Here is a rustic wooden ladder from Pottery Barn which can be yours for $349. The rope ball is extra. I can just see myself telling a client, "what you need here is a wooden ladder, weathered is best, then we'll find an accent piece to hang from the top rung. I'm thinking a rope ball, and the room is finished. You will just love it!!!"
And of course this $24 coil of rope, again from Pottery Barn, is just thing to have laying around on a coffee table to show people you are crafty or working on a big project. Or, it can be used to hang 'stuff'. Rope is also available at your local hardware store, but then it won't have the Pottery Barn cache or style.
Pottery Barn also caters to kids and young adults. Since my older son was just voted in as president of his frat, I thought his room should have a fun cohesive look. This musical peace motif seemed just right. He plays guitar and nonviolent leaders are in vogue. But when I showed him my plans, he threw the catalog at me and barred me from the frat house except for Parents Weekend. I guess Pottery Barn is just not his style.
Come back next Saturday for further adventures in catalog shopping. I'd like to hear your stories too!
Genevieve
Living through the sixties once was bad enough!
ReplyDeleteThere's a whole blog on catalog satire at http://catalogliving.tumblr.com/
ReplyDeleteYour post would fit right in!
I think you will get a kick out of "Catalog Living" http://catalogliving.tumblr.com/ - have you seen it? It helps to laugh at the absurd styling that is sometimes used!
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ReplyDeleteI just took a look at Catalog Living. It's hilarious!!! Thanks so much for the tip!
Genevieve
LOL! I like peace stuff, but I would not even want to live in that room!
ReplyDeleteThere's just something sick and twisted about using musical instruments for decoration - they're supposed to be PLAYED for goodness sake!
ReplyDeleteStill chuckling about the rope ball... :-)
I follow quite a few blogs and I recently saw instructions for making a copy of that exact rope ball. I couldn't imagine why I'd want that in my living room :-) but some people thought it was the coolest thing.
ReplyDelete...about the rope ball ...that is exactly how i feel about the new idea of tying up stacks of books and plopping them downs here there and everywhere...i like books...i like books in my home...but most of all i like to read books...(catalog living is funny...we all take things way too seriously)...
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