Friday, September 24, 2010

The House that Seashells Built

I love good craftmanship and of course, seashells, but this is just unbelievably over the top! This house sits on an island just north of Ft. Myers, Florida, the capital of shelling, and is 100% covered in shells.





can you believe the time and labor that went into this?!
Now I would never cover a house in shells but instead of doing a stone wall, I might consider a shell wall!!
How about you?

Posted by Shorely Chic

19 comments:

  1. Angie HoldenSeptember 24, 2010 at 9:56 AM

    Oh my goodness!! That is amazing!!

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  2. Nicole-LynnSeptember 24, 2010 at 10:57 AM

    I saw this and couldn't believe my eyes! Amazing! :)

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  3. Maya @ Completely CoastalSeptember 24, 2010 at 11:29 AM

    Isn't this just..., well, hilarious, awesome, amazing!! Thanks for the link!!! I wonder though where you got the URL from? It's the blogspot one that I started out with but changed right away into a custom URL (see blog), more than two years ago, hmmmmm.

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  4. HaileySeptember 24, 2010 at 2:02 PM

    oh my. that is quite impressive!

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  5. pam@ iLoveShellingSeptember 24, 2010 at 9:47 PM

    It is really amazing to see in person (by boat). I just found out that I know the brother of the owner of this house. I hope to weasel my way to the inside one day too! Can you imagine? Thanks for the link!!!!!

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  6. Rose WestSeptember 25, 2010 at 1:09 AM

    Wow! Incredible! A shell wall might be a good idea, but I think a shell house is a little over the top...

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  7. Simple DaisySeptember 25, 2010 at 8:14 AM

    Now .... that is house!!! I can't even imagine how long that took:)

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  8. CindySeptember 25, 2010 at 8:22 AM

    Interesting... I love the concept ~ maybe just a "tad" too many shells, but I love the idea. I think that I would just use them for interest here and there, but not EVERYWHERE!
    Thanks for sharing!!

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  9. JessSeptember 25, 2010 at 9:10 AM

    This is amazing!! Love it.

    xo
    jess
    http://cheapbutchicclothes.blogspot.com/

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  10. CaroleSeptember 26, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    Wow! A little much but very fun.

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  11. UnknownSeptember 26, 2010 at 1:49 PM

    lovely pics xxxx

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  12. Kirsten KrasonSeptember 27, 2010 at 12:32 AM

    Wow!! How creative! I wish I'd gotten to talk to you more in NY. Maybe next time :)

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  13. Nicole Terry MerrellSeptember 27, 2010 at 3:28 PM

    thats crazy-I would get so tired of shells half way through!! Id stick to a wall-or maybe just a mirror!

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  14. Pink and FabulousSeptember 27, 2010 at 7:43 PM

    Do you know if that is on Captiva or Sanibel island? It is amazing!

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  15. HamptontoesSeptember 27, 2010 at 10:32 PM

    There is a first everything! I've never seen such a sighting in my life. Yes, lots of hours went into the application of a gazillion shells! Wow.

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  16. pam@ iLoveShellingSeptember 27, 2010 at 10:34 PM

    Pink and Fab- The house is on Pine Island (across the channel from Captiva). Check out more info on my link. Thanks again SC!!!!

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  17. Kelly Frances DunnSeptember 27, 2010 at 11:39 PM

    NO to the WAY! I don't know what to say??!! That is quite the project someone took on!!

    Takes the the cake for visual fun as I wrap up my Monday!!

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  18. A House and HomeSeptember 28, 2010 at 8:34 AM

    It looks like a souvenir you would buy down the shore!

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  19. Jessica RyanSeptember 28, 2010 at 9:41 AM

    Do you think that maybe the wife's name is Shelly and she named her newborn baby Finn? :)

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