I came across Portland based artist Jason Borders' work when visiting the old fashioned curiosity shop Paxton Gate this week, and haven't been able to get his work out of my head since. His works include skulls, like the one above, that have been ornately carved by hand using a dremel.

You love the movies - the sights, the sounds, and the emotions only cinema can evoke.  Whether you have the full home theater setup with a big television or projection system, the carefully placed surround sound speakers, and all the extra devices of your setup or a simple laptop with a Netflix subscription, you can show off your artistic side with modern impressions of classics and blockbusters in a movie poster showcase.

Sundvik Children's Desk

• $59.99
• IKEA

Is your child ready to graduate from a small activity table? This is a great little starter desk with room for school or art supplies. Fits in small spaces and comes in white or brown-black.

You Are My Favorite Proton by Budi Satria Kwan

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Whether or not you are spatially challenged or are living it up in a mansion, you need places to hide the stuff. We've found the prettiest storage around. I'm talking about the kind of bins that will easily make the transition from kid's room to family room, and back again. Follow us on the hunt for aesthetic pleasers that hold that hoard...

Tabletop Mosquito Repeller
• $29.95
• Hammacher Schlemmer 

At first I thought this soda can sized device was an ultrasonic sound mosquito repellent, but I was pleasantly surprised to discover the battery powered accessory utilizes plant-derived essential oils to naturally repel annoying warm weather bugs. Instead of a loud bug zapper, the tabletop repeller uses the cocktail of floral scents of geranium, peppermint and lemongrass to lightly perfume the air while creating a safe insect-free perimeter mosquitos, gnats, and midges find as annoying as you find their buzz in your ear and bites on your rear.

Peonies have a notoriously short blooming season, which probably makes me love them more. The 50ish weeks I can't get fresh cut ones, I'll have to make due with these pretty prints that last a bit longer. 

Product: Poppin 5th Ave Task Chair
Price: $350.00
Rating: Recommend*

Despite the recent hoopla surrounding the premise of working from standing desks, battling the bulge upon treadmill desks, or the emergence of core-engaging active seating options, the majority of us currently and will continue working from a regular office chair. If there's anything to splurge upon in a workspace it's a comfortable, ergonomic task chair I'd most recommend saving your pennies for. But you might not need to spend a lot of those coppers thanks to Poppin's bright young thing, the 5th Ave. Chair...

Despite Boston's abundant amount of green space, there are very few local shopping options for urban gardeners. Lindsey Swett, a lifelong green thumb, got tired of making trips to the 'burbs for supplies, so she started Niche for people like herself, no Zipcar necessary.