Crisp Navy Blue and White Wall Stripes

In Nautical Design, sailor chic stripes are always in style. You can bring them into your home in a variety of ways, from rugs to pillows to furniture. How about bold navy blue and white stripes for the wall?


One thing is for sure, navy blue and white stripes will make any wall the focus of the room. Via Prego Sem Estopa.


Check out this edgy design by designer Tracy Murdock, a Tromp l'Oeil tented entry. Without the Beach Painting though, the space would remind me more of a circus tent than white sails gliding across the deep blue sea.


Here's an example with narrow blue and white stripes. The look is softer, less graphic punch. Seen here.


Clean, simple, modern! Also via Prego Sem Estopa.


Blue and white wall stripes in a hallway. Via Houzz.


Wall stripes in a bedromm via MWM.


The great American decorator Dorothy Draper once proclaimed, "the wider the stripe, the smarter the effect." I read this in Elle Decor! Bedroom seen here.


And for the fun of it. Fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier uses navy stripes in his garments, and dressed up the Elle Deco Suite in Paris with them!

And you probably know the trick how to get your wall stripes just right -to paint the base color over the tape. If you need help, search the web with the keyword how to paint wall stripes. There's a sea of tutorials out there!

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