Nautical / Marine Items in da House!!!

[whackywoody]

I made a deal with the missus that I can get a newer boat in 2014 provided that I decorated some rooms within our chateaux and as the weather is crap I have been doing this over xmas holidays. Now the rooms are decorated we have had to go round the usual shops (next home, m & s home, etc) and was surprised of the number of nautical / marine items that are now home fashion for example porthole mirrors, model lighthouses for bathrooms, knotted rope balls (don't know marine name and usage) as door stops etc, etc.

So I was wondering what recycled / refurbished, nautical / marine items have ribnobbers got as essential decor in da house?

[Festinghouse]

i had a 7.5kg plough anchor on my fireplace for 12months before i got a rib to put it on!

[Nos4r2]

Errr <cough> I had the entire guts of the Ballistic in my living room for over a year.

I wouldn't recommend it but there is a certain je ne sais quois about having structurescan next to the PC.

[whisper]

I've got boxes stacked chest height in the kitchen for the Macmillan Rib!

Need another build day soon

[Pikey Dave]

This has pride of place on my windowsill

[Into The Blue]

Originally Posted by whackywoody

I made a deal with the missus that I can get a newer boat in 2014 provided that I decorated some rooms within our chateaux and as the weather is crap I have been doing this over xmas holidays. Now the rooms are decorated we have had to go round the usual shops (next home, m & s home, etc) and was surprised of the number of nautical / marine items that are now home fashion for example porthole mirrors, model lighthouses for bathrooms, knotted rope balls (don't know marine name and usage) as door stops etc, etc.

So I was wondering what recycled / refurbished, nautical / marine items have ribnobbers got as essential decor in da house?

Knotted Rope Balls - Monkey's Fist | How to tie the Monkey's Fist | Decorative Knots

Originally used to allow greater distance when throwing a rope.

Sad huh!

[SimonCh]

i've got a porthole off of a WWII Wreck in my bathroom!

[whackywoody]

Originally Posted by Into The Blue

Knotted Rope Balls - Monkey's Fist | How to tie the Monkey's Fist | Decorative Knots

Originally used to allow greater distance when throwing a rope.

Sad huh!

Wow, now I know thanks for that

[whackywoody]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

This has pride of place on my windowsill

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That looks cool did you find that on a dive?

[A1an]

My gun room walls used to be draped in gun slips, slings, stags heads, cartridge bags and belts etc, its now draped in drysuits, LJs, dry bags and waterproofs.

I need to build myself another room.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by whackywoody

That looks cool did you find that on a dive?

Yup

[spartacus]

I'm all for nautical items in the house, but there's a danger in can turn into a set from Pirates of the Caribbean! Simple things like driftwood or Japanese glass floats (get washed up in BC) are the business.

Some amazing interiors here: http://www.houzz.com/Boat-Inspired-Ceiling

Too much?

[willk]

I have a lot of nautical tat lying around the house - brass bits, shells, telescopes, flotsam, donegaldan...

I really must get these cleaned up and on a wall (does anyone here know exactly what they are/were for 'cos I don't!)

[willk]

Originally Posted by spartacus

Too much?

Right after: too thin and too rich...... never!

[Ian M]

I've got some quite nice brass shell heads as door stops.
I think I've removed all the combustibles

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by willk

I have a lot of nautical tat lying around the house - brass bits, shells, telescopes, flotsam, donegaldan...

I really must get these cleaned up and on a wall (does anyone here know exactly what they are/were for 'cos I don't!)

Lighting up skips at night