Something Fishy in the Kitchen

Living by the sea, I’m always drawn to coastal and nautical references. I found something new while out antiquing. I think you’d agree there’s something fishy in the kitchen.

I couldn’t resist this beautiful hand carved and hand painted fish I found the other week with my mom. We were out antiquing and I was hoping to find a small armoire and some brass finds for Luke’s office. Well, I found something else entirely. This fish! The minute I saw it I knew it was coming home with me…

This is a Red Drum, known for the black mark by its tail. The Red Drum is not usually found in the waters of New England but usually found in the Gulf Coast. You can read more about the fish here. I found this beauty at Elite Repeat in Hanover. It’s a wonderful shop with great prices and great treasures. I always seem to find something or more than one thing here.

As you guys know, we don’t have a large house and sometimes it’s hard to find wall space. This fish is pretty large. I walked around the house with fish in hand trying to figure out where to place it.  I thought I’d put it in Luke’s office as I thought it would pop with his rich, dark walls. BUT I’ve been working on something else for up there, a treasure from England, and I also felt like if the fish was in his office I wouldn’t see it.

We debated the entry or the living room…

We settled on the kitchen. The owl gray walls perfectly compliment they grays in the fish.

It also looks really great with the Fresh Oysters Sign I created with Saltwash.

That ironstone bowl was another treasure I found that day, only $6.80. That was from the Sea Chest Consignment where I also found the turtle neck and cloak for John’s Halloween costume. Sometimes when you’re on the hunt you find many treasures and sometimes you find nothing. I got lucky that day. I found a few other things which I’ll share in another post.

Since taking the photos I’ve filled the bowl with tons of shells 😉

I just knew there was something about that beautiful fish. It needed to come to our home in Scituate. I love looking at it every day.

The boys love it, too 😉

Hope you love it as much as I do!

I’ll include a source list at the bottom of this post as I always get questions about sources.

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Source List

• Wall Color – Gray Owl in Eggshell by Benjamin Moore
• Cabinet and Trim Color –  White Dove in Satin by Benjamin Moore
• Interior China Cabinet – Soap Stone by Fusion Mineral Paint
• Pendant Light – Ikea
• Ceiling Light – Habitat Restore
• Stick on Subway Tiles by SmartTiles
• Plain White Plates and Bowl – Ikea
• Bread Bin  – Amazon
• Kitchen Cart – Ikea
• Tea Towel – Trader Joe’s
• Striped Bowls and Coffee Pots – Vintage
• Butterflies – Vintage, Similar here
• Jam Jar with Tulips – Vintage, similar here
• Rugs – Pappelina
• Kitchen Aid Mixer – Amazon
• Magnolia Home Cook Book – Amazon
• Stools – Ballard Design, similar – here
• WC sign – Terrain