Flora! Fauna! Fun!

Maybe it starts with a seashell you found, maybe your grandmother's favorite plate. Collections are simply oceans of possibility.

Decoupaged fish plates, platters and compotes on wall, shelves and mantel are all from John Derian; porcelain jars from Areo Home; half-moon table from Country Swedish; nineteenth-century Louis XVI-style mantel from William H. Jackson Company; chaise lounge, upholstered in Aquarius fabric from Pierre Frey; pillows, from left, are from Jane Shelton, Grey Watkins Ltd., and Lars Bolander; screen, Aero); shell table, Currey & Company); and needlepoint rug, Peel & Company.