Some people decorate with Hermes boxes.
Call me crazy, but there's another orange box that's been making me more excited lately.
Thanks to Karen at Strictly Simple Style, I was able to order yet another Le Creuset item in my favorite color, Caribbean Blue. I got a grilling pan and I'm so excited to give it a try.
Tracking down the images above from Traditional Home and Sara Story's portfolio, I find myself thinking back to when I was in middle school, when I'd search through the bag of shopping bags my mother kept to fish out the very best brand name I could for my lunch. On days when I could find a Saks or Tiffany bag, I was pretty excited. Looking back, I'm sort of embarrassed that I did this, but I chalk it up to a materialistic atmosphere in my school or town. The one Hermes box I own is tucked away in a drawer, protecting the scarf an aunt gave me. I don't see any need to let visitors know that I have it.
What do you think of this use of Hermes boxes? How about the shopping bag? Would you do this in your home?
Nope!
ReplyDeleteam not a name dropper nor..
name shopper..
except in certain instances..
Good Will!
there is where I find most of my clothes..
(certain "brands" seem to be made for me..
therefore I purchase...not for the name, but for the QUALITY and the FIT!)
my home is comfortable,
where one is at ease to put your feet up,
removing a feline off the stool if necessary..
books galore..
favorite photos of family and friends..
nothing trendy.. nor faddish..
just comfortable and homey..
and not a BRAND name in sight!
warm sandy hugs..
Loui♥
Tempting, but no, too pretentious. Though I love me some Hermes, and own a few which i worked hard for. It's enough to know I have them and wear them! Am a fan of using containers as decoration, however, and I do have stacks of multi colored circular boxes (cardboard) in my office, (from Ikea) which i stack and restack on a regular basis, but they're functional and hold everything from stamps to shoppers club cards. Who has enough space to store empty boxes???
ReplyDeleteThere is a small part of me that wants an Hermes scarf, but not enough to actually buy one. Maybe one day. But I would NEVER display the boxes. That's just tacky. (And I do mean it that way.)
ReplyDeleteI love the use of the orange. A couple of years ago, there was a Cristo installation called "Gates" which were a series of orange cloth panels throughout Central Park in NYC. I loved it. Because it was done in winter (and overcast), my pictures didn't come out that well, and I looked on the internet for a photo to purchase. The picture of the model made me think of it.
ReplyDeleteI love the box shapes, I love the color. But how pretentious!! It's almost as bad as when you see Louis Vuitton luggage used in photo shoots.
ReplyDeleteIn school I was a total shopping bag addict. Same as you.