Tigers in Your Face

October 7, 2010 karly hand

Last week after I posted the magical Diane Von Furstenberg leopard rug kt left a comment with a link to her dreamy tiger rug:

When she said it was in her nursery, I was pretty jealz, but when she said it was only $200 I went into full-blown freak out mode. I couldn't believe that I had just finished my own tiger-friendly nursery and never knew that ebay held such cheap tigerly riches. Of course, I raced right over.

What I found was nothing short of magical:

Ok, so I know many of you don't share my affinity for tacky animal decor but just amuse me for a day. I mean, really, you may not want this in your house but you can not deny the awesome power of this white tiger astral area rug. Holy fuck, it rulz.

Are you feelin it? Well then go on with your bad self and spend the $63.20 to make this 5' x 8' rug yours. YES, SIXTY THREE DOLLARS FOR AN 8 FOOT RUG. I'm sure it's 100% flammable, but it's also 1,000% awesome. Original link here, but if it's expired, just search "black midnight tiger rug." You're welcome.

Here's more:

Jungle African Queen Area Rug

4' x 6' = $24.99

If you dudes aren't peeing yourselves yet, well then I just don't know what's wrong with you.

Tiger Family Border Rug

4 x 6 = $24.99

Personally, I think the border cheapens it.

Double Tiger African Area Rug

5 x 8 = $63.20

You can't make this shit up

Lion and Male Tiger African Animal Rug

5 x 7 = $7.51

SEVEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY ONE CENTS

Oh, did you want something with "class" ok, well, I also found some rugs similar to the ones in kt's nursery:

Tibetan Tiger Rug

58" x 32" = $295

Tibetan Skin Tiger Rug

2 x 3 = $169

Surprisingly, the tiger rug options are endless, I strongly suggest some downtime with a nice "tiger rug" ebay search. Until tomorrow: Rawr!!!

Our Nursery

October 4, 2010 karly hand

In anticipation of our wee little bundle of joy I've finally finished the nursery I've been planning for the last 9 months. Luckily, our very own Erin is an A++ photographer and somehow or another I managed to sweet talk her into coming over for last week and taking some pics. You dudes get to reap the rewards. Let's not waste any time:

Tada! Ok, let's start at the top: The light fixture is a repurposed bird cage that had originally been used to hold rolled silver at my wedding. I painted it black, Matt made it work. Art on the gallery wall was covered in this post. The pouf is from this ebay seller, I made the curtains, which are covered in this post. The bumper was made by yours truly and the rug* used to live in Erin's dining room. I traded her a night of babysitting for it, which, by the way, she never took me up on.

*BTW, I understand that there is a vicious anti-zebra rug movement going on right now, but guess what, I got this rug for free and I don't have to feel bad if the baby messes it up. Plus, it goes. Winwinwin.

Pretty damn cute, right? You want to know where I got this stuff? The light was a round top score ($10!) and the swivel rocker was purchased at Uptown Modern, I had the cushion made for it because the one that came with it was gross brown. The pillow was bought on super clearance at anthropologie. The terrarium used to hold plants but, despite my green thumb, they died, now it has toys. The star hooks are from hobby lobby and the clock was a whopping $7.99 at Marshall's.

It just keeps coming, right? Let's see... the dresser was found by Erin on craigslist (she has CL talent, yo) the tiger painting was purchased by Erin at the thrift store for (wait for it) $3.99 - I think I still owe her for that. I purchased most of the lanterns at the cleverly named, paper lantern store. The orange light is another round top score.

Here's a shot to put the corner with the dresser in context for you dudes.

How's my sweet little baby angel supposed to recognize his family without a little educational tool? Pics of the crew live on a magnetic board over his changing table. (table base bought at Salvation Army and painted black by me). FYI, the magnets are made from wood cutouts bought at hobby lobby that we glued magnetic backings onto. It's hard to find cute magnets these days.

Gratuitous lantern shot. Did I mention that the walls are Benjamin Moore Harbor Grey? I just can't get enough of it.

And a last look at the top of the dresser. I forgot to mention above that the room is tiger-friendly, not to be confused with tiger-themed. Our little man is going to pop out in the year of the tiger, just like his daddy and his uncle, it's cool, we're into it.

So, there you have it: the only completely complete room in my house... minus the occupant.

What the Hipsters Are Up To

October 1, 2010 karly hand

Alert: Regular column Trend Alert has recently changed it's name (see above). I'm feeling like it's more appropriate. Show of hands? The trend to which I'm alerting you today has thus far only shown itself a couple of times and I thus have little evidence of it's existence. However, I'm confident that, come Christmas, every Etsy dealer worth their weight in screen printed tote bags will have a variation on this theme:

Handmade & painted axes by Best Made Co

OK, these axes are beautifully crafted and the color stripes are a lovely touch, but I can't help but have like, 472 eye rolls. I mean, really, who among you needs a $220 axe that you really can't justify using? Please do not leave a comment about art, and that $220 is cheap-ola for art. Yes, I get that too, I really really get it. But I would rather take a $36 home depot axe to the head than fall prey to this hipster crap trap.