Well, I'd like to think Jesus had a sense of humor and would be down with the kitsch. He preferred, after all, to hang with the eccentrics of his time. I'm actually a little bit fascinated by all of this, and isn't that what real art tends to facilitate?

I can't tell if this is devotion or Andres Serrano. Hmmm ... at any rate I am not a decorated bathroom kinda gal, much-the-less bathroom as shrine or art installation.

And I got hassled for my rubber kids nativity set in the bathroom at Christmas. Kids play in the tub ya know!!!

I went to a Catholic school and I don't ever remember any religious stuff in the bathrooms.

Looks like there's a baptism about to happen.

In the basin.

Where do you find this stuff, lol! That last thing that caught my eye was the large wall mounted first aid kit. And, oddly, I found that to be most out of place item in the room!

I'd love to see the rest of the place..Lol

My mother has some of this stuff around the house. Nothing in the bathroom though. She’s had a Virgin Mary under glass for as long as I can remember, I call it Mary in the Mayo jar, something like this. I was fascinated by it as a kid.

Good ol' Catholic right there. My grandmother had a Sacred Heart thingy on the wall in her kitchen. A huge Sacred Heart. And lots of crucifixes as well. Nothing in the bathroom though. She would likely think that was quite disrespect-able ;-)

The font is definitely an attention grabber. As is the plug-in painting.

What does the kitchen look like?

A good friend of mine who deals in antiques and collectibles is always picking up "good" pieces of what we both call "Catholica" for me. My favorite is an Infant of Prague, complete with changeable costume, who lights up. I put a red bulb in it for extra effect. I used to display several choice pieces of this stuff on the back of my toilet, but then I remodeled the bathroom and I was tired of dusting it. Fortunately, a friend had taken a photo of the toilet array and framed it for me as a new bathroom present. It hangs over the toilet. Much easier to dust.

Marymd7, would you post a photo of your photo? Sounds intriguing!

LOL Ida, that is too funny

Eccentric? No, just from a different culture. In many of the island cultures, Christian religious figures stand in for local shamanistic figures. For instance, in Miami, if you see St Barbara, that is really Chango. St. Joseph is Osain. Mary can be several different goddesses, depending on how she is depicted. The African-based religions like Santeria were frowned on and this is how they got around it back in the old days, but the connections continue today.

The candles are for luck, to bring money, to get power over enemies, etc.

It's kind of interesting to me that y'all find this unusual. I could buy those candles in Publix.

Interesting perspective, writersblock. Yeah, I too could buy those candles in my local supermarket -- most of us probably could; they're widely available. I'd really like to know the backstory on this particular space. Jim - where'd you find the pics?

I think the medicine cabinet is cute as can be.

Writersblock, can you comment on the use of these items in a bathroom, from a cultural perspective? I've definitely seen these types of objects displayed in living rooms, dining rooms, and bedrooms, and don't think of them as particularly eccentric. It was their extensive use in a bathroom that I found curious. It struck me as a bit sacrilegious, but that's my perspective from outside the culture looking in, and applying my own cultural values.

I agree with cawaps -- for me it's the extensive use in bathroom decoration, though it doesn't strike me as sacrilegious. And knowing that Jim sometimes posts real estate photos, when I would expect someone to remove personal items like that rather than highlight them.

PS I think Ikea used to sell a medicine cabinet like that.

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence would certainly approve.

It was their extensive use in a bathroom that I found curious

I see them all over the house, especially in smaller spaces like apts. Around here it's more likely to be for Ossuna, because Ossuna loves water, but it can be for anyone, I guess. I would expect this is not the only room in the house that is like this.

ETA Also, although I hesitate to mention it, some of these religions involve sacrifices and so you are most likely to find images concentrated in the rooms, like kitchen and bath, where they do those things, if the house isn't large enough to have a dedicated space.

Hollybar, are they just Seattle or are they other places? Gay bingo? omg...<3

I found the theme a quirky display in a bathroom - not the pieces or concept.

The pic set came from Tumblr via Apartment Therapy.com

It looks clean and organized ... I've seen much worse bathroom and kitchen photos posted over the years!

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