A friendly hedge and a nod to Trogdor — in this week’s reader photos
Start your day with our collection of interesting articles web and photos from our readers. In these Clicky Links you’ll find lots of sites to waste a little time on — and an idea for recycling a milk jug into a lunch box.
Click through, too, to find our links on submitting YOUR stuff to Offbeat Home!
A hot pink tipi and a suave cat in our reader photos
See these photos and more in our weekly roundup. And: what’s a hot air balloon festival look like? In the links, you’ll find Batman-inspired furniture, a link to a wooden car, and an incredi-geek key rack.
Rad door ideas that go beyond bright colors
Your door is an easy place to fly your freak flag. Here are some ideas for doing it that go beyond painting your portal a lime green — as cool as that can look!
BUT FIRST: I have a challenge…
A skulltacular No Soliciting sign, links to a Royal Tenenbaums house tour, and the furriest pink couch you’ve ever SEEN!
This montage is full of questions: would you embrace this furry couch? Would you dye your hair purple? How much is a kickin’ steampunk ceiling fan worth to you?
A vintage snack: super-pink bathrooms from the ’50s and ’60s
Take a break with four obnoxiously-pink bathrooms, straight from the pages of the 1950s and 1960-era design mags.
Feast your eyes: vintage wallpaper inspiration in the kitchen
A collection of vintage wallpapers: some are loud and overpowering, others are just the right amount of zing. In pinks, reds, yellows, and one really powerful red, black, and white pattern.
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.
See a tease from a colorgasmic home tour and live vicariously in a Mediterranean country
In addition to the colorgasmic tease, this montage has a painting-perfect work desk and an adventurer’s mantle.