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| Pow! Home décor gets pop art punch |
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| By Kim Cook, Associated Press |
Friday, October 09, 2009 |
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Texan collector and decorator Andrea Reed grew up in a home filled with pop art, and she and her husband are continuing the tradition.
The couple painted their own living room six times, plucking from the Pantone candy box of orange, blue and pinky-purple. Other parts of the house also have received the pop art treatment, including the kitchen, which has a rainbow on the pantry. With a white fiberglass sofa, ball chair and zingy graphics throughout the house, Reed’s on top of a trend that swings in and out like a “Solid Gold” dancer.
With our continued interest in mid-century decor, it’s no surprise to see pop art back for a visit.
Pop art was a major mover in late 1960s and ’70s decor. The space race inspired futuristic furnishings, and designers were influenced by a generation experimenting with free-spirited ideas. Think of Roy Lichtenstein’s blown-up comic book art; “2001: A Space Odyssey”; Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s soup can. The style is characterized by emphatic colors, strong graphics and bold furniture.
There are many ways to add a bit of “pop” to your rooms with furniture, accent pieces and color. Don’t worry about kitsch; this is all about being fun and fresh.
Add Inmod’s curvy Aarnio-style ball chair, Sputnik light fixture and a bigger-than-life wall graphic and you’re well on your way to putting the word “mod” back in your vocabulary.
Design Toscano has a flirty, lip-shaped chair in red, and Innermost’s Kapow pendant light is a groovy tangle of white spirals.
Or consider comic book art: It complements this decor well with intense hues and lively imagery. British decoupage artist Amelia Coward covers home accessories and chairs in comic book pages, and will do custom projects through her Bombus studio.
Surfaceview, also in the United Kingdom, will ship a ready-to-frame or ready-framed repro art panel from a vintage comic; Silver Surfer, The Hulk and romance comics are striking. Add a playful element to adult spaces with Roommates’ giant Iron Man decal, or a mural composed of dozens of Marvel comic book covers.
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Two’s Company launched a fun collection of pop art accessories this summer. They include comic-book alliterative words like “Pow!” and “Wham!” printed on trinket boxes and frames.
With shag rugs, hip modern furniture, shots of black and white to punch up the bright hues, and an array of audacious graphics, the groove is right on. So let your inner Austin Powers loose in a room or two this fall. Pow!
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