The Next Animal for Your Home: The Octopus

Over the last few years, decor has been inundated with a vast menagerie of animal themed items for the home. We've featured owls, hippos, rabbits, pigs and giraffes, but now it seems the newest trend is moving under the sea.

Will's flawless nightstand makeover reminded us how intriguing octopi can be (and how long it's been since we read Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea). Unlike some of its four-legged land dwelling friends, this cephalopod seems to be capable of bringing either an air of graphic sophistication or animated whimsy to your home.

1. Wicked Octopus (2nd Edition), part of the Deep Blue Sea Woodcut Series by tugboatprintshop, Etsy, $45

2. Octopus Pillow by Thomas Paul, anthropologie.com

3. Scuba Man Limited Edition Print by Matte Stephens of matteart, Etsy, $35

4. Octopus Garden Wallpaper by Grow House Grow, anthropologie.com

5. Octopus Accident Pillow by Wonder Thunder, Velocity Art & Design

(And just in case you were curious, per wikipedia there are actually three correct ways to form the plural of octopus: octopuses, octopi and octopodes.)

Comments (8)

check these octopus prints out:
they come in different colors and sizes too...

http://www.art.com/products/p15245862-sa-i3047028/avalisa-blue-octopus.htm?sorig=cat&sorigid=0&dimvals=0&ui=bccc570f6cea4a9f812cc7a584ae238a

http://www.art.com/products/p15354788-sa-i3720667/avalisa-pink-octopus.htm?sorig=cat&sorigid=0&dimvals=0&ui=bccc570f6cea4a9f812cc7a584ae238a

posted by eklezia on October 15th 2009 at 9:53am
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More than anything, that nightstand makeover makes me love this trend. I wasn't really down with the owls or such, but I like this one.

posted by mlleErica on October 15th 2009 at 9:58am
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I think some of the octopus trend, especially those like #1, is coming from the Steampunk aesthetic.

posted by Jen C on October 15th 2009 at 10:48am
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Oh please don't co-op the Octopus, I don't need my favorite animal the newest trend. It was bad enough to see this happen to the owls.

posted by Ana on October 15th 2009 at 12:28pm
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Love the Stephens print! And that the diver is smoking a pipe. I really like this trend. It can work with any design aesthetic with the endless color combos.

posted by jensinspain on October 15th 2009 at 12:32pm
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One more octopus product from Anthropologie:

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=963064&catId=HOME-UPHOLSTERY-SOFAS&pushId=HOME-UPHOLSTERY-SOFAS&popId=HOME-UPHOLSTERY&sortProperties=&navCount=110&navAction=middle&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=040&colorName=BLUE&isSubcategory=&isProduct=true

This upholstery would be scary to sit upon!

posted by skitterypigeon on October 15th 2009 at 1:07pm
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FYI 'octopi' is an incorrect term. 'Octopi' derives from the mistaken notion that octopus is Latin.

posted by Ana on October 15th 2009 at 1:11pm
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We just put up a wall of octopods and boat paintings. I love it. The fact that it is super trendy was totally an accident. We just happened to have a bunch of octopus and boat paintings laying around. . . .

posted by speck on October 15th 2009 at 2:34pm
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