apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

Who did you go with?

How interesting that both/all of you wanted a gnome - Did everyone in your group get one?

Yes. I bought a new modern leather sofa (Ikea Sater) recently after lots of frustration with cat hair on my old sofa. While the new sofa was much more my style, it opened up a can of worms. All of the sudden I had to move the mid-century reupostered chair from my grandparents into the living room because it went so well with the new sofa, and then my overstuffed, slipcovered loveseat looked frumpy, so I had to replace that with a new more modern looking loveseat...now I need new pillows, something to go with that teal lamp...etc. etc. The good thing though is that now when I walk into my living room room I'm so happy with what I see. But sometimes a new purchase ends up costing a lot more than it's initial cost!

I think he looks great where he is in both pictures and that has in fact inspired me to get one too!

I was fortunate when I bought my sofa last fall as I knew exactly what I wanted, the fabric (in the case, red leather) and I already knew that it would fit in and had that August sold a non descript beige/black etc 80's era sectional that was NOT cutting it in no way, shape or form (and was a tad too long for the space, crowding the living room which is not terribly big) that had been a hand me down some 5 years earlier.

The green Danish modern chair needs to be recovered and I've known it would need to be when I got that from family friends and will recover it in ultamarine blue when I can but I have had the situation where I bring something home and it's not been the issue of it not fitting in, but where in the hell to put it so it looks nicely placed and not just stuck on a shelf or something.

LOVE the Gnome!

i bought a house. now everything looks a bit.. off.

I like him as a door stop! You could also have a little fun with it and have him "hiding" somewhere only to be revealed when you close or open a door. Or have him peak out a bit behind another piece of furniture. I don't know if he's my style, but i appreciate his quirkiness! And anything that makes you giggle at the end of a long day is worth it, right?

Those flowers make me sad.

That damned Icarus lamp from Tord Boontje!!
It is a gateway drug to creeping modern design and the habit aint cheap!
Now the Gnome monkey is on my back, gee thanks. Not just ANY gnome either, a really cute, DESIGNER gnome.
And once you get a gnome, of course, there is no going back.

@bepsf -- I absolutely hate apartment therapy's use of the royal we. It doesn't even make any sense ever! That you for pointing that out. The worst is "our aunt" or something like that. I could only understand it if the beginning mentioned an SO (or brother/sister in the instance of family members) and then went on from there, but the reader isn't included in the gnome buying, so, no, "WE" did not buy a gnome... YOU did.

@bepsf... Wait, sorry, that wasn't all @ you, obviously.

Sybil? Is that you?

-haley-

No offense taken -
- and I agree: It would be one thing if Queen Elizabeth II were writing this (Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands doesn't even use the Royal "We") but for AT, it's pure pretentiousness.

i agree about the 'we' thing.

I don't mind the "we" as much as I mind being shilled a worthless gnome on behalf of CB2 as if its real editorial content. The title makes it look like content, but the story entitled "How to Incorporate Something New" ends with our author still unable to find a place for her new prominently branded knick knack. This isn't a story, it's product placement.

Just out of curiosity, how much was AT paid to feature the bag/logo in the first picture?

Supposedly, the only paid posts are the ones with blue bars running down the side...

This gnome totally reminds me of an episode of King of the Hill. heh

A gnome is "modern"? Silly yes, modern...not so much. And I echo the anti-royal "we" sentiment!

Am I the only one who finds the constant harping against the 'we' usage to be almost as annoying as the 'we' usage?

@slowdown- i agree! the snark on this site is getting overwhelming.

Yes, and it's unproductive in this forum. If you want to nitpick about style or grammar, you should comment at a blog that focuses on that.

I agree, too. slowdown. (Both with the sigh-factor of another comment on the editorial "we" AND the USE of the editorial "we". It seems obvious AT isn't going to stop, so I try to ignore it.)

I have mixed feelings about the gloss white (presumably ceramic) gnome. Seems a bit faddish to me. Big Lots regularly sells small (colorful, plastic) gnomes for under $10 that could easily be spray-painted for this look on a budget, but I guess I don't see the point.

I think these all white decorative objects being sold everywhere need an extremely modern setting with minimalist design, no clutter surrounding them and a darkish plain color background to pop from. (Like a deep blue-gray...) They need to be displayed as if they were precious. Otherwise they just seem kitsch to me. (And I'd prefer having something I think of as ACTUALLY precious...)