The World Gone Flat

In other home decorating news, the Fiance and I are moving this weekend into a sci-fi, futuristic condo. I really did prefer creaky wood floors and dinged up fireplaces, but the move was a little unexpected. So off we go, wheee! And as a bit of a nerd/gadget luster, I am using the new place as an opportunity to indulge in my more modern aesthetics (which coincidentally, will coordinate with my impending new "mod wife" wardrobe).



And in my decorating quests, I have noticed a curious thing. The world has gone flat! What started, at least for me, as some interesting and quirky wall decals at good ol’ UO a year ago has quietly seeded a movement. On my new favorite shopping channel, http://www.etsy.com/, you can get the dog you always wanted, the birds you aren’t allowed to have, or the tree you can’t grow, in any color under the sun.






With some further perusing, I was startled to find flat candelabras, etched in acrylic, a type of "ghost" accessory.




Then there were the cuckoo clocks at Target that were nothing but a silhouette.



I am not quite sure where it started. Possibly with the ghost chair? Or was it those flattened wall vases that Pottery Barn carried a couple of years ago?




Regardless of its genesis, I think the growing popularity reflect the consciousness of a generation that is growing up but not quite ready to bite the Fancy China bullet. But me, heh heh, I am just interested in them because their novelty meets the Jetson aesthetic of my new place! Heh heh. Although I did worry about them being too collegiate, I realized that I don’t know any 20 year old who is all that interested in candelabras…