New York - May 30, 2006

The Cotton Club

Poppy Cotton Home Decor

Rosemary’s Baby can teach a girl a lot about this city.

Like never invite the old couple in unless you’ve doubled up on sonograms. And some people really will trade their souls to the devil for a good view.

But most importantly (for our purposes, anyway) is that ’60s home fashion can make even the most demoniacally drab households look super chic. That’s why Poppy Cotton’s designer, Melissa Cotton Womack, uses retro styling for all the pillows, lampshades, and wall hangings in the one-woman enterprise run out of her apartment.

Poppy Cotton’s vibrant, pop art-era florals have all the style of film sets like those in Rosemary’s Baby and the equally menacing Stepford Wives — without, you know, the satanic babies and creepy she-bots.

Each piece is handmade using vintage fabrics, including everything from napkins and silk kerchiefs to curtains and tablecloths. And all of it is surprisingly affordable.

Meaning you won’t have to sell your soul to get your mitts on one.

Available online at poppycotton.com.