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Writing on the Wall Coat Rack at Urban Outfitters

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We're not sure what this coat rack is trying to say, but we do know that wall type + coat rack = oddly appealing. With two colors (black and red) and two phrases ("blah blah blah" and "love it or leave it"), this rack conveys a certain youthful ennui in contrast to the bold, clean shapes of the letters.
 
 
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While we wouldn't necessarily appreciate this greeting in our entryway, it's an interesting exercise to think of what we would put up there, if we could customize the phrase.

$24 at Urban Outfitters.

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i like the idea, but i feel there could be a better relationship between the verticals on some of the letters and the hooks themselves. that would be pretty great, in fact.

posted by janelle on August 14th 2008 at 11:59am
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Speaking of customizing...
The birthdays of my parents and brother are all in August, within a week of each other. Last year, I was shopping for a gift and saw some brass letter hooks at Anthropologie on the clearance table, so I picked up the first letters of each of their first names and the first letter of our last name. When they arrived, my mom called me and said, "You left out a letter- I ordered the first letter of your name too!" Later that month, I was in town visiting and saw that she had hung all five letters in the entryway. They spell out "G R A F T."

posted by nosestuckinabook on August 14th 2008 at 12:20pm
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I don't understand hanging letters or words on walls. Unless it spells something significant, like nosestuckinabook's example above, which is kinda kooky and fun because no one but them will understand it, it looks ultra tacky.

"Cafe"
"Read"
"Love"

Wha? Are you going to serve me espresso and a danish? What if I don't want to read right now? You love what, your wall? I don't get it.

posted by scmtngirl on August 14th 2008 at 12:52pm
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My biggest peeve are the bedroom signs that say "Dream."

posted by Lisa Hunter (Montreal) on August 14th 2008 at 2:02pm
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i was just looking at these the other day. since i'm moving from chicago to santa monica in a few weeks i thought the 'love it or leave it' phrase would be funny for my coats!

posted by Matt. M on August 14th 2008 at 2:27pm
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Lol.. Lisa, you're so on.. or don't forget "Live, Laugh, Love"

Anyone make a sign that says, "BARF" ??

posted by animalhouze on August 14th 2008 at 2:33pm
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I think it's trying to say "look, I'm a hipster because I have random words and sayings all over my apartment".

I think it would work best in a house with a carry on poster, cardboard mcm "steals" off of craigslist and own by a hipster with japanese character tattoos that they can't read.

posted by TheoJ on August 14th 2008 at 5:43pm
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To be fair, TheoJ, it's from Urban Outfitters. I think the phrase you're looking for is "stock-in-trade".

posted by K T G on August 15th 2008 at 1:55am
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