101 Indoor Nautical Lighting Ideas

Indoor nautical lighting is one of the quickest ways to improve your interior decor. If you move to a home near the sea or the coast, nautical design themes are extremely popular. There’s nothing like rustic nautical decor in a home that overlooks a beautiful body of water. Everything from your accents to your bathroom decor to bedroom decor, there are a ton of options related to lighthouses, anchors, compasses, ship wheels, ships, and more.

We decided to put together indoor nautical lighting designs for inspiration. Each of the designs are pulled from Houzz with the designers, photographers, or architects noted under the photo. You can click on the photos to see photos from the designs or more from that Houzz profile. We included rope lamps, nautical lighting, pendant lights, built-in lights, and more. If you are stuck and trying to decorate your home, this will definitely help give you new ideas. We absolutely love nautical homes so we couldn’t be happier that you are using those themes.

101 Indoor Nautical Lighting Ideas

Check out some great ideas below for your nautical house. There aren’t a ton of lamps and indoor nautical lighting that are strictly nautical themed elements but different styles of lights can go great in a home by the sea.

Types of Indoor Nautical Lights

There are plenty of indoor nautical lighting options for your home. From lights on the ceilings to lights on your tables to lights on your walls, you need the perfect set-up so you enjoy the ambiance of your home. We listed some of the most common indoor lights for a nautical home.

Nautical Ceiling Lights

Some of the common ceiling lights and hanging light fixtures include nautical chandeliers, flush-mount lights, semi-flush-mount lights, island lights, and pendant lights. They provide general illumination for a room and can serve as a focal point.

Nautical Wall Lights

For the most part, nautical themed wall lights are called nautical sconces. However it also includes nautical wall lamps, wall lanterns, and picture lights. They provide task lighting and can be used to highlight artwork or for accent lighting.

Nautical Table Lamps

These lamps sit on a table like an end table, nightstand, or a console table. They are often used in living rooms, bedrooms, and home offices and you can find nautical lamps with boat, lighthouse, anchor, and rope themes.

Nautical Floor Lamps

These lamps stand on the floor and provide ambient or task lighting. They are often used in living rooms and bedrooms.

Nautical Recessed Lighting

Recessed lights are installed in the ceiling and provides very bright lighting throughout an entire room. It can be used to highlight architectural features or to create a cozy ambiance.

Nautical Track Lighting

Track lighting is very popular in certain areas and it features a series of light fixtures mounted on a track, and can be directed to specific areas of the room. It is often used in kitchens, home offices, and retail spaces.

Under-Cabinet Lighting

This type of lighting is installed under kitchen cabinets and provides task lighting for countertops and backsplashes.

Nautical Lighting Styles and Themes

There are plenty of themes when you are shopping for nautical light fixtures. We listed some of the most common options below.

Rustic Nautical Lights

The rustic theme generally means lighting fixtures that have a weathered or aged appearance, and often feature natural materials such as wood and rope.

Industrial Nautical Lights

Industrial themes feature a modern rustic look with a nautical twist. They often feature metal and glass elements, and have a sleek, minimalist design.

Coastal Chic Lights

Coastal chic lighting fixtures have a more sophisticated, upscale look, with a coastal or nautical theme. They often feature clean lines and elegant, yet subtle nautical elements.

Traditional Nautical Lights

When it comes to traditional style lighting fixtures, they are known to have a classic, timeless nautical look, with elements such as ship’s wheels, anchors, and lighthouses.

Novelty Nautical Lights

The novelty theme includes lighting fixtures that have a fun, playful nautical look, with elements such as colorful fish, starfish, and seashells.

How to Choose Indoor Nautical Lighting

We give you some tips on choosing nautical lighting for the indoor spaces of your home. There is a lot to consider from lighting type to style to color to price. We try to break everything down so you can make the best decision for your nautical home decor.

Lighting Theme

Do you want to use an anchor in your design? A thick brown rope? A lighthouse? Well with nautical design themes, you have so many options like anchors, compasses, lighthouses, ship wheels, rope, ships, portholes, and more.

Color

Nautical designs are usually navy blue, dark red, white, and dark rustic colors. However, you can find a variety of colors with lamps. The most popular colors are darker and rustic.

Type

Do you need a new lamp or hanging pendant lights? Are you looking for something that is built-in to your ceiling or walls? You want to make sure you know what type of nautical lighting you want for your home. There are different ways to light up your home so look at all of your options.

Room

Do you need lighting for your bathroom, bedroom, hallway, or living room? Understanding what is popular in each room is very helpful because you find that bathrooms have a lot of built-in nautical wall lights.

In Summary

Hopefully this article gives you the indoor nautical lighting ideas and inspiration you need. We all want to create a nautical escape after a long day at sea. The interior designs above should give you everything you need to create the escape. In addition, you can check out some of our other nautical themed lighting articles for your bathroom, living room, and more. Beachfront Decor wants to help you find the indoor nautical lighting of your dreams! Please reach out if you have any questions.