Bring the beach into your bathroom, literally! AT reader Chantel says "I have a bad habit of leaving my everyday jewelry all over the place".
A shell she collected from the Bahamas now serves as storage for these small items and is perched on the side of her pedestal sink. Its warm rosy sheen looks really beautiful in the space. And what a wonderful way to take a token from a trip and put it to good use!
-regina
Very pretty ... but I would manage to knock that right over in a heartbeat! Perhaps securing it to the sink with velcro dots that have been glued on?
Great idea, you could decorate your whole bathroom around that shell. . .
It really does look lovely. But, do you realise that people taking shells from beaches has a significant ecological impact? I don't think this idea should be promoted.
Oh so close to the sink.
'concerned', they sell these shells in the Bahamas, the Conch lives in them. Also, to get the conch out of the shell, they hammer a hole on the back, and then poke out the conch, thus rendering the shell useless...and end up selling or giving them away to tourists.
Concerned... There was no conch in the shell when I took it from the beach. I wouldn't want to harm the environment. There were actually starfish that were over a foot in circumference in the shallows of the ocean. I didn't take one because it's just not nice :) (Even thought it would have looked great in my bathroom)
About the shell being on the edge of the sink Im actually pretty clumsy and thought I would knock it over. But it sits perfectly in that corner.
Thanks for the post. It made my day.
Im a little disappointed that I havent changed the fake flowers to real ones yet. I cant seam to find the right conical shaped vase. Any suggestions?
dc - I realise shells such as these are sold. The tourist market for keepsakes encourages locals to pillage their natural resources... problematic, for a number of reasons.
http://www.bohol.ph/article19.html?sid=5aa08619ee726c3a186a8a78af1e17ac
http://www.panda.org/how_you_can_help/at_home/travel/index.cfm
Chantal - although it might seem harmless to take an abandoned shell from a beach, it isn't.
hey chantel! funny how we are connecting through the internet this way! small world! awesome to see your cure process. . mine is slow going!
xo
thanx janelle ... really is a small small world. Confession: Now I'm feeling guilty about the shell.
Note to Chantel: Don't.
Concerned, I checked out the two links you posted but it still left me wondering what is wrong with taking shells from the seashore if the animal is no longer in them...can you elaborate? How does this harm the ecosystem?
Chantal, there is a thriving conch salad and conch fritter industry in the Bahamas (one of my best friends lives in Nassau) so even if you did buy a shell (which you didn't), the conch would have been used for food.
This does not have to be the "Roman Cobblestone" drama all over again.