Even the most serious interiors need a dose of cheekiness…something whimsical, kitschy, and unexpected. Robots! Those imagined circa 1940s – 1960s are definitely smile generators. Think about adding an adorable android to brighten up your space.

Pilgrimage by Eric Joyner

If you haven’t heard of Eric Joyner…we are so happy to be the first to bring him to your attention! Eric is a classically trained fine artist who made a decision that he wasn’t going to paint anything that he didn’t love, so robots & donuts became his inspirations. His muse-combo is so captivating and quirky! His originals are priced in the thousands, but one of his limited edition signed prints or posters are quite palatable.

Can’t pick a favorite? Then Eric’s Robots & Donuts art book is for you.

Lilliput Robot Junior from Tin Toy Arcade

The Tin Toy Arcade has a huge inventory of retro-robot reproductions on their website. Pick 3 to 5 for a playful collection. Line them up on a mantel, intersperse them on a bookshelf, or place each under glass domes…instant art!

Robot Rob from 3 Fish Studios

3 Fish Studios is the creative home of Annie Galvin and Eric Rewitzer, painters, printmakers, and also husband and wife. Their linocut prints are pretty cool! If you are a collector of black and white prints…then Robot Rob is a bold, graphic and unconventional choice to introduce into your collection.

It was love at first sight when we came across Robot Wallpaper by Aimee Wilder! It’s available in three colorways…multi, red and blue. Put it on a featured wall as a fun backdrop for an art collection framed in a mix of silver frame styles.

By Jodi Murphy

Image by janiejonesmt

I was doing some last minute Christmas shopping at Flora Grubb Gardens in San Francisco, when I came upon a small inventory of String of Pearl succulents in 4 inch pots. Wow, a sudden flash took me back to my grandparents’ home and visions of my grandfather working in his greenhouse. He’d be so hip today because he LOVED succulents, and he was a master at growing them to massive sizes. He loved to putter (haven’t used that word in a while…but that truly describes what he did) in his greenhouse and with extreme patience, his plants just thrived. His String of Pearls were impressive specimens, and I adored playing with them (carefully), and I adored my grandfather…

Sadly, he’s been gone for many years, but finding those String of Pearls brought him back…so I couldn’t leave without taking home some precious pearls.

Now I am on the search for a pot worthy of my sentimental purchase:

Choose – Give Planter by lorikoop

Wood Grain Flower Pot by sasswatchdotcom

Tumbler Concrete Pot by CarolinaStoneGardens

Excavated Pot, Pedestal by Anthropologie

Whatever I ultimately choose, I hope I can borrow grandpa’s green thumb…and patience…to turn my little succulent into a cascading waterfall of pearls!