BAM! BOOM! POW! Designs for the Comic-Con Fan
Action, Science Fiction and Pop Culture Inspire Bold Home Decor
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I got into design via Landscape Architecture, which I studied at the University of Virginia. I've been writing about design online for quite a few years over at Hatch: The Design Public Blog.
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It's here – Comic-Con 2011's celebration of comic books, super heroes, anime, science fiction and all things pop culture. Some of the movie sneak peeks include clips from The Raven (will John Cusack's Edgar Allen Poe be as cool as Lloyd Dobler?), a total remake of Total Recall, Underworld: Awakenings, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I.
Are you going? Or would you rather bring the fun graphics of fantasy and comic books into your home decor? Click ahead for ideas on how to include bright color, action figure collections, movie memorabilia, and/or The Force into your personal bat cave or posh living room.
Are you going? Or would you rather bring the fun graphics of fantasy and comic books into your home decor? Click ahead for ideas on how to include bright color, action figure collections, movie memorabilia, and/or The Force into your personal bat cave or posh living room.
Z-ZWAP! A home theater fit for Bruce Wayne.
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| POW! Flash-Gordon yellow steps and wall art pack a big graphic punch. Private Comment
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| DANG! This perspective is totally trippy, and the crazy-large scale has a maximum impact. Private Comment
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REPEAT! We love the way this display treats action figures to high art. Perhaps they'll be adding more from the Total Recall remake. I'm surprised someone this meticulous would not have left these I.T.B. (In The Box)!
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| POP! These bright abstract florals in an oversized scale are outlined in black, reminiscent of comic book graphics. Private Comment
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| WHOOSH! This surreal building looks like something out of one of the movies being plugged at this week's Comic-Con fete. It appears more bendable than Plastic Man. Private Comment
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| ZOINK! These profiles will make sure you never forget which side of the bed is yours! Private Comment
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FANG! A house fit for Edward, this is the Cullen's house from the first Twilight movie.
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WHUMPH! This futuristic Ball Chair will muffle some of the louder noises, like CRANG! and SCREEEECH!
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| KAPOW! Bright color enlivens this white-walled open space. Private Comment
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SWOOSH! This sexy kitchen is just waiting for a superhero to move in.
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| FLIP! Can't you just imagine Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, whipping up some omelets in this kitchen? Private Comment
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| AHHHH! A perfect lair for The Avengers' headquarters. Private Comment
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PLINK!There's something anime about this glossy space.
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DANGLE! This room was made for geeking out.
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| ROLL IT! The perfect viewing spot for Barbarella, or perhaps The Green Lantern. Private Comment
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| THESE ARE NOT THE DROIDS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR! This year marks the 35th anniversary of the year the Star Wars team hit the then-small gathering with a card table and some posters to shill (according to Entertainment Weekly, they sold them for $1.75; now they sell for $3,000). In 1976, George Lucas was looking to make sci-fi popular again. What a long way that franchise and the convention have come since then! Private Comment
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Missing out on the fun? You can order up this book, which was released in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Comic-Con!
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newmouse says:
Great idea book. Love the Pez wall. That pink kitchen looks like the perfect place to make cupcakes.
10 months ago ·
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Becky Harris says:
Newmouse, you are so right about the cupcakes! I have to admit, while I love graphic novels, most of what I know about the actual convention I learned from a fictional show, featuring Johnny Drama signing autographs from his role on Viking Quest. That, and observing downtown Atlanta during Dragon-Con!
10 months ago ·
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cathy says:
Becky....you are such a nerd!!! I love your idea books! They are the best of the best - well written, well researched, and entertaining. Keep it up!!
10 months ago ·
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erie_berry25 says:
Wish I could have the batman movie theatre... I am a NUT for batman! :-)
10 months ago ·
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kellymcondon says:
I gotta go with this one for Barbarella though...
http://www.houzz.com/photos/134422/Fontana-Interior-modern-living-room-san-francisco
http://www.houzz.com/photos/134422/Fontana-Interior-modern-living-room-san-francisco
10 months ago ·
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Becky Harris says:
Kelly, I LOVE that place, in case you missed the interview with the architect, Mark English, it's here:
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/294382/list/Houzz-Tour--Sleek-San-Francisco-Getaway
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/294382/list/Houzz-Tour--Sleek-San-Francisco-Getaway
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lara_jane says:
I'm totally LOLing over your "action" words! haha! Awesome.
This ideabook is right up my alley (apart from them letting Twilight into Comic-Con), as I am an unabashed comic book/Star Wars/fantasy geek.
I've always thought that action figure room was seriously sexy. I also love the "Rosie the Robot" room and the "sexy kitchen." The pink kitchen is so much fun, and I can ABSOLUTELY picture Tony Stark in the grey/red one! And of course, I would kill a million Stormtroopers for that Star Wars home theater. (My son would FLIP over the life-sized Boba Fett!)
Rock on, nerds. Let your geek flags fly!
This ideabook is right up my alley (apart from them letting Twilight into Comic-Con), as I am an unabashed comic book/Star Wars/fantasy geek.
I've always thought that action figure room was seriously sexy. I also love the "Rosie the Robot" room and the "sexy kitchen." The pink kitchen is so much fun, and I can ABSOLUTELY picture Tony Stark in the grey/red one! And of course, I would kill a million Stormtroopers for that Star Wars home theater. (My son would FLIP over the life-sized Boba Fett!)
Rock on, nerds. Let your geek flags fly!
10 months ago ·
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Becky Harris says:
Lara, I wondered how Comic-con fans would be feeling about Twilight. That's pretty funny!
10 months ago ·
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