Nautical stripes get a fresh update with waves of green, for rooms that evoke the sea with subtle style
Written by Shawn Gauthier
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Houseplants make it easy to add green to your maritime stripes.
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It’s easy to see why blue, white and green are natural partners. Just look out the window.
Outfit a room that features a view of a green backyard with blue and white stripes. Add final touches through nautical accessories, such as this throw pillow. |
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Here’s another example where green walls steal the show, but blue and white comforters still hint at the maritime trend.
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Perhaps you love the idea of stripes, blues and greens, but you don’t want your space to feel overly casual or nautical. If this is the case, you can exercise a little leeway on the blue and white stripes and focus on the patterns and colors in a more general fashion. This living room uses a striped rug in gray tones to ground furnishings in blue and green to create a modernized aesthetic.
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Instead of the traditional blue and white stripe, this contemporary space has two shades of blue on the walls and is peppered with blue and green furnishings.
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by Etsy
Green Pillow Cover by The Lacey Placey – $14.50
Accent blue and white stripes and introduce a bright pop of green with this chevron pillow cover.
* This article was originally published on Houzz.com. We were excited to learn that one of Houzz.com writers hand-picked RGN Construction again for a featured Ideabook on the homepage of the site! Thank you, Shawn!
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