Styling Inspiration
Shells and driftwood are incredibly versatile, and how they’re styled can make all the difference in-store. From eye catching displays to simple, functional uses, a few thoughtful styling choices can help your customers imagine how shells and driftwood might work in their own spaces. Below are easy, adaptable styling ideas you can use in your store and share with customers, whether they’re decorating a home, setting a table, or planning a special event.
Tips for Decor That Shines
A Natural Touch
Style shells on wooden surfaces or with accessories like driftwood, wooden beads, trays, or bowls for a natural, rustic look. Mix round and pointy shells together to create visual contrast.
Glowing Centerpieces
For stunning centerpieces, arrange mostly light-colored shells of varying shapes in a glass bowl, adding pops of color with our colorful sea urchins and a candle or light to make it glow.
Functional Decor
Show your customers how shells can be functional too, by using them as a jewelry or soap dish in the bathroom, or a key tray in the entryway. There are many ways to use them around the house!
Table Setting
Show your customers how to use shells to style beautiful table settings for weddings and other events.
For the centerpiece, mix shells of dierent sizes and textures like conch, urchins, and large starfishes with candles to create interest. Smaller shells such as sand dollars can accent a table runner, while flat medium shells can hold or decorate napkin rings. Styling on a wooden table with a linen cloth and tasselled placemats like shown adds a subtle coastal, earthy touch.