Owen & Fred are offering cigar and audio aficionados a way to combine their two interests in one form factor: Sweet Cigar Box Speakers. Made from genuine salvaged wood cigar boxes, the handmade cedar cigar box house a 2.5" aluminum cone speaker with a self-powered with an internal 10 watt per channel amplifier inside... More

If you've had a simmering interest in gardening but have been hesitant because of low light conditions at home, try a mobile garden in a wagon. Maximizing sun exposure on plants is easy with a wagon garden, where you can effortlessly pull your garden seasonally to the areas in your home with the most sunlight, inside or out. Growing herbs and vegetables is a fun and eco-friendly way to supplement your trips to local farmer's market or grocery store. More

When it comes to green buildings, most people think of either sleek, super modern architecture, or weird, organic forms. For the past three years I worked on a LEED Platinum home that was specifically designed to blend into its surroundings. Located in an older north suburb of Chicago, the house was surrounded by hundred-year old buildings, and this project, while using modern technology and building techniques, fits right in. More

A few days ago I posted about my slight obsession with segregating art by theme in each room of the house. Here's more on that score, this time specifically with kids in mind. Would any of these work in your home? More

Although apps like Newsstand from Apple make finding digital magazines easier than ever, it is surprisingly slim pickings in the shelter category. While we wait for the digital Domino subscription of our dreams, here are a few of our favorites and reader suggestions for your home decor tablet reading fancy that are available now. More

May 27th, 2012, marks the 75th Anniversary of San Francisco's beloved Golden Gate Bridge. Not only is the bridge graceful, iconic, and incredibly long, it's painted in one of the greatest colors ever — a lovely and complex orange-red. International Orange: it's not just for bridges anymore... More

Design nerds and comic book geeks, rejoice! A new graphic novel by Chip Kidd, Batman: Death by Design has Bruce Wayne ushering in the golden age of architecture in Gotham, only to have a series of tragic events happen that the dark knight must investigate. Behind it all is a villain named Exacto, and the storied buildings need just as much protecting as any human character Batman ever saved.

In other news, there's dating tips for your house, and an Australian bungalow that's business in the front and party in the back. See the headlines after the jump. More

If you played video games at all in your home when you were young, then you likely came across these classic theme songs from the original 8-bit Nintendo. I'm still not sure what it is that makes these tunes so nostalgic. Is it simply the hours spent enthralled by the repetitive mix of beeps and bops? Or was there some real magic to the music's composition? More

While seriousness has its place in decorating and design, I enjoy and appreciate a a bit of trompe l'œil surrealism as well. Faux concrete walls and take out inspired porcelain dishes are just the types of things that catches my eye. More