Look! Awesome Vintage Owl Collection

Like the deer, the panda, and the wolf that have become the ubiquitous animals of indie rock band names, the owl has become the clichéd kitsch animal in hipster wares. But you know what? We still give a hoot about cool owl decor. We think this over the top collection of vintage wide-eyed feathered friends, found in an apartment window near Dolores Park, is pretty gosh darn cool (yes, macrame and all).

Okay, we hear you -- owl haters and dust and clutter phobics, especially -- this collection is not for everyone, but we love kitsch and the people who collect it.

Anyone out there with a cool collection of kitsch that you'd like to share with us?

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Comments (10)

NO WAY! I just walked by this the other day... and I said, "I bet AT will find this." I WAS RIGHT! Awesome.

posted by spiralcma on October 29th 2008 at 11:24am
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Not feelin' it at all...

posted by Novabass on October 29th 2008 at 12:14pm
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I swear if I ever see a macrame owl in anyone's home I will walk straight out and never return. It's the hipster home decor equivalent of vintage white patent shoes.

posted by amed studio on October 29th 2008 at 12:33pm
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Most owls are solitary creatures.

posted by K T G on October 29th 2008 at 12:42pm
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i like owls. i have a small group of owl paintings on my wall i should share. its not as over the top collector as this is :)

posted by bluetoes on October 29th 2008 at 1:24pm
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enough with the owls, please. this isn't urbanoutfitters.com...

posted by Amandica on October 29th 2008 at 2:02pm
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Haha! I walked by that on Thursday and snapped a photo so I could post it here. Too bad the photo didn't turn out! Cheers!

posted by sallyTV on October 29th 2008 at 3:34pm
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I can't help but feel slightly annoyed at the current owl trend. I had my little wooden owls years ago :( (I've teamed them up with a wooden duck my grandfather made, does that make it better?)

posted by ryttu3k on October 30th 2008 at 12:16am
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My grandmother collected owls for 20 years. In my traveling around the country I'd pick her up owls in random places; one of her favorites being the one made out of seashells I bought at some roadside antique store in VT for about $2. Her collection ranged from tacky ones like that to gorgeous glass ones.

After she passed the family split the owls up, most of us taking back ones we'd bought her. Now we've all got little reminders of her in our homes. I'm sure I'm not the only one in the family that smiles every time I look at one. She died 2 years ago and I still have the urge to buy every owl I see as a gift for her. She'd have loved the above display. Hell, she had a few of those same ones in her house.

posted by dupreeblue on November 5th 2008 at 5:19pm
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We actually had a barn which barn owls frequented where I grew up. I've always loved them, lots and lots. But I don't have much owl decor, oddly. we have some deer decor, but that's partly because my boyfriend's band is The Dear Hunter (not thedeerhunter, totally different scene.)

posted by cassielynn on March 27th 2009 at 9:53pm
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