I feel I have to talk about this article, The New Antiquarians from last Week’s New York Times. It’s been on my mind for almost a week, and in my book that means it deserves a mention.

The homes featured are like a movie sets or cool shops. But those things are temporary. To me, the thought of living in a a taxidermy-filled curiosity shop and calling it home, is creepy. But I’m also intrigued…

In a way, as creeped out as it makes me, I think there is something  strangely beautiful about it. Am I discovering my own suppressed personal style? No, but It  did make me wonder. It reminds me of a childhood spent in thrift shops, antique stores, on nature excursions, at the Natural History Museum and an occasional visit to a odd taxidermy-filled pet shop to buy fish (honestly it was the best spot in  town).  But by a twist of decorating fate my preferred style to live in is still vintage-inspired but less well…dead (not sure that was the word I wanted, it is but no less accurate).

This had to be the most interesting design article I’ve read in a long time (I’ve been carrying around with me since last Thursday). I love reading about how people live and it challenged me a bit  on my own concepts of beauty. There is no personal seismic design shift happening because, though it’s oddly beautiful and a bit ironic, I don’t like this style. But it pushed me outside of my design bubble and that I like.

I’d love to hear what you think… Love it,  Hate it, Don’t Really Care? Drop me a line in the comments box…