Tortoiseshell Is the Luxurious Retro Trend Making a Huge Comeback in 2026 – 24 Pieces to Decorate Your Way to a Richer Interior

Tortoiseshell decor, including a vintage vase, pedestal bowl, tabletop mirror, antique ice bucket, handblown water pitcher, tumbler set, dinner plate, and flatware, pictured against a white background.

The 'stealth wealth', 'quiet luxury' trend hit hard in 2024, and while this old money style adapted to the bolder trends of 2025, there's a certain material associated with this iconic look that's getting a lot of love going into 2026 – tortoiseshell.

An eyewear signature of the 1920s that went on to saturate the most glamorous interiors of the ’50s and ’60s. The original material was banned in the ’70s (for obvious reasons), but its legacy lives on in those molten, marbled swirls of amber and brown that still signal indulgence without trying too hard.

Ahead, Homes & Gardens has rounded up 24 tortoiseshell decor pieces that deliver the same old-money polish of the original interior design trend – sans inheritance, sans price tag. Your grandmother would approve. We won’t tell her how much they cost.

Tara Wilson

Scalloped Wall & Tabletop Mirror​

Anthropologie

Gia Tortoise Goblet

French Home

Laguiole Tortoise Shell 5-Pc. Hostess Set

Kim Seybert

Tortoise Coaster Set

Threshold

Stacking Drawers

East Fork Pottery

Recycled Handblown Pitcher

Threshold

Colored Glass Tortoise Soap Pump

Dakota Fields

Handcrafted Glass Table Lamp

Thyme & Table

Tortoise Drinking Glasses, Set of 4

Sagebrook Home

Modern Glass Vase With Lid

Threshold

Colored Glass Tortoise Bath Tray

Vintage

Faux Tortoiseshell Ice Bucket

CB2

Tara Tortoise Appetizer Plate

Addison Ross

Faux Tortoise Candle Stick

Cozy Drift Art

Tortoiseshell Glaze Tea Bowl

Candeldo

Tortoiseshell Candle Warmer Lamp

PORTA

Bestia Serving Set

Marye-Kelley

Tortoiseshell Tissue Box Cover

The Shade Shop

Schumacher Tortoise Wallpaper Lampshade

Etsy

Glass Tortoiseshell Glass Vase

Threshold

Leopard Print Makeup Organizer

Mud Pie

Ruffle Tortoise Glass Bowl Set

Crate & Barrel

Tortoise Brass Resin 8x10 Picture Frame

Amazon

Tortoise Print Acrylic Tray Organizer

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