#rugs & carpets

[zegalba]

Xu Bing: 'Tiger-Skin Carpet' (2011)

made of thousands of cigarettes, is a massive display of desire, seduction, and danger - ideas that have been associated with tobacco and also predominant in the human history. The title "Honor and Splendor" #1 # not only hints on the brand of the cigarettes, E ("Wealth"), but also alludes to what tiger-skin carpet symbolizes: luxury and status.

[toyastales]

Well that is one captivating image.

[nomadhues]

What do you think about this cozy place?

[moodboard-d]

[mapsontheweb]

Rug patterns throughout Iran

[flowersforfrancis]

Antique red rugs ♡

[colorful-horses]

Built a hurdy gurdy

[cileklipalet]

[ilikeit-art]

Unveil the mesmerizing "Carpet Field" in Antalya, Turkey, where summer transforms wheat fields into a vibrant tapestry of handmade carpets.

As the sun blazes, hundreds of acres are adorned with carpets woven with intricate patterns and bold hues. These works of art are not mere decorations but symbols of heritage and skilled craftsmanship.

For days, the carpets bask under the sun's embrace, undergoing a remarkable metamorphosis. Harmful bacteria and insects vanish, while the colors subtly shift, blossoming into soft, pastel tones that shimmer like a desert sunrise.

[dardasht]

Persian Carpet/ Lilian pattern/ Iran

[killyridols]

senza titolo by alighiero boetti, 1994, wool & cotton carpet, 385 × 296 centimeters

[itscolossal]

Persian Carpets Merge With Crumbling Concrete in Jason Seife’s Elaborate Paintings

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Garden Carpet, 1800, Safavid Period, Iran.

[mrs-trophy-wife]

[bonboony]

[deadliestpieceontheboard]

Abby's House

Based on all descriptions from TFC to TSC, here we have the two-cars-driveway one-storey-tall Fox-HQ/home of our dear Abby Winfield.

I had to reroute what I had first imagined to fit both a realistic floor plan for the early 2000s and descriptions, but I really like the end result.

Close to the front door is the kitchen, and from its door one can easily slip down to the hallway to the bedrooms, as Andrew does in Neil's first visit.

They all eat in the kitchen itself, and the table can fit all the monsters plus Abby and Wymack, so I guess they had to squeeze in an extra chair for Neil.

There is a separate TV room where they watch the Thanksgiving parade, and I also added a sunken sitting room and an office.

The piano in the sitting room is from this HC I have that Abby and Wymack get Kevin one for Christmas so he can get a new hobby (and justify to himself that it'll help his fine motors skills he still has trouble with from the injury). In the office, the couch is a pull-out so more people can be housed if necessary.

The private area is fairly simple: the guest bedroom has enough space to fit extra mattresses on the floor, and the bathroom is one door down the left from Abby's bedroom, just as Jean notes in TSC.

Abby's room is where Jean stays in, since he notes jewellery sitting on the dresser. It also has a TV and an extra chair where his visitors sit, and the side tables lay low (or maybe Jean is just too tall). While he was there, Abby covered the window with a thick blanket.