courtesy of jean paul gaultier, fall 2010.

{via chateau thombeau and coutorture.}

...begins with a poodle.  just like we suspected.

may your weekend be best in show, darlings!

xoxo,
tula

{life magazine, circa 1956 via the fabulous design watcher.}

hold your horses, kittens...

roy rogers' famous equine co-star, trigger, was placed on christie's auction block yesterday and wrangled up $266,000.

sure, i thought roy's sidekick would lasso more bucks.  however, i was more shocked that the celebrity steed was up for sale.  poor trigger.

{left: roy & trigger;  right:  roy's stuffed sidekick.}

but, as you know, at WHORANGE, it's all about the love.  so, let's celebrate the fact that during trigger's illustrious career, he learned many nifty tricks including untying ropes and dancing the hula.

yes, trigger danced the hula!

and, for those of us who want to experience our own trigger effect, there is always the moooi life-sized horse lamp.  pony up, people!

as we always say at WHORANGE -- dream big, kittens.  dream big.

xoxo

{dreaming about shoes, poncho and lupita screenprint by sol linero over at the working proof.  via sub studio.}

...equal sunken treasure.

{top to bottom:  mid-century living room tropical paradise via chateau thombeau;  sunken living room via the evanskey;  mid-century time capsule home for sale - des moines via 50s pam;  eero saarinen's miller house via atomic indy;  the practical encyclopedia of good decorating & home improvement via heath and the blt boys.}

it's that time of the month again, kittens -- time for WHORANGE'S monthly pad.

this month's pad comes to us from fitzsimmons architects who gloriously actualized the oklahoma home of wayne coyne of the flaming lips.

filled with hidden passage ways, "dragon egg" sunken bathing pods, and lots of natural light, the flaming lips house is a fantastical fixture and music studio in the middle of a troubled neighborhood in oklahoma.  wayne actually grew up in the neighborhood and is committed to revitalizing his community along with his wife.

and...as a finishing touch, a 50 dragon will eventually be perched upon the rooftop!  as well it should be.

after all, every magical pad deserves a dragon.  PERIOD.

{all images via fitzsimmons architects.}

if you'd like your home to be considered for WHORANGE'S montly pad, please drop me a line at [email protected].  feel free to include two non-flash, composed, sexy pix of your darling den.  no nudity required.  xoxo.

have a wonderful weekend, darlings!  and, as always -- stay bouncy.

xoxo,
tula

{from the magnificent melvin sokolsky "bubble" series, circa 1963.}

these craveable creatures may look chalky, but they won't rub away because they are forever preserved in wax, paper, oil, and an antique frame.

fawn over amy ruppel's entire carbon copy collection here.

{via the always delish poppytalk.}

...isn't she?

but, let's admit it, kittens...you and i would look even better.

{motorola, 1961, via plan 59.}

vs. whoranging with sharks

{sweater shark by minimarket; jonathan adler neptune placemat (18.00);  fishes dangerous to man book, 1969 via aquavelvet.}