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  <title>Super Creative Skateboard Furniture</title>

  <description><![CDATA[ Here's what clever people can do with old skateboards.  Apparently, given enough skill and creativity, clocks, tables, lamps and sofas can all be fashioned from old boards and wheels.

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About the pic above, from the site:

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Wrapped by neoprene which is the wetsuit material for surfers, this piece is created to the indoor/outdoor lifestyle and fits perfectly on a patio or waterfront deck. The Jet Set Lounge Chair is made of 8 decks with neoprene cushions on a metal frame. Dimensions: 32"x32"x65"
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Nice stuff...]]></description>

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  <title>Top 10 Strangest Kitchen Gadgets</title>

  <description><![CDATA[ TechEBlog.com has a great roundup of some of the weirdest (<a href="http://www.homepub.cc/site/cc/index.php?page=137">and coolest</a>, no?) kitchen gadgets out there, including the Toasterkettle, which, although looks quite strange, probably actually toasts bread, unlike the <a href="http://www.househacker.com/permanent/Cool-Glass-Toaster">transparent toaster</a>. ]]></description>

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  <title>Bizarre and Interesting List of Japanese Home Appliances</title>

  <description><![CDATA[ This page lists some very unusual Japanese home appliances and gadgets, written in classic Engrish, luckily:<br><br><em>
<a href="http://www.monotsukuri.net/japan/bucket/bucket.htm">Electric Bucket</a><br>
Also in today, a bucket still exists in a home and it is used for various uses, such as bleaching of a shirt, pasting, and every clothing beginning. It has been said that it being dirty and putting into a washing machine suddenly washes by hand division washing of the thing, for example, a dustcloth etc., and important lingeries in a bath just for a moment.</em><br><br>It sure does.<br><br>

Some interesting items:<br>
<li>A refrigerator that opens from <a href="http://www.monotsukuri.net/japan/ryoumen/ryoumen.htm">either side</a><br>
<li>Variable height bathroom <a href="http://www.monotsukuri.net/japan/moving/moving.htm">vanity</a><br>
<li><a href="http://www.monotsukuri.net/japan/hotcarpet/hotcarpet.htm">Electric carpet</a><br>]]></description>

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  <title>Space Saving Sofa Converts to Bunk Bed</title>

  <description><![CDATA[ If you're tight for space and find yourself in need of some extra beds for guests, this unique item from <a href="http://www.bonbon.co.uk/">BonBon Trading</a> might be  just what you're looking for.  The clever design allows the sofa to 'effortlessly' convert to a bunk bed.  From the site: <br><br><em>     

Doc XL a convertible sofa-bunk bed solution with rotating mechanism.
Doc is a comfortable divan with slipcovers, which requires a simple gesture and no physical strain to become a practical bunk bed with a safe ladder that is both a support element and a protective barrier. To use the item only as a bed, it is sufficient to remove the back cushions. The item can be converted from bed to furniture piece without having to remove the sheets and blankets, thus offering the possibility to always dispose of a ready to use bed.</em>]]></description>

  <link>http://www.househacker.com/permanent/Space-Saving-Sofa-Converts-to-Bunk-Bed</link>

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  <title>Lamp Seat Mashup</title>

  <description><![CDATA[ Italian based <a href="http://www.kundalini.it/index.php">Kundalini</a> offers this unique floor lamp that doubles as an uncomfortable-yet-trendy chair.  Not to be confused with the <a href="http://www.vestaldesign.com/projects/armchair/">stove top-cum-armchair</a>, of course.]]></description>

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