All Those Colors in One Space

I picked out the colors for the interior of our boat a little while back. "Is this her first time painting?" Whispered the guy behind the Lowes paint counter to Nick as I walked a few feet away..."She's not going to use them all in the same room, is she?" Nick laughed and shrugged, he did after all tell me I could pick whatever colors I wanted...

Yes it is true, we are stepping away from the conventional interior colors (gasp!!), but, we aren't really the conventional type either so I'm sure it's of no surprise. If we're living aboard and traveling in a small space we need to make it our own, and we need color!

The v-berth (front sleeping quarters) ceiling was painted a kiwi green so our morning vision of palm trees and islands can play in our minds when we open our eyes. We went with a brilliant blue for our galley (kitchen area) for a Mediterranean vibe. It draws the eye in and is such a beautifully compliment to the mahogany and teak wood surrounding it. A coral was picked for an accent color here and there because, well, I love coral! Finally we got a midnight blue in high gloss for the head (bathroom). Yes, we went dark for our smallest space. Low and behold the high gloss reflects the white around it making it actually look more spacious! We played around with the colors in different spaces and (ok) we added some classic sailor touches :) it is a sailboat after all!

I think it is important to make your living space calm and nurturing. Adding color is the perfect way to do that especially with such a small space to work with. As my mom says, you need to have feng shui. :)