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Sea Life Lumbar Pillow Cover

042208sealife1.jpgOne of our favorite sites, Shelterrific, has this series of posts titled "Strangely Appealing:...". Likewise, we find this Sea Life Lumbar Pillow Cover from Pottery Barn "strangely appealing" (jellyfish are cool...) It looks like a page out of the book, Cabinet of Natural Curiosities, which has been a big trend this Spring...

 
 

042208sealife2.jpgThe cover is $39, and is 14" x36". The inserts run about $24. What do you guys think about the whole "Cabinet of Natural Curiosities" trend?

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pillows - decorative, Pottery Barn, Cabinet of Natural Curiosities, Sea Life

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Personally, I love it, and will probably love it more when it's no longer a trend.

posted by jen_g on April 22nd 2008 at 1:20pm
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I didn't realize it was a trend. I just bought a copy in Barnes and Noble for ten bucks, planning on framing some of the prints. I thought I was being a bit creative, but now I kind of feel like a tool! I'll still frame the prints, though. And I love that pillow.

posted by hollyg on April 22nd 2008 at 4:55pm
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Planning on framing some of the pages is what I meant.

posted by hollyg on April 22nd 2008 at 4:58pm
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This isn't just from the Albertus Seda book- there's a whole 17th century tradition of wunderkammer and kunstkammer- cabinets of curiosities from around the world and around history. There were books, yes, but also real cabinets and whole rooms devoted to displaying such objects. So I wonder (no pun intended) whether the next step would be to buy a glass cabinet and create our own cabinets of curiosities?

posted by Miriam on April 22nd 2008 at 6:26pm
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Squid are the new deer?

posted by KarenH on April 22nd 2008 at 8:21pm
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Did you see the bathroom at Steven Gambrel's house in Elle Decor? It was wallpapered with pages cut from that book.

posted by readingglasses on April 23rd 2008 at 9:34am
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