Decorating Ideas for Large Conch Shells

If you have a conch shell, or conch shells, you need to see these decorating ideas!

Decorating Ideas for Large Conch Shells
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Large Conch shells (or similar shaped large shells) are impressive and you might have found one or two on the beach or perhaps picked one up in a store. Besides that a large single conch shell is a gorgeous sculptural piece that can be placed anywhere, here are several ways you can display conch shells in a formal fashion, as well as use them as functional objects. 


How to Display Large Conch Shells and use them as Home Decor

There are several ways how you can create a formal display space for one large single conch shell. Use a keepsake glass display box, or as you will see below, use a glass cylinder vase or a glass lantern, or place your conch shell under a Cloche. 


Conch Shell Decor Ideas
Here a large conch shell is on display in glass cylinder vase. Better Homes and Garden suggests to pour sand into a glass cylinder vase and arrange the conch to call attention to its natural beauty. Stand the vase on its own or rest another shell or two against the base.



Pottery Barn lanterns
Pottery Barn Lanterns styled with sea treasures, one showcasing a large conch shell.


How to Decorate with Large Conch Shells Display Ideas for Single Conch Shell
Ballard Brass Lanterns are styled with added moss and other greenery on the bottom of the lanterns which is quite nice and creates some contrast. 



Glass Dome with Shell
This conch decorating idea is very simple, Place a Conch Shell under a Glass Cloche. Seen at Inspired by This. The Conch Shell is Painted in silver.


Large Conch Shell Decorating Ideas with Air Plants
A popular conch shell decor idea is using the shells as mini planters, especially for Air Plants as featured HERE or as Succulent Planters, as you see below.  


Conch Shell Planters How to Use Large Conch Shells as Planters
You can use faux succulents too if you don't quite have that green thumb. You can Shop Assorted Faux Succulents on Amazon.


Hanging Conch Shell Planter
Hanging a conch shell planter is a fun idea. This Conch shell planter is sold by Mindful Gift Boxes on Etsy USA.


DIY Conch Shell Candles
Conch shells can be used to Make Shell Candles.


Conch Shell Mounted on Wood as Wall Art
Use a conch shell to create a simple wall art piece such as a Conch Shell Mounted on Wood.

 
shell wall sconce
Here are two unique ideas of decorating with large conch shell, using them in a functional way. You could turn a large seashell into a Shell Wall Sconce, seen the Mexican Shell House.


Shell Shower Head
Or, seen in the same house, use a large conch shell as a water spout in a shower.


Another creative way of decorating with large conch shells. Turn a large conch shell into a Wind Chime, seen on Pinterest. To do this, you need to Drill Small Holes into the Shell.