Category Archives: Coastal Decor Blog

New mahogany framed crab “night light”- Original coastal art

This crab art on a sheet steel canvas has various cuts that I have torched in to the piece so that once placed over a light, the cuts allow the light to bleed through at night creating. I have taken hand milled pine from Daufuskie, torched it, sanded it, then stained the wood mahogany and placed a clear coat of poly over it. This coastal art truly makes a statement.

Coastal Decorating Tips for Chase Allen’s Handcrafted Sculptures

Three Coastal Decorating Tips for Chase Allen’s Handcrafted Sculptures

1. Group/school the coastal sculptures in odd numbers….never even!

fish art sculptures

2. Play with the spacing of the sculptures and adjust for the wall space that you are using. These sculptures can be spaced out to help fit the wall so use this to your advantage. Start the school in a tight pattern and space them outward to match space available.

handcrafted coastal wall art

3. Mix up the species. Note that the mermaid sculpture looks awesome with the fish art swimming in the same direction.

coastal bathroom decor

Coastal Decor – Permanent Collection Iron Fish Art

  Coastal Decorating Featuring The Permanent Iron Fish Collection   The first Iron Fish sculpture we will be featuring today is from coastal artist Chase Allen’s Permanent Collection.  This clown fish art, aka ‘Nemo’, is available in 5 sizes or a school!    Click here to see this clown fish art, aka ‘Nemo’, fish sculpture. […]

Finished Sailfish Art for Cathleen Trask Interiors

  See The Finished Sailfish Sculpture Handmade For Cathleen Trask Interiors!!   The sailfish art photographed below is 5 feet long! It was handcrafted for Cathleen Trask of Cathleen Trask Interiors.  Scroll down the page to see previous pictures of the sailfish decor as it was made.   __________________________________________________________________   Here is the finished coastal […]

Iron Fish Happy Customers from Lady’s Island

  Thomas Madden and Family Take Home A ‘Re-Invented Nightlight’ to Lady’s Island   The photograph below shows Thomas Madden and his family during a recent visit to Daufuskie Island, where they purchased this beautiful work of Iron Fish Art, handmade by coastal artist Chase Allen.  To find out more about Chase, click here.  The […]

Decorating With Art by Metal Sculptor Chase Allen

  Decorating Your Beach House With Art Handmade by Metal Sculptor Chase Allen   The nautical sculptures photographed below are all handcrafted by coastal artist Chase Allen.  Having been featured in magazines such as Southern Living and Charleston Home, Chase forges these iron fish sculptures from a steel canvas.  Look closely and you can see […]

3 Coastal Kitchen Decorating Ideas

  3 Easy Decor Tips For Your Coastal Kitchen   Hello! Today we are going to share a few ideas for decorating the kitchen in your beach house.  The photographs on this page feature nautical sculptures handmade by coastal artist Chase Allen, find out more about him by clicking here.   __________________________________________________________________   1. Keep […]