In our basement recreation room we have a really cool table I found many years ago. It’s a shadow box table or memory table. I had old photos, mementos and small keepsakes in the table. I wanted to change it and decided on a summery display.
I created a sea collage in the table using various nautical objects. It’s the theme I have going on throughout the home this summer.
Starfish, sea shells, mini sail boats (they’re actually place card holders) and glass buoys are some of the nautical items I used.
I bought wire sea creatures (fish, seahorses and dolphins) and placed them among the other pieces in the table. They have teal colored glass ball middles and add a cute touch with a pop of color to the design.
Flickering faux tea light candles add a lovely warm glow. What’s really cool is they’re timed to go on for a few hours every night. I don’t have to open the drawer and disturb the design to turn them on and off.
I created little lanterns with clam shells by placing a tea light candle in one of the shells and placing another shell to the back of it. It’s a cute look that works perfectly in my sea collage design.
The felt liner on the bottom of the drawer gives the collage a dramatic appearance. The items I’ve used pop against the black color.
I hope you enjoyed my “Sea Scape Shadow Box Table” post!
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That’s beautiful! I’d love to have that in my own house!
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Beautiful…what a great idea and I love your little “lanterns”. Those timer tealights are GREAT!!!
Blessings to you,
J
Thank you J! The timer tea light are fabulous! They worked perfectly in the table display under the glass. I’m happy you enjoyed the post!
Have a lovely Sunday!
LuAnn 😉
Very beautifully arranged!
Such a fun idea! So many sweet nautical things in there. It would entertain my grands for hours. lol! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
That is a cute table! Thanks for joining Home Sweet Home!
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Love this table, LuAnn, and you have made it look so beautiful with the seashells and lights. Thank you for sharing this beautiful decorating idea with us at the Hearth and Soul hop. Pinned and sharing.
Beautiful, Wish I have one in my house, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning and tweeting
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Hi, just wanted to let you know that your gorgeous table is my favourite pick from last week’s link party. So different!! Have a great week! x http://fromevijawithlove.com/home/wordless-wednesday-link-party-2-august/
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What a great table and you styled it beautifully for summer! I would have a great time changing the displays in a table like that throughout the year.