As the lazy days of summer drag on, seashell decor is sprinkled throughout our home. A seashell vignette styled in the foyer greets family and friends when they come through the front door with all the summertime feels.
The bombe chest in the front hall is styled with vintage milk glass & sea shells, which had a sneak peek in this post {thrifted goodies – hobnail & ruffle vintage milk glass pieces}.
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Decor Details of the Seashell Vignette
All the Coastal Feels
Coastal and nautical decor always reminds me of summer time. We do not necessarily live by the coast, being slightly over an hour away from then beach and about 1/2 hour away from the San Francisco Bay. I only bring out our sea shells and other sea form over the summer months.
I shared thoughts about my summer decor in this post here {summer welcoming decor}. You can see how the foyer vignette has slowly morphed through the summer. As we’ve gotten deeper into the summer season, I added more sea shells and removed the flags.
Miss Masterpieces helped me during the styling and photo shoot, adding the starfish on the lantern on the one side. I love the dimension it adds. I love when she helps me with projects like this. When she heads back to college in a few weeks, I will miss her.
Bringing the Outside in from the Garden
I also added hydrangeas from the backyard in the woven vase. These are from our blue hydrangea bushes, which I also used for our Father’s Day outing {picnic on a mountain top}. These are slowly starting to fade, but my limelight hydrangeas are about prime right now, which I will be sharing shortly. They are my favorite!
Fresh lavender from the garden also hangs on the mirror with a velvet ribbon. Lavender is a favorite around here, which I shared in this post {so many reasons to love lavender}. I’m hoping to get one more lavender project out before the season is over.
I also snipped some sprigs of rosemary, which I used in some of the milk glass pieces. The milk glass and seashells, although. super pretty, are also very cold in texture and neutral in color. The rosemary adds texture, color and a fresh, organic detail.
Always Vintage Vibes Around Here
If you’re a regular around, here you know I love vintage. Whether it’s legacy passed down from generations before or thrift, flea market finds or new replicas made to have an old world feel, I love them all. I used some vintage milk glass pieces in this vignette.
You can read more details about the {thrifted goodies – hobnail & ruffle vintage milk glass pieces} here. These are all fairly new pieces to me. The large basket is full of assorted seashells, while the small dish only has one small spiky seashell with some rosemary from the garden.
The third piece of milk glass is a footed dish, which holds a candle wrapped in rosemary sprigs for added freshness. I love the ruffled edges on these milk glass pieces. The ruffles add movement and texture to the seashell vignette.
Get the Look
- This is a great assortment of sea life to use for home decor.
- These seashells look fabulous.
- This large sea shell has a fabulous silhouette.
- I love our large conch shell, and this is very similar.
- I love all the texture woven vases bring to the party, and this is a pretty piece.
- These faux hydrangeas are SO pretty.
- This vintage milk glass piece its tempting me.
Other Seashell Decor Inspiration
“Seashells wash upon the shore like smiles from the sea.”
Nallen