My New Domestic Hero- Amy Sedaris

 I love every inch of this space. Especially the bats, shrooms, and bunnies!

I've been casually relishing in my enormous yard sale haul of design books and magazines. I made a happy discovery in the final December 2007 issue of House & Garden Magazine (owned by Architectural Digest).

In the first few pages I glimsed a home completely in-line with my style, a colorful kitch paradise filled with fun props and character. The headline reads "At Home With...Amy Sedaris". Even better!

A prized collection of faux cakes and sham hams, bats and animal portraits, taxdermy with mid century modern and kitch factor abound, all with perfect balance and an expert eye for design. There's even a custom portrait of Amy Sedaris' rabbit, Dusty, a Miniature Rex ("The ultimate rabbit" says Sedaris. Having owned one I have to agree!)

Dusty has run of the 700-square-foot Manhattan apartment. (Even though he nibbles on the furniture and walls, in true Mini Rex fashion).

What's not to love in this picture?

Amy Sedaris is best-known as the comedienne behind the reprehensible and entertaining comedy Strangers with Candy. She plays Jerri Bank, a A 46-year-old ex-con, ex-junkie, ex-prostitute, and high-school freshman at Flatpoint High.

I have to love anyone with the humility to play a character like Jerri Blank, a woman with no redeemable qualities and a face that makes the angels weep because of its sheer unadulterated beauty.

 Beautiful storage, very necessary in a small Manhattan apartment.

Domestic Diva isn't what would come to mind when you think of the actress who characterized inept and immoral Jerry Blank, but it's obvious from every corner of her home that Amy Sedaris fits the title.

Writing books like "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence" and the upcoming  "Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People" I know Amy is my kind of domestic role model.

Move aside, Martha. I don't want your brand of manufactured perfectionism. I've never searched for one but last night when I opened this magazine I found a Design hero in Amy Sedaris. Our identical taste in humor & laid-back design is fun and refreshing.

I haven't read it yet but I'll soon read and review "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence". I can't wait for "Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People".

Image Credits: Magazine scans are from Design Sponge. Book cover scans are from Amy Sedaris Rocks.

[Notes] I'm breaking my Monday Thrift Brag Fest tradition, but pictures of this week's haul of thrifted goodies will be up soon. As well as pictures of my sexified new painted living room.

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