Shell Grottoes of Mrs. Delany

Last weekend, I celebrated St. Patrick's Day by rereading my copy of Mrs. Delany: Her Life and Her Flowers by Ruth Hayden. While Mrs. D...

The Shell Grotto at Margate

Thanks to my neighbor David, I just got my mitts on the June 2004 issue of World of Interiors . In the issue, there is an article on the Sh...

Rococo Revery

I love shells.... both the real thing and the motif. This Soane shell sconce has been on my wish list for years. I have grotto chairs on my...