Beach and Sea Inspired

Seashell Chandeliers by the Seashore

Do you just love a beautiful seashell chandelier?  I've been thinking a lot about shell chandeliers lately.  I do love them, if they're well executed.   This dining room, from the pages of House Beautiful, sports a darling chandelier.  The over all effect of the room is light-hearted, relaxed, and just a bit whimsical.

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 Designer Ashley Whittaker

If the shell-encrusted chandelier is not your thing, maybe you'd like this empire style chandy made with urchin spines ( okay, we're not being totally scientifically accurate in our definition of a seashell, but that's okay).

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A Few More Seashell and Sea Inspired Chandeliers

This is the second of a series of sea inspired decor posts.  The first post also focused on chandeliers and pendants and can be found here.  There are just so many great and unique shell inspired fixtures out there, they didn't all fit into one post!

Below is a typical capiz shell chandelier, but with a twist.  If you love capiz shells, but don't want the same thing everyone else has, this fixture, available through Horchow, may be the right choice for you.  I like the gently curved drum shade.

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