Blogs Posts on "Furnishings"

All-in-One Black-Clad Cookware Set Makes Table-Top Meals by dornob on Nov 18, 2009There is simply something more social about cooking with friends – and more personal about making your own meal. Yet for those of us who dislike spending too much time in the crowded kitchen, there is a great deal of appeal to an all-in-one mod...

Bright (DIY Project) Idea: Coiled-Cord Lamp Shade & Stand by dornob on Nov 16, 2009The cord that plugs it into the wall – an inconvenient-but-essential element in nearly any lamp or lighting fixture. Sometimes you can hide the power source by covering the wall sockets and snaking cords with furniture, or you can embrace the c...

Pot a Picture? Grow-Your-Own Home Polaroid ‘Photo Plant’ by dornob on Nov 15, 2009No, not that kind of pot … but not that type of photo either for that matter. The classic instant-print photograph we all know and love combined with an unconventional approach to the classic hanging potted plant – two familiar househol...

Cheap Plastic + Posh Curves = Clever Clothes Hanger Set by dornob on Nov 9, 2009Plastic coat hangers seem like the last place you would find design innovation – or perhaps second-to-last after the closets we put them in. With a twist (and curve) or two, however, these otherwise ordinary and hidden accessories manage to add...

Cheap Metal Hooks Turn Sticks to DIY Wooden Coat Hangers by dornob on Nov 7, 2009Like some kind of modern green alchemy, the genius of this DIY design idea is in its extreme simplicity. It requires two objects that are easy to acquire – one you can buy for a few cents and the other you can find anywhere on the ground –...

WEIRD WEDNESDAY: This Chair Rocks! (And So Does Its Light!) by FacilityBlog on Nov 4, 2009Rochus Jacob was awarded the first prize for his Murakami Chair which incorporates technology into the skids of the chair to run an OLED light—thereby powering an attached reading lamp with energy generated from its own rocking motion. by HeidiTFM...

DIY Area Rug + LED Floor Lamp = Bright White Carpet Light by dornob on Oct 29, 2009A glowing, light-up carpet? It sounds either kitsch or futuristic, but somehow this unique hand-crafted hybrid rug-and-lighting element manages to put a clever and creative spin on a cozy and conventional home furnishing object – a great do-i...

Clever Hardbound Loaf of Small Sliced-Bread Sketch Books by dornob on Oct 22, 2009Sometimes, product designers being clever can simply make something inherently cool without their unique design twist being a means to some functional end. While there is no ‘reason’ per say to package a set of stylish notebooks like a lo...