The Portland store seems to be collecting quite the menagerie. Most of you have seen our bulldog bottle opener. He looks great mounted on my back deck, ready to bite off the caps to even the most stubborn bottles.

But recently, our bulldog bottle opener has had some company: a sturdy bird, a cast iron whale, and a slender silver fish… which sounded better in my head than it does outloud.

And if you don’t need the assistance of animals to open your beverages… You might like them to hold your coat, instead.

My favorite animal item by far is actually a salvage find.  The handmade cat sconce below is just as adorable in person as it is totally awesome in concept. A little rewiring and it will make some cat lover very happy.  It was hiding in one of our salvage displays for the longest time. I pulled it out and couldn’t believe how great it was. Simply wonderful.

So, yeah, like I said, I’m seeing a furry-feathery-fishy trend. Any little inanimate animals hanging out in your house?