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| Photo via The Natural History Store |
Scientists have been collecting, preserving and labeling nature since Carl Linnaeus (and perhaps before) in the 1740s. For scientists, these organisms are useful for studying evolution or other natural processes. Nowadays, this is still the case except that nature lovers have also turned these museum style specimens into home decor. And why not? Our natural world overflows with art forms.
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| Photos via Kelly Perkins // Nina Masuda // Merchant & Mills |
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| Photo via Joanna Ebenstein |
This is a lovely and unique way to bring nature indoors. Looking for the perfect print for over that entryway desk? Try a butterfly collection. Or perhaps a little clever gift? As this style of home decor becomes more popular, boutique shops, online curators and small collections are catering to creating your own natural history museum at home.
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| Photos via Etsy shops of Renata & Jonathan // Real Butterfly Gifts // The Great Bear // Mab Graves // Little Kitten Vintage // Come Day Go Day |
Want to start your own collection? Check out these shops online (I particularly love Paxton Gate and have visited both shop locations. Perfect place for unusual gifts with decent prices).
Paxton Gate (brick and mortar in San Francisco & Portland)
Merchant and Mills (supplies)
Here is a handy instruction page on how to preserve your own specimens.
Do you currently have an entomology collection? What is your opinion of this style of home decor?
Saludos,
Good morning! I found your blog through Paper Crowns, and I LOVE it, so I wanted to say hello. I'm also crazy about cabinets of curiosity--as a librarian, I adore collections and taxonomies. So natural history collections been a huge source of inspiration to me as I've decorated my home.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't familiar with these sources, though, and they are FANTASTIC! Thank you so much for sharing. And the beachcomber collection you offer in your etsy shop is adorable. Would you mind if I blog it and link up?
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Hi Jen! Thanks so much for your comments!! I love natural history too - I'm actually an assistant curator for a small Caribbean fish museum at my university here in PR :) Right up my alley!
DeletePlease feel free to blog and link up! I would love that!! Let me know when you post it :)
Take care!
Seriously? That sounds like a dream job! You must be so familiar with display techniques. Share some tips for pretty displays in a future post?
DeleteI just posted some info about your blog and a few of my favorite things in your etsy shop, with links to each item. Take a look! Your photography is so beautiful--your images all have such a soft, sub-drenched quality.
Haha if only! Our museum is super ancient and needs some funding and lots of help haha! I'll take some photos, because it certainly looks as though everything is still stuck in the 60s/70s :)
DeleteLOVE your post!! Thanks so much!! I'll share your feature on my Facebook and Twitter! I appreciate it :)