The year is young, so while this tub may not win out as most offbeat by next December, it will totally win the best fun ever award.

Know what this is? In case you haven’t caught it on the web yet, this is the all new, all cool, all mafia ready, bullet proof and bomb proof tub. It’s about time too. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve almost been shot and or blown up in the tub. It’s like living in Pulp Fiction world at my place.
If you live a life of danger visit Gizmodo to find out where …read more

Bloxes are the ultimate large scale, eco-friendly building blocks. Good if you need to partition spaces on a low budget. Good if you’d like to get all artistic. Good if you need instant furniture.
Especially good under the Christmas tree!
Good for wall building:

Good for driving (ha sort of):

Good for standing on:

Well, I’ll give Sure Fit this, I’m sure they picked the right winner. Egad.  Although, on two notes, I think this couch would fit in perfectly at the wood paneled house; also, quite possibly this couch is so bad, it’s almost cool. I know folks who would love this couch. Sad.
And just what does the winner of this contest get? A $5000 home makeover from Kim Myles, designer and host of HGTV’s Myles of Style and Sure Fit. Not bad.
I wonder what they’ll do with the old couch?

[image via 5W]

I could start the day by whining about HP customer service (because they are royally p@#%ing me off this morning) however, it might be more fun to look at a cool new blog; don’t you agree?
Check this find out…

Ah beauty. I LOVE it. Click on the image to learn more. This is just the kind of thing Just Seen is serving up for modern design loving folks. Although they’re new, Just Seen has already posted some pretty cool stuff. Stuff such as…
Modern Ceramic Tiles – really cool ones.
Martinelli’s Cobra
Krislyn Flowers
Brent Comber
AND can you even guess what this is…

All of the …read more

I don’t know about you, but this unique couch totally reminds of a Muppet. An alien-like Muppet. Maybe it won’t open it’s mouth and swallow you whole, but on the other hand, should you trust a Muppet alien?

If you’re so inclined to make a purchase, you have a choice of three alien-like colors:

Morpheo Sofa Bed – Available at Modern Furniture Classics
[images via Modern Furniture Classics]

Hi Offbeat readers. Can you guess what the theme behind this offbeat couch is?

Can you guess the correct answer before you head over to Geekologie to see what the bizarre theme behind this couch is? I’ll give you a hint. I’ve been gone for a few days because my lame laptop died, this couch is related to that problematic theme.
Guess away. 

It’s the Blogtoberfest icon! Which means a super keen (and secret) prize is hidden behind this special blog post. If you want to win the great prize that I’m hiding, simply leave a comment on this post. A totally …read more

So, can you tell what this is?

It’s a furniture piece – really. And it’s named after a sea creature. Hint: it would go in your kooky living room. Ok, or maybe a bedroom. Oh, and it’s made from recycled something…
Hmmm. Give up? Click here to learn more.
[image via I New Idea Homepage]

Check out this amazing sink:

Pretty spiffy – and it looks even better in black (with white accents). You can see this whole amazing collection at Simas – look under the Impronte link.
[image via Simas]

If you need a woodstove, and you’re thinking typical black is yawn inducing then take a look at these two ideas:

You know what’s weird; I don’t like white; at least not when it comes to white furniture or appliances, and well, I don’t like red anything. But I LOVE these two stoves. The white one is so hmm, so kind of bohemian, or antique looking, without being overly fussy. And the red stove simply pops. (The blue wall helps I’m sure – but still).
These two stoves came from Wood Burning Stoves & Heaters at Appliancist. There’s plenty more to see …read more

Where do people come up with these ideas? I see wood, and think “wood” – I love that there are artists out there who see wood and think:

Time to make a crazy Quetza bookshelf! Well, who knows what they were thinking, but I like it.
[image via NEL]