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Are you up for an elaborate seashell craft idea?
Sailors would bring home these beautiful seashell boxes as mementos of their long and far travels and give them to their loved ones, thus known as Sailors Valentine Gifts.
Every Sailors Valentine Kit includes all the shells you'll need to create these beauties and this particular design consists of a star shaped background with a traditional rosette shell shape in the center. Most of the known Sailors Valentines are associated with Barbados which from the 17th to the turn of the 20th century was an important port for goods such as sugar, rum, lumber, and fish.
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Antiques & Fine Art
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Links of Interest:
Sailors Valentines by David Rhyne
Seashell Art Artists at Martha Stewart's
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Create coastal ambience with a beach lamp shade custom made with your own photograph. Lampsplus takes your photograph, drawing or picture and prints it Giclée style on artist quality canvas. Just upload your digital image!
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Supposed you're dreaming of a home by the sea or a beach vacation, do you envision a tropical paradise, rooms dressed with lush greens and flowers? A hideaway with white washed walls against the backdrop of a deep blue Mediterranean sea? Or is it a rustic place on a rugged coastline?
With so many locations and beach decor styles to choose from I decided to regularly feature coastal destinations and homes in the USA and from around the world beginning with Nantucket and the Nantucket decor cottage style.
This small island is located about 30 miles off the coast of Cape Cod in MA, has a long seafaring history and is in its entirety a National Historic Landmark. What do I remember from my visit there more than ten years ago? A chilly ferry ride -it was December. Wood shingled cottages, cobble stone roads, an absolutely charming village, a cozy restaurant with a large fireplace in the center, plentiful seafood, lots of sand, space and tranquility. I loved it.
So what exactly is the Nantucket decor style? This is what I learned from the experts (see sources further down): If you want to incorporate a little bit of Nantucket into your home use a) the island's color palette which is sun-bleached whites, cranberry bog reds, seagrass greens, gray blues and sunny yellows; b) choose weathered finishes for a windswept look and pieces that are a reflection of nature outside such as wood, wicker and sisal and c) pick decorative accessories that reflect the islands seafaring past such as Scrimshaw (carved whalebone), Nantucket's woven lightship baskets, ship models, scaled-down lighthouses, oars, boat cabinets, wood carvings and handwoven textiles from local studios. Furthermore think simple, easy and inexpensive, slip covers and painted wood floors are common of summer homes there.
Now it's time to step inside some cottages and look around...
This is the living room space of the cottage above. To me this is Nantucket decor style with a modern twist. Beautiful and simple. It has the painted wood floor, lots of sandy colors, natural materials such as the rope table that together with the framed map gives that sea-faring nautical feel.
Now this is what I call old fashioned seafaring style. Can you imagine sitting by the fireplace during a winter storm in this room? Oh, I can and I'd love to experience that! The space feels rich in history and I absolutely love it. And I count five antique ors in this room.
A casual and bright living room with a coffee table that reminds me of a sea captains chest, slipcovered chairs and natural accessories such as a wooden storage bin for magazines and a woven basket.
A very sunny bedroom with a fantastic vaulted wood plank ceiling painted white. And I am sure there is an equally fantastic wood floor hidden underneath the wall to wall carpet.
Lastly a wonderful rustic bathroom and more sunny yellow. Painting the wide-plank floors as mentioned earlier is very Nantucket decor style and take a closer look at the window treatment, simply vintage linens clipped onto a line.
I hope you enjoyed..., and there is more to explore below.
Sources:
Sherry Ruggieri from HGTV
Leslie Linsley, author of Nantucket Style and Nantucket Island Living
Nantucket Decor
My Nantucket Gift Selection
Visit the Island online!
Beaches
Real Estate
Historical Association
Nantucket Town Blog
Nantucket Art Twitter
Nantucket Publications
Nantucket Nectars
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Are you up for an elaborate seashell craft idea?
If you have been on Nantucket and love the island consider a map for wall decor. I see it with a rich natural wood frame.
Visit the Nantucket Gallery at art.com and discover prints and posters that capture the essence of island living present and past.
Classic Nantucket style woven baskets also called lighthouse baskets, a tradition that is believed had started in the 19th century on board of Nantucket lightships as a pass time by the men who were moored at sea to warn approaching ships of shallow waters (shoals). For authentic pieces visit Nina Hellman's antique basket collection.
Nantucket Harvest Print
More antique Nantucket decor items such as this carved wood whale reclaimed from an early Nantucket home as well as a collection of antique Scrimshaw (ancient maritime folk art of carved whalebone) -like basket weaving captain and crew took to scrimshaw to pass the time on board of their ship. These antiques are pricey but come with lots of history.
Fun artistic pillow with a map of Nantucket, highlighting local events, traditions, and landmarks.
A 3x4 Nantucket cottage rug by designer Claire Murray who traded New York City for life on the island.
Slip covers are often found in summer homes there and are representative of the casual character of the Nantucket decor style.
Decorative throws from Nantucket Looms, a weaving studio established in 1968 that produces high-quality textile fabrics.
Nantucket decor with a summer feel. Designer, artist and Nantucket resident Donna Elle creates beautiful textiles such as bed spreads, pillows and curtains.
