This is Halloween, Remodelista style. A humble household object, bewitched in fairytales, becomes display-worthy decor in a few of the homes we’ve featured over the years. Here, 10 favorite examples:
Above: In their so-called “Soot House,” Anthony Esteves and Julie O’Rourke display an antique broom over their bed. See more in The Soot House: Conjuring the Ghosts of Old New England on Spruce Head in Maine . Photograph by Greta Rybus. Above: A charming hand broom hangs among kitchen tools and drying herbs in a kitchen. See more in The One-Month Makeover: Beth Kirby’s Star-Is-Born Kitchen . Photograph by Beth Kirby. Above: A broom echoes the wood tones of the chair to create a quiet vignette in an open-plan Brooklyn loft (a finalist in our Considered Design Awards). See the full submission here: HomeStories Open Plan Industrial Space . Above: A charmingly crooked broom does double duty as a tool for sweeping the entryway and a display piece in this Australian cabin. See more in Slow House: A Serene Cabin in the Woods in Australia . Photograph by Earl Carter. Above: Also in Australia, an architect displays a black-accented broom that complements his home’s dark facade. See more in In Sydney, a Modern Indoor/Outdoor Barn for a Landscape Architect and Family . Photograph by Murray Fredericks and Prue Ruscoe, courtesy of Romaine Alwill and Michelle Orszaczky. Above: At Canterbury Shaker Village, brooms are displayed on Shaker peg rails (where else?). See more in In the Dwelling House: 16 Design Ideas to Steal from the Shakers . Photograph by Erin Little. Above: A red-handled broom provides a point of contrast to the white brick wall in Picture Room owner Sandeep Salter’s Brooklyn kitchen. See more in A Modern Fairy-Tale Told in 800 Square Feet: Sandeep Salter’s Family Apartment . Photograph by Jonathan Pilkington. Above: A display-worthy child’s broom stands next to a child-sized worktable in a Hanau, Germany, loft. See more in Living Above the Studio: At Home and Work with Lappalainen . Photograph by Marc Krause for Lappalainen. Above: A hand broom hangs among natural decor in a Catskills farmhouse. See more in The Catskills Farmhouse of Two Brooklyn Creatives, Weekend DIY Edition . Photograph by April Valencia. Above: While, admittedly, it probably doesn’t live here full-time, a Custodian broom with a luxe fabric-wrapped handle looks at home in blogger Erin Boyle’s bedroom. See more in Object of Desire: Handmade Luxe Brooms from a Brooklyn Artist . More unexpected objects used as decor:
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