department of the interior: home decor

I think it's the fact it's a backdrop for a widescreen TV

the cable makes it

yes it's "hmm what should be the centerpiece of this carefully arranged vignette of distressed wood, old suitcases, and a faceted terrarium? I know - it will look PERFECT with a flat screen TV with a cord playfully draped down the side instead of hidden behind the plant"

and then taking pictures of it and proudly submitting them to a design blog...

idk that major authentic mise en scene seems like it would really bring out the real in reality tv!

or that vimeo of the crackling fireplace

i want to shit in all three suitcases

irl lol

really stupid looking imo

the faceted thingy and the succulent are cool, and it's a pretty table. but the tv / wood combo is hideous and the old suitcases are dumb.

oh my

what blog is it on?

i like the plant though, i'll take the plant

it was on designsponge (it is not surprising that the house also features several small sets of antlers, a white eames side chair w/ dowel legs, and oversized block letters on shelves and walls)

oversized block letters on shelves and walls

the worst

i didn't know those things were a ~trend~ until i went to that vintage garage thing with carl agatha and je55e -- i was like why are there all of these giant letters? what are people going to do with a bunch of giant letters? then i learned.

also i have antlers in my home but they were given to us by a relative and i didn't really know that was a thing either but now i feel embarrassed about my antlers, both inside and out

Letters are fine with me if you actually found them in a junkyard/empty lot/fire-gutted Chinese restaurant. Otherwise, nah-uh.

xp ditto for antlers.

there was a couple at this thing who were a real portrait of contrived style, speaking of -- i think that's what we're speaking of?
the woman was wearing a little porkpie hat and sleazy jeans and a one-shoulder tshirt and her hair was very professionally dyed but also "messy"
the man had shoulder length hair, a siouxsie tshirt, and looked botoxed
i wonder if they bought some antlers or some letters

she also bought a neil young record (everybody knows this is nowhere) and was carrying it around like a prize
they were amusing

i don't know how preciously staged some of the design blog homes are IRL but man i don't think i could live in that place, it feels practically soulless with its tastefully muted palette and its clever embroidery hoops

what is it like to live in a blog

has been posted before, but tbh someone could post it every 3 months and it'd be otm every time

http://fuckyournoguchicoffeetable.tumblr.com/

i looked up the design sponge post for that house and there was a photo captioned like "i really think plants are important, they really give life to a space" and it's was just the tiniest little spider plant in a little macramé hanger in the corner of a room

yesterday my bf & i were driving back from western ma. and stopped at a thrift store in worcester where i found a book called LIFESPACE by spiros zakas and boy is it great, lots of super modern home decor concepts such as overstuffed quilted wall coverings and clear plastic modular furniture.

do you have a scanner?

i do! i need to set it up again.

here's a link to some blog posts including scans from his others books on making your own furniture

http://blog.ounodesign.com/tag/spiros-zakas/

SPAAAAAAAAAACE BENNNNNNCH

http://shard4.1stdibs.us.com/archivesE/upload/8532/1055/XXX_8532_1321919416_1.jpg

giant block letters just make me think of pottery barn and Z gallery and crazy chintzy furniture places that think everyone needs to put weird shit on their walls

lacrosse sticks! garden rakes! a bicycle wheel!

i dunno, i think if you're using them to show how much you're "into" typography and design then maybe choose something interesting? i can't tell sometimes if the letters are supposed to stand for something or if they just signify a sort of forced eclecticism

like i just feel like it's the equivalent of picture frames & wall decals that say stuff like FAMILY and LAUGHTER but for more refined tastes

true. a global THEY ARE ALL TERRIBLE is probably a bit too harsh. there are probably cool ways of using them

cb2 is selling ones that spell out "DELISH"

lol

live love learn

DELISH

http://i.imgur.com/Yv3XHiG.jpg

maybe you're supposed to buy two sets of letters

http://oi43.tinypic.com/9anzet.jpg

What are those MADE out of I can't even

there's not a word in any language that i would want on my wall
it's like a stupid giant wall tattoo

what about DANZIG

only if it has I AM DEMON underneath it in blood

there's not a word in any language that i would want on my wall
it's like a stupid giant wall tattoo

― no fomo (La Lechera), Tuesday, August 20, 2013 2:16 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

haha yes

a+ I DIED

I put a word on the wall of a project recently but come on, neon or GTFO

http://oi41.tinypic.com/10mq2wh.jpg

https://irs0.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/15529028_0cdmKQSNuwyewlHYQcuzObP_0avGKWOh01eepE1H1y0.jpg

omg dying

geraldo otm

:)

so happy the geraldo's meme is happening

what is it like to live in a blog

i wonder about this, like would you quickly become ocd about needing to make a tableau out of your food to instagram before eating it - how would you be able eat if the color of the table or the plates or the look of the food itself didn't lend itself to this

lol@geraldo's

elmo otm re: "forced eclecticism"

I stayed in a weekend rental home in Duluth that had writing on the walls in every room.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/524626_10200976684641898_848143344_n.jpg

LIVE LAUGH TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES GATHER LOVE EAT DANCE FASTER FASTER FASTER

omg no