I’ve been working on a bedroom makeover and one of my goals is for it to be masculine and feminine, sophisticated yet quirky. So, when I saw this pretty papier mache ram made by Stray Dog Designs for sale at One King’s Lane {that’s my referral link so I can buy more satanic items?}, I ordered it and used $80 worth of credit that I had with them to pay for it. He reminded me a little of this huge, glorious fella that I remembered seeing in Janell’s home.
My husband, who RARELY vetoes a style decision did not like it. He said it creeps him out and looks a little satanic. I took the ram down and replaced it with something even more spectacular and sophistimacated but not as quirky~ that I’ll share later. Now, I’m wondering where to hide, I mean use my ram. I still like him. I googled “satanic symbol ram,” just to see what came up. I’m not gonna post the photos here trust me, you are thanking me for that but, tell me what you think– does he look satanic to you? He has flowers on the end of his antlers. He’s not satanic. Right?
Wait, you want to read how we resolved this issue right? Click here.
Hate to say it, but it is a bit creepy. I’d send it back or use it in a grouping somewhere – maybe decorate it in someway (although I know the point is the plain whiteness of it). I don’t think I’d sleep at night with it in the bedroom.
This made me laugh! I don’t prefer it, but I don’t know about it being Satanic and now you’ve scared me from googling it!
probably not *actually* satanic… but i’m not an expert!
thought you should know that i’m hosting a housewares swap next weekend- i was cleaning a closet with 3 (THREE!!) huge boxes of home decor items that i like but don’t use. gross. then i remembered your swap party & now it’s ON! : ) thanks for the idea!
sad to say, I am not a fan of the ram. makes me think of 1. Satan. 2. Horoscopes. Both creepy to me. Maybe he wouldn’t be as frightening if you sprayed a little bird white and attached it to one of his horns, then he’d be more of a barnyard friend.
Satanic no, creepy yes.
kinda creepy
little creepy. like the comment of putting a bird on one of the antlers. i have never been a fan of any head hanging on my wall, so probably not the best person to answer this question. love the rest of the room though. :)
I don’t think it is creepy or satanic at all and I can’t watch movies like Lord of the Rings because of the satanic things I see in it.
What do you find satanic in Lord of the Rings?
My family are all Tolkien fans, but those Orcs just flip me out. Maybe that’s what she’s talking about. They are very much like I’d imagine demons to be when they aren’t making nice as angels in white…..or white ibex ;O)
RubberChickenGirl
i wouldn’t say satanic, but the flowers on the end sure do make him seem effeminate. i put things i’m not crazy about in my laundry room.
Yeah….that’s creepy. But….you could use at Christmas! Paint it a fawn color and put a red nose on that thing. There you have it….from Satan to Rudolph.
Oh my GOSH this is funny!
Donna
Sorry, another ‘creepy’ vote here, but I understand where you were coming from!
I don’t know about satanic, but definitely creepy.
I dont think its creepy! I think its beautiful. The flowers at the end of the antlers are great! I would put it in the office or maybe a guest room if hubby doesnt want it in the bedroom :) Would be al pretty accent piece.
Don’t put it in the guest room! If hubby can’t sleep with it in the room, please don’t inflict it upon your guests. I vote: Creepy.
Nester, First of all this is one of the reasons I so love you! This post made me laugh so hard that I literally almost choked! You are too stinkin’ cute!!!
I live on a small ranch in Texas and lots of my neighbors raise ibex. I’m pretty sure that this is a male ibex {minus the flowers on the tips of the horns! eeek!!!}.
With that said, even though I don’t think it is a goat is is a LOT BIT eery. Don’t get me wrong, I love 99.9 % of what you do, but not this……. I SO agree with your hubby that I would not be able to sleep with that thing above me (or in the house at all for that matter! YIKES!)
I agree that you should spray paint it black and use it for Halloween.
Totally giggled at the “decorate it with lipstick and pearls”, “cut it’s eyes out and put glowing lights in them as a way to freak people out” comments! TOO stinkin’ hilarious!
CAN NOT BELIEVE YOU PAID $80 for it…even if it were credit you had coming to you! (((sigh))) I guess I can’t be too hard on you, as we have all made those type of mistakes.
Thanks for the laugh today anyway. It was PRICELESS!
My hubby rarely vetos my decorating ideas either but I think he would have if I would have bought that ram head:)
I totally agree with your husband. It totally creeps me out too. As for satanic? I don’t know. Best of luck finding a good spot for it!
It’s creepy. File it with the Halloween decor?
But…Satanic? I do not know which entity it worships. You’ll have to ask the ram.
It actually reminds me of the symbolism in the movie Dragnet.
I wouldn’t sleep under that thing, either!
I sort of like it but think it needs to either be part of a grouping or have a large frame around it. It’s a little too small for the location. It may also work for Christmas with a wreath around it’s neck.
Um, a little creepy but I’m generally not a fan of animal heads on the wall, whether they’re stuffed or ceramic.
The ram may be trendy and hip, but the only aspect I like about it is – it’s white. The rest scary.
A SWING AND A MISS (sorry Nester)! Love u & your style but this is perfect example of of a bad trend. No animal head or the equally trendy antlers are good up on a wall, mostly because they don’t relate to or represent the person putting them up. I am not a hunter and would certainly not put a REAL animal head/antlers up so I think fancying them up by making them paper, ceramic, etc. is just stupid. It really is. Sorry. LUV U :)
Sorry but I agree with the overall theme which is he’s a bit creepy. For me, it’s statues, whatever that don’t have proper eyes but just those blanks. I need at least a carving of something going on in there even if he’s all white. I’d get that credit back!
Seriously, if you have to ask hundreds of blog visitors, you already know the answer. And even if it isn’t technically the correct ruminant for satanism, the fact that it even reminds you of it, even if it is just a little, should have made you take it down immediately. Why on earth would you want your family to view anything even remotely suggestive of such a practice anyway if you don’t dabble in the occult or satanism? Love your blog thus far, but that creature is creepy AND satanic looking. Just saying.
Great point…if it’s questionable, it’s better to safe than sorry!
Seems this post really brought out the commenters! So not my style…but if you like it, maybe you can work it into your office?? Personally I’d try to get my $80 back but that’s just me. To be honest, I’m sort of missing your old style.
Sorry….have to side with the hubby on this one. That would give me nightmares!!
Not a fan of animal heads on the wall, so wouldn’t want him in my house. Miss.
The subject line of this post is hysterical! I wouldn’t say it’s “satanic” but I definitely don’t see it as relaxing a bedroom or adding the least bit of calm or romance to it, that’s for sure! I’m not against the animal heads I just don’t love them myself. Too trendy for this chic.
I too, miss your old style. Sorry, I don’t ever comment much but I have been thinking this for awhile. I used to love what your were doing, now not so much.
so sorry, girl. but i hate it, and it’s totally creepy–looks a little “posessed”–which is maybe what your hubs was saying. can you get your $$ back?? it really was a lot of moolah for such a scary item. and i totally don’t get the flowers on the antlers, either. it’s weird, and not actually “masculine” either–if that’s what you were going for. more like a woman TRYING to be masculing ;-) *hugs* hate it–but love you!
p.s. i was just looking at your header “it doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful” and I thought, “Yeah, well, it DOES have to be BEAUTIFUL to be beautiful–and that animal head is not!” again, *hugs!*
I’m so sorry, but it definitely looks like icons I’ve seen that are satanic. Creepy!
ummm…the ram is kinda creepy. sorry. find the white deer head or have your boys make a paper mache! that would be fun!
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/artwork/the-deerhead-project-by-jennifer-khoshbin-062713
It does look satanic. I believe there is a demon which looks like a ram; I’m not 100% sure on that, though. Anyway, I agree with other comments, I loved your old style. Definitely no on the ram’s head.
Nester, Nester, Nester ( imagine me shaking my head.)
I don’t mean this to offend, but HAVE YOU LOST IT??? just kidding, But seriously, I LOVE, capital LOVE your blog, I agree with every decorating decision you have ever made, I reference people to your blog, I have even asked myself, “What would Nester do?” But I almost thought you were joking b/c this thing is creepy and scares me. Really, how could you sleep with this thing over you? Your hubby is right. I mean, I have seen these animals in decor and I am kind of ok with them, but this one, with the flowers and such is really weird. I consider you a true imaginary friend, so please don’t be mad at me!!! Please return us now to slipcovers, blue pumpkins, sticks, etc,
Bless your heart (we southerners have to say it, you know)
: ) Keri
I’ve done A LOT of research and study on “satanic” objects so I feel that I have a lot of input on this subject to comment. I’ve never seen an object like this as being satanic, but you’ll be surprised to find out that’s beside the point. What’s dangerous about graven images (or any objects used in the ocult) is that if they have been worshiped or cursed by anyone then it’s satanic. That being said, ANY object can be satanic if used improperly.
I personally think it looks kinda creepy. Satanic or not, I wouldn’t use it. I think your hub is on the right track ;)
Satanic? I don’t know…creepy? YES!!!!
What if it fell in the middle of the night and landed in between you? It would be kinda like the Godfather horse head!!!!!
Oh, Nester.
At first I thought this was a joke, but then I realized you were definitely in a quandry about satanic vs. eclectic.
So, as I flipped back and forth between the links you posted and your blog, I realized the following things, in no specific order:
1. At first glance, it’s a definite no.
2. When you look again, you realize the stark white against the wall makes a pleasing palette.
3. Then you see the detail at the end of the antlers (?) horns (?) satanic ears (?) and kinda like it
4. As you look closer, you realize this is vaguely reminiscent of one of the “idols” in the movie “The Ten Commandments” starring Charlton Heston (you know the one)
5. Despite all this, you realize you kinda like it, which then makes you think it must be possessed because at the beginning you were convinced it was a big, fat NO.
All joking aside, i think something is a little “off”. Not sure if it is the size or way the ears kinda flail out like it is in mid-flight through the wall…To make it manly, maybe remove the head and instead put REAL branches from a tree that you have spray painted crisp white….with a bird on the end:)
well..it’s interesting. I can see why you would love it..for a moment.But, it seems more like a David Bromstad piece than a Nester one. You are far more creative than a white Ibex. But, a big Whoo- hoo for your bravery!
That things is S.C.A.R.Y. in a really weird way…send it back Nester! :)
Regardless of how it looks, Nester, I’d think it’s way more important that you honor your husband and do what he likes. If he wanted to put something really gross or stupid looking above your bed and you said you didn’t like it, you’d want him to honor your wishes. I’m sure he’ll appreciate you for having taken his request seriously – good on you for taking it down! :)
I’m guessing that he is not satanic, but he is a little freaky. I wouldn’t want to sleep underneath him. I’d go with the hubs on this one.
Adam Lambert, satanic antelodeeram…where am I? Am I at Nesting Place? Ha! Just kidding. Glad you are keeping us on our toes. Liking your direction in the bedroom–great pillows.
It’s pretty creepy. I wouldn’t want to sleep in the same room with that. Wonder what kind of shadows it makes?
i love it… i’ve had this one hanging in my home for 4 years and still love it
…http://juniperdesigns.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/aries_1.jpg
i saw it a z gallerie and had to have it…. i’ve had some comments about it looking satanic, but i respond by saying that its my d*mn house and i love it….. maybe that works because i’m an aries…….i think that this one is absolutely cute and those flowers make it sweet…. beats a keep calm and carry on poster any day!
Not my style. Don’t think it is a ram. Ram’s horns don’t grow straight out but are curved. Maybe it is an ibex. Hubby wins this one.
He looks like the Golden (Teenager) Calf in White…..blossoming in springtime. Bizarre. My vote goes with your husband. Me thinks you are trying to hard to mail order unique……let it come to you thrifting. You’re the girl who doesn’t mind waiting, right?!
RubberChickenGirl
someone else mentioned the movie dragnet… if you’ve seen it, i can totally see why you would relate this object to satan. that is one weird movie, i can’t believe my parents let me watch it as a kid! anyway… i had to read your post title twice, i was so shocked! i don’t love the head-thingy, but i LOVE your pillow. xo
ps – don’t forget your goat leggings! (please tell me someone else knows what i’m talking about!)
someone else mentioned the movie dragnet… if you’ve seen it, i can totally see why you would relate this object to satan. that is one weird movie, i can’t believe my parents let me watch it as a kid! anyway… i had to read your post title twice, i was so shocked! i don’t love the head-thingy, but i LOVE your pillow. would love to know where it’s from. xo
ps – don’t forget your goat leggings! (please tell me someone else knows what i’m talking about!)
Yes! That’s what it reminds me of. Thanks. It was bugging me.
well…I have to go with the majority, it is kinda creepy and I don’t think I could sleep with it over my bed either. BUT I totally loved the idea of making it look like Rudolph for Christmas. You know what they say, When life gives you lemons……
I have to say between your post and the comments, I have laughed really hard and that my dear is the bestest!!!
I really like the idea of of a white animal head above the bed, I think it was a good idea. However, something about this particular animal feels…i don’t know, off. I have come to realize that little feeling is often a nudging from the holy spirit, and so have learned to listen to it…. sooo….maybe ditch this particular animal head and try a white moose or dear head???? Just a though :) LOVE your blog!