I've been wanting to start a collection of vintage storefront letters - all A's - for quite some time. I saw this oversized red A on Etsy and it got me wondering if it would be better to have one giant A, or a huge collection of them. And once I had this collection where would it go? Is it silly to just do one letter? Or is it better to make a word? Or monogram? Should I even attempt to stick to a certain color palette? Or go bananas and grab whatever I find? Ideally I'd have one giant marquee A that lights up, much like the vintage B I saw at Brimfield in Andersonville. Of course they were selling it for around $750. No thank you. And I haven't had much luck perusing eBay. So that will have to wait. What are your thoughts, my confidantes?
I say go crazy and pick up every "A" you can. As for where you would put them...I'm at a loss. :]
ReplyDeleteI love this idea too! I have been searching for "S"'s since I got married. I wanted a bunch of different sizes and colors to hang on the wall as you enter the house. Kinda like a welcome to the "S"tanding house! It's a great idea and I think you should go for it. But I would say either scale down the size and go for tons of colors or, go big and go neutral!!!
ReplyDeleteI would pick up an electic mix of A's. You know, different sizes, colors, fonts, textures and hang them on a wall in the entryway or stand them up on a table. I can picture it now.
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ReplyDeleteHi from a fellow Syracuse design student!
ReplyDeleteI, like you, have an A name and being that I'm a graphic designer I am obsessed with typography! I have been wanting to collect A's for a long time - I think it's more fun and interesting to have a collection of different sizes, colors, fonts, etc. I think I would hang them in an entryway or office - I would only want one large one in my bedroom (or on my door)
Good luck in your search!
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Hey Alaina, I saw these on Etsy the other day http://www.etsy.com/listing/37622869/hand-made-metal-letters-12-inch?ref=sr_gallery_27&ga_search_query=metal+letters&ga_search_type=&ga_page=2&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title ,and you can choose the color you want. I like the idea of spelling something out, like Sixx Design did with "Desire" at the Hoboken gym they designed.
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to do the same thing. I was thinking of doing a large F (for my last name) in the center and then surround it with smaller f's.
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Hi Alaina! I love the idea and think it'll look fab if you pick one blank wall and fill it up with A's of all shapes, sizes and textures. I posted on something similar to this not too long ago (although it is a nursery inspiration pic, I'm sure you'll get the idea) I think picking the right wall will deem the most challenging! (How about that wall in your dining room that faces the entrance to your apartment?! Just a thought.)
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-Best of luck!
I agree- variety is the spice of life! I'd collect any A that suits your fancy- it if resonates with you, the uniformity of A's would be striking no matter how different they all are!
ReplyDeleteOkay, because I love you so (I realize I don't knooooow you, but ya know... blogger love:))- I did a little research. I don't really agree with many of the other comments saying that you should collect many and fill an entire wall.
ReplyDeleteI think in this case, less is more. 'Many' would detract from the uniqueness of that one (or those few) amazing letter, and would look 'busy' or 'scrap-bookish.'
Here are a couple examples of ideas that I found...
APARTMENT THERAPY~
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/roundup/filling-a-large-space-with-letters-099141
REAL SIMPLE~
http://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/decorating/tips-techniques/decorate-home-letters-numbers-10000001612798/index.html
HOUZZ~
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/6330/list/Literally-Literal--Using-Letters---Language-to-Decorate
Great idea. En plus 'A' is a pretty letter. I think Victoria on sfgirlbybay has a collection of 'V's.
ReplyDeleteLoooove the giant red A! Cute idea Alaina! I got a cardboard one at Papersource and decorated it, a bit five year old of me but fun none the less!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I have to agree- perhaps not too many! And maybe stick to neutral letters, plus the one pop of color?
ReplyDeleteI love creative headboards, like the bookshelf one at Ikea... You could create a backdrop above your bed made out of letters.
Hey from a fellow chicago blogger, I wanted to say that I really like the idea I have also been on a quest to find different letters for my wall, I have a couple of A's and S's for our family's initials. But what I really wanted to tell you is that the the randolph antique market in chicago has a lady who comes every month to sell all kinds of letters from signs - she had a bunch of light up one that were huge all the way sown to small brass ones and her prices were pretty decent. I picked up a few of the smaller ones but the 25/26 of september I think is the last weekend she's going to be there for this year.
ReplyDeletehere is a link to my blog so you can see some of the things that she sells I took a couple of pics last time I was there.
http://candidkoosh.blogspot.com/2010/09/antique-market-in-heart-of-chicago.html