Ok, vile would be quite the push for me, but the pitchforks made me ponder:
Are there limits in bringing outdoor utility items inside for interior design? Raina at If The Lamp Shade Fits is always one to make me think, and I loved her post this week. She asks if humble is the new grandeur in design and shows ripped-up feed bags made into pillows, along with many other interesting items. And as I had this image in my treasury, it seemed a good time to ask...
Style or, and if vile seems a bit dramatic, unnecessary? Is it charming, or should you leave the pitch forks and barn broom outside? Or is it good to have them handy to yank down and herd the kids to bed? I'm on the fence. Get it? Fence. Outside. Ok.
Do tell!
(images craig kettles, If the lampshade fits)
Hm...I like them in the 1st photo, but not so much in the 2nd :) My uncle has some antique pitch forks in his store (he's a furniture designer), and I think they look great, but I s'pose it depends on the forks/brushes...
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Cute brush!
ReplyDeleteI like the pitchforks. They're very dramatic against the white. Sadly though, the movie shrek came to mind the minute I saw them...
ReplyDeleteNikki-Uh oh. You may have ruined the forks for me as well! Hahaha!
ReplyDeletehaha, sorry. What about that stair rail though? I really like it. It looks like rope and dock tie ons or something.
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ReplyDeleteEverytime I have seen the first image...I love it! I love the simplicity of all the lines in the room...from the banister design, to the white wood walls in a horizontal to the stripe verticals on the chair, etc...and then the bold vertical lines from the pitchforks. I do LOVE it!
~Miss Kris~
Ooh--I have to go with vile! I agree with Raina--humble is the new glam--but this is taking it TOO far!
ReplyDeleteVile-I wouldn't even do this in my garden shed! ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is such fun. All different opinions! Nikki , it looks like ropes to me, too.
ReplyDeleteOh I love the forks on the wall! The rawness on the clean white walls are the best!
ReplyDeleteI say STYLE for sure!!!
xx's
but i don't love that broom lamp...so that would be vile:)
Vile. And stupid.
ReplyDeleteIf, when decorating, you're asking yourself "What Would Ellie Mae Do?", you're in dangerous territory.
Thanks for the shout-out, Sweetie!
Raina-LOL! Your clear thoughts are always welcome here!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking vile unless you have farm animals inside your home!
ReplyDeleteI am not really objective as I grew up (at least during the vacation) in a house decorated like this ... old time forks on the wall ... old times objects everywhere :)
ReplyDeleteI like the pitchforks, but not the light fixture above them, and not with the rope banister (though i like that, too). I do not like the broom lamp - it's about the cheap-looking design. It looks kitchy. I think old farm tools can be so beautiful, especially iron ones. That's my disjointed ramble!
ReplyDeletei love the pitch forks but the barn broom looks like it partied too much has put the lamp shade on it's head.
ReplyDeleteLiza-I am with you. I have an amazing farm table and love it, but I am not a big kitchy fan.
ReplyDeleteEnnui-that is just hilarious...and true!
i think it's kind of charming actually...
ReplyDeleteyou went to uga?! i work for the university and i share your sentiments about orange. i guess you could say i'm trying to challenge myself:)
not lovin either one. the pitchforks look like bad props in a horror movie set and the lamp...i'm surprised the bristles aren't bent over trying to hold it up. now, if you had shown a farm table...style!
ReplyDeleteWell at least now Harry can see something when he's playing quidditch in the dark!
ReplyDeleteI'm one of those who thinks everyone should surround themselves with things they love. I mean, if you want to spend $600 for a ripped up burlap pillow...have at it, right?! But I went over to If The Lampshade Fits and read some of the comments. I'm still laughing at what House of Slappy wrote.
ReplyDeleteI feel so excited to have found your lovely blog and adorable shop!!! I am going to make myself a cup of tea and plunk myself down and dream on as i read some of your past posts.
ReplyDeletekoralee-you made my day. So sweet! Thanks and hope to see you again!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm not completely against the idea, I have seen some nice examples around but mostly I don't like it, the broom lamp definitely doesn't work
ReplyDeletehello! i found you thru sara says awesome today! cute blog! as far as the decor in the pictures...the first one is pushing it but it's ok...but the broom....ugh vile. to me it looks dirty...and stinky...and messy. but if it is not in my house i shouldnt really complain...hehe
ReplyDeleteThe pitchforks are okay but the broom lamp is vile. I like that chic farm look. Not for me, but for somebody!
ReplyDeleteCatherine
Hmm. The pitchforks are scary--almost vile. The broom is just...how to put it? I wonder where "form follows function" applies? Always fun to read these.
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ReplyDeleteHad to recharge the creative battery!
gr. m