I bought a discontinued ottoman just like the one above at the Pottery Barn Outlet in Riverhead, NY for $70. Now I’m thinking about upholstering it with an old blanket since I have tons of moth eaten wool blankets from my grandparents lake house that I’ve been holding on to for just this sort of project…. Found via Aesthetic Outburst.
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I can’t see the picture!
That looks like a fun project! I like the pillow in the picture.
yes please!
That is a fantastic idea!
Love the picture as that’s the Hudson Bay series in Canada. Such an iconic print to us!
I like the idea of reupholstering the ottomon, especially with a blanket.
I can’t help though, as a historian and as a Canadian, cringe at that photo. Hudson’s Bay Company were an absolutely horrible company during the fur trade era and abused the Natives to no end. The design has a historical aspect to it that I can’t quite bring myself to ignore.
Also as a Canadian, I agree that the HBC was not an ethical or moral company in the 1700s when this blanket was first used. But to me as a Canadian, it doesn’t remind me of that past. It reminds me of the cabin, my parents having these blankets for all of us kids to crawl under and playing games all together. Also in terms f use, it’s been in the family for years and never deteriotated.
But I guess that’s what a good print is all about – associating it with a memory (whether good or bad).
HI Kaitlin and Shannon, I actually had no idea about the history of the blankets — thank you for your comments! I’m planning to use blankets made in Maine (with more of a plaid pattern), but I think the effect will be as cozy!
This is really a great idea, and a fantastic way to bring some haute cabin feeling to a city abode.
Shannon: I completely agree that a good print (or other design) is definitely about representation. And representations should be different for different people, for that is what makes design so interesting.