Crab Copper Backsplash — Hand-Hammered Coastal Kitchen Decor & Seafood Wall Art

The crab is the most architecturally interesting animal in the sea. The carapace — the broad, domed shell — is a natural vault. The claws are levers of extraordinary mechanical precision. The ten legs, each jointed differently, are a study in functional elegance. No other sea creature has a body that translates so naturally into relief sculpture — the layers of the shell, the texture of the carapace, the geometry of the claws all read clearly at any scale.

A hand-hammered copper backsplash of a crab in raised relief on a wave-textured background — the crab centered in the composition, the carapace domed and full, the claws extended, the legs spread across the panel, the wave texture of the background suggesting the shallow water where crabs live — built up from a flat copper sheet one hammer stroke at a time by our family using traditional chasing and repoussé techniques passed through generations. The crab is the composition: nothing added, nothing that does not belong to the shore. Available in all 15 finishes. Over 10,000 pieces made.

The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) — the defining seafood of the Chesapeake Bay and the Mid-Atlantic coast — has been harvested from American waters since the first European settlers arrived. The Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister) — the great crab of the Pacific Northwest, from Alaska to Baja California — is the most commercially valuable crab fishery on the West Coast. The stone crab (Menippe mercenaria) of the Gulf Coast and Florida, the king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) of the Bering Sea, the snow crab of the North Atlantic — every American coastal tradition has its crab, and every American coastal kitchen has a place for this panel.

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What Can You Order With This Design?

① Single backsplash or wall art piece — select your size above
The crab in your exact size and finish. Choose from the sizes listed, or reach out with your measurements — we’ll add your size and notify you when it’s ready. Note your finish preference at checkout — we’ll send a digital preview before production begins.

② Full coastal kitchen — the beach house kitchen
The crab above the stove, a continuous wave and shore scene wrapping the sink wall and window wall — all in the same finish, designed as one unbroken coastal composition. The kitchen that feels like it is ten steps from the water. Send us straight-on photos of your kitchen walls and we’ll design the full set, render it into your space, and quote the complete project. No commitment required.

③ Outdoor kitchen, bar, or seafood restaurant
The crab at full wall scale on the outdoor kitchen wall, the bar back, or the dining room of the seafood restaurant — the coastal composition that belongs to the space where seafood is cooked and eaten. Contact us with your dimensions for an exact quote.

④ Custom coastal composition — reach out
A specific crab species — blue crab, Dungeness, king crab, stone crab, snow crab — rendered with zoological accuracy, a crab with seaweed and sea grass, a crab with oysters and clams for the full shellfish composition, a crab with a lighthouse and breaking waves for the full coastal scene, a crab with your family name or beach house name worked into the composition. Same process, completely custom. Just reach out.

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Complete the Look

A full coastal kitchen. The crab above the stove, the wave texture continuing across the sink wall and window wall, the range hood clad in the same finish — the kitchen that smells like salt air before anything is cooking.

A range hood in matching finish. The wave texture and coastal motifs rising from the backsplash up the hood — the crab composition climbing toward the ceiling. The detail that makes the coastal kitchen feel completely designed.

A beach house or lake house sign. Your beach house name, your family name, or your dock number — hand-hammered in relief with a crab or wave border incorporated into the composition. The sign that belongs beside the door of the place that matters most.

A seafood restaurant or raw bar feature wall. The crab at full wall scale — the most immediately appetite-specific and most coastal-specific composition in the catalog — on the wall of the space where seafood is the point.

Thinking about more than one piece? Reach out before ordering. We design full projects together and the pricing reflects it.

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Perfect For

• Coastal kitchen backsplash — beach house, lake house, or waterfront home — Natuross has installed handmade copper backsplashes in thousands of American kitchens. The crab is the most immediately coastal and most architecturally interesting seafood backsplash in the catalog.
• Chesapeake Bay, Pacific Northwest, Gulf Coast, or New England coastal home — the crab that belongs to your coast — on the wall of the kitchen that is built around the water outside it
• Seafood lover, crabber, or waterman — for the person whose kitchen is organized around what comes out of the water — on the wall that honors that identity permanently
• Seafood restaurant, raw bar, or coastal hospitality space — the most appetite-specific and most immediately recognizable coastal composition in the catalog — on the wall of the space that is built around seafood
• 15 finishes available — Natural Copper, Brown Copper, Green Copper, Blue Copper, Fire Copper, Black Copper, Copper–Black, Silver, Silver–Copper, Silver–Gold, Silver–Black, Gold, Antique Gold, Black–Gold, Gold–Black — note your preference at checkout

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For Trade Professionals

Interior designers, architects, and restaurant designers working on coastal residential and hospitality projects work with us directly — bespoke dimensions, any finish, any scale. Trade inquiries here or via live chat.

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You Work Directly With the Craftsman

One workshop. Every piece made by hand. Every message answered by the person who makes the work.

• Share your space and your vision — photos, measurements, finish preference, any customization
• We design it and render it into your space — before production starts
• Production begins only after your approval
• We photograph the finished piece — before it ships
• Ships when you’re satisfied

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Pricing

Select your size above to order directly. Need a different size? Reach out — we’ll add it.

• 24×18" — $627
• 36×30" — $1,469
• 48×36" — $2,311

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Material & Specs

• Real copper sheet, hand-hammered, mounted on a solid backing panel
• ¼ inch thick (6mm) — sits flush against the wall
• Heat-resistant and safe directly behind stoves and cooktops
• Crab in raised copper relief on wave-textured background — carapace, claws, and legs fully detailed across the panel
• Ships in approximately 3 weeks

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Installation

• Screw Mount — pre-drilled holes with matching decorative screw caps.
• Adhesive Mount — construction adhesive on the panel back. Over tile, drywall, stone, or wood.
• Hang — hanging wire on the back.

Installation guidance included.

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Cleaning & Durability

Sealed finish — permanent, maintenance-free. Wipe with a damp cloth. Built to last as long as the wall it hangs on.

Questions? Live chat is open.