Dwelling

A collection of thing to make your house all nice and stuff

IdeaPaint: Draw on the walls like the kid you are

by cwhitmore | Posted August 28th, 2010 at 11:41 pm

IdeaPaint

As some of you may or may not know my “day job” is @ Matchbox Design Group where we use white boards everyday.  (usually for stick figures)  We’re currently in the process of moving offices and when we found this stuff we thought it was ingenious.  Instead of having to hang the white boards, frame them and make sure they’re level… Brent…. , you can just paint the wall with IdeaPaint ($30-$175).  Of course it can be used in places other than an office wall, say maybe the kitchen, garage, kid’s room or even your coffee table which I’ll be doing shortly.

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This ain’t yo mama’s dishrack

by cwhitmore | Posted August 17th, 2010 at 12:09 am

That’s right, I just went there, but this thing is sweet!  Sometimes it’s the simplest things that stand out and this one is “Dishrack” created by DBA.  They worked really hard on that name…


A dense concentration of rods useful for holding cutlery and thin glassware fades evenly to a spacing large enough to accommodate bowls, plates and pans. A flexible mesh connects the posts, allowing the structure to be twisted open and rinsed. The excess water drains into a tray beneath, which can be easily emptied and cleaned. Both the main body and the tray are recycled polypropylene.
I’m pretty sure this would look kick ass on my counter.



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The Classic Beer Glass Connoisseur Collection

by cwhitmore | Posted August 12th, 2010 at 10:32 pm

Sure, you may get called a beer snob for using the proper glass but at least you’ll look fancy.  With the Classic Beer Glass Connoisseur Collection ($35) you get a glassware set with four different goblet styles — there’s Belgian, Wheat, Imperial Pint, and Footed Pilsner glasses — each designed to enhance your beer drinking experience, and it even comes with a beer journal from the guys at 33 Beers that you can use to keep track of all your brews.

I’m pretty sure I need this…

[via Uncrate]

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The most energy efficient light bulb ever

by cwhitmore | Posted May 26th, 2010 at 7:59 pm

Well, I may be stretching that a bit given that it’s actually a candle but this Light Bulb Candle designed by Helbert Ferreira, Remi Melander of System Design STUDIO is a sweet piece of work.  It screws into a standard socket and looks like a real bulb.  Probably wouldn’t work in a ceiling fixture.  Well I guess it would, you’ll probably just burn your house down.

Check out some other images after the break.

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The Cornered Table by Dylan Gold

by cwhitmore | Posted March 11th, 2010 at 9:00 pm

This is a sweet coffee table designed by Dylan Gold.  I don’t have a lot of book but I bet that would be a perfect spot for all my beer and gadget magazines.

[via Design Milk]

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A lamp made from wax. Impossible!

by cwhitmore | Posted March 8th, 2010 at 8:47 pm

Actually not… The Impossible Lamp by Jeeves Basu has been designed so that it initially melts to create the shade but after the shade has formed it doesn’t melt anymore.  Crazy, I know!

Switch on a lamp made of wax and it should melt and disintegrate in seconds. But due to the unique way it has been designed, the Impossible Lamp does not. It is a lamp made of wax that works without melting.

Check out a video of this thing in action after the break. Read More

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Cast Iron Wrench Bottle Opener

by cwhitmore | Posted March 4th, 2010 at 5:05 pm

Every tool box needs a bottle opener and the Cast Iron Wrench Bottle Opener ($30) will blend in perfectly.  You know, so the boss doesn’t think you’re drinking on the job.

via Uncrate.

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BoxLight — Ink cartridge lamps

by cwhitmore | Posted March 4th, 2010 at 9:15 am

These are awesome.  Such a better use than just trashing your used ink cartridges.  You can get your own Ink-Cartridge Chandelier ($150) from the BoxLight Etsy store.

The translucent cartridges look fantastic as a hanging lamp. Each of these is carefully cracked open, dremel-ed, drilled, wired up, and turned into a glowing box of light! Great gifts for graphic designers or anyone in visual arts. Available colors include matte black, cyan, light-cyan, magenta, light-magenta, yellow, light-black, and light-light-black.

[via GEARFUSE]

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A first aid kit with style

by cwhitmore | Posted March 3rd, 2010 at 6:45 pm

You won’t want to hide this guy under the sink.  First because it looks awesome and second The Radius First Aid Box cost $70-$125.  I wouldn’t mind having one of these in the office as long as I don’t have to pay for it.

[via DVICE]

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The Claw Hammer Coat Hook

by cwhitmore | Posted March 2nd, 2010 at 2:32 pm

Tired of normal coat hooks and want something a little more industrial?  I don’t know maybe to make it look like you destroyed a perfectly good claw hammer?  If so then you need to pick up the Claude Coat Hook ($16)  I will admit this looks pretty sweet.

[via Cool Material]

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