This Megabed Sleeps 8 Dogs & 2 Humans
Is your dog a bed hog? Imagine having eight. That’s why this couple built a megabed to sleep all their furry friends. Related: A DIY Bed for 2 Dogs, 5 Cats, & 2 Humans Chris and Mariesa Hughes are the founders of The Mr. Mo Project, a nonprofit that rescues elderly and sick dogs from kill shelters and places them in “fospice” (foster/hospice) homes for the rest of their lives. Needless to say, they’re not the type of people to kick a cuddly pup out of bed.
Apr 30, 2019
Cloth & Company Ships Custom Furniture in Just 6 Days
When you can get almost anything you want delivered in just two days or even two hours, waiting two-plus months for a sofa is torture. In an Amazon Prime world, the furniture industry has a bit of catching up to do. At the forefront is Cloth & Company, a new venture that can ship custom furniture in just six days.
Apr 30, 2019
Vitra Makes a Subtle Update to the Beloved Eames Lounge Chair
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Eames lounge chair, Vitra made a slight change to the original. Can you spot it? Designed in 1956 by Charles and Ray Eames, the Lounge (670) and Ottoman (671) as they’re officially known, are modern classics. The design has seen some variations over the years (including when Herman Miller made an all-black version), but Vitra, who started producing the set in 1959, has always sold it in leather, until now.
Apr 30, 2019
Unreality TV: Former ‘Fixer Upper’ Contestant Says Parts are Fake
Brace yourselves, die-hard Fixer Upper fans: One of the show’s former contestants says the HGTV series’ opening scenes are fake. So, hearing that a portion of a reality show is staged isn’t the most outrageous thing to stumble across our thresholds.
Apr 30, 2019
This Infinity Galaxy Puzzle Has No Beginning or End
Few activities feel more gratifying than successfully piecing together a complicated jigsaw puzzle, or maybe we’re just easy to please. Either way, they’re great for the brain and they put considerably less strain on our eyes than the incessant scrolling of social media feeds. But what about a puzzle that doesn’t have a definite finish line?
Apr 30, 2019
Time is Fleeting On This Sculpture-Like Clock
If collecting unique timepieces is your thing, then 42 Foundry’s inventive creation is definitely one worth owning (and showing off). The Swiss company’s sleek, minimalist ETCH clock displays time in 3D etchings that remain visible just long enough for you to rub the sleep from your eyes and realize that you definitely shouldn’t have hit the snooze button a third time.
Apr 30, 2019
Amazon Prime Shipping Is About To Go From 2-Day To 1-Day
As it gets harder and harder to imagine a life without Amazon, the newest move from the company is bound to further entice people to sign up for a Prime membership. Amazon just announced that it will be switching the standard shipping for members from 2-day to 1-day. Although faster shipping has long been available for many items and locations, it often comes with an additional fee.
Apr 30, 2019
Here Are The Coziest Cities in America
Wrap yourself in a warm blanket, curl up by the fire, and grab a warm mug of something tasty: Here are the coziest cities in the US. Did your hometown make the cut? For the fourth year in a row, the people at Honeywell Heaters have shared their rankings of the top ten coziest cities in America. And while we maintain that coziness can happen anywhere, there’s an overwhelming trend toward cities where the temperatures dip into the chillier end of the thermometer.
Apr 30, 2019
Etsy Just Made Finding Craft Supplies So Much Easier
Okay, crafters: we have some news that will knock your (hand-knitted) socks off. Etsy just launched Etsy Studio, a new marketplace designed to make it much easier to shop for craft and project supplies. Etsy Studio is the first brand new marketplace the company has built since Etsy.com debuted in 2005.
Apr 30, 2019
Judy Ross Textiles and Hable Construction For Garnet Hill Are Here To Add Artistry To Your Bedroom
Garnet Hill is a go-to destination for home and apparel, especially for quality bedding and bath items. And already in 2017, two new designer collections recently launched on the site and in their catalog that are set to add serious style to your space. Found in luxe hotels and homes all over the world, we’ve long been fans of Judy Ross’ vibrant and modern take on textiles (she’s given us tips on how to run your home like a ship, and we even toured her home back in 2013).
Apr 30, 2019
Legendary Architect Frank Gehry to Teach a MasterClass on Design
They always say, learn from the best. Well, it doesn’t get much better than living legend Frank Gehry, who is teaching an online MasterClass this spring on architecture and design. Even though the Canadian-born American architect turns 88 at the end of the month, the octogenarian is still trying new things. This course will be his first-ever online class.
Apr 30, 2019
Rebecca Atwood x Chasing Paper is (Removable) Watercolor For Your Walls
Rebecca Atwood, the Brooklyn-based textile designer whose work is filled with dreamy painterly patterns, can now adorn your walls. Her collaboration with removable wallpaper company Chasing Paper launched on Wednesday. We first got wind of the collaboration last month on Rebecca’s Instagram, but now it’s finally here. The limited edition collection pairs Rebecca’s watercolor prints with Chasing Paper‘s peel-and-stick paper.
Apr 30, 2019
Attention HomeGoods Fans: TJX is Launching a New Home Store
Big news for fans of HomeGoods: TJX, the brand’s parent company, is planning to debut a separate, brand new home store concept this year. According to trade publication Furniture Today, TJX CEO Ernie Herrman announced the new concept during the fourth quarter earnings call on Wednesday. The company will debut four of the new home furnishings stores this year, as part of the 85-store expansion planned for the HomeGoods brand.
Apr 30, 2019
Sellin’ Ellen: How DeGeneres Is Becoming the New Martha
Move over, Martha, there’s a new mogul in town. Here’s how Ellen DeGeneres has—in just a couple years—taken over our hearts, our homes, and our wallets. Martha Stewart was not the first to to turn her name into a brand, but she’s arguably one of the most successful and enduring.
Apr 30, 2019
This Tiny Home Was 3D Printed in 24 Hours
Only two years have passed since the world’s first 3D printed apartment building was constructed in China, and since then, the sustainable architectural process has been refined to produce stellar results in time frames that are becoming increasingly faster. The most recent example is this tiny home that was 3D printed in just 24 hours.
Apr 30, 2019
IKEA’s New Furniture Assembles in Minutes, No Screwdriver Required
If you’ve ever spent a frustrating afternoon pouring over IKEA assembly instructions, things are about to get a lot easier. The Swedish retailer recently debuted a new line of furniture that snaps together “like a jigsaw puzzle,” and leaves your Allen wrench without a lot to do. Last year, IKEA debuted the wedge dowel, a click technique invented by prototype engineers at the IKEA pattern shop in Älmhult, Sweden, that drastically reduces assembly time and increases ease.
Apr 30, 2019
You Can Now See How That Vintage Piece Looks In Your Home Before You Buy
Despite taking measurements or creating mood boards, sometimes it’s still tough to imagine how an item will look at home until you get it in the space. Thankfully, technology can help. Today, vintage resale marketplace Chairish announced that their app will now have an augmented reality feature that puts pieces right in your room. The feature helps both shoppers and designers working with clients answer the age-old dilemma, “will this work in my space?
Apr 30, 2019
This Tape Turns Any Surface Into a LEGO Building Base
LEGO blocks have been inspiring children (and adults—even legendary artist Ai Wei Wei uses the bricks) to bring their ideas to life for generations. Now, with the help of this new adhesive tape, where you build can be as creative as what you build. Created by Cape Town-based design studio Nimuno, Loops is reusable, cuttable, and the only adhesive tape ever to be compatible with LEGO components.
Apr 30, 2019
Williams Sonoma Debuts Its First-Ever Home Decor Collab
An old brand learns new tricks. Today, Williams Sonoma launched its first ever home decor collaboration in its 60 year history with luxury lifestyle brand AERIN. AERIN, for those unfamiliar, was founded by beauty industry royalty Aerin Lauder, granddaughter of Estée Lauder. It debuted in 2012 with candles, cosmetics, and home accessories, and quickly expanded into furniture, rugs, and lighting.
Apr 30, 2019
Here Are Pantone’s Color Trend Predictions for 2018
We’re only a few months into 2017, but that hasn’t stopped Pantone from looking inside their colorful crystal ball. At the International Home & Housewares Show in Chicago this week, the international authority on color gave attendees a peek into what’s on trend for 2018.
Apr 30, 2019
H&M Has a New Fashion & Home Store Opening This Year
Big news for H&M fans: The company is opening a brand new fashion and home store concept this year. Here’s what we know so far. Called Arket, the retailer will be a “modern-day market that will offer essential products for men, women, children and home,” Business of Fashion reported.
Apr 30, 2019
SMEG’s Small Appliances Get a Bold Makeover, Courtesy of Dolce & Gabbana
No one’s probably ever called a toaster a work of art before. But in the case of Dolce & Gabbana’s collaboration with SMEG, it’s actually true. The Italian fashion house enlisted Sicilian artists to give the brand’s retro style kitchen appliances a bold, Old World makeover. The collection, “Sicily My Love,” celebrates the rich decorative tradition of the island.
Apr 30, 2019
YouTube Launches Live TV Streaming & DVR Service
Hey, cord cutters, YouTube wants to be your (un)cable company. Today, the video platform announced the launch of YouTube TV, a monthly subscription service that lets you stream live television. Whether you’re a recent deserter of traditional cable or have been without the service for years, you’re probably well aware of what’s already out there; the past few years have seen a growing number of options for streaming TV, including niche services for almost any genre.
Apr 30, 2019
Ford Designed a Smart Crib That Mimics Car Rides, So You Can Skip the Late Night Drives
Parents, you know how when you’re so desperate for the baby to sleep that you take your exhausted self and wide awake child for a 3 am drive, hoping for just a little mercy? Well, Ford hears you. The automaker designed an actual crib that mimics the sounds and motions of a car ride to lull your kid to sweet, sweet slumber.
Apr 30, 2019
Become a “Canbassador” and Get Paid to Drink Wine and Travel
Is it your dream to road trip to music festivals all summer, drinking wine and having fun? Well, one company will actually pay you to do just that. The vintners at Union Wine Co. are searching for a “canbassador” to travel cross country and back with the company’s 1972 Citroën mobile wine bar, hitting up music festivals, store openings, and outdoor events along the way.
Apr 30, 2019
The Most Luxe Apple Store Just Opened in Dubai (Of Course)
The land of luxury homes with underwater views officially has the coolest Apple store in the world. Customers typically know what to expect when they walk into one of the brand’s electronics stores, unless they’ve been lucky enough to visit the unbelievably posh Apple store in Dubai. Keeping in line with the destination’s signature upscale offerings, the brand new location in Dubai Mall is completely over the top.
Apr 30, 2019
Coach Just Bought Kate Spade for $2.4 Billion
Kate Spade’s colorful style has attracted not only millennial shoppers, but also the devotion of another iconic brand. Coach announced today that they have acquired the fellow New York based company in a cash deal of $2.4 billion. “Kate Spade has a truly unique and differentiated brand positioning with a broad lifestyle assortment and strong awareness among consumers, especially millennials,” said Coach CEO Victor Luis in a statement.
Apr 30, 2019
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fabric Designs from the ’50s Are Available Again
Good news, FLW fans: Schumacher has re-released the starchitect’s fabric designs in honor of Wright’s upcoming 150th birthday. Frank Lloyd Wright’s collection with the 19th century fabric brand originally debuted in 1955, after former House Beautiful editor Elizabeth Gordon encouraged the architect to start a line for those who didn’t live in his houses.
Apr 30, 2019
You’ve Never Seen Her But She’s Famous: The Voice of House Hunters
If you’ve ever sat down to watch an episode (or 47) of HGTV’s House Hunters, then you’ve heard the voice of Andromeda Dunker. BuzzFeed chatted with the actor in her first extensive interview. House Hunters has been a staple at the cable network since 1999 and has spawned a plethora of spinoffs, including House Hunters International, Tiny House Hunters, House Hunters Off the Grid, House Hunters Renovation.
Apr 30, 2019
This Swedish Sauna Is Shaped Like a Golden Egg
It doesn’t take much to convince us to spend time in a sauna. Seriously, who needs an excuse to sit back, sweat it out and let the stress melt away? Well, we’ve found a sauna that’s golden, egg-shaped and sits in the middle of a Swedish city, offering even more alluring reasons to indulge in some heat-assisted restoration. Enter the SOLAR EGG, a dazzling art installation created by designers Bigert & Bergstrom.
Apr 30, 2019
Sorry, That Cute Italian Village Won’t Actually Be Paying You to Move There
Unpack the suitcases, because we have some bad news. Turns out, the mayor of a charming Italian village will not actually be paying you €2,000 to move there. Borida, a little village in the countryside of Liguria, made headlines this week when the town’s mayor, Daniele Galliano, posted to Facebook that to fight the town’s declining population—just 394 people—that they’d offer €2,000 (about $2,100) to new residents.
Apr 30, 2019
Disney, Missoni & More Makeover Kartell’s Iconic Componibili to Celebrate Its 50th Anniversary
This humble set of drawers is celebrating a milestone birthday. Kartell’s classic Componibili is 50 years old this year, and the Italian modern design company gave a slew of notable designers creative license to spice up the storage piece however they saw fit. The Componibili was first released in 1967 by designer and Kartell cofounder Anna Castelli Ferrieri.
Apr 30, 2019
House Hunters Is Getting Two New Spinoffs
Flip the channel to HGTV, and it’s a pretty good chance you’ll land on an episode of House Hunters or one of its many iterations. The network is going to up the odds, because they just announced two new spinoffs of the popular series. To bring you up to speed, HGTV’s current House Hunters spinoffs include House Hunters International, House Hunters on Vacation, Tiny House Hunters, House Hunters Renovation, and House Hunters Off the Grid, to name a few.
Apr 30, 2019
How Activists Are Using This Humble Bathroom Staple To Save Cyclists’ Lives
In an effort to encourage city officials to prioritize safe cycling conditions, bicycling advocates in Omaha recently took matters into their own hands by installing a DIY bike lane made out of toilet plungers in a local intersection. A show of both resourcefulness and activism, 120 plungers wrapped in reflective tape were glued onto a street in the city’s Aksarben neighborhood, Curbed reports.
Apr 30, 2019
Calling All Cat Ladies (& Gents): This Vet Clinic Is Hiring a Kitten Cuddler
Feline fans, have we got news for you. There’s a cat shelter in Dublin that’s hiring for the best job we can think of: kitten cuddler. If you’re qualified, you better apply right meow. If your adoration of adoptable felines goes beyond snuggling your own furry friends or visiting the occasional cat café (or cat pub, or even cat yoga class), then Just Cats veterinary clinic in Clonsilla, Dublin could use your help.
Apr 30, 2019
The First House That Gaudí Built Will Open to the Public This Fall
Great news, Gaudí fans: Starting this fall, there will be a new way to experience one of the famed architect’s works. Casa Vicens, formerly a private residence, will open to the public as a museum. Born in 1852, Antoni Gaudí was a Catalan architect best known for the “Modernisme” style, a movement associated with the search for Catalan national identity in Spain, and which paralleled the Art Deco period in other parts of the world.
Apr 30, 2019
These Flat Pack Building Blocks Are LEGO Meets Origami
Move over LEGO, there’s a new kid in town—and she wants to expand your mind to new limits of imaginative play and thinking. A groovy design inspired by Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic domes of the 1970s, Troxes are triangular, interlocking, flat-pack building bricks made from Plike, a soft-touch paper that almost feels like plastic.
Apr 30, 2019
So Bad They’re Good: 20 Awful “Dad Jokes” About Design
The design world is ripe for dad jokes — you know dad jokes, don’t you? They’re a particular brand of clean, G-rated jokes that almost always result in the listener groaning and rolling their eyes? They usually involve puns, too. Like that guy who walked around IKEA, torturing his girlfriend with product puns — total dad joke master.
Apr 30, 2019
Yves Béhar & MIT Designed a Shapeshifting Apartment in a Box
As apartments get smaller, traditional furniture becomes less likely to fit in—literally. As cities trend toward micro apartments in the realm of 300 square feet or under, multifunctional pieces are not just nice, but necessary to create a functional space in such a small footprint. Luckily, the geniuses at MIT Media Lab and Yves Béhar teamed up to create Ori Systems, a freestanding unit that’s essentially an entire apartment in a box.
Apr 30, 2019
The Guggenheim Is The Latest Frank Lloyd Wright LEGO Set
Even with the assortment of high-tech gadgets and games available for our entertainment needs, LEGO’s highly lauded Architecture Series reminds us that it’s perfectly acceptable for adults to continue playing with their childhood toys. The latest structure to get the LEGO brick treatment is Frank Lloyd Wright’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Apr 30, 2019
Smell That? IKEA x Byredo Is Coming To Transform Your Home’s Scent
If you had to create an eau de IKEA, what what it smell like? Freshly unboxed plywood? Sweaty allen wrench? Meatballs? Well, we may soon find out. The retailer announced during their annual Democratic Design Day event this week that they’re collaborating with Swedish perfume brand Byredo. So far, the only hint about the collaboration we have so far is that founder Ben Gorham is working with IKEA “on the idea of ‘invisible design’ by adding scents in the home.
Apr 30, 2019
Man Bun Ken Weighs In On 11 of 2017’s Hottest Home Trends
What a time to be alive: Mattel just revealed a makeover for Ken dolls, with 15 new variations on body sizes & hairstyles — including a man bun — and Twitter has gone wild. To celebrate the addition of a hipster version of the childhood fantasy house-husband, we decided to sit down with Man Bun Ken (aka the new Jordan Catalano) and see what he has to say about these popular 2017 Home Trends.
Apr 30, 2019
IKEA and Apple Just Invented a Pokemon Go for Furniture Shopping
If a visit to the IKEA showrooms is the opposite of your idea of fun, how about a Pokemon Go-style experience for furniture buying instead, where you can sit at home and place IKEA furniture around your house — possibly without even leaving the couch? Thanks to Apple’s upcoming ARKit, that time is here. Co.
Apr 30, 2019
Minimalists Rejoice: MUJI To Open Hotels in Asia
Minimalists, rejoice: Popular Japanese lifestyle retailer MUJI is opening hotels in China and Japan, with the latter location slated to open in spring 2019. Set to be built in Tokyo’s bustling Kinza district near the metro station, a portion of the 10-story building will be dedicated to the hotel, while the remaining floors will provide space for the world’s largest MUJI flagship store.
Apr 30, 2019
Get Lost (Literally!) Inside This Colorful, Memphis-Inspired Maze
We generally try to avoid getting lost, but there’s at least one place where we’ll make an exception. Designer Camille Walala’s latest installation is a Memphis inspired maze that our inner child would never want to leave.
Apr 30, 2019
Pet Puppers with Your Cuppa: NYC Gets Its First Dog Cafe
Champaw wishes and catviar dreams, baby: New York is finally getting its first dog cafe. After the opening of several cat cafes and even a hedgehog cafe over the past few years, the sun is finally shining on dog lovers with a new dog cafe called Boris & Horton, which is opening in the East Village in December — by combining the two spots on the corner of East 12th and Avenue A formerly occupied by Ost Cafe and Raclette.
Apr 30, 2019
New Home Makeover Show Coming Soon from Amazon
Product placement is going to take on a whole new meaning this September: Amazon just announced it’s launching a home makeover show, called Overhaul, which will remodel the homes of famous YouTube stars.
Apr 30, 2019
New Yorkers, Here’s How You Can Camp For Free in City Parks
Why head Upstate or elsewhere when you can get your camping fix right in the city? While pitching tents in NYC parks is usually frowned upon (read: illegal), there is a program that welcomes residents to experience the city’s green spaces overnight, and for free. Have you heard about this? NYC Parks has an Adventure program put on by the urban rangers that allows overnight camping during the summer in a variety of parks throughout the city’s five boroughs.
Apr 30, 2019
Method’s Latest Collaboration Comes From Some Very Inspirational Artists
If, like us, beautiful and great smelling cleaning products are part of your motivation to keep up with the chores, then you’ll be thrilled to know that Method has a new limited edition collection out this season. This time, though, the designs come not from a famous name, but from some seriously inspirational artists.
Apr 30, 2019
LEGO’s Latest Architecture Set Is So Meta
With their latest edition for their Architecture series, LEGO is going meta. The newest building to get the brick treatment is its own LEGO House in Denmark, which resembles—you guessed it—LEGO bricks. The building—which was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group—is located in the Danish town of Billund, where LEGO was invented in 1932. Ingels revealed the set on his Instagram last week, noting that the not yet open building is already “immortalized.
Apr 30, 2019
This NYC Townhouse Had an Underground Tunnel That Led to Ernest Hemingway’s Prohibition Haunt
New York City is filled with mystery. Around every corner and down narrow streets are unexpected twists and secrets waiting to be discovered. One secret lives in and around the clapboard home at 17 Grove St, a one-of-a-kind West Village property that popped on the real estate market this month.The two-building residence commands a lofty asking price of $12 million, but it has the intriguing history and square footage to back it up, according to Streeteasy.
Apr 30, 2019
Tiny is Out, Extremely Teeny Tiny is In
Oh, is that a tiny house you have there? Well we see your 200-square-foot home and raise you…some incredibly small candles. Miniatures are having a moment, they’re adorable and completely Instagram-worthy. And while we’ve showcased some incredibly well designed dollhouses before, the good folks over at The Cut are profiling the movers and shakers of the miniature world, inspiring us to take a look at some of the cutest, Borrower-sized home goods around.
Apr 30, 2019
Love Bread? Prove It With These Baked Goods Lamps
Do you love bread? Now you can—ahem—prove it, not just with a GIF of Oprah or by obsessively watching and rewatching every Bread Week episode of the Great British Bake Off, but with a lamp that’s actually made from baked goods. This glutinous carbo load of design decadence is the brainchild of Japanese artist Yukiko Morita, a former baker who has turned her love of yeasted dough into a design object.
Apr 30, 2019
Susan Kare’s Bitmap Textiles Pair Housewares with Historic Design
Susan Kare, the graphic designer behind Apple’s earliest icons, fonts, and images, has a new product that harkens back to computer history. Her bitmap textiles for Areaware have a pixelated style that is reminiscent to anyone familiar with—or nostalgic for—Mac’s original operating system.
Apr 30, 2019
Casper Invests in Popular Mattress Review Site Sleepopolis
It’s not personal, it’s business — and when it comes to the increasingly competitive bed-in-a-box industry, Casper just told its rivals, in no uncertain terms, that they are going to the mattresses. If you can’t beat them, buy them, seems to be the motto at industry-leader Casper, who just financed a loan to help a popular mattress-reviews website creator — JAKK Media, which runs MattressClarity.com and SlumberSage.
Apr 30, 2019
Jackie O’s Hamptons Home is Back on the Market for $29.995M
The auctioning of Camelot continues, this time with Jackie Kennedy’s childhood summer home in the Hamptons hitting the market with an asking price of $29.995 million — and it’s a gorgeous display of vintage New York society elegance and restraint, just like the icon herself. Originally offered for $38.
Apr 30, 2019
Marshalls Releases Their Fall Trend Report and It’s Not Fall Until This Gourd-geous Decoration Arrives
Now that it’s officially autumn, how are you updating your space for the season? Thrill of the hunt retailer Marshalls released their fall trend report this week, and here’s what they have to say about the home. Marshalls surveyed 1,000 women and found that an overwhelming majority (72 precent) feel like fall has officially arrived when they put out the first pumpkin decoration in their home.
Apr 30, 2019
Fair Trade Furniture Gets a $3 Million Boost From West Elm
Radical transparency in manufacturing may be the motto of sustainable fashion brand Everlane, but more and more home furnishings companies are following suit by making large investments in fair trade factories around the globe — including a $3 million investment announced this week by West Elm & Williams-Sonoma Inc. to bring their total Fair Trade factory partnerships to eleven, including Vietnam’s first ever such manufacturing center.
Apr 30, 2019
Now’s Your Chance to Live in Harry Potter’s Childhood Home
If you’re a glass half-full type of Harry Potter fan, you can now own the home where Harry first bested Voldemort. If you’re a glass half-empty type of Harry Potter fan, you can now own the home where Lily and James Potter were killed. And if you’ve never read Harry Potter and would like me to just get to the point, you can now own a charming historic home that happened to appear in a movie.
Apr 30, 2019
“Visit” Downton Abbey Yourself in New US Exhibit
While Downton Abbey ended a year ago, fans of the British period drama will be glad to know that a new exhibit is coming to the US, so you can return to Downton once again. As the Dowager Countess once said, “you’ll find there’s never a dull moment in this house.” Downton Abbey: The Exhibition opens in New York City on November 18, with additional US locations to come.
Apr 30, 2019
Airbnb Apartments Are Coming to Orlando in 2018
When you think Disney World you normally think Mickey Mouse, Pirates of the Caribbean, or Epcot Center. Images of Silicon Valley startups don’t usually come to mind. However, tech giant Airbnb’s latest venture in Kissimmee, Florida (which sits about 25 minutes south of Orlando’s Walt Disney World) might just change all that. Airbnb wants to give Disney-bound families and other Orlando-area travelers more options for accommodations.
Apr 30, 2019
This IKEA Dictionary Tells You What Each Product Name Means
In the world of IKEA tropes, “IKEA is a death trap to couples” reigns supreme. But coming in at a close second is “I (a non-Swedish speaking individual) am somewhat flummoxed by the name of this bowl.” IKEA product names have long since been a source of delight, confusion and humor for many IKEA fans. Lucky for us, a brave man has put together the ultimate IKEA dictionary.
Apr 30, 2019
Cool Job Perks: Microsoft Built Its Employees a Treehouse
Microsoft has a penchant for building whimsical offices with nods to childhood nostalgia. Just take their Vienna headquarters, for example: it features bright colors and an indoor slide. Now the Seattle-area-based software giant has taken things one step further by constructing a fully functional treehouse on its five hundred acre Redmond, Washington campus. Let’s get one thing straight though, this treehouse is far from the structure seven year-old you helped build in your backyard.
Apr 30, 2019
This NYC Hotel Is Offering a Stranger Things-Themed Stay
The staycation dreams of Netflix binge watchers are made of this “Ex-stream-ly Cozy Package,” now being offered by The Gregory Hotel in New York City this weekend to celebrate the return of Stranger Things Season 2 and Halloween.
Apr 30, 2019
Would You Give Your Pets a Room of Their Own — Even Their Own Condo?
I’ll admit it: I bought my house (and my couch, and my rugs, and much of my wardrobe) for my dogs. Or, at least, with them in mind.
Apr 30, 2019
These Tiles Turn Your Wall Into a LEGO Building Base
LEGO fans young and old, check this out: One company makes removable wall tiles that serve as building block bases. (This is especially good news for anyone who’s ever experienced the excruciating pain of stepping on a LEGO.) Brik, which launched via Kickstarter last year, is a LEGO compatible adhesive tile that sticks to the wall (or any flat surface) and is easily removable.
Apr 30, 2019
Inspiring Quotes From Famous Women About Decorating Their Homes
Hat queen Diane Keaton recently released an interior decorating book, The House That Pinterest Built, after years of quietly flipping houses (and releasing her own wine). Keaton isn’t alone in her passion for design, and The Cut has rounded up quotes from 25 powerhouse women on their love for interior decorating. It wouldn’t be a female-centric story about design without an appearance from dream home enchantress Nancy Meyers.
Apr 30, 2019
This Bridge In Sweden Got a Playful, LEGO-Inspired Makeover
In case anyone needs permission, you’re never too old to play with LEGOs – or to use the vibrant toy blocks as a form of artistic inspiration. Even if you’re not one of those shameless grownups who haven’t stopped indulging in the block-building fun, there’s no way you can look at this LEGO-painted bridge in Gothenburg, Sweden and not experience at least a little bit of nostalgic glee. Or maybe a lot! Either way, it’s a cool and colorful sight to behold.
Apr 30, 2019
Here’s the Perfect Game For The Wes Anderson Obsessed
If you’re looking to add some joie de vivre and competitive spirit to your Friendsgiving in a way that says, “I like movies,” look no further than this Wes Anderson card game. This whimsical set features the quirky characters each of the writer and director’s cult classics. The game is designed by Belly Kids, which describes itself as a group that has “fun releasing books, prints, tapes and all sorts of odd accessories.
Apr 30, 2019
Cooper Hewitt’s Massive Archive Is Online (and Searchable by Color)
Whether you’re a fact-checker hoping to test the accuracy of your knowledge of design history or excite yourself by poring over a plethora of Pantones past and present, you can get your design fix by perusing the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum from the comfort of your couch. No worries about long lines or being crowded out of your favorite exhibit: The majority of the Upper East Side museum’s archive is now available online.
Apr 30, 2019
This “Relaxation” Pod Hangs Off The Side of a Building
Who among us hasn’t wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of city life? Designer Alice Bleton had created a pod for stressed-out folks who want a little calm and quiet. The fiberglass hut is designed to hang from the side of a roof, offering up relaxation a sense of expansiveness. Inspired by living structures designed for extreme climates and bunkers, the pod is simple and sturdy.
Apr 30, 2019
This Huge Mattress Is Literally Twelve Feet Wide — And You Can Buy It
Are you part of a co-sleeping family, but things are getting a little too snug? There’s a mattress for that. Are you and your partner both over 6’5” and sleep in starfish position? Yep, there’s a mattress for that. Are you single and just want an endless expanse of bed all to yourself? There’s also a mattress for that. The Ace Collection has released a family sized bed that is 144 inches wide. That is 12 whole feet of bed.
Apr 30, 2019