The bear sleeping bag is an incredibly realistic plush sleeping bag that looks just like a real bear. The sleeping bag even has a bear head that's attached to the sleeping bag where your head pops out of, which you can leave unzipped to get some oxygen, or you can zip it all the way up and pretty much close yourself off into the mouth of the bear as if you were just eaten by the bear. The sleeping bag also has a zipper that runs all the way around the bear's body just like a normal sleeping bag would work which is how you get into the bag. Certainly one of the most unique sleeping bags ever made, the bear sleeping bag is sure to be the envy of every camper in your group. The realistic bear sleeping bag, or "The Great Sleeping Bear" as it's so aptly named, was designed by an artist named Eiko Ishizawa from Amsterdam, and was inspired by a bear from Bavaria that caused a ruckus within the town in 2006 who was eventually hunted down. Eiko apparently decided to make a bear sleeping bag out of the whole situations as sort of an ode to the bear.

The bear sleeping bag is somewhat of a concept as of now, as Eiko is currently taking orders on a one-by-one basis in which you actually have to email him to get details on ordering the sleeping bag. If the bear sleeping bag did ever come fully to fruition, it would most likely be the greatest sleeping bag ever made, and would go over very well with the ladies that you're camping with. Just be careful if using the sleeping bag outside, as a male bear may come around looking for some lovin', or you could always just get shot by a hunter if you were for whatever reason out running around with it in the middle of the forest.swags and tails curtains birminghamPlease include the Posting ID located in the header of each ad. ikea ritva curtains brownCollections & New Itemsmade to measure curtains aylesbury

Welcome to your Idea Board Grab your favorite Ballard items from the site, and drag and drop them here. Login/Register for convenient access to your Gift Registry and Wish List.The historical example I have come to know well is in the Drawing room of Newbridge House, Ireland. Since I started work with Alec Cobbe in 1994, I have had the pleasure of numerous visits, as it was built for his direct ancestor Charles Cobbe (1686 - 1765), Archbishop of Dublin. Eastlake recommended simple iron rods with curtains that hang straight down, just touching thehookless fabric shower curtain with built in linerTiebacks were not allowed. thermal door curtain wilkinsonsThe only possible elaboration was a 'lambrequin' ; black and white rose eyelet lined voile curtains

a rectangular piece of fabric attached to a wooden board above the rod, with the sole function of draft exclusion. His book became extremely influential and the new theories permeated the highest echelons of society. Although rooms could become ever more covered in pattern and crammed with furniture and objects, and although the textiles became ever more richly woven and embroidered, the actual shape of curtains became very simple indeed. So there was a simplifcation in style but at the same time an elaboration in materials, and this can be clearly observed in the pages of  'Artistic Houses', which was published in 1883 and recorded the latest and most sumptuous interiors of the time in places like New York, Boston and Philadelphia etc. eclipse blackout curtains burgundyIt is a fascinating insight of how the richest people in the world lived at one time, and a must for enthusiasts for Edith Wharton, who was 22 when the book was published and knew some of the houses.

Amongst the 203 photographs only one shows swagged curtains in the style that Eastlake railed against (Mrs Cornelia's M. Stewart's bedroom, but her vast house really belongs to an earlier age). All other curtains are made from richly embroidered and decorated materials, often with horizontal bands of decoration, and although they look undoubtedly expensive, their construction couldn't be more simple. There is only one exception; the Dining Room of the Clara Jessup Moore House in Philadelphia. Although the window curtains are as simple as Eastlake would have them, over a doorway we find our old friend the valance from a pole: In the Netherlands there is a beautifully preserved house of the same period, built by a wealthy Bisdom van Vliet heiress and her husband in ca 1875. She was widowed 6 years later, was childless and left the house and everything in it to a foundation after her death in 1923. It is one of the most complete survivals of late 19th century interiors, as it was only ever lived in by one person.

Amazingly, although the room was designed and decorated at the beginning of the 19th century, photographs exist of it from around the 1930s and they show the room virtually unchanged. They also show the incredible detail and accuracy of Klose's painting. The detailing of the sofa is slightly different but I suppose the cover needed to be remade at some point in the almost 100 years between these images. Otherwise the chairs in the window and the curtains look totally as they did in 1840. Given the beauty and quality of the original design and the near survival of the whole scheme,  including the vases and furniture, for more than a century, it is incredibly sad that the room was totally destroyed in the war. The exterior of the Potsdam palace is being recreated at the moment (it will house a modern office building), but this wonderful room is one of the many cultural casualties of war.We said it, we mean it. We offer FREE ground shipping to everyone located in the continental United States.