River House Decorating Ideas
A river house makes a relaxing weekend and holiday respite, or an ideal full-time home. Take advantage of the home's waterside location by decorating with a complementary theme. Choose to enhance the home with a vintage nautical theme, complete with anchors and ship replicas, or with a fishing and boating theme. Play up the home's beautiful surroundings by choosing decor made of stones, rocks, driftwood and other natural elements.
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Natural elements
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Use your home's natural surroundings as inspiration for decor. Hang a stone mosaic on the wall and fill the base of candle holders with pebbles. Choose rattan furniture and use neutral-toned organic cotton cushions. Set out live plants in rustic terra cotta pots and use a vase of wildflowers as a table centerpiece. You can also decorate using frog and bird figurines, as well as fabric with a butterfly motif. Look for tables made of rough-hewn or recycled wood, and which feature iron hardware. Paint walls a relaxing sky blue shade or a fresh green hue.
Nautical theme
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Launch a nautical theme in your river house. Hang vintage ship wheels and gold anchor replicas on your walls, along with porthole-inspired clocks. For lighting, use a lighthouse-shaped lamp or hang a brass lantern to create a soft glow. Custom-make or buy a table constructed of two wooden ship wheels and a glass top. Hang a traditional brass and wood barometer and thermometer weather station on your wall.
Fishing and boating theme
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If you are a fisherman or boat enthusiast, decorate your home by showing off your hobbies. Hang a fishing net filled with colorful wooden fish or make a collage using antique lures. Make a one-of-a-kind table by using vintage fly rods as a base and covering the top with weathered wood. If sailboats are your thing, choose couch pillows and blankets featuring your favorite vessel.
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