Oooh…I love this Los Muertos Animal Mug Set!
Definitely adding that one to the wish list!
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Halloween Countdown: Los Muertos Animal Mug Set
Posted in day of the dead, halloween, skulls and skeletons, wish list with tags day of the dead, halloween, home, owl, skulls and skeletons, wish list on October 28, 2016 by shewalkssoftlyOctopus Night Light
Posted in home, products, sea with tags home, products, sea on March 22, 2016 by shewalkssoftlyThis “tentacular” night light by Ibis and Orchid is cast in bonded marble, and is approximately 3″ x 6″. The product warning says it is not a toy and should be kept out of the reach of children (I don’t have kids, but they’d have to fight me for this thing).
I’ve never had a night light, but this makes me reconsider the idea of using one for decorative purposes.
You can buy it here if you don’t want to become a member just to browse the Ibis and Orchid catalogue.
SWS Gift Guide: Fluffy Forehead Fragrance Fabric Water
Posted in absurd, cats, gift guide, home, japan, products with tags absurd, cats, gift guide, home, japan, products on December 12, 2015 by shewalkssoftly“Gift guide” is a holiday feature (surprised I haven’t done it already), and technically this probably shouldn’t even count because the company does not ship to the US. But Felissimo’s Fluffy Forehead Fragrance Fabric Water is a very special product.
The chief of Yamamoto Perfumery took four months smelling the heads of cats to perfect the scent of FFFFW, and it retails for about $10.60 USD.
Of course, they recommend using it on Felissimo’s fine array of kitty cushions (which strikes me as the saddest, loneliest…and most awesome activity). I can’t say, with certainty, that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t have two of the real thing in my home.
What does your cat’s head smell like? I’ll go first. Morbius: laundry detergent, if laundry detergent for cats existed. Nimbus: happiness and faint, pungent litter.
Galaxy Bedding
Posted in home, products, space, wish list with tags home, products, space, wish list on November 18, 2015 by shewalkssoftlyI’m not even sure how I’d choose among all of these beautiful Galaxy Bedding sets.
They have pretty much any color scheme you can imagine. So many choices! Unfortunately, the price and shipping are a bit steep ($33 shipping for a flat sheet! Yikes!).
Still, a girl can dream…hopefully on galaxy sheets one day.
Pixers Forest Wall Murals
Posted in decoration, home, nature, wish list with tags decoration, home, nature, wish list on August 24, 2015 by shewalkssoftlyThe website photos have large, obtrusive water marks so I could only find a couple from other sources, but Pixers’s “forest after rain” murals are some of the most beautifully atmospheric wall decorations I’ve ever seen.
Although the weather does affect my mood, I’m partial to the foggy, cloudy murals on the site because the hazy glow is much more dreamlike. The crisp light of the sun shows everything in sharp detail, but in the obscured distances beyond the fog…all possibilities exist at all time.
See more HERE.
Superhero Bookends
Posted in Books, design, home, products, wish list with tags Books, design, home, products, wish list on July 17, 2015 by shewalkssoftlyArtori Design has come up with a novel bookend concept (some of us still have paper books!) that gives your volumes a superhero lift
Magnets and wall mounted floating shelves help create this awesome illusion.
What superhero would you want in your library?
Twilight Zone Doorway Decal
Posted in decoration, home, sci-fi, TV with tags decoration, home, sci-fi, TV on July 8, 2015 by shewalkssoftlyWould you like your home to contain a 5th dimension beyond that which is known to man? A dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity? A middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, that lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge?
Well, you’re in luck. This “life size” Twilight Zone wall decal contains the iconic (eyeconic?) eye and clock from the opening credit sequence, floating in the endless vastness of space.
I’m tempted. Oh yes.
Pourtensious Tea Chandeliers
Posted in decoration, home, inspiration, lighting, tea with tags decoration, home, inspiration, lighting, tea on June 30, 2015 by shewalkssoftlyThe website seems to be down (at least for me) right now, but I still want to share some Pourtensious tea lighting fixtures because they are gravity defying displays of awesome.
I want to make one of these so I can perpetually feel like I’m in a magical place, somewhere down the rabbit hole.
Michael Hacker: Brainwashing Machine
Posted in absurd, anatomy, art, craft, home with tags absurd, anatomy, art, craft, home on June 28, 2015 by shewalkssoftlyIf only illustrator, comic and poster artist Michael Hacker would paint my washing machine! What a perfect vision this would be upon opening the laundry closet doors.
I rather wish I could just pour some detergent into my brain and give it a good cleansing when there’s too much grime built up. Wouldn’t that be great?
His two dimensional art is full of fun, lowbrow goodness, too.
Stunning Water Conservation Faucet
Posted in design, home with tags design, home on April 12, 2015 by shewalkssoftlyLondon Royal College of Art student Simin Qi has designed a gorgeous faucet that not only conserves water by 15%, but flows with captivating lattice patterns that look like intricate blown glass.
You can even choose between three patterns of water flow:
Would you like this in your home?
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