I can't work out whether these gothic portrait animal trays, by Ibride for Lifestylebazaar, are hideous or fabulous. They look like the sort of old-fashioned oil paintings in rococo frames that adorn the walls of long, ornately-decorated corridors of sinister castles or haunted houses in horror films. But the use of animals gives them an original if slightly surreal twist, and I can't help being a bit mesmerised by them.Designed to be displayed as a statement piece of wall art rather than used to dish up biscuits and tea, each one comes with a wall hanging fixture on the reverse. The top design, Martial & Marius, can be hung either way up depending on whether you're feeling more like a lamb or a wolf, and is £75. The El Querido series, below it, is available as a triptych or sold separately, and is £295 for all three. What do you think? Would they work in a plain painted hallway to provide some regal opulence, or am I in danger of going down the path of gothic Victoriana, where no modern woman should venture in search of contemporary interiors inspiration?
