Interior Design Presidential Dream

I have a dream. Well, actually, I had a dream last night. Normally I don’t remember my dreams, but something was special about this one. I’ve never put much faith into decoding the meaning behind dreams, but last night’s subconscious journey inspired me enough to share my vision of future interior design horror with everybody.

I found myself at a stairway leading into darkness, greeted by a familiar raging elderly face: Presidential hopeful John McCain.

Dream-induced monsters usually don’t bother me, but McCain’s sinister glance left me anxious and uncomfortable, and I was concerned the stairway would lead me to the gates of hell itself.

I was led somewhere far worse.

Suddenly, I was engulfed by ferocious lipsticked pit bulls. McCain disappeared without a trace.

“Where has he brought me?” I thought, “What is this?” I started to panic. Frantically trying to get my bearings, I came face to face with evil, but instead of fear, all I could think was, “It’s so… tacky???”

I was trapped in a dark room with absolutely no flair and zero class. Palin’s dungeon not only smelled like it needed a visit from MerryMaids, but she had no idea what to do with the place. Her bland personality created the most unimaginative evil lair in history. I felt bad for the pit bulls. No creature should have to exist in such a tepid space.

It seemed like there was no escape from this vapid prison, but without warning my dream shifted into another room, only it seemed that I had been led to another part of Palin’s passé dream habitat.

Is there any room in the campaign budget to give this woman a copy of Home & Design Magazine? Thankfully, rescue wasn’t far away (thanks brain!) and Future President and all around cool-guy Barack Obama swept me off of my feet and onto his dreamy hover board. Soon we were far from Palin’s stink station and seated in one of the most beautifully lavish headquarters I have ever seen.

A 30’ hand crafted Persian rug covered a Greek marble floor, mahogany chairs draped with Moroccan silk, Wilshire alabaster glass pendant hanging light fixtures. Everything was rich and magnificent and fit for a king—a king with style.
As quickly as we arrived, we were gone, off enjoying Obama’s very own library. My dream was really getting into gear now! Pure oak shelves lined with thousands of books from across the globe… and he had read every single one.

After sharing with me secret words I can no longer remember, Obama took my hand, asked if I was hungry, and then we were off to dine in pure elegance and style.

When I woke up, I realized how deeply this presidential campaign had permeated my subconscious. An intensely detailed dream about politics and interior design can’t be healthy.

Poor pit bulls.

Hot or Not – Taxidermy

Interior design can communicate feelings and emotions that are hard to explain with mere words. This is a quality I think modern politicians should take advantage of. However, while pursuing this thought process I became helplessly stuck. I thought, “What aspect of interior design could possibly transcend the social and economic boundaries needed to unite voters under a single leader?”

It hit me so suddenly I felt like a deer running across the highway

Taxidermy!

No one would look away from the television while Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union with the head of a Liger mounted on the wall behind him, and thinking about John McCain running his campaign with two majestic grizzly bears posing at his side gives me the chills.

The power of taxidermy was recently exhibited in Dubai, when Pakistani Artist Huma Mulji unveiled her display, “Arabian Delight,” at this year’s Art Dubai festival. The piece was inspired by the smuggling of contraband items through personal luggage and featured a stuffed camel squashed tightly into a suitcase. The piece stood out at the exhibition, and after the first night the display was removed because it portrayed a sacred animal in Indian culture in an offensive way.

Luckily, America’s most valued animals gain their stature by being the tastiest, so I think it’s safe to say that the majority of American’s would have no problem with steer heads mounted in the oval office above McCain’s desk.

If McCain begins a full taxidermy campaign, Obama will have no choice but to counter with an equally powerful strategy. Perhaps he could take Katy McColl’s advice and begin working with New Jersey road kill, which state officials have recently decided to stop collecting off the road. I’m not implying that Obama should don a fluorescent orange vest and scrape deer off the highway… but it couldn’t hurt.

The full power and influence of interior design has yet to be tapped in the realm of politics. I don’t know who will be the next President of the United States, but I do believe that a strong campaign focused on interior design, and specifically taxidermy, could decide Democracy’s next leader. Spread the word America, the future is staring you in the face.

Real Talk Design Verdict

Taxidermy is hot. Get it stuffed or get out.

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