Make nerdy coasters with Magic: the Gathering cards
We host a gaggle of nerds for a monthly Magic: the Gathering gathering, and they consume a lot of liquid. We needed coasters and got creative. Magic card coasters for our Magic weekends? Perfect.
Bright yellow, book-filled living room accented with art and religious iconography
We just moved into a new house, but I’ve already set up our living room. I wanted our family of six to be able to escape the chaos of moving somewhere!
A backyard suit of armor, a Hello Kitty house, and a Portal cake platter
Come with me this Monday morning and tiptoe through the Offbeat Home Flickr Group to enjoy uploads from our readers. Another fantasy-land photo from whoisjaja’s backyard, a pretty little table setting, and dreamy photos from a drizzly Seattle day.
’70s kitsch in a Floridian mid-century modern
A Siamese cat, a boyfriend, a girlfriend, and a glittery gold carport: these are just the tip of this bright retro Florida home.
Offbeat Empire at Geek Girl Con this October (+PARTAY!)
Friends, I’ve got some SUPER exciting news to share today: the entire staff of the Offbeat Empire will be doing a panel at the Geek Girl Con, a weekend-long event in in Seattle October 8-9, 2011! The con aims to celebrate all corners of geekitude — from science and tech to gaming and sci-fi to, yes, web nerds and our silly blogs!
The Offbeat Empire panel is called “Rocking the geek niche: Nerdiness is your superpower” and will feature staff from Offbeat Bride, Offbeat Mama, and Offbeat Home. And then we’re having a huge party. LOTS more info over here.
What will be the next “put a bird on it!” decor trend?
Everyone might be “putting a bird on it” now, and we all remember design trends gone by (unicorns! owls! mushrooms!), but what’s coming next?
An ode to my closet: Doe Deere gives us a poetic tour of her dollhouse-inspired makeover
Doe had a sad, blah closet — until her neighbor put out a dollhouse for the trash man. Now? Feast your eyes on her spectacular pink and blue dressing room.
Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems
Not all my apartments were shitty, but they all had their own stank issues, as small spaces are wont to do. But every cloud has a silver lining: since two of our three apartments were less than 650 square feet — and the third was half-underground and always moist — I had to learn how to keep common stinky problems from overwhelming us.