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Richards’ Trunk Desk Looks As If You Could Sail the World With It

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Timothy Oulton designed this beautiful desk in his workshop, inspired by a worn but obviously custom-made steamer trunk. The owner had been Tom Richards, hence the name Richards’ Trunk Desk. Oulton dismantled the original luggage to learn every detail of construction, and incorporated those details into this desk. Wooden frames are wrapped in water-resistant beige […]

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Turnstone Bivi Modular Office Furniture

By Janet Cloninger / June 20, 2012 / News / Furniture, Laptops and Gear / 1 Comment

When you live in a small house, you don’t have the luxury of a separate office. You need functional furniture that will work well for your needs, but will be attractive enough to blend in with your living space. The Bivi line of office furniture from Turnstone is designed for a decidedly modern feel, with

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This Gives Hiding Your Gaming Controller in the Coffee Table a Whole New Meaning

By Janet Cloninger / April 14, 2012 / News / Furniture, Game controllers, Gaming Gear / Leave a Comment

Instead of hiding your Nintendo gaming controller in your coffee table with your remotes, the Nintendo Controller Coffee Table from TheBohemianWorkbench Etsy shop is the controller. This table is made of maple, mahogany and walnut with dovetail joinery and mid century modern legs, and it functions as a Nintendo NES controller. A floating glass top

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Sumo Omni Bean Bag Chair Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / September 6, 2011 / Reviews / Furniture, Home and Kitchen / 8 Comments

When my sister and I were really young, we both had bean bag chairs. I had a Blue one and she had Red. We loved those chairs till one bleak day when the love affair ended for my sister. That was the day that she sat in the chair only to learn seconds later that

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More Useful Than it Looks – Adjustable Reading Valet

By cobinrox / March 10, 2010 / News / Furniture, Home and Kitchen, Spotlight Gadgets / Leave a Comment

At first I thought “How friggin’ lazy do you have to be??” when I saw this. But then I realized its potential. The “Infinitely Reading Valet” from Hammacher Schlemmer could be used while exercising, while cooking, while following instructions on knitting… The most interesting aspect is that it is adjustable to fit a given situation.

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Another vibrator app for the iPhone that isn’t kinky

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 2, 2010 / News / Furniture, Home and Kitchen, iOS, iPhone, Spotlight Gadgets / Leave a Comment

If you have an iPhone / iPod Touch and a pile of cash burning a hole in your pocket, you need to check out the AcuTouch 9500 massage chair which can be controlled with your iPhone via Bluetooth. A special application called HT-Connect gives you the ability to choose from 16 programs that “fit your

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Here’s a man wall for your man cave

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 23, 2009 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Furniture, Home and Kitchen, Home Theater, Spotlight Gadgets / 11 Comments

The “world’s first” Man Wall includes four flat-screen HDTV (all operated by one remote). There’s a 42″ Vizio and three 26″ Vizios. You also get a 1000 watt 5.1 home theater system, a DVD player with a 5-disc changer, wireless surround sound speakers, an iPod dock, a live 7-foot sports ticker (with a year of

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