22 Comments

1. christy @ White Willow Vintage on 08/10/2009:

   When ever I need a little pick me up I check out your blog and it typically does the trick…..you did not disappoint today. I just ask that if you decide to go up in flames please send me the ENTIRE contents of your home first. I'll pay for shipping and handling.

   Oh and YES – to the globes in a huge way.

2. Hannah on 08/10/2009:

   I share your concern. I like them but I'm a little 'eh' but I love your coffee table a whole bunch.

3. Beth on 08/10/2009:

   LOVES the globes. Maybe if you are over it you can send them to Ohio.

4. Anna on 08/11/2009:

   I'm still into globes. It takes awhile to amass a collection of cool ones, so I'll probably be into them for a little bit longer.

5. April S. on 08/11/2009:

   I think globes are pretty classic, but they have been a bit omnipresent as of late. I still like 'em though. Plus they're super handy (unless you have a trendy vintage one, which might be misleading).

6. greavesdesign on 08/11/2009:

   I was just thinking about that today… how certain objects become collection worthy and why. (and what will the NEXT thing be)?
   Globes + typewriters are still the biggies. In some ways it does get a bit cliché, however there is no denying that they are beautiful objects…

7. Anonymous on 08/11/2009:

   i like the globes.
   just don't put a collection of birds or owls next to it.

8. Jules on 08/11/2009:

   Pottery Barn has globes this season. I think there's your answer. (But they are still incredibly awesome, damn them.)

9. Suzanne on 08/11/2009:

   anarchy AND prettiness! you rebel, you.

10. Tikimama on 08/11/2009:

    I say, do what you like. Wait out Potter Barn and the mags and designers. Trends pass. I YOU aren't interested any more, different story. Vintage globes intrigue me, though, because of the changes, sort of a look back in time.

11. Tikimama on 08/11/2009:

    "IF" YOU – duh. Sorry.

12. googiemel on 08/11/2009:

    Mad Men starts up again in a few days!

13. Anonymous on 08/11/2009:

    We have many maps and a few globes around our house. My husband was a geography major and loves maps. For us, regardless if they are in style or not…we will have them.

    Dawn Marie

14. Vicki @ Piccolo Takes All on 08/11/2009:

    You may be feeling that globes are ubiquitous, but look at the REAL homes you visit. I would venture to guess you are the only one in your circle with globes. Sometimes the internet gives us a skewed sense of reality.

15. lisa mertins on 08/11/2009:

    globes are good on so many levels. the old ones for a peek into the past and anything big and round works in my book…

16. Jennifer on 08/11/2009:

    I think globes transcend trendiness, especially the vintage ones, because there is a sense of a different time and place, as others have said. I love seeing Siam on my vintage 50s globe where Thailand "should" be, etc. etc. Plus, I love to travel, so they're a reminder of that passion as well. And I like blue.

17. Laura [What I Like] on 08/11/2009:

    Thumbs down I think…I like the really old globes that have countries that don't exist anymore, but somehow a trio of globes feels a little trite to me.

18. my little apartment on 08/11/2009:

    yeah, I know what you mean. my globes have been in a tupperware tub for a few months and I've lost the desire to get them out.

19. Anonymous on 08/11/2009:

    everything looks better spray painted black…..you've proven it! worth a try….

20. Juli on 08/12/2009:

    I hear ya, but I still like them!
    And lol to Anonymous above – could be interesting…though part of the fun of a globe is looking at all the places in the world and day dreaming…

21. FROM THE RIGHT BANK on 08/12/2009:

    I've always loved globes because I'm a big traveler. But I have to say that seeing them everywhere makes me want to give mine up. "Set the world on fire" – love it.

22. down and out chic on 08/13/2009:

    i really like the globes…A LOT!