something similar to light your sailboat theme room.

Visit some seaport antique stores for vintage boating items like an old ship's clock, an antique brass lamp to hang on some wall hooks, anything with a lighthouse theme. Group a collection of vintage boat lanterns on some wall shelves or a table. This collection can be used for a Nautical Nursery Theme as well.

Use brass hooks or wooden wall pegs for holding paraphernalia commonly used on a sailboat: oars colorful life jackets or even a small decorative fishing pole

The model toy sailboats you built from a kit when you were a kid are perfect for this decor and can used alone or in a tablescape group.

WALL DECOR:
Stencil a nautical seaworthy border of sailboats or paint a mural of a clear sky on your ceiling. Pictures can include seascapes, beach scenes or some pictures of the family's boat. Sailboat images can also be found in complete sets of stickers and decals for your sail boat nursery theme.

NURSERY WINDOW TREATMENTS:
Crisp white baby nursery window treatments in an airy fabric to allow lots of natural lighting and an unobstructed view are best. White wooden window shades with the wide slats would work as well. Several lengths of natural rope can be used at the top of your curtains as "rigging". Hanging the ropes as you would a draped scarf valance.

BABY NURSERY FURNITURE:
Baby furniture in natural or a pickled whitewashed wood. Think sunwashed driftwood bleached by lying on the sand in the sun. Or buy a used white painted dresser, bookcase or armoire and distress it to look like a piece of typical beach house furniture.

An adult conversation area with full sized table and chairs in whitewashed wood will be a welcome addition if the nursery area allows. The table can be a place for preschool art projects later.

A whitewashed bench with storage under the seat can be decorated with a few colorful canvas throw pillows with stripes or a ticking pattern

BABY CRIB BEDDING:
Sail boat theme baby crib bedding with an appliqued baby blanket or handmade baby quilt can be your sailboat decor inspiration pieces.

NURSERY FLOOR COVERINGS or AREA RUGS
A sandy shade of carpet with a light ocean blue area rug by the crib bring back memories of a perfect day sailing.

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