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Samla the time you’ve got to cut your clutter…

Picture borrowed from Ikea Yes, another of my bad jokes… SAMLA is what Ikea call this storage box (pictured). Looking around my own apartment I’m starting to get really fed up with all the clutter. Actually it’s been bothering me for a while. My wife and I decided to do a little work around the [...]

Cool Find, Inhabit wall flats

Looking for something different? Bored with that tired paint color on the walls? Hate classic wallpaper but can’t find just the right modern wallpaper? Don’t fret, Inhabit wall flats might be your answer. With an adhesive back and repeating pattern these panels are easy to mount and don’t require much of an attention span… just [...]

Fill’er up

Ever notice how something as simple as a faucet can totally change the look of a room? How about ease of use? I know most people do spend time choosing their faucets but sometimes (I have been guilty also) you just don’t have time and kinda rush the decision. Now in my case it was [...]

811 – Call before you dig

I got an interesting email today, it’s from Matt on behalf of The Common Ground Alliance. Their message, “Call before you Dig”, is a good one. It looks like they’re trying to build awareness about their new nation wide (USA) hotline for DIYers and homeowners who have plans on doing some digging in the yard… [...]

Metal, Concrete, Glass… oh my!

Both pictures represent the work of Cheng Design and photography that belongs to Matthew Millman, who is the is owner of their copyright Nothing says “Modern Interior” like commercial building materials. Things like metal, glass and concrete have always been the modernist’s material of choice. The problem is that these are all a little too [...]

Nursery Lighting

Well since many of you have small children (myself included) I thought I’d include a few cool nursery accessories, starting with our very own… This is the light fixture, it’s pretty interesting if I do say so myself. The light bulb doubles as the pilot’s head and while it’s bright enough to light up the [...]

Pictures, as Promised

If you are a regular reader of this site, you’ll already know that the prints from Doug arrived on time (as promised) and now, here are a few photos… as promised by me! :) My two are “The Surrealist” and “Golden Girl 2” as pictured below (they look way better in real life by the [...]

 

 

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