Sumner Design Studio

Continuing the theme of animal-shaped furniture, is it wrong that I think this is really cool?

I first spotted it in House Beautiful several months ago, and I keep coming back to it.  It’s described as a bench, but at 30″ from the floor to the top of the back, that’s one tall bench!  Still, I love how realistic it is, and you can pose the head and ears.  I would love to see this at the foot of a bed, or in the corner of a bedroom – it’s certainly more interesting than that old chair I throw my clothes on!

I am absolutely crazy for furniture with animal feet.  I don’t know how it happened – I used to think it was ugly, but now I can’t get enough.  And lately no one seems to be doing animal feet quite as well as Oly, who were already one of my favorite furniture manufacturers.  I love this table, it always makes me think of Mr. Tumnus from The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe:

Am I right?  And what about this chair – doesn’t it look like it wants to walk around the house with you sitting in it?

But I think my favorite is this bench.  It’s a little bit scary, but in the good way.  Someday this will be at the foot of my bed.