Here at Apartment Therapy, we spend a lot of time pondering the important stuff, such as: why are whales so friggin cute?
While you might describe an actual whale as "graceful" or "majestic", I'm pretty sure nobody who's ever seen a real live sperm whale has ever thought, "oh, how adorable!". Nevertheless, the gentle giants' (slightly abstracted) counterparts in the world of home decor are all cute as a button.
1. Wooden whale box, $49 from Uncommon Goods.
2. Whale bamboo wall clock, $68 from decoylab on Etsy.
3. Whale butter dish, $68 from Jonathan Adler.
4. Whale tape dispenser, $28 from Anthropologie.
5. Whale bath math, $16 from Plasticland.
6. Wood whale desktop organizer, $65 from Utility Collective.
7. Whale bookends, $150 for a pair at Jonathan Adler.
8. Whale pillow cover, $22 from SweetnatureDesigns on Etsy.
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Cute
Well, no whale collection is complete without a Whale Tissue Box Holder from A Sparkly Pony: http://www.etsy.com/listing/73787571/whale-tissue-holder-surf-blue-ships-june
That tissue holder is adorable but I could not justify that price for a tissue holder however I understand the time and patience it takes. Ah shucks.
So this explains all the whales I was seeing on Etsy. Anyway, I love the butter dish! But it's too expensive for me at the moment.
I have whale pencil holders for sale in my shop, too, that are pretty cute:
http://www.brittanypowell.com/#ecwid:category=1035459&mode=product&product=4403587
Wow, the 80's are back in force.