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Get spaced out with these out-of-this-world galaxy goodies for your home & office

Space out with these out-of-this-world galaxy goodies for your home & office

If you’re a fan of galaxy print (like I am!), there’s a LOT out there with which to decorate yourself, your home, and your office. From galaxy shower curtains and lunchbags to art prints and washi tape, galaxy is always a super fun way to add color and personality to everythang!

Let’s get space-y and start bedazzling our lives with the whole flippin’ universe!

This LED skirt twinkles like the night sky!

This LED skirt twinkles like the night sky!

Get a load of this discovery, y’all. This LED skirt has 250 tiny LEDs enmeshed in an ombre blue skirt with a pattern based on an actual star chart. You’ll be wearing the night sky and twinkling the shit out of everyone.

Your Star Wars premiere party will never be the same wearing this bad boy.

Find out how much of the eclipse you'll see from your ZIP code

Find out how much of the eclipse you’ll see from your ZIP code

You know about the big upcoming solar eclipse happening on Monday, August 21 (dubbed “the Great American Eclipse”) that will span the US? Everyone across the United States will be able to see the sun disappear behind the moon in some form. This time around, only those within the epically-named “path of totality,” from Oregon to South Carolina, will be able to witness the eclipse in full. But most of us will be able to see some part of it. That’s where this tool comes in…

12 constellation projects, products, and pretties that bring the night sky inside

Oh, how we love the starry skies popping up all over the place lately. In artwork, in home products, in themed BEDROOMS! There is nothing more relaxing than a serene reminder of the skies over our heads. In an ideal world, we’d all have a skylight over our beds and fall asleep under the stars, but since that’s not feasible let’s see how else we can catch a few stars for ourselves.

How to build a constellation light for a little astronomy in the bedroom

Evita’s been sharing her tutorials on Offbeat Home all year — remember the starry window pelmet? Or her sewing machine-cum-computer-desk? She RETURNS! And you’ll be thrilled.

This tutorial makes a lovely, simple

No damage moose antler decor, a rainbow of handmade owls, and a bevvy of LEGO-related Clicky Links

Start your week with our collection of interesting articles on the web and photos from our readers. In these Clicky Links you’ll find lots of sites to waste a little time on — ALL ABOUT LEGO.

Click through, too, to find our links on submitting YOUR stuff to Offbeat Home!

A starry bedroom pelmet box for romantics

When her DIY window treatments met a roadblock, Evita found a smart workaround. What ideas will you get from her solution?