Personally, this is an issue I won't ever have to deal with because my husband has never even been hunting and I am a vegetarian. However, he is an avid collector of sports memorabilia and I had to find a way to incorporate all of his prized possessions without our home looking like the Hall of Fame.
Hopefully not to my friend's disgust, I told her it is possible to incorporate this animal head into her decor and hopefully not allow it to be the focal point by distracting your eye with other layers of decor. Because animal heads are so trendy right now, it was easy to find examples of how this can be achieved. I am assuming her animal head is real and can probably not be spray painted white, but here goes nothing. I hope her husband doesn't read this and say I told you so. Love you, Michelle!
I realize most people are using faux animal heads or just the antlers, but I almost think the real thing is a little more authentic out west. What do you think? Do you think she can incorporate this in the study without feeling creeped out every time she walks by? Would you dare put an animal head on your wall?
perhaps I should include a photo that can show the animal to scale. I swear it renders 1/4 of the room useless.
ReplyDeleteI do like your pictures, though....maybe I can convince him to ditch the animal and we can mount the antlers on something and spray paint them some funky awesome color....
one can hope!
As a neutral bystander, I have to say I kinda like the elk head. I think it adds a "real" aspect to the room. Read more of what people think here: http://iheartorganization.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteNeutral? HA! Don't kid yourself. He's recruited his "Hunter" family to back him up. I'm all alone in my corner.
ReplyDeleteI am with you, girlfriend! Let's see the scale :)
ReplyDeleteI love them!!!! But only when they are in the right color scheme. Love the pics you posted...you're amazeballs (giuliana) ha!
ReplyDeletethis is an awesome thread. i'm with you michelle- i'd have a hard time with it too but jess you def got some great photos to help a sister out. hopefully you guys can find a compromise michelle- i love the colorful antler idea.....keep us posted.
ReplyDeleteSo this post made me think of a friend in SF who really wants a stuffed peacock to decorate her foyer. While taxidermy kind of creeps me out...Jess, I thought you might appreciate the green and blue and peacock idea.
ReplyDeleteYES, I have to say the same as you Temple on the taxidermy. I would maybe be more into say peacock prints on the wall in frames.
ReplyDeleteI would probably play with it. A straw hat for gardening, a nice set of pearls for a dinner party, some tin foil antlers and a big eyed alien for Halloween, some gold flake for the holidays. It wouldn't be too long before hunter took his embarrassed nature friend out to his newly constructed man cave.
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