I found these cute little creatures while searching for something else and I couldn’t resist post about them.   These stuffed leather animals are made in England by a company called Omersa.  They come in many different animal shapes and sizes, some as big as 6 feet tall therefore most of them are made to order.  They were very popular in the 60’s.  Very well constructed.  They are made inside with a wooden and metal frame which make them strong enough to take the weight of our bodies, then they’re covered in woodwool which gives them the desired shape and then finished with cowhide leather.  As consequence no two animals look the same.  Remember my obsession and disappointment with this Rhino?  I told him I was going to find one that fits all my needs one day.  I think I did and I might have changed directions too because look at that sheep…

 

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Grasscloth wallpaper have come a long way since its retro time.  Long gone are the days when they were covering your grandmas’ living room in a mate-less refined finishes.  They continue to have the same organic elements in them such as made out of plant fiber typically dried out under the sun but they are all glam’d up now.  The modern versions of grasscloth wallpapers can now cover the walls of urban apartments and feel at home.  Phillip Jeffries has a great selection of those new shimmery wallpapers, some of them with beads that embellish them further.  Schumacher also has gorgeous ones that are also embroidered in scenery design.  Crezana Design’s Grasscloth Wallpapers are like a fantasy land from the most glamorous shimmery surfaces to embroidery ikat pattern ones that make me do victory dances every time I look at them.  Simply beautiful.  How not to love those designs.  Grasscloth wallpaper come in different texture and material such as raffia, seagrass, refine sisal, woven jute and paper weaves.