{"id":2868,"date":"2014-12-16T17:49:41","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T17:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/?p=2868"},"modified":"2019-01-29T15:38:25","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T15:38:25","slug":"accessory-of-the-week-taxidermy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/accessory-of-the-week-taxidermy\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessory of the week: taxidermy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this chilly weather it&#8217;s only appropriate to dress your house accordingly. I think taxidermy, although (arguably) unethical, is a cool and stylish way of dressing up your home for winter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The warm colour of the fur will add a depth to your space, and it&#8217;s a lot of fun wandering around old charity or antique shops finding the perfect piece to suit your home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are a few ideas on how to accessorise your space with bite&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">p<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Traditional<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The traditional deer head will always look effortlessly cool, especially if you pair it with this New York loft. Team with simplistic, modern furniture to complete the look.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/loft1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2871\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/loft1.jpg\" alt=\"taxidermy\" width=\"600\" height=\"996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/loft1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/loft1-301x500.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/firsthome.tumblr.com\/post\/79975261731\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">p<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Home office<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you need something to spice up your home office, look no further than a kudu head hanging from your wall. It&#8217;s the ultimate decadent accessory and will work perfectly if you&#8217;re looking to add a touch of masculinity to your space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kudu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2872\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kudu.jpg\" alt=\"kudu\" width=\"630\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kudu.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kudu-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kudu-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.remodelista.com\/posts\/the-designer-is-in-brad-ford-at-home-in-nyc\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">p<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>In the bedroom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the ultimate shock factor, go for some really weird animals. This mother of a buffalo suspended above your bed would freak out the most resilient of guests, especially paired with a precarious peacock balancing on the rafters. Just make sure they&#8217;re on the wall behind your bed so you don&#8217;t get a shock when you wake up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/buffalo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2873\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/buffalo.jpg\" alt=\"buffalo taxidermy\" width=\"600\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/buffalo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/buffalo-377x500.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thedesignfiles.net\/2012\/10\/brisbane-home-michael-zavros-alison-kubler\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">p<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Quirky<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you don&#8217;t want your taxidermy accessory to completely overwhelm your space, choose a small but quirky example. How about this little squirrel in a boat? It won&#8217;t shock guests and will be a fantastic talking point!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Granola_TheTaxidermist14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2875\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Granola_TheTaxidermist14.jpg\" alt=\"squirrel\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/creativity-online.com\/work\/granola-the-taxidermist\/35836\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">p<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Incidentally, if you ever happen to be in Alberta, Canada, there is a world famous\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gopherholemuseum.ca\/\">gopher museum.<\/a>\u00a0The town was overrun with them so some clever soul stuffed them and put them in strange scenarios &#8211; weddings, boxing matches. Definitely worth a look if you&#8217;re in the area!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">p<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this chilly weather it&#8217;s only appropriate to dress your house accordingly. I think taxidermy, although (arguably) unethical, is a cool and stylish way of dressing up your home for winter. The warm colour of the fur will add a depth to your space, and it&#8217;s a lot of fun wandering around old charity or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,18,327],"tags":[51,55,56,59,388,170,366],"class_list":["post-2868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips-and-hints","category-useful-resources","category-vintage-2","tag-curtain-styles","tag-decor","tag-decorating","tag-design","tag-taxidermy","tag-vintage","tag-winter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2868"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5338,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2868\/revisions\/5338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}