Grrrrrrrr! Animal prints are hot!

Seems like everywhere we look we see animal prints – decorator magazines, designer websites, high end home furnishings catalogs and department stores. Leopard, zebra, cheetah, giraffe, alligator, snakeskin – it’s all hot!

And even better, it’s classic. Throughout the 20th century, fashion and design turned again and again to animal prints; many of us personally recall the leopard collars and cuffs of the 1960s. Weren’t we sophisticated?

Here at Antiques on Cannon we’re pretty inspired; it’s got our decorator juices flowing! In fact, it must be contagious – I no sooner started writing this blog than our great animal print finds started flying out of the shop. No matter, we’re always on the prowl. For now, we are pleased to offer vintage belts in leopard and snakeskin, faux alligator travel cases, reptile purses – even our signature zebra print hide rug (not old, but classic!).

We updated some great retro pieces, like a 1950s blonde dining room set and a rattan daybed, with a fabulous cheetah print and they were a big hit – all the way out the door! So next up we’ll recover a Lucite stool, some little benches, and see what other treasures we can find. The hunt is on again!

Let your wild-ness run free –
marilyn