BEST STAIRS EVER

Yesterday we had a guest post. If you follow this blog, you’ll know that I don’t have many guest posts here. In fact, I think we’ve had just two in the last year and a half, and they were super good blogger pals of mine. I’m picky when it comes to Offbeat.
That said, I was recently offered a guest post from the bloggers over at the newer, but cool ChicTip.com. I like the blog, I like the bloggers, and I like when good new design blogs emerge, hence, a guest post from them. Also, I like their about page, which …read more

I’ve had the flu and haven’t had the energy to do much of anything. In good news, Stumble Upon, which I adore by the way, only takes a click. I’ve got the energy for that. And luckily, thanks to this stupid flu, I’ve got the bedridden time too. So this week, I found three stellar stumbles to share:
Transparent Concrete – something I’m embarrassed to say, I just realized existed. Bad me. It’s luscious though. Many more cool images at the link.

[image via Gadget Gearz]
House on hazardous hill, The Treehouse, Victoria, Australia – beauty like you would not believe- visit to …read more

I’m more a Dwell and Wallpaper kind of girl as a rule, but once in a while, Architectural Digest has a feature that I really dig. This month, they’ve got this lovely slide show of Paris Living Spaces. If you always wanted to be in a beautiful Paris setting, this show is so for you. My favorite space? You know I have one…

I’d lose the vase, but the Greek Revival French chairs are spectacular. And the art – well, obviously totally dreamy. Some spaces were a little fussy for my taste, but overall, I really enjoyed the show. Actually, if …read more

The New York Times recently ran this amazing home & garden slide series featuring design students and their low cost, creative homesteads. Design kids in college have low funds, busy lives, and small spaces, but I’ll give them this, they’re whacked out creative. After seeing this slide show I started thinking about my friends back in high school, and soon after, and while not design students, some were artists, and you know, they were pretty creative with their space interiors.
In any case, this is my favorite slide show in a while and you have to check it out. I can’t …read more

I do and don’t like tile. It can be a hassle, and often tile is completely lacking aesthetic appeal. That said, when you find some cool designer tiles it’s always nice; imagining where and how you might use it.
Steuler Fliesen has some of the coolest tiles you’ve seen; all sorts of colors, designs, and applications. Following are a few I like, but there’s plenty to choose from if you browse the site.
Beautiful mocha/bronze-metallic floor tiles…

Kid-happy tiles like frogs…

Not me. Well, not anymore. If you’re Paul Morgan Architects then you know plain old water tanks are so last year. Marye, from Kettle & Cup, sent me a heads up about this beautiful home, the Cape Schank House. It’s posted at Materialicious – with a name like that, you know it’s a blog you should visit.
Look at this:

Lovely roofing structure. The whole home is unbelievably slick. The water tank is this huge white teardrop like structure in the middle of the living room. The tanks serves to store rainwater, cool the living room, and is structurally necessary for the …read more

Sorry no post yesterday – WordPress tag upgrades were taking a bit of time.
Today I have a kitchen first off. A kitchen sounds dull but this kitchen is so sleek. Really unique.  I’ve been in love with this Gorenje kitchen by French designer Ora-Ïto, since I first saw it at Gizmodo. They likened it to the iPhone of kitchens. I don’t know about that; but surely you’d be the only one on your block with one of these set-ups.

What I love best is how you can’t tell where appliances start and stop. The look is seamless.

Really, very nice look. And …read more

Is Offbeat Homes really my favorite blog?
As in blogs I write; not read because that would be a whole other discussion. I think about this a lot because most professional bloggers I know do have more than one blog. I think that there are some pros and cons to playing favorites.
Is it even fair to play favorites? How do you judge one blog over another when content varies so drastically? And what about job stability. How will your other employers like it when you blurt out, “Guess what? My other blog rocks so much more hard core than the …read more

I have a confession. I’m actually sort of snob princess in that I don’t discuss issues like farts or potty humor or gastric issues all that often. It seems sort of off color to me.
I most absolutely do not walk around talking about poop. No matter the composting benefits; no matter the, “It’s just a part of life” deal. I don’t discuss it — too often. That’s likely why I don’t own a dog. Too much poop business. And before you go saying, “Oh, but you had a baby — they poop and you deal!” Guess what my little uses …read more