home decor coincidence
Yesterday I received two catalogues -
this one,
the groovy spin off of Crate and Barrel.
And this one,
the oh-so-not-groovy uber baroque Touch Of Class catalogue.
Generally speaking, I am not fond of outfits with the word 'class' in their title.
And this particular catalogue illustrates why.
While my home is nothing at all like this -
I could never picture myself (or the others who live here) living with this either -
and it just seemed like a joke that the two publications arrived at the same time.
Tell me, are you this kind of person...
or does this suit you better?
I seem to be somewhere in the middle.
Are these your windows?
Or do you have these?
And, when you think of my home, do you imagine this? (And by 'this' I do mean THE SCULPTURE.)
Or this?
this one,
the groovy spin off of Crate and Barrel.
And this one,
the oh-so-not-groovy uber baroque Touch Of Class catalogue.
Generally speaking, I am not fond of outfits with the word 'class' in their title.
And this particular catalogue illustrates why.
While my home is nothing at all like this -
I could never picture myself (or the others who live here) living with this either -
and it just seemed like a joke that the two publications arrived at the same time.
Tell me, are you this kind of person...
or does this suit you better?
I seem to be somewhere in the middle.
Are these your windows?
Or do you have these?
And, when you think of my home, do you imagine this? (And by 'this' I do mean THE SCULPTURE.)
Or this?
Comments
And hey! I am a loyal C&B customer and no one has ever sent ME a groovy spinoff catalog, dammit!
Except the gold twiny thing would be tucked in a corner and the glass heads would be up on the mantel, along with some smooth stones and whatever Youngest is doing now....
The other one? We refer to that, ahem, style in this household as "High Bordello."
I'd call the TOC stuff more like Trump Trash.
The older I get, the more I want my surroundings to be clean, simple and uncluttered.
The Baroque stuff gives me the willies. *shudder*
I'm too old for that "my first apartment" CB2 look, and not slutty enough for Early Bordello.
So I decorate with the big cardboard boxes my appliances came in.
I cannot believe you posted that PINK thing without warning. What have we ever done to you???
How are your family travel plans proceeding? :)
And, my vote is on the embracing lovers...
Surely you are buddhist heads over guilded lovers...
Just think of your first place on moving out of home and that's us. With a film of dirt marking everything.
Yikes!
You can pick up the Buddha heads everywhere now, they look sweet in the garden. Will that do for my contribution to MOFO delurk..... It's a Long Weekend in Sydney and I will keep reading this blog through our Spring school holidays. bbfn
I don't know what that first catalog is, but I want one. The closest I got to that was the LL Bean Home catalog that came the other day. I do love that catalog.
My taste wanders from cozy corners with lots of books, a fire and a big fat comfy chair - to quite minimalist ( as in the new kitchen that is going in). My taste does not run to pink sateen but nor does it run to lime green or black buddha heads (slate grey does it for me in a buddha head).
Clear as mud ?
They would have to pay me millions...