skulls: they’re not just for halloween anymore!
It’s not the Halloween decorations in the stores that have me thinking about skulls. It actually started back in June, when I saw House & Garden’s photo of shoe designer Bruno Frisoni with his feet up on “Tête de Mort” by Xavier Veilhan. I couldn’t find that particularly piece of ottoman art for sale — not that I could afford it anyway — but here’s a roundup of a few fun items found online to guarantee a little morbidity, anytime.
If you must kick back on a skull, try this spare and stylish digitally printed skull ottoman designed by Lavinia Branca Snyder.
Have some guests over for treats, and serve them on these Memento Mori porcelain plates found at Unica Home. (These would look great as wall decor, too.)
Too dark? Try a cute pink skull-and-crossbones throw rug or lighten things up (Get it? Get it?) with a bronze skull lamp from Blackman Cruz (even if Pimp Lighting feels it’s a bit overpriced).
You can also go for the high-design creepy with the Heavy Metal Vase from Phil Cuttance.
Don’t want to look at skulls at all? Well, thanks to Modern Alchemy’s Dia De Los Muertos candles, your home can at least smell like the dead. Okay, probably quite a bit better. - Mary T.
UPDATE: Be sure to check out new contributor Meg D.’s related post at her site Style Saves the World! Great minds and all that…
