Ceramic Flower - Flower Purple 11

Ceramic Flower - Flower Purple 11I was never one to follow trends in home decor, but there it was, beckoning to me from the window of an impossibly hip boutique a ceramic flower that looked like it had mated with a sea urchin and produced something devastatingly chic. The petals, if you could call them that, jutted out at angles that would make a geometry teacher weep with joy, all in a shade of purple that brought to mind those fancy French macarons my sister is always raving about.

my tabletop's future looked as bright as the glaze on my new floral friend

a reminder that sometimes the best things in life are completely artificial

pretending to grasp why someone would want their wall to look like it was being gently colonized by ceramic sea life

I found myself Googling what to hang above a couch and kitchen wall decor at 3 AM

worship of Oden or pretty much anything traditionally associated with an authentic Viking lifestyle

and accessorize for the ultimate plant celebrity look

I'd catch myself admiring it while brushing my teeth or waiting for the coffee to brew

If flowers attended high school

which is a relief because if it were green

a grown adult

a constant reminder that I'd chosen to decorate my space with the botanical equivalent of a trust fund baby

When it comes to the eternal question of what to hang on a wall