Large beams in the living room evoke steel trusses, while the louvered doors “are the kind you would have found in the 19th century on one of these vessels,” said Mr. Floyd, a 73-year-old ...

The first rule of decorating with a theme ... room, she says she’d steer them away from a palette of purples, greens, and golds, and instead bring in “the feeling of Mardi Gras opulence ...

Rooms are decorated in nautical print fabrics and the wooden plank floors are reminiscent of those on a ship. Even the food keeps within the theme ... screens in each room allow visitors to ...

[[nid:410524]] “The idea was to have a nautical theme, but one that isn’t so literal ... bay window seats that “outline” the living room, helping to zone the open layout.