Retro space-age house porn with Lustron Homes
My friend Rachel has a thing for Lustron homes. They’re these mod-looking houses built of pre-fabricated enameled steel. And luckily, Lustron has fans.
A soothing laundry room makeover — guys, it’s like a SPA in here!
When one thinks about the easiest room in her or his house to makeover which is it? The bathroom? Guest room? Mudroom?
In our house it was most definitely the laundry room. So off to Lowe’s we went with a soothing vision dancing in our head. And we killed it.
Garbage lamp is made of garbage
Artist David Batchelor makes sculptural installations from objects found in the streets of London, hollowed, stacked, and given a new life as empty but brightly coloured light boxes or as unlit composites. So glowy.
Tips from your neighborhood cat lady: the six deadliest plants for your pets
Whether you’re trying to keep your cat from killing a houseplant or you’re deerproofing your garden, most people think of plants as delicate beings in need of defense. But some plants — even common, unsuspicious looking plants — are trying to kill your pet, even if your pet doesn’t munch them.
Library cats, bunnies, and guinea pigs in the pantry — photos from our readers
It’s an animal-filled Monday Montage, and we’ve also got a homemade reading tent and a radical balcony gardening solution. In the links, nerd out on office supplies and learn what people make from 200 plastic bags.
How I survived The Castle — a party house with eight other roommates
Our house was so well-known that I was once informed of my own party by strangers. You can bet I have ideas about surviving a party house.
A punk-bohemian curl-up-and-read rental in Lawrence, Kansas
Alexa, Sean, Max the cat, and an unborn child of an unknown gender live in a one-bedroom in Lawrence, Kansas, one of the Midwest’s secret bastions of art.
Turning a bookcase into a standing desk — super-perfect for the DIY-challenged
This is an embarrassingly simple project. Not a single item was purchased, nor a single tool used. I’m a hands-on, DIY kind of chick, but for this hack, you don’t have to be.