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.
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.
For the Muppet-lovers in the house: a ’60s Kermit-green bedroom
I found this ’60s-era magazine clipping on Flickr last weekend — of a very Kermit-the-Frog-esque bedroom — and I’ve looked at it like, every day since. What would you incorporate from a vintage design?
New in reader photos: an encouraging garden plaque, a tidy rock garden, and a link to an Alice in Wonderland-themed eatery
Come with me this Monday and tiptoe through the Offbeat Home Flickr Group to enjoy uploads from our readers. Uncommon ’60s doorknobs, a classy-as-fuck dinner party, and a too-cute fabric tenty playhouse await.
Toddler beds and bedding that isn’t covered up with characters
Getting ready to pimp your kid’s room? Check out these suggestions — including everything from zebra-striped pillow cases to a day-glo orange bed that comes with a matching chair.
Villa Vals: A home cut from a mountainside and fit for a super villain
Villa Vals is a rentable property in Switzerland that doesn’t seem like it should exist in this century. Maybe in an alternate year 2011, one where Thor has come to Earth and fallen in love with Natalie Portman and you are sad that he did not fall in love with you before he joined The Avengers.