Spotted! A Unicorn Rears its Head ... and More Magical Sightings
Taxidermy is so yesterday. The mythical horned creature, sometimes golden, is taking the decorating spot of animal heads
You don’t need to be a manic pixie dream girl (cue any Zooey Deschanel character to illustrate) or a mermaid-at-heart (there is a legit pop culture mermaid movement right now) to appreciate the stylishly strategic placement of a unicorn in your home. Cue these examples:
Fit for a princess
You can expect to see a unicorn in a little girl’s room, but one with a golden starburst background makes it look even more special.
You can expect to see a unicorn in a little girl’s room, but one with a golden starburst background makes it look even more special.
Stairway to heaven
Take the awkward out of an odd-shaped space with a statement-making focal point.
Take the awkward out of an odd-shaped space with a statement-making focal point.
Golden touch
Make your yellow accents look more precious with golden decor.
Make your yellow accents look more precious with golden decor.
A little bit of country, a little bit of rock-and-roll
Mixing styles (here, there’s farmhouse, industrial and contemporary)? Throw in a unicorn head to tie it all together with an eclectic exclamation mark.
Mixing styles (here, there’s farmhouse, industrial and contemporary)? Throw in a unicorn head to tie it all together with an eclectic exclamation mark.
Gone antiquing
Lighten up your antiques and found objects with a baby unicorn as the centrepiece.
Lighten up your antiques and found objects with a baby unicorn as the centrepiece.
Picture this
Unicorn makes an understated appearance in this chic black-and-white bedroom, in a monochromatic portrait.
Unicorn makes an understated appearance in this chic black-and-white bedroom, in a monochromatic portrait.
Escape with books
Frame a pretty vignette of your favourite tomes with majestic unicorn bookends.
Frame a pretty vignette of your favourite tomes with majestic unicorn bookends.
Three-dimensional pieces
A flatpack unicorn head is less frilly, more DIY in look, and very hipster.
A flatpack unicorn head is less frilly, more DIY in look, and very hipster.
Spot the unicorn
The gold, flat emblem is a subtle way of sneaking in the mythical creature amidst framed butterflies and bugs.
The gold, flat emblem is a subtle way of sneaking in the mythical creature amidst framed butterflies and bugs.
Words can paint a picture
Where’s the unicorn here?
Where’s the unicorn here?
And here?
TELL US
What whimsical creatures do you like decorating with? Share a photo in the Comments section.
TELL US
What whimsical creatures do you like decorating with? Share a photo in the Comments section.
Add a touch of whimsy in a classic-but-minimalist bedroom with a couple of fairytale animals.