Faux Turtle Shells - Ways to Decorate with Them and Where to Buy Them

Start with the layout decision, then the finish, then the pieces that get touched every day. A strong choice is decorating with natural elements and am totally smitten by the look of turtle (or tortoise) shells in home decor. There are so many finished faux shells out there! Let's take a look at a few approaches of how to decorate with turtle shells and then I'll share where to buy them too (post includes some affiliate links)!

Ways to Decorate with Faux Turtle Shells

One of the preferred ways to use faux turtle shells is hung on the wall as art. A strong choice is the look of a single shell hung on the wall behind a grouping of objects on a console beneath it:

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Or surrounded by a variety of different art pieces hung on the wall such as this one over a sofa:

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They also look striking hung on the wall as a large grouping of shells. I adore Kelly Wearstler's use of hundreds of resin shells to line the walls of (the now closed) La Marea Restaurant at The Tides South Beach:

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Doesn't the variety in sizes, textures, colors, and patterns create a striking display?!

Since large turtle shells create such an impact, you can also hang one alone on the wall as a polished statement piece!

Where to Buy Faux Turtle Shells

If you like the beauty of tortoise shells and are thinking about using them to decorate your own home, please buy faux shells! If you must have a genuine shell, make sure you are buying from a reliable source with certainty that the shell was naturally shed with no turtle having been harmed to obtain it. There is really no reason to buy genuine turtle shells when there are so many striking faux replicas out there! Here's a few sources:

A strong choice is the look of this resin turtle shell (found {here}) that is easy to hang on the wall with the attached rope. Or if you're looking for a dark shell, look at {this metal turtle shell}.

Also look at {this snapping turtle shell replica} that has such great texture.

And believe or not, you might even get lucky stumbling upon one at HomeGoods – I found this beauty there:

Hope that gave you some good inspiration!