A couple of weeks ago I featured Boston area designer Kristina Crestin’s own powder room, replete with faux animal heads as the “Room to Love” in the Boston Globe Address section. She had purchased a safari’s worth of these papier-mache animal sculptures from West Elm for a client, but when they didn’t work out she decided to use them herself. The effect is whimsical and rustic, and led to no shortage of potential headlines, none of which we could use. (“Turds With Friends,” “Ass Menagerie,” and so on.)
Antlers and actual taxidermy (real animal heads) are still a thing among a certain set, and always will be, but fashion forward interior designers and design-y blogger types are much more into faux animal heads of late. Papier mache zebra heads, resin deer heads in neon hues with sparkly antlers, rattan steer heads, and plush tiger, elephant, and puppy dog heads are kind of everywhere, especially in well turned out nurseries. (Triple point score of the walls are black too.)
Here are 29 rooms that showcase faux animal heads in bedrooms, nurseries, living rooms, kitchens, libraries, and of course, Krestin’s powder room. Be on the lookout tomorrow for a killer (sorry) faux animal head buying guide.
Photo by Marcel Page
Interior design by Tineke Triggs of Artistic Designs for Living
Interior design by Platform Home Staging
Photo by Sonja Speck
Interior design by Dawna Jones Design
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Photo by Brita Sönnichsen
@eliseraquel on Instagram
Interior design by Jamie Drake • Architectural Digest
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Thom Filicia • American Beauty
Interior design by Nimu
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Home of Cristina Olsen & Bjorn Bunch • The Guardian
Interior design by Mat Sanders of Consort Design
Photo by Daniel Collopy • Domaine
Jonathan Adler’s office • Kelly Go Lightly
Interior design by Alex Fulton
Photo by Chris Snook
The Everygirl
House & Garden UK
Interior design by Luci Dibley-Westwood
Interior design by Sinclair & Moore Events
Photo by Matthew Land Studios • Style Me Pretty
Interior design by illustrator Chloe Fleury of
Interior design by Kelly Slot of Kelly Christine Studio
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S H O P the L O O K
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