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3 Signs It’s Time to Redecorate Pronto

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As cool as you may think your interior design might be, it might be higher time to redecorate than you suspect. Here are just a few clues you may be missing.

It’s Been a While Since You’ve Updated Things. When was the last time you redecorated your home? Can you even remember? If it’s been awhile, don’t worry, because you’re not alone. Nearly half (47%) of Americans haven’t updated their interior design in the past five years. In other words, more than half of the nation needs to redecorate.

Your Home Is a Little Depressing. If you’ve been feeling a little down when you’re at home, then it might be time to redecorate. Believe it or not, only one out of five Americans are happy with their home decor, and 14% of Americans say their homes make them feel downright “gloomy.”

You’re Not Spending Time at Home Anymore. How long are you home for? Do you only stop back to sleep, change clothes, shower, and eat? Do you spend as little time in the house as possible, intentionally or otherwise? If so, then you should probably redecorate. If you like where you live, then you’re going to want to spend more time there. Although many Americans take a lot of pride in the homes, many are hardly ever there. A shocking 36% reported only spending five to eight waking hours in their houses each day.

If you need to redecorate, consider investing in nautical decor, which is in right now. It seems like everyone is snatching up nautical home decorations, like porthole clocks, replica diving helmets, and wall hanging anchors for their homes. And even if you don’t find nautical decor as rustic and tasteful as other people, you should at least consider redecorating.

If you have any questions about redecorating, feel free to share in the comments.

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How to Nail Nautical Decor

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Believe it or not, nautical decor is not all about nautical home decorations. You can’t just stick a replica diving helmet or other nautical items on display, and think you’re done.

No, nautical decor requires a holistic approach. If you really want your interior design to mimic that of a place by the sea, you need to think about the colors. Here are a few tips to help.

The Colors You Should Focus On.

Nautical decor typically focuses on navy, khaki, and white. Those three colors should be your primary focus, and be the dominant colors you use to decorate. Consider painting your walls or ceiling these colors; buying furniture that is, compliments, or works with these colors; and laying down a rug of these colors.

The Colors You Could Also Possibly Use.

Now, this doesn’t mean you only need to use navy, khaki, and white. Many interior designers often use red, yellow, and black as secondary nautical decor colors. These are the colors you want to use as accents, painting the mantle and eaves of a room to compliment the dominant colors.

The Colors You Should Avoid Like a Maelstrom.

Some colors, however, you have to avoid like a ship steers away from a massive storm. Bright pinks, lime greens, and day-glow oranges are all utterly and completely antithetical to nautical decor. Basically, if it looks like something a teeny-bopper would wear to a pep-rally or to a nightclub, it shouldn’t belong with your nautical decor.
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It’s not hard to nail a nautical theme, but you do have to put a bit of thought and planning into things, considering all of the different components that make up a room. If you’re designing a nautical themed room, use navy, khaki, and white as your dominant colors, red, yellow, and black as your secondary colors, and avoid neon colors. If you do, you’ll be fine.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments.