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A GOLDEN PIG ON A FIREPLACE MANTEL MAKES THIS FRIDAY GOOD!

April 10, 2009
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Photos in this post courtesy of James Merrell.
Cozy living room with bright walls, upholstered armchairs and sofa, montage of photos over the fireplace mantel and a gold Harry Allen Bank in the Form of a Pig

Happened upon this photo from London photographer James Merrell. I liked this simple and attainable living room; affordable looking furniture, bright walls, cozy looking upholstered armchairs and sofa, clever use of a montage of photos over the fireplace mantel…AND….MY PIG!!!

This makes this Friday extra good…I love this gold Harry Allen posh piggy bank design called Bank in the Form of a Pig.

I have this pig in silver and I love it. I keep it in my office. For some reason it cheers me up whenever I see it.

Just made my day…to find my pig buried in a photo on Good Friday. Now that I’ve amused myself with this find…I think I will go do some substantive good on this Friday and go be nice to people who could use some “nice”!

Blurry close up of the gold Harry Allen Bank in the form of a Pig on a fireplace mantel

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3 responses to “A GOLDEN PIG ON A FIREPLACE MANTEL MAKES THIS FRIDAY GOOD!”

  1. grunge-queen says:
    April 13, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    Love this casual chic look – the photos above the mantle rock – and yes the piggie is amazing! (I like the silver way better).

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  2. Lara Jane says:
    May 19, 2009 at 2:07 PM

    I’m just going through all of your archives and found this one that I just HAD to comment about!

    This gold pig was featured in the movie 27 Dresses, with Katherine Heigl and James Marsden. They’re registering for her sister when he scans this, and I’m pretty sure he meant it to be funny! (At least *I* thought it was funny! But then, he’s so adorable that I just laugh and sigh wistfully at all of his antics! LOL)

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  3. Luis says:
    November 16, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    Wow! How creative. Keep up the great work.

    Luis
    http://www.fireplacetown.com
    http://www.fireplacemantels123.com

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