When I think of taxidermy heads as wall decoration, I think of a hunting lodge or the animal room from the second Ace Ventura movie. (Ace Ventura quote: "This is a lovely room of death".) So you can imaging my surprise when I started seeing mounted heads pop up all over the place in stores catering to young, apartment-living twentysomethings.
The catch? They're all fake. And not fake in the I'm-trying-to-look-like-the-real-thing fake. They're made using cleaver materials and take inventive forms that reference the hunting trophy but make a clear point that no killing of animals took place to create these forms.
Below I've attached some images of my favorites that even Ace Ventura would smile about.
Feltidermy by Girlsavage on Etsy.com
Toro Celeste by DFC on The Future Perfect
Cardboard Taxidermy from Urban Outfitters
Ghost Antler Coat Rack by Erich Ginder on VelocityAnd a rug (no hanging involved!) for those who are still creeped out by hanging animal heads on the wall...
