Friday, February 08, 2008

maximalist

i sometimes dream of minimalist interiors. it seems like it would be so serene and calming. call it cold. call it soulless, but i wish i could live like this.



...though i know these people must either a) own giant walk-in closets or b) have a secret attic or basement that looks like a warehouse.

dabney and i have a tendency to acquire... at craft fairs, on trips, at ikea, etc. lately, our apartment seems to be a magnet for all sorts of random tchotchkes. it's a weakness. because of this tendency to acquire, which i think we can both say we have inherited from our mothers, we will never live like the pictures above. instead, our apartment seems to be a magnet for all sorts of random tchotchkes.

Bob Ross Blocks
on our bookshelf sit these tiny blocks featuring bob ross. if the name rings a bell, he was that afro-donning pbs artist that made "woosh" sounds with each brushstroke. he can been seen here, but he's better immortalized here.

we also happen to own these miniature bowling pins that we picked up on a recent trip to st. louis. (i don't exaggerate when i say "random tchotchkes.") once upon a time these were bowling prizes, the one on the right is inscribed "bruning bowling league - lynn geraty high game 164."

Miniature Bowling Pins

i don't know how certain things even end up together in our apartment.
Random Assortment
clockwise from the left: pewter crackers and pretzel, owl salt and pepper shakers, wooden pear, staghorn coral, sponge (in middle).



3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your apartment sounds a lot like ours. Random tchotkes EVERYWHERE!!

Anonymous said...

which french movies are you lovin'?

annie-san said...

"la vie en rose" with the gorgeous marion cotillard, though not so gorgeous in the movie

"2 days in paris" with julie delpy - not exactly a french movie