Nautical - life's a beach
Nothing says nautical like navy and white stripes. Sunhats, sailboats, shells and sunshine are also highly complementary. Interior image courtesy of Tumbler Outfit image courtesy of A Positively Beautiful Blog My new home at the beach has inspired this post as I've been quite taken by the nautical theme. I've never owned a house by the beach, so I now feel quite entitled and even obliged to introduce some sense of a nautical feeling into my home decor. Complimentary The navy blue and white stripes are of course the classic combination, originally called the Breton Stripes which were the design of the French seamen's uniform. Coco Chanel then popularized the signature style and took it mainstream with her stripe shirt and palazzo pants combo, which is where the nautical craze all started and has been going strong for decades. For more on the history of the beloved nautical style check this article Stripes Ahoy! From the movie "Coco before Chanel" Audrey Tautou doe...