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We're off to the lake for the weekend....closing up the place for the long cold winter. Thought that I would leave you with this post about my favorite store...Anthropologie....
As many of you know I have an ongoing love affair with with this fabulous place.....I live on the same road as this favorite store of mine and drive by it at least twice a day....on my way back and forth to work...
Anthro is famous for its spectacular and creative displays....Sometimes I stop just to wander through, breathe in the inspiration and clear my mind....it really does calm me after a long day at the office.....
Their displays are so ingenious....the inspiration never ends...I love these fabric medallions.....
Combining simple, everyday objects with the fabrics and details of beautiful and unique women's wear....
Look at these paper airplanes made from old maps...all flying their string routes....
...culminating in this chandelier of paper planes...
A trio of fabulous paper and beaded floral shadow boxes...
Simple tags with a big impact...
Don't you love their use of natural cotton here? Anthro displays always mix things up to create contrast...different textures...old and new....elegance with rustic elements...the surprise mix produces such interesting vignettes...love the mirrored chest of drawers next to the logs of wood....
This industrial table used for display contrasts with delicate bottles of perfume, soaps and feminine items...
Chunky glass votive holders rest among cotton balls in an old wooden trencher...
Gray flannel ruffles decorate this lampshade...
This picture was taken back in August and I'm glad I took it then...I just love the moss in the center of this piece....it has now been changed and has a brightly patterned fabric in the center....
This chandelier would be so perfect in the Adirondacks at the lake house...
Loving this canopy over the bed...
The friendly, hardworking and professional salespeople at the Anthro store near me are always so helpful...it is a well organized and maintained shop. No matter how many times I wander through...I always feel welcome and am greeted warmly. They are an upbeat and stylish group and seem to really enjoy their work environment....which adds to the ambiance of the place...
Always drawn to wire....have some old wire locker baskets of my own....Dan bought me one of these mugs for Christmas a few years ago...
A beachy boardwalk driftwood display ....spectacular...
I asked permission before I took these photographs but took them quickly on my lunch hour...For more professional and wonderful pictures of displays at Anthropologie....click here...
I especially LOVE the ones with the books...
There is also a new reality type show called "Man Shops Globe" which is about Keith Johnson, the buyer for Anthropologie and follows him all over the world as he searches out and finds the fascinating merchandise this store is known for. It is an eight part series on the Sundance Channel and I believe it started this week....have you seen it?
