Funny home cut out stickers.
Those salt and pepper shakers you've had your eye on are on sale. They've knocked $800 off!
iTable. These guys have made a touch-screen table that attaches to an iPhone (basically, the table becomes a giant iPhone).
Hungry, but not sure what to make? Check out photograzing! Browse a boatload of quality food pics to find the perfect meal.
Sandwich coasters that you can set your Brass knuckles coffee mug on.
Cold + Pillow = Chillow. Chillow is fun to say. Chillow.
A lightbulb storage solution to a problem we didn't know we had!
Nice magnetic doorstops Via KK's Cool Tools
Do I really need this thing? Ask yourself these questions while attempting to de-clutter the house.
NY Times articles on the tools you really need to maintain your home.
Pumpkin launchers should enjoy this collection of trebuchet/catapult designs.
NOTICE: Large moosehead wall lights have finally been invented.
360 Modern is a real estate firm in the Pacific Northwest U.S. that specializes in modern homes. Beautiful stuff.
Handy way to skip all the intro crap on DVDs that is usually forced on you when you throw a disc in your player. Apparently the chapters on DVDs that you can't skip (FBI warnings, copyright stuff, etc.) are flagged, on the disc, as UOP, or User Operation Prohibited. This site lists some of the techniques you can try to skip the ennui.
This colour coordinated bookshelf looks cool, but you might have a hard time finding a particular title.
For chewie edge lovers or corner brownie fans - it's the Edge Brownie Pan. All edges, all the time. Via BoingBoing
Puzzle carpet.
This to That is a handy site that will tell you what adhesive to use when attempting to glue various objects together.
Super creative bathroom tiles.
Skinny house in Brazil.
Apparently there are many LED lightbulbs available already. Via TreeHugger
WiiRoomba. YouTube of a guy controlling his Roomba with a Wii remote.
Hardcore Lost fans have a party and repackage the snacks and beer as Dharma Initiative rations. Make your own with the PDFs that they've so generously shared.
Here's a nice set of home improvement videos with the energetic and snappy Eric Stromer.
Faucet Fountain turns your regular faucet into a drinking fountain.
Kids and the Home Office. Here's a list of tips for the parent that works from home.
Save the Internet.
Great Pac-Man bathroom tile work.
Crazy toaster from the future TODAY!
Here is a nice napkin folding howto site with clean pictures and straightforward instructions. I think the shirt's my favourite.
DIY T-Shirt Rack via Instructables.
Stainless steel paint.
Onion goggles.
Batman-esque underground garage with hydraulic lift.
Microsoft to unveil a home server at CES this week in Vegas? This article at Arstechnica discusses the possibility of a machine focused on home automation and entertainment centralization.
Here's a blog full of interesting gifts for under 10 bucks.
WikiHow has a DriCore installation howto available for your edification.
Here is an energy saving tips post from last winter.
The USB humping dog you asked for is in.
Unique DIY photo ornaments.
A table that walks. Finally!
Twist and grow table. Amazing.
Roller toaster.
Make a nice 3D paper snowflake.
Tiny houses from the Tumbleweed Tiny House company.
Post-it note wallpaper made up of four different grey tones which, over time, reveals a usage driven design.
Sweet mug that comes with convenient built-in cookie chamber. Here's a great review of the mug in use.
Great unique gift idea and store thread on Ask Metafilter.
This is one massive bed that measures 12 feet by 10 feet.
Build your very own bottomless pit with this howto (heads up: there is some embedded audio on the site).
Laundry chute turned Cat chute.
PacMan arcade cabinet Halloween costume.
Crazy awesome self assembling robotic chair. Amazing.
DIY Bean bag sofa and/or bed from Instructables.
Another site on transforming household items into other useful (??) household items. Thanks for the tip Paul!
Environmentally friendly home cleaning service. I hadn't realized that there were companies that will clean your home using only animal and environmentally friendly products. This particular company is in the UK, but a quick googling pulls up similar companies in North America as well.
Here are some very unique hand made leaded glass doors, produced using the lead came method, a method in use since the middle ages.
Pumpkin carving. This site has some seriously impressive pumpkin carvings as well as a tutorial, which, although informative, still looks like it requires a lot of artistic ability. Worth a shot though - it's just pumpkin.
Another declutter your home tip page. This one's by FlyLady.net.
USB twister hub with Rubik's cube-like rotating ports.
An outdoor pizza oven party would be a cool alternative to summer barbeques.
Skeeter Bag is a bag that attaches to box fans to catch mosquitos by the thousands.
Lego ice cube tray.
Turn maple leaves into roses with the help of this photo tutorial. Very autumn/thanksgiving.
Interesting Alton Brown video on knife sharpening and maintenance. Instructables also has a step-by-step sharpening howto.
CNN Money article: Middle-class families in worse shape than ever.
Nice and clean magnetic tool rack from Instructables. The nice thing about this organizer is that the actual tool holders can be positioned and rearranged (on the fly) on the metallic backboard.
Designer wood computers handmade in Canada.
Humanoid shaped shelves. Kind of looks like James the doorstop.
How to find a good neighbourhood. MSN article, via Lifehacker.
How to make clear ice cubes.
Use your PC and webcam as a motion activated security camera.
This Old House has made available a very large fall home inspection checklist for your downloading pleasure.
Mike Jagger of Provident security has been on the scene of thousands of residential burglaries and has put together this interesting walkthrough of a typical break-in.
Concrete countertops on Flickr.
This is pretty damn clever. Sizeasy is an online tool that helps you visualize the size of something you're reading about or considering buying online. Punch in your dimensions and see your widget along side things like a deck of cards or a piece of paper.
Here's the skinny on upgrading your home network to Gigabit ethernet. It's probably worth doing simply because "gigabit ethernet" just sounds cool and not at all nerdly.
Greenpeace is getting on Apple's case about their use of certain hazardous chemicals in iPods, iBooks and the like. Greenpeace claims that other manufacturers have discontinued the use of some of the chemicals that are still found in Apple products.
De-Clutter your home to sell it faster. Here's a page with a lot of ways to do just that.
Consumer Reports: 20 Free Ways to Save Energy is a nice list of things you can do, mostly around the house, to save energy and of course, as the two go hand in hand, cash.
Those salt and pepper shakers you've had your eye on are on sale. They've knocked $800 off!
iTable. These guys have made a touch-screen table that attaches to an iPhone (basically, the table becomes a giant iPhone).
Hungry, but not sure what to make? Check out photograzing! Browse a boatload of quality food pics to find the perfect meal.
Sandwich coasters that you can set your Brass knuckles coffee mug on.
Cold + Pillow = Chillow. Chillow is fun to say. Chillow.
A lightbulb storage solution to a problem we didn't know we had!
Nice magnetic doorstops Via KK's Cool Tools
Do I really need this thing? Ask yourself these questions while attempting to de-clutter the house.
NY Times articles on the tools you really need to maintain your home.
Pumpkin launchers should enjoy this collection of trebuchet/catapult designs.
NOTICE: Large moosehead wall lights have finally been invented.
360 Modern is a real estate firm in the Pacific Northwest U.S. that specializes in modern homes. Beautiful stuff.
Handy way to skip all the intro crap on DVDs that is usually forced on you when you throw a disc in your player. Apparently the chapters on DVDs that you can't skip (FBI warnings, copyright stuff, etc.) are flagged, on the disc, as UOP, or User Operation Prohibited. This site lists some of the techniques you can try to skip the ennui.
This colour coordinated bookshelf looks cool, but you might have a hard time finding a particular title.
For chewie edge lovers or corner brownie fans - it's the Edge Brownie Pan. All edges, all the time. Via BoingBoing
Puzzle carpet.
This to That is a handy site that will tell you what adhesive to use when attempting to glue various objects together.
Super creative bathroom tiles.
Skinny house in Brazil.
Apparently there are many LED lightbulbs available already. Via TreeHugger
WiiRoomba. YouTube of a guy controlling his Roomba with a Wii remote.
Hardcore Lost fans have a party and repackage the snacks and beer as Dharma Initiative rations. Make your own with the PDFs that they've so generously shared.
Here's a nice set of home improvement videos with the energetic and snappy Eric Stromer.
Faucet Fountain turns your regular faucet into a drinking fountain.
Kids and the Home Office. Here's a list of tips for the parent that works from home.
Save the Internet.
Great Pac-Man bathroom tile work.
Crazy toaster from the future TODAY!
Here is a nice napkin folding howto site with clean pictures and straightforward instructions. I think the shirt's my favourite.
DIY T-Shirt Rack via Instructables.
Stainless steel paint.
Onion goggles.
Batman-esque underground garage with hydraulic lift.
Microsoft to unveil a home server at CES this week in Vegas? This article at Arstechnica discusses the possibility of a machine focused on home automation and entertainment centralization.
Here's a blog full of interesting gifts for under 10 bucks.
WikiHow has a DriCore installation howto available for your edification.
Here is an energy saving tips post from last winter.
The USB humping dog you asked for is in.
Unique DIY photo ornaments.
A table that walks. Finally!
Twist and grow table. Amazing.
Roller toaster.
Make a nice 3D paper snowflake.
Tiny houses from the Tumbleweed Tiny House company.
Post-it note wallpaper made up of four different grey tones which, over time, reveals a usage driven design.
Sweet mug that comes with convenient built-in cookie chamber. Here's a great review of the mug in use.
Great unique gift idea and store thread on Ask Metafilter.
This is one massive bed that measures 12 feet by 10 feet.
Build your very own bottomless pit with this howto (heads up: there is some embedded audio on the site).
Laundry chute turned Cat chute.
PacMan arcade cabinet Halloween costume.
Crazy awesome self assembling robotic chair. Amazing.
DIY Bean bag sofa and/or bed from Instructables.
Another site on transforming household items into other useful (??) household items. Thanks for the tip Paul!
Environmentally friendly home cleaning service. I hadn't realized that there were companies that will clean your home using only animal and environmentally friendly products. This particular company is in the UK, but a quick googling pulls up similar companies in North America as well.
Here are some very unique hand made leaded glass doors, produced using the lead came method, a method in use since the middle ages.
Pumpkin carving. This site has some seriously impressive pumpkin carvings as well as a tutorial, which, although informative, still looks like it requires a lot of artistic ability. Worth a shot though - it's just pumpkin.
Another declutter your home tip page. This one's by FlyLady.net.
USB twister hub with Rubik's cube-like rotating ports.
An outdoor pizza oven party would be a cool alternative to summer barbeques.
Skeeter Bag is a bag that attaches to box fans to catch mosquitos by the thousands.
Lego ice cube tray.
Turn maple leaves into roses with the help of this photo tutorial. Very autumn/thanksgiving.
Interesting Alton Brown video on knife sharpening and maintenance. Instructables also has a step-by-step sharpening howto.
CNN Money article: Middle-class families in worse shape than ever.
Nice and clean magnetic tool rack from Instructables. The nice thing about this organizer is that the actual tool holders can be positioned and rearranged (on the fly) on the metallic backboard.
Designer wood computers handmade in Canada.
Humanoid shaped shelves. Kind of looks like James the doorstop.
How to find a good neighbourhood. MSN article, via Lifehacker.
How to make clear ice cubes.
Use your PC and webcam as a motion activated security camera.
This Old House has made available a very large fall home inspection checklist for your downloading pleasure.
Mike Jagger of Provident security has been on the scene of thousands of residential burglaries and has put together this interesting walkthrough of a typical break-in.
Concrete countertops on Flickr.
This is pretty damn clever. Sizeasy is an online tool that helps you visualize the size of something you're reading about or considering buying online. Punch in your dimensions and see your widget along side things like a deck of cards or a piece of paper.
Here's the skinny on upgrading your home network to Gigabit ethernet. It's probably worth doing simply because "gigabit ethernet" just sounds cool and not at all nerdly.
Greenpeace is getting on Apple's case about their use of certain hazardous chemicals in iPods, iBooks and the like. Greenpeace claims that other manufacturers have discontinued the use of some of the chemicals that are still found in Apple products.
De-Clutter your home to sell it faster. Here's a page with a lot of ways to do just that.
Consumer Reports: 20 Free Ways to Save Energy is a nice list of things you can do, mostly around the house, to save energy and of course, as the two go hand in hand, cash.
Alarm Clock in a Pillow
Maybe chasing your alarm clock around the bedroom in the morning isn't working for you anymore. Maybe your morning wake-up routine needs something a little more subtle, like this "glo Pillow" from designer Ian Walton, which Time magazine called one of the best inventions of 2007. The pillow contains a grid of LEDs that turn on and become gradually brighter from about 40 minutes before your desired wake-up time, providing a gentle, sleep-cycle friendly start to your morning.
More Solar Powered Home Address Lights
We've seen solar powered address lights before, but it's always good to have more options on the market - and it doesn't hurt to have sleeker looking options such as these, either. The address numbers are available in two colours; natural aluminium and soon, black.
Flexible LED Lights by Mule Lighting
Mule Lighting produces LED-FLEX, a flexible LED lighting system that is poised to be a direct competitor to conventional neon lighting vendors. According to the company, the LED-FLEX system has numerous advantages over neon lighting, such as energy efficiency, life span, durability and reduced electrical consumption/costs. From the site:We have incorporated light emitting diode (LED) technology into a flexible and durable package that has the appearance and brightness of traditional neon. Our uniform and super-bright light output is achieved through a proprietary optical maximization technique which is completely sealed and impervious to shock and vibration. The LED-FLEX product is suitable for wet locations and can withstand extreme temperatures. Offering bright color options, very low energy use and ease of installation, LED-FLEX is the ideal lighting solution for any architectural, decorative and indicator application where long life and no maintenance are preferred.
With the right touches, this could be useful in a home theatre or bar, or someone could make a seriously futuristic basement - or maybe a Tron suit, but of course that's been done to death already.
LED Faucet Light
In the future, people that don't place LEDs everywhere will be shunned by civilized society. Children will ask their parents to tell them what it was like having to live before LED toilet seats and blue LED faucet lights, like this one. This particular life-improving gadget attaches to your bathroom faucet with its included universal adapter and is activated as the water flows through. Once the LEDs are on, the water glows space-age blue. The unit happens to be watch-battery powered, but wouldn't it be cool if it were powered by generating electricity from the water passing through it - would that be even possible or is the gadget simply too small to contain something like that? Anyone know?
Dave, thanks for the tip.
Cool Geeky TIX LED Clock
Geek out your office or basement with the TIX space clock of the future. Once you learn how to read it, telling time is a breeze. Whether or not you choose to tell your friends how to decipher the seemingly random flashing LEDs is up to you. From the site:Video clip of the TIX in action here (wmv video file).
Kohler Bathroom Design Gallery
Kohler has a very nice bathroom gallery available for your viewing pleasure, and it's filled with some seriously nice bathrooms. The gallery is divided into three categories: contemporary, traditional and eclectic.
Of course if you were looking for something classy, like LED toilet seats, you'd want to go here.
Recessed Large Circular Wall LED Light
There seems to be more and more interesting LED lighting products hitting the marketplace all the time, and here's another. These recessed wall LED lights look sort of like a submarine window, or something from a disco - or perhaps from the NAVY's secret undersea disco submarines, which a lot of people don't know about. Anyway, some details from the site: The lights measure 320mm (12.6") in diameter.
Strange Under Bed Nightlight
This under-bed nightlight would be nicer if it pulsated and produced a low sci-fi-like hum. Actually, the device is manually dimmable, so theoretically the pulsation would be possible. Of course that might be problematic for anyone actually trying to sleep, but, you know, tough.
The light comes from 14 long lasting LEDs and runs off of your homes power, so in other words, batteries are not required. via boing boing
LED Enhanced Light Switch Wallplate
Stop bumbling around in the dark on your way to the bathroom in the wee hours of the night with the help of Lite-A-Switch LED wall plates. The lighted wallplate not only directs you to the location of the switch, but acts as a nightlight as well. The site claims the LEDs will last up to 10 years.
Outdoor SolarCap Light Emitting Tiles
If you want a lighted front walkway but are sick of moonray bulbs constantly burning out (or worse, having the bulbs stolen), then these solar powered LED tiles might be better suited for your needs. The tiles are available in amber, blue, white, yellow, red and green. From the site:The SolarCap Lighting system consists of modular, self-contained lighting devices that can be used for decorative or traffic flow purposes -- powered only by solar energy. These unique devices incorporate the newest "EnergyCache" technology for energy storage, instead of the high maintenance rechargeable batteries that are currently used in solar devices. Unlike batteries which must be changed every two to three years and cannot tolerate environmental extremes, EnergyCaches enable SolarCap lighting to be used in any environment without maintenance for more than 10 years with a wide operating temperature range of -13°F -140°F (-25°C - 60°C).
Space Age LED Home Lighting Solutions
Vos Solutions has an unusual and impressive gallery of the VOS Pad, which is, according to the site "the first apartment in the world to be lit entirely using light emitting diodes (LEDs)." The site sells some of the LED products used in the VOS Pad so you too can create a space that combines one part trendy nightclub with one part holodeck. Some of the more subtly lit rooms look quite elegant, actually.
Rechargeable Flickering Votive Candles
Rechargeable lights are not new but rechargeable candles are. The Sharper Image now carries these LED votive candles that actually flicker. Priced at about 1000 times the cost of traditional tea lights, the candles are being billed as safer, smokeless and sans melting wax.
Great Ask Mefi Home Design Thread
The finishing touches were being put on the HouseHacker website* when this post on Ask Mefi caught my eye. Seems like an appropriate enough way to launch the site, no? Lots of great ideas, including:* Beta, or something.
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