Maybe it's the weather

So, maybe it is the fact that the weather outside is frigid (although I do find the ice beautiful assuming I am safe at home with electricity and nothing has fallen through my roof) but I can't stop laughing. I think it's called cabin fever. And I thought I would share.

I have been scouring books, magazines, catalogs and stores for ideas/inspiration for decorating the new home. Tonight, I am doing this from the comfort of my couch by ways of the internet due to the inclement weather. So, I just googled home decor and came across a site that looked promising. It had categories by room and decor type. Wanting to keep things classic, I clicked on "traditional kitchen" and this is the idea that they came up with for me:

That's a cat canister, folks. A canister made in the shape of a cat. I wonder if you open him up by the top of his head or if he just snaps off at the neck. I clicked on a few other ideas and was presented with a cat trivet, a cat spoon rest and a country cat kitchen towel rest. Country Cat Kitchen. I seriously can't stop laughing. My loving husband thinks I have lost it.

I have been inspired to display for you this evening a few other tacky decor items compliments of the internet:

Here we have some lovely shower curtain hooks. In the shape of outhouses. There's a joke here somewhere....

This thing would go great with my cat canister. It's a hen chalkboard. All modern kitchens need one. What do you write on the chalkboard? The menu for dinner? What if you're serving chicken? Doesn't that seem a little morbid? And why does the hen have a basket made of raffia around its neck?

And finally, we have a mallard duck door stop. And a colorful mallard at that. Must be a male. I am not sure why you would want to decorate your door stop but apparently there is quite the market out there as this thing was a featured item.

You all are going to line up to get a sneak peek of my house once I am done decorating, aren't you? Well, stay tuned. Maybe I will make this into one of those blog carnivals and call it "Tuesday Night Travesties". I need to learn how to make a button.