Stolen from the Screen
There are movies that I watch from time to time purely to draw style inspiration from them. Movies that have such rich set or costume designs that I find myself wanting to move onto the movie set or steal the entire offerings of the wardrobe department. Obviously neither of these are very practical (or realistic) solutions for my design lust, which is precisely why I’m starting this new series, Stolen From The Screen – style inspirations stolen from the big & little screens.
First on the lust list is Practical Magic. I know, I know…I admit that it is a far cry from a life changing, eye opening cinematic experience. In all honesty, it’s pretty bland and predictable. But what the movie lacks in compelling storytelling it more than makes up for in set design.
The soft, aged creamy white that fills each room, the antiques scattered about, the battered wood, the old weathered books, the accents of copper & iron, aged mortar & pestles filled with the homegrown herbs that are drying in the kitchen and bottles of various mysterious tinctures filling the cabinets…the history, warmth & curiosities just make me want to climb into the house, pull up a cauldron & get to casting some spells.
Practical Magic
1 – antique parisian opera glasses :: 2 – girl in a dress :: 3 – amber bottles :: 4 – vintage cutting board :: 5 – encyclopedia of 5000 spells :: 6 – natural branch shaker flat broom :: 7 – copper & tin cloche :: 8 – vintage wood crate :: 9 – vintage spice box :: 10 – brass mortar & pestle :: 11 – jasper dining chair
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
image:: the owens sisters – laura jane tolton :: via polaroid cupcake :: via bohemea
