Party Garniture

 

A Hole in the Wall for an Inspirational Book

Going up

Collections #3

A collection of images of collections

of rocks and tools

taped to the wall.

Phillip loves Trophies...

and you should too.

The other day I watched the great Errol Morris documentary Gates of Heaven (1978).  There are a number of notable characters and thoughts on California pet cemeteries, but there is one scene in particular that relates to an idea that I've posted about.  I've transcribed a bit of an interview with Phillip Harberts, the son/employee of one of the cemetery owners, as he talks about the importance of trophies.  Here it is:

Phillip: When I’d hire a guy, I’d bring him into my office and I had specifically designed my office so that I could display the maximum trophies on walls and stuff.  I’d bring this guy in who’d probably been making maybe $9,000 a year or less, and I’d bring him into this office with nice furniture and he’d see these trophies, and, you know, [he was] taken away.  And it’s kind of like flaunting it, I guess.  To hire him all I did was tell stories about what each trophy meant to me, and what it could mean to him and if he would like to increase his income and his future. 

In the film Phil also talks about insurance companies, motivational speaking, life philosophies, and of course picking up dead pets.  I can't say it any better than he has so I'll leave you with a picture of him in his trophy filled office.

follow this link to see Phillip in action (skip ahead to 1:55 to see him talking about suggestion).

And More Plants

Welcome to the internet and my blog about interiors and whatever else I feel like talking about.  This post is called And More Plants because I've already used the title More Plants and before that I probably used the title Plants (I'm too lazy to verify this (maybe Wes will know)).  Plants are pretty great so it's likely that there will someday be another post to follow this one which will be called something like And More More Plants or More And More Plants.  Enough with the intro...

Here are some pictures of plants and other things.  I emphasize the other things part because usually the plants alone aren't enough.  Even if you live in a forest you'll want to accessorize with non-forest things.  Continue scrolling to find some suggestions courtesy of the internet...

a bird, candle, cans...

rod, glass thing, furry stuff...

O's, delicious, magic tape...

haircut, shampoo, straightener... .

The end.

More Family Pictures

The Family Pictures post had been the best received to date and because I am driven by popularity and the tastes of the internet, I thought I would do a quick follow up with three examples.

One...
Here we have three elegant gaudy frames which overwhelm the photos within them.  It's a quick fix for your related not-so-good-lookers.  Put them next to other bigger stuff on the wall and they become even less noticeable.

There.

Two...
It's your house, and your guests, even as photos, should meet your high standards.  Might I suggest hiring this man to turn your loved ones into animals.

 There.

Three...
When you do come across fine-faced family fellows use them over and over.  Claim them as twins or triplets of you want.  Again- your house, your rules, anything goes if you say so.

There.