Decorating Style (8 Comments)
After last Christmas, I decided to go the “minimal” route and leave most of my knick-knacks packed away. Even a beautiful object doesn’t look good under a coat of dust. Also, even though I try, there are the odd balls, stuffed toy, sock or airplane being thrown around which can wreck an artfully laid out display in seconds. Then, there are the little hands that just have to move things around and re-organize the display. It wasn’t worth playing havoc with my control issues to have it all out.
This Autumn as the leaves started to turn, I thought it would be nice to put out a few “fallish” items to celebrate the season. But everywhere I turned I found the spot already “decorated”
On top of the piano.
On the antique buffet.
Here’s a detail of the tractor- the other tractor gets hooked up to the “implement” every other day. You know, for variety.
On the printer.
On the shelf.
The shelf and printer are unique because they not only have tractors but also have airplanes. The airplanes were there first and then it was decided that it was the season for tractors. A close up of the planes.
They are everywhere. I don’t know where this decorator came from or who gave him permission to decorate my house but come Christmas time I’m staging a coup! I will take back what is mine! There will be no lights on tractors! No shining balls on airplanes! I am woman and I am strong!
Who is with me?!
You go! And good luck with that, lol. I have to say that they are cute tractors and planes. It could be an original idea to decorate them. Oh wait, I just thought of something. If he decorates does he clean? That might be a good trade off.
Comment by Lindsey — October 30, 2008 @ 2:42 pm
He has good taste. Although it might be noted that the tractor on top of the printer is a little overkill for the implements…
And your pictures are really nice and crisp. I particularly like the one on top of the piano, the lighting is superb.
Comment by KimberlyD — October 30, 2008 @ 5:34 pm
Ahhhhhh !!! The industrial look. Hope the harvest was good. Looks like a grandson thing to me.
Murph
Comment by Mom and Murph — October 30, 2008 @ 5:48 pm
I’ll see your tractors and raise you a combine and a Happy Apple.
Oh, my, to see the future of my house on your blog. Not unnerving exactly but definitely amusing!
Comment by kn. — October 31, 2008 @ 2:14 pm
He doesn’t clean- but he does like to push the vacuum around for me.
The implements on the printer are a drag behind corn harvester and the wagon that the corn shoots into. So I think he has it right. There is another tractor right behind the wagon so that may have confused things. The tractor is about to run into the Bomber though.
By Christmas it’ll be past Farming Season so he’ll probably be OK with taking them down. I hope, anyway.
Comment by JustMe — October 31, 2008 @ 2:26 pm
Aw, leave them up. They’re just the right color for Christmas decorations! Just add a few green Christmas bulbs (NOT green equipment!) and maybe a few evergreen boughs, and you’re set for the holidays.
If his tractors and airplanes are all used as decor, what does he play with? Are they taken down to farm the carpet, then returned to their shelves?
Comment by Arat — November 3, 2008 @ 6:49 am
Oh man! You are turning on me!
Sigh. I guess I can put little angles in the driver seats. Mary and the Baby Jesus in a wagon. The Magi trailing behind.
He takes them down if he “needs” them and puts them back. He has so many that he can trade them around as needed. He doesn’t play with the planes too much anymore although he still likes them.
At the moment his main fascination seems to be cars and trucks. They, so far, are not decorating the place.
Comment by JustMe — November 3, 2008 @ 9:19 am
LOL – cute. In our house, the doll house people would be driving the farm equipment. 🙂
Comment by Audra Marie — November 4, 2008 @ 6:07 pm