Put a bird on Muriel Brandolini

I should probably stop posting anything to do with birds.  The terrible title of this post is evidence that it comes up a lot.  But here's the thing:  birds are one of those things that are classic in design and just happen to be super trendy and possibly overdone these past two years or so.

The nice part of this is the trickle down effect.

I blogged about this room from Muriel Brandolini when I was planning a project to display kid art.  Here.

And guess what?

Bam, a knock off.

While I am officially too old to shop clothes at Urban Outfitters, I love the way they keep fresh trends cheap.  I would consider that decal for my powder room, come to think of it...

Creative Photo Display from a surprising source

I'm a huge fan of the extensive gallery wall for family photos (among other things).  I know, big surprise.  I did it here and here and here and here.  And here.  I have my methods, but it is interesting to see the kits popping up around the big box shops.

Well, Urban Outfitters is getting in on the action.  They offer this gallery wall collection of 10 frames for just $39. (Also comes in gold(!) or white.)

But they also offer a ton of other options.  These are pretty casual for me, but super fun, very inexpensive, and feel like they fit right in to that sort of "undecorated" vibe that's big these days.

Picture Window, 2 for $25

Cable Photo Holder, $8 or 2 for $10

Mobile Spider Frame, sale $10 (regular $12)

4x6 Baltic Ribbon Triple Frame, $29

Picture Window Wide, $15 or 2 for $25

Fun, right?  Where would you use one of these?  would you group the photos by theme?