The owl decor trend has come and gone (again). Here we look back at the history of owl decor trends from the 1970's and into the 21st Century.

1. Owl Decor
Trends
A timeline from 1970 through 2012

2. 1970
– Mr. Owl first appears in the
“How Many Licks?” Tootsie Pop
commercial

3. 1971
– Woodsy the Owl first gives a
hoot on September 15th 1971

4. 1972
– Charlie the Owl is one of 3
animal stars in the
children’s TV show “New
Zoo Revue”

5. 1977
– Macramé owls featured in
the “La Times” Home
magazine on July 3rd.

6. 1979
– By the end of the decade
owls could be found all
over the home

7. 1982-2000
The dark ages
Owl lovers have to hunt home décor shops
and departments for owl themed items

8. 2001
– The first Harry Potter film is
released featuring Hedwig
the owl—owls are back on
the trend radar

9. 2003
– An owl first appears in
Jonathan Adler’s chic
Menagerie collection

10. 2003
– WGSN, a trend forecasting
company, predicts owls are
the next big thing in home
décor motifs

11. 2004
– The interest in all things
eco-friendly turns into a
Woodland Chic décor trend

12. 2007
– Vintage owls are spotted in
celebrity homes

13. 2007
– Owls become popular
additions to Thanksgiving
décor

14. 2008
– The owl décor trend comes
to the attention of the
Museum of Contemporary
Art in LA who describes
owls & acorns as “the new
deer & daisies.”

15. 2009
– Real Housewives star
produces a reproduction of
a vintage owl pendant that
sells for $285

16. 2009
– Anthropologie hops on the
owl trend in full force for
their housewares
collections

17. 2012
– Etsy sellers offer 170,321
objects with “owl” as part
of their description

18. 2012
– In 2009 West Elm carried
a sole owl object, a
holiday snow globe, in
2012 the retailer has no
fewer than 60 owl items,
including cookie jars and
measuring cups

19. 2012
– Justin Bieber reveals owl
tattoo, killing the owl
“trend”—dead

20. The trend may be dead but
owl lovers can still find owl
home décor items at
VintageVirtue.net