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The Thing!

Very nice. I love the bathroom, but another deer head? WTF? And the antler chandelier? Sorry, but I find that disturbing.

I'm with jooly about the deer head and antler chandelier...that trend is SO OVER! But I loved the bathroom.

I'm over everyone needing to be over everything all the time. Get over it.

oh my effing god.

oh.

lord.

thank you.

if i never see that "woods" wallpaper again it will be too soon.

House of Dead Things. Stuffed dead duck. Skin stripped off human being. Dead cow fur on chairs. Dead cow sofa. Dead deer head. Dead deer antlers. Dead cow skull (it's like Where's Waldo, go ahead, try to find the cow skull). And the blood red bathroom.

May they be trampled by a herd...

Yes, I'm not down with the taxidermy trend either but the antler chandelier works very well in it's context over the dining table.

Dear Randolh, Alejandro and Jeanna-
Please ignore the previous 8 comments-
Jealousy is "such" an ugly emotion.....

Your home is great- I love the colors and the textural mixes- the old "Bomber jacket" leather sofa, combined with the Baltic Birch Cabinet/Bookshelf, and the nubby/nappy footstools.....

To be "inspired" by such a Masterful sculptor as Joseph Cornell (who most have never heard of!) is a nod to your good taste!

Que Bueno!
Suave- sito!

I really appreciate the boldness and confidence of color choices, shapes and textures that make this a home. The house turns out to be sculpture--Very nice!

I love the inside of the house (save the taxidermy).

But the outside is an eyesore among all those beautiful little bungalows in glen park! Did you see the picture in the chron of it towering above its neighbors? I guess I am old-fashioned, but I feel like it mars the neighborhood feel of the block.

I'm not sure how jealousy can be involved when it comes to things I find distasteful and utterly unnecessary.

They decided to expand to accommodate a new child. With the exception of the bathroom (with a sink large enough to bathe a baby comfortably), the rest doesn't do much in lines of the "accommodation" of a new child.

It will be interesting to see how many baby gates they will require in order to contain the child, once s/he is a toddler.

And how careful they will have to be when the child is crawling, in case the child crawls out the window in the master bedroom onto the balcony.

I HAVE seen impressive things done with plywood. This was not one of them. Why, you can see that anytime they have to board up windows before storms. Like here:
http://onthescene.msnbc.com/hurricanes/2005/09/a_giant_ghost_t.html

The newly redone product looks more like a converted warehouse space with it's boxiness and strange use of materials. As if the people were smart enough to seek out and use bits and pieces of recycled and new items.

But that's not what they did. It's chaotic. In MY eyes, it's dark, dismal, and a miserable assemblage of death as trophies.

That is what is neat about this site. We all get to see things we love and that we hate. We get to hear/read different points of view.

Would my opinion change if it was different? You bet. But as it is, I kind of wonder what the nursery will look like. And I am afraid.

Could anyone even sleep under the head of the dead deer?

Well, they may get some surprises later on.

One Halloween a baby started wailing, totally terrified, as I watched the baby take a glance at and then begin to stare, and the baby's face distorted...

...All over a scarecrow with straw coming out of the arms that was at a checkout at a grocery store.

Yes, there are a lot of antler lights:
http://www.oaktreevintage.com/Antler_Chandeliers_Elk_Deer_Moose.htm

And they do fall off. But I am real sure that the head of a deer is not shed each year along with the antlers. So that the whole space becomes this place of death to me. I can almost see the dust and smell the musty smells of that place, with it's boarded up walls and riveted dining area.

Own some history:
http://www.merrillantiques.com/HOME/products/Gallery/params/item/13078/menu/304/default.aspx

Have something everyone else doesn't have:
http://www.merrillantiques.com/HOME/products/Gallery/params/item/12966/menu/304/default.aspx

Close up of the glass form style here:
http://www.merrillantiques.com/HOME/products/Gallery/params/item/12553/menu/304/default.aspx

There's tons of cool animal stuff out there without resorting to dead ones:
http://www.merrillantiques.com/HOME/products/Gallery/params/item/12889/menu/307/default.aspx

And I like INSPIRED by nature, more than swiped from nature. This is inspired by nature:
http://www.mothdesign.com/chandeliers.htm

"From corals to moose antlers, forms from nature are recreated in plastics, metal and light."

That honors nature. Plays a tribute to it, without taking from it.

I dig the shade.

The dress form isn't very original, but I've always wanted an antiquey looking one to dress up. A stone bust would be even better to adorn with funky hats.

Love the coral chandelier, True Blue.