Furniture

Building your own tables is a SNAP with these legs

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Have you ever built your own furniture?  I’m not talking about creating a beautifully handcrafted piece of heirloom-quality furniture like a Chippendale chair.  I’m talking about using pallets or screwing some legs onto a board – either because you like the bohemian style or because buying a piece of furniture isn’t in the budget?  SNAP, […]

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Relax by putting your feet up on a nice Bluetooth speaker

bluetooth speaker ottoman

I don’t normally think of Bluetooth speakers as being big enough to use as a footstool, but this one is.  The Bluetooth Speaker Ottoman has a quilted faux leather exterior, so it blends in with your decor.  It’s available in black only, and it measures 18″ tall X 17.5″ wide X 18″ deep.  It has

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Relax outdoors without being “bugged” by insects

mosquito thwarting hammock

Nothing disturbs a relaxing nap in the hammock under the shade tree like a swarm of mosquitos or other biting insects.  The Mosquito Thwarting Hammock keeps the pests at bay because it’s covered by a 4-sided canopy made of super-fine nylon netting; it unzips on two sides for easy entry.  The roof of 180g polyester

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Device charging end table for those of us who don’t use Qi wireless charging

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We recently told you that Ikea has announced a line of furniture and lamps with built-in Qi chargers.  What about people who don’t use Qi charging?  We want nice things, too!  Well, Hammacher Schlemmer has a Device Charging End Table that has a built-in charging station for those of us who still need to cable

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IKEA announces new products with Qi chargers built in

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IKEA just announced they will be introducing a new line of bedside tables, lamps, and desks with Qi chargers built-in.  The wireless charging furnishings will be available in Europe and North America beginning this April, with global availability soon after.  You can read the entire press release at PRNewswire.  Check the IKEA website for availability information

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The rEvolve is the Cadillac of outdoor chairs

revolve chair with speakers

This is not the typical folding outdoor chair!  Although the rEvolve chair does fold up into a carry bag, that’s where the similarities end with most outdoor chairs.  The rEvolve has a swivel base, so you can turn from side and side – even a full 3600 – and never miss the action of a game.

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Rockabye baby automatically with the Nuna LEAF

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Parents who are looking for a battery, electricity and noise free way of gently getting their little ones to sleep should look into the Nuna LEAF. It’s a leaf shaped chair attached to a sturdy frame that can be locked into a stationary position or unlocked to swivel side to side with a slight push.

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X Rocker Pro H3 a gaming chair fit for the great Gluteus Maximus pro gamer extraordinaire

Ace Bayou X Rocker Pro H3

You have the system. You have the controller. You even have the pro peripherals, but what in the world are you sitting on? Ordinary seating just won’t cut it for the pro gamer so, what do the pros use? A gaming chair. One popular model of gaming chairs is the X Rocker Pro H3 from

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Tailgate or camp with the comforts of home

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It hardly seems possible, but it’s only a few weeks until my daughter leaves for college – and that means football and tailgating season isn’t far behind.  And of course, it’s still summer, so it’s still camping season.  Why should you have to rough it while participating in either outdoor activity when you can take

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You’ll be able to rack ’em and stack ’em with this sofa

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I am fascinated with looking at pictures of those tiny, under 200-sqft houses that some people live in.  While I was looking at information about one of them today, I saw a sofa that would work well for anyone living in a small home without a guest room, or for vacation homes, or maybe even

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Folditure introduces the Maya folding chair

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Earlier this year, I told you about the uber cool and equally uber expensive folding tables and chairs from Folditure. This is furniture that can fold up for easy storage – even by hanging in a closet. Folditure’s first tables and chairs were made of metal and looked very futuristic, meaning that they might not

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This armored trunk puts other footlockers to shame

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My daughter will be going to college in the fall, and we’ve already started thinking about the things she’ll need to take with her.  She wants a footlocker, and I agree it will be great for transferring stuff from home and for storing things in her dorm room.  I had a footlocker when I was

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Folditure – origami folding tables and chairs

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If you are short on space but flush with cash, check out these tables and chairs from Folditure. Made in the USA of aluminum and stainless steel, these items bring the old school folding chair and card table into the future with unique super slim space-saving designs that fold flat for easy storage. You can

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Not man enough to sit on the Iron Throne?

golf club rocker

How about the rocking chair of 3 irons?  UncommonGoods offers some wooden rocking chairs by Michael Bellino that use things like golf clubs, baseball bats, hockey sticks, and other sports equipment as the back of the chair.  This Golf Club Rocker is made from unfinished Canadian white cedar and uses “reclaimed golf clubs” for the

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