The world according to one Mr. Jonathan Adler…

When it comes to decorating, the wife is always right…unless the husband is gay.

Minimalism is a bummer.

Be underdressed or overdressed ALWAYS.

If you are a true HighEnd devotee, you are already completely enamored with summer camp-trained potter, happy home creator, kitschy-chic encourager Jonathan Adler, based on the three sentences above. And that’s just the tip of the extra dirty-martini iceberg of Adler’s manifesto. WARNING: style-changing content ahead!

I had seen Adler pieces here and there, but my moment of realization occurred the very second I stepped foot in his Atlantic Avenue store in Brooklyn. Despite the bitter cold of that January afternoon, Adler’s bright&delightful store was so hothautehot, I was simultaneously stripping off my clothes and coveting candles, pillows and rugs. Okay, so maybe I only took off my hat and gloves, but the greater point is that Adler has such a distinct je ne sais quois that just a few moments in his store, on his website, or with his book is like entering a new, much more fabolous world.

The shop is literally stuffed with cheeky needle-point pillows, animal print (and shaped) rugs, loads of lacquer, the holy divinity in candle scents and enough chic dinnerware to get even the likes of Carrie B. into the kitchen. And I swear, I almost offered to pay rent when the adorable salesgirl encouraged me to touch, move and play with any&everything in the store. That is what shopping should be about.

One of my in-store faves were the porcelain druggist jars tagged with classic ying-yang words anger&joy, love&hate, which Adler dubs “an apothecary of emotion.” I also adored the tortoise-shell lamp made of creamy porcelain. It would provide the perfect quirky touch to any room. And I nearly passed out in olfactory delight when I took a whiff of the  Muse candle duo- one blanc, one noir.  And true to Adler form, the votives are works of art themselves, complete with faces sculpted in white porcelain. Talk about giving the chic long after lights out!

Well, Mimi’s joined the Adler Revolution! How many HighEnders will follow me?

[images via jonathanadler.com/amazon/unicahome]