So if the actual content of my home decor could be said to have an aesthetic, it'd be "Hand-Me-Down Central." ;D
But yesterday, my stepdad installed a curio cabinet for me, so I was actually able to put out some decor things I specifically chose.
Here's the curio itself, full of bric-a-brac:
(https://s6.postimg.org/rmxrsh1up/Curio_full_7_Apr_2018_sm.jpg)
The bottom shelf holds a black metal and glass candle holder that I always called the "Cyrano candle holder," because when I got it, I had a black cat named Cyrano.
The candle holder:
(https://s6.postimg.org/48psgk72p/Cyrano_candle_holder_7_Apr_2018_crop_sm.jpg)
Bonus Cyrano himself:
(https://s6.postimg.org/rmrxlfff5/Cyrano_Halloween_2000.jpg)
(Because what else do you do when you have a black cat and you carve a jack-o-lantern but take a picture of cat and pumpkin together? ;) )
The third shelf of the curio:
(https://s6.postimg.org/8huiip7r5/Third_Shelf_of_Curio_with_ballerina_teddy_bear_and_rose_basket.jpg)
The figurines, L to R, are a ballerina, a teddy bear riding a rocking horse, and a porcelain basket trimmed with little porcelain roses.
The second shelf:
(https://s6.postimg.org/scgk4tf8x/Second_shelf_of_curio_with_black_and_white_cat_pair_girl_playin.jpg)
Here we have a pair of cats, one black and one white, trimmed in gold paint; a little girl playing the flute, and another rocking horse. The box beneath him once held chocolates, IIRC.
And the top shelf:
(https://s6.postimg.org/wycod5t29/Top_shelf_of_curio_with_cat_candle_cat_in_pot_Swarovski_crysta.jpg)
L to R, a white candle shaped like a cat, a tiny ginger cat in a pot, a Swarovski crystal cat with gold accents, a tiny gray cat in an upside-down hat, and a little porcelain Persian kitty.
Upon opening the boxes that held these figurines, I found some things I'd forgotten I had.
Control your shock that a calligrapher has a inkwell and pen holding stand:
(https://s6.postimg.org/gnckgw6ap/Brass_pen_holder_and_inkwell_with_inkwell_out_and_Carys_snooperv.jpg)
(With extra snoopervision by Carys.)
And a lovely German clock with a family of swans at the base:
(https://s6.postimg.org/wycod6vn5/German_Swan_Clock_7_Apr_2018_crop_sm.jpg)
You have some lovely things. We tend to call such things knick-knacks, curios (which is not unknown but uncommon in general parlance) is a much nicer term.
Lovely Curios, and the best thing about a curio cabinet is that you don't have to regularly dust your curios. Which is something I do with a paint brush just about every week. :D
Knick-knakes or curios, it is the little things that make your home your cozy nest. Glade to see you getting cozy with your home, DR.
Quote from: revanne on April 07, 2018, 05:35:00 PM
You have some lovely things. We tend to call such things knick-knacks, curios (which is not unknown but uncommon in general parlance) is a much nicer term.
Usually in the US, "knickknacks" means the figurines and so forth themselves, where "curio/curio cabinet" is where you put them. :D
Quote from: Laurna on April 07, 2018, 05:45:24 PM
Lovely Curios, and the best thing about a curio cabinet is that you don't have to regularly dust your curios. Which is something I do with a paint brush just about every week. :D
Knick-knakes or curios, it is the little things that make your home your cozy nest. Glade to see you getting cozy with your home, DR.
I specifically looked for a cabinet with a door, because both the dusting and also to keep a certain feline someone from knocking my things to the floor and likely breaking them. Curiosity killed a cat! :D
A lovely collection, DR.