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In all honesty when I visit someone’s home for the first time and see a wall chalk full of unframed movie posters, I usually cringe internally. These home designers tend to be male, and this home decor usually indicates a “slacker/college” forever persona.

That is my stereotypical reaction to the withering Scarface poster and yellowed Pulp Fiction postcard thumb tacked to the wall. However I will say that sometimes it could be nice, artsy even. But that only applies to framed vintage movie posters in my opinion. Also the rest of the decor of the house or apartment must exude taste and class for this home decor to work.

When done right a unique movie poster can be charming and express the home owner’s eclectic tastes. Which is never a bad thing.

I like the following poster from an Unknown New York Beat Movie.  I think the feigned plagiarism is cool and arty. Plus since it’s an indie flick it doesn’t scream “trying to be cool” it just is.

Cost $15.96 (you save $3.99)

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Hello everyone,

It’s your favorite guest blogger back with another fabulous decorating idea. At the end of last year I was an intern for a wonderful band called The Dresden Dolls. They were in the process of looking for some unique artists to make some rockin’ band merchandise for them. That is when I discovered the website www.etsy.com. Have any of you seen this site? If you are crafty and love all things handmade, this is the site for you.

That is exactly where I found this week’s Home and Garden find. I am a vegetarian and am against animal cruelty of any kind. Hunting for sport is something else I am not a big fan of.

That’s why I was so happy to find this artist who makes these incredibly beautiful and unique mounted deer heads out of wallpaper and resin (which is just a fancy word for plastic).

For those of you not familiar with Etsy, each artist on the site has their own profile and their own store where they can sell their creations. This artist’s store name is Ruby’s Lounge.

Take a look at these:

Black & White Deer Head

Colorful Deer Head

Look at this! The Big, Bad Wolf!

Ruby proudly advertises that “No deer were harmed in the making of this craft!”.

Each deer is made to order, so allow 2-3 weeks for production. Each one is around $345. To purchase or browse Ruby’s Lounge for a custom made Deer Head, click here.

These are the only deer heads I definitely wouldn’t mind displaying in my home.

Everyone knows that Andy Warhol is famous for his Pop Art! From the infamous Marilyn Monroe prints to immortalizing a Campbell’s tomato soup can, Andy Warhol was the Prince of Pop in the 1950’s!

Most people are familiar with his famous works but I came across this poster from Andy Warhol called “Four Pandas” and I think it is absolutely adorable! I imagine it gracing the wall of a cultured child’s bedroom or in the living space of a fresh twenty something, heck it would even look nice in the hallway of an open minded older gent!

The beauty of art is, it’s open to interpretation. You see what you want to see or in this case you decorate how you want to decorate. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure as the old saying goes.

Price of poster - $44.99 

To shop or browse the Andy Warhol Poster “Four Pandas”, click here.