Decor to Die For: What a Pos(t)er! Part Deux...

We lurve a good statement poster framed as art...

We have a few between us and our most favorite ever are our dueling For Like Ever posters that we basically got on the same day with out even knowing it!

And remember that shmantastic post about PPs (no sickos...politcal posters)

Who says posters can't wow your walls like an amazing piece of f.art (fine art to the shmancy set)

Gone are the days where we tape 'em or pin 'em up....(I mean your abode shouldn't resemble a dorm room...and neither should your dorm room for that matter)

When you see some of our new fave statement posters you will say buh bye push pins...hello frames!

And away we goooooooo... (wait, that's GO not Goo...FYI)

To start off this uber amazing post (hee hee) we couldn't not start with this rad poster called, "Why you should buy art"

It's pretty amazing...I might have to get one for our "Picture" wall to prove how art comes in every form...not just the uber $$$$.

Maybe it's because we as walking contradictions...uber girls meet total boys...we fell in love with this Masculine/Feminine print.

It's the perfect size to have matted and framed and can be thrown on an empty bathroom wall or above a bed for that great POP!

There is no such thing as enough is enough when it comes to Love and Vintage Cuteness themed prints when hung on a total pop/modern wall...or in a kitchen...or bathroom...or baby's room...or office...

When we came across this laser cut "poster" on Etsy, we got weak in the knees...literally.

We rushed around the house looking for a place for it.

This is BEGGING to be mounted on a super bright turquoise or yellow or pink mat with a grey 3 inch frame. Yummmmmy.

There are soooo many reasons to heart the Beatles for all they have given the world and this poster is yet another...

Their lyrics from Can't Buy Me Love thrown up in bright colors in a Fairey-esque kind of way is BRILLIANT. Love... that's it. Love.

There is something crazy cool about this "Owns" poster.

The black would look divine with a colored mat or bright lacquered frame.

In 3 words (on each line) it gives an art history lesson about the artists impact on the art world.

So cool...

So, many a apartments in the city of Lala and most other cities around the globe, have faux fireplaces and mantels (they were prob old heaters or maybe they are just there to make you scratch your head and think.."What the f**k do I do with my couch?" ) and they are sooo hard to decorate in a cute new way.

Well .... just throw this Happy Happy print in a great frame and you are GTG. It will brighten up any space and look super cute in a baby's room too!

Speaking of rooms for the little Bunnycats in your life...spunk up the walls with some great Rock posters.

Cheers to the designer of this Kings of Leon poster. We heart the 60's/70's cartoon Lion King.

Your lion cub won't even know it's a rad rock band until it counts.

Word on the street is that this band called, No Doubt also had some TDF posters for their summer tour that would look just as great as this one ;)

Your bathroom called and it want's this "Cloud" print above the toilet...

You know how much we are hookers for the DIYs of the world...and of course we had to give you a good one here.

It starts out with one Love and one Hate poster from Benjamin Dodgson...

Then they give you 2 Letrasets made up of modern words, symbols and type sets for you to transfer on to your posters. No 2 are alike!

Throw that tape away...get rid of your janky push pins...run to the nearest framer (not Aaron Brothers or Fast Frame...they are crazy over priced) and frame up a poster or 2!

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Decor to die for: Propaganda posters!

(We wish we could tell you where to get this, we would buy one for sure!) 

One form of art we really heart are vintage and vintage inspired propaganda prints. 

Extremely graphic and clean, these prints make bold statements that can either make you shiver or bring a smile to your face. 

(We warn you now.. This post is VERY picture heavy) 

Propaganda is communication aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position. As opposed to providing impartial information, propaganda in its most basic sense, presents information primarily to influence an audience.

Propaganda is generally an appeal to emotion, not intellect.

Some of the same methods are used in advertising and public relations. 

These images are made to appeal to something inside you that you almost can't put into words... They should make you feel something, and in turn you are to believe that feeling is truth. 

During World War 2 every country had their own propaganda campaign going on regarding the war. 

This vintage print shows that gossiping between enlisted men is not a good idea... You never know when Hitler is listening. 

If this WW2 print doesn't scare the hell out of you then we don't know what will. 

SPOOKY!

You can't get much more straight-up then this... See how influential and frightening these campaigns must have been at that time? Now they just seems like relics from the not-so-distant past. 

But Propaganda is alive and well dear readers... Remember the hope and promise you felt when you first saw this Shepard Fairey Obama Hope poster? 

Just being caught up in that moment in history and all the emotions that were going along with it... Miss Me fell hard and this print now hangs right above her babies Lego table.

Finding actual vintage prints is not as easy as we wish it were. But you can find great reproductions of some of the more famous propaganda prints. 

Like Rosie the Riveter.

Maybe one of the most popular pieces of propaganda ever, it can still inspire women to achieve great things.  

But, good luck finding this one showing what went down when Rosie went to lunch! 

This one must have been to convince the men who were stuck at home in the 

factories to be nice to the ladies who were now filling in the empty jobs.

Would you die for this picture of happy little Russian boys with bombers flying overhead? How weird is that?? 

AMAZING! 

Giant fist crushing little men in this Chinese poster. 

 

Any one of these prints would look amazing hanging in your home and would be an instant conversation starter.

But maybe none so much as if you had this one hanging in your guest bathroom... 

Imagine having one of the first posters to ever use the peace sign? Well we can dream right? 

We fell very much in heart with this reproduction print of a 1968 french poster. 

Produced anonymously by art students and striking workers, the posters were distributed for free. The bold graphic messages appeared on the barricades, were carried in demonstrations and plastered on walls across France. 

If they were not sold out, you could get yours at the Keep Calm Gallery. 

But don't be sad... They have a vast selection of prints from 1968. 

The Keep Calm Gallery, also has, of course, the Keep Calm poster that has become so insanely popular in the past few years. 

You can select from a ton of colors, although red is the O.G. 

These posters originated in Europe during WW2 and were hung up in tube stations around London. 

We have to add in this t-shirt from the super sexy Swedish band The Sounds, 

Because 

A. It is a play on the popular poster

& 

B. We super heart them

You can get your t-shirt here

I wear mine to sleep, I think that may be a contradiction, but oh well. 

As far as new art in the style or with inspiration from the old propaganda posters, these are some that we adore. 

Such a delicious statement. You can get this at The Keep Calm Gallery

along with these other fabulous prints. 

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The Keep Calm Gallery. 

We also heart these funny prints from John w. Golden. 

These are what we like to call Mommy propaganda... 

And you know who's Christmas list these will be on this year! Miss Me is always looking for fun ways to lay down the law. 

Like this, So cute for any kitchen! 

Just heard from a friend who said her apt. (that means apartment) was sooo teeny tiny... Well, you can still spice up your kitchen with this cute print! It is teeny tiny too! 

Get yours here! 

We hope you have gotten some ideas for feathering your nest, we think art should be easy and fun. Lets bring smiles to every face that walks in your door! 

XOXO- Things-We-Heart