Things to use as door stops (other than “official” door stops): A chair. A pile of books. More piles of books. An umbrella holder. A cabinet. A really huge box. The end of a table. A folded newspaper. A folded magazine. An electric fan. The end of the couch. A flip-flop. Now how about a shoe?
This Foot in the Door Doorstop is perfect for shoe lovers! Simply slip the tip of the shoe under your door and ta-da! It comes in black or red and is made from rubber. What a stylish way to keep your door open. At least …read more

If you are looking to add a little spice to your sex life at a good price, Jimmyjane’s Semi-Annual sale started today.  The sale features a wide selection at up to 50% off.  Jimmyjane is a high-end brand that believe sin a combination of pleasure and good design (form and function!) and a commitment to sexual well-being.  They have the highest technology in their products, but they also look really great too.  This is definitely one of those stores where you look at the products and say , “That is a really beautiful and ergonomic…vibrator!?”

I was excited to recognize a …read more

Since I don’t, what I can tell you about Kauffmann Theilig & Partner is that their designs rock. Sure I could look them up on some English websites but it’s the weekend. Let’s just have a nice show.
Kindergarten:

Light:

You can see this is going somewhere good:

Wavy amazement: Actually, this home, I did take the time to look up because I really like it. Here’s the full scoop from Architectural Record.

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Last week I posted a catch-up of sorts with my favorite structure blogs around the web. I only got halfway through playing catch-up however so let’s take a look at the rest of the links you absolutely should be checking out this week.
MoCo Loco, reigning king of contemporary design (at least in my opinion) has a super holiday submission post with strange fold up eco-minded Christmas tree, a sweet and ultra modern take on the traditional nativity scene and this cool marble maze set-up. Wish I’d seen this one before I picked up Cedar’s this year.

PrairieMod’s specialty is finding stuff …read more

First off, so sorry about the late posting today; technical difficulties way beyond my control. Hopefully it’s all good now.
This week there is an “Offbeat Hot” but there will be no “Offbeat Not,” because when Bart Prince is in the house how can you possibly complain?
My house is full of architectural books and magazines and discussions often turn towards home building and design. But frankly, although I enjoy this stuff, hearing about drywall, soffits, or PV modules for the umpteenth time isn’t that exciting. What’s exciting to me is to see unique design in structures; architectural pieces that …read more