Check out this vibrant tour of Bri Emery's living room makeover, photographed by former Apartment Therapy contributor, Laure Joliet. Especially of interest: a custom made HDTV credenza designed to house the husband's home theater setup and once hated eyesore television. Check out the full tour here.

Web comic Twenty Pixels points out an amusing observation about the change in how, what, and when we photograph since the introduction of the digital camera (and more so, the camera-equipped smartphone): Pictures We Didn’t Take Before Digital Camera

The Pentaphone by designer Robert Stadler blocks out distracting sounds in public spaces, while also blocking out annoying conversations from escaping out to the public. It's a great idea designed all the way back in 2006...we're still waiting for these to be installed in museums, churches, and other public spaces where a little privacy from the cell phone would be welcome.

The Magic Pencil Earphones goes against your mother's advice to never stick anything larger than your elbow into your ears.

An amazing papercraft model of an iconic video game character now graces the living room of paper model maker, minidelirium, as shared over at their DeviantArt page. 

An amazing one-of-a-kind, hand built wooden case Atari 2600 handheld gaming machine is up on eBay, with bids up to $1240.00!

"We [MĀK Interiors] managed to create a fully functional office space complete with meeting space, kitchen, private bath, a sample library and work space for up to six staff through efficient space planning and use of the vertical space available.  Did we mention there was also a tight budget?  Creativity with finishes and features including stair risers made with vintage meter sticks, retro dining chairs for office seating and art work made from old house plans, helped stretch the dollars while achieving a fresh, sophisticated, and inspiring space to work."

This reflective desk-side view was shared by iBSSR from Limburg, Netherlands over at our Apartment Therapy Tech Flickr Pool. We feel a little more relaxed already.