Pillow Talk

As you can probably imagine, Blogland, I am of the camp that one truly cannot have too many pillows. That being said, I am often waging battle with my husband, who takes the word pillow to mean bed pillow, despite the dangerous potential for violence at the hands of his sweet and gentle spouse! Yes, I meant me, Blogland. I absolutely adore these 3 pillows that I got this past weekend at Portland Expo. I bought them from Randy of Madison Park, his fantastic shop in Portland. They have such incredible handmade detail, soft faded fabric, and those shells as trim? Love it! I also gravitate toward funky vintage souvenir pillows. This one is one of my favorites. Love the bright punch of color!
Or this pillow made (by Matthew Culbert/Pacific Gallery in Seattle) from an actual painting done on canvas.
This one was probably made from a hooked rug. I cannot seem to get enough of the birds, can I?

I was in Pacific Gallery yesterday in Seattle. O!M!G! Blogland, this place is seriously inspiring, and packed with incredible pieces, from fine European antiques, to uber-cool industrial finds. One of their visionary vendors is Mathew Culbert; card reads M.Culbert (no website or blog listed). His creativity amazes me. Yes, those are swings hung under a tent within his space. Mathew creates light fixtures from salvage, like wire, pipe, and clothespins (above, below left), and always seems to have some deliciously high-end dogbed about, maybe dressed in cariboo fur for your puppy's ultimate in chic and cozy.

He also upholsters, and makes many of the pillows you see around the store. If you make a trek to Seattle, Pacific Gallery is worth the trip. Don't miss Mathew's space. Not that you could!