Hang a pull-down wire basket for extra storage in a small bedroom
Got a tiny space? This little AirBNB room on a New Jersey ferry has the right idea: A pulley-based system for holding and releasing a wire basket hanging over the bed. It really improves the storage area in the room, since there’s no room for a side table in this suite.
Use your wedding lights as balcony decor
After her wedding, AndiLani put her wedding twinkle lights, grapevine balls, and lit-up pumpkins to good by using them outdoors.
Embrace word-nerdery: 6 ways to Scrabble it up at home
Scrabblers are hardcore. Celebrate the game that takes skill, smarts, and strategy with these ways people’ve used Scrabble as a decor theme — from fridge magnets to an incredible backyard game.
A rainbow dinette, one red-and-blue-and-yellow house in Illinois, and a home built into Arizona boulders in this week’s reader photos
It’s our weekly roundup of reader photos and interesting Offbeat Home-ish links from around the web. This week we’ve got the lowdown on air conditioned doghouses, an upcoming steampunk fest in Massachusetts, and era-appropriate Disney princess cosplay. Click on through!
My super easy bathroom/bedroom contemporary update: like putting a v-neck sweater over a gnarly sweat-stained tee
When I moved into my condo, I loved everything but the horrible almond-y bathroom. SO ’70s!
I moped around feeling helpless for a while, and then I got an idea to reno my space myself — no big commitment, just my own two hands and a little bit of smarts.
A retro-striped wall, starting succulents, and bubbling brewing wine in this week’s reader photos
Good Monday, Homies! Here’s a quick trip through the Offbeat Home Flickr pool to get us all up and at ’em for the week. And in Clicky Links? We explore improving a major metropolitan, homelessness-by-choice, and catching small game in a survival situation.
Put a tentacle on it: 7 octopodes you need in your home
This week I’ve seen octopodes making a surge in popularity online, which is totally fine with me, cause I’ve been a long-time fan of cephalopods. I think every house could benefit from the grace and creepiness of an octopus.
Outdoor TV, kawaii piggy bank, and one big pink house in this week’s reader photos
Hi Homies! Let’s tiptoe through the tulips of the Offbeat Home Flickr pool and see what everyone’s been up to lately.
And in this week’s collection of Clicky Links, you’ll find bento boxes, bike baskets, and a magic remote.