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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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Weird News Room: Seashell House Is Unbelievably Awesome
This seashell inspired abode was built by designed by Senosiain Arquitectos for a couple in Mexico City. It's amazing. It has to be seen to be believed, so there's a bunch more pictures
100 Percent, Another Great Product from 3form
100 Percent is a contertop product from 3form, which is made entirely of old milk and detergent bottles. Pretty neat. This means the product is made with 100% post-consumer waste, an impressive feat, even within the green product world.
Washing day - P365 Feb04 | Neil Creek - Photographer
An unusual perspective on the household chore.
Cookthink
What am I craving? That's the question we always ask ourselves when thinking about what to eat. So we got to thinking: wouldn't it be cool to have a tool that could listen to what we were craving and then suggest something good to cook?
hands down, the coolest skyscraper ever made | deputydog
...it instantly rocketed to the top of my non-existent ‘favourite buildings’ list. there are so many reasons to love this beauty that it’s hard to know where to start.
10 Amazing Tree Houses from Around the World
Here are ten incredible tree house designs that range from functional to fanciful, sustainable to strange and affordable to incredibly expensive.
Interest Rate Cut Again – What does this mean for you?
When you combine the lower interest rates and the slump in the housing industry, buying a home is becoming more and more attractive.
Cleaning Naturally
Scrub for less without the risk. Clean with these four safe and natural cleaners.
The Amazing Staircase
London-based Levitate Architects came up with this ingenious solution to a book storage problem and created a loft-like bedroom nestled under the roof of the top-floor apartment.
Is the Right Side of the Bed the Wrong One?
Following a “hot debate” by a sleep scientist, a Feng Shui expert, and a motivational speaker, the final conclusion to the bedside conundrum was that left was right, and right was wrong.
Gadgets: An Apartment's Worth of Furniture In a Box
this design idea is fantastic and actually won the "Abraham & David Roentgen Award" last year for being so great. You actually get a desk, bed, shelves, dresser, and some other random boxes in the package.
CrunchGear » Archive » The $30 device to replace all my cookware
It’s a healthier way to cook! Did you read that part? Maybe I’ll go on an all hot dog, eggs, and popcorn diet and see how much weight I can drop by Memorial Day.

Posted by KenW at 2:34 PM
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Friday, January 18, 2008

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The Good Wife's Guide Revised
1955 Good Wife Guide and updated version
More Creative Furniture for Cramped Urban Living: 20...
Flat pack furniture is exactly what it sounds like: furniture that starts out entirely as sheets of wood, metal or even cardboard. In addition to being clever and simply aesthetically awesome, flat pack furniture is also eco-friendly and highly creative.
10 Easy Ways for Going Green in the Kitchen
Save time, money and resources in food preparation and storage
Bet You Didn't Know This Is How A Sewing Machine Works
Simple graphic dispells mystery of How A Sewing Machine Works
Light Emitting Wallpaper
The light emitting wallpaper is exactly what its names suggests. The interesting thing about it is that when it's not turned [on], it seems to be just a normal wallpaper.
The Minimalist's Guide to Fighting (and Beating) Clutter Entropy
Here are my favorite tips for beating clutter entropy, for the minimalists among you.
Kitchen Timesavers That Speed Up Dinner
Putting together a great meal has a lot more to do with Getting Things Done than Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
Craftster.org - Best of 2007
“the best” [craft] projects of 2007
Red, White or Green?
Wine enthusiasts love to discuss the aromas of wine — the raspberries, the leather, the fresh-cut grass — but are we ignoring a prevailing whiff of petroleum? With some wines emitting three times their weight in greenhouse gas, the answer is yes.
Alternative Cleaners and Recipes
To get a home that is truly clean, rather than covered in toxic chemicals, try making your own non-toxic cleaners at home.
Cold-Fighting Foods
chicken soup isn't the only food that might help. Here's a daily menu based on experts' recommendations.
LightPoints from Schott
This is a shiny design idea that brings together new technologies and materials in creating a miniature spectacle of light. But as you will see in the pictures below, it's a concept that may be applied at a large scale also.
20 Super Brain Foods
The foods listed below can help you: concentrate, increase memory, tune sensorimotor skills, keep you motivated, speed up your reaction time, control stress, and even slow down the aging of brain cells!
Amazing Facts About Chocolate
Here are 10 interesting facts about chocolate:
Houses With a View
Eleven amazing pictures of umm errr... Houses With a View
Consumer Reports' 10 Ways to be Ripped Off
According to Consumer Reports latest mailing that I received, here are some items that rip off your money.
What's on the plate for 2008?
Eight food trends we're hungry for this year
These are a few of my favorite things
Best of the year covering wines, spirits and brews from around the world.
The unplugged lightbulb
Interesting light bulb design

Posted by KenW at 7:23 AM
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