Inner Solace

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Pick up tile remnants and tetris your kitchen to create a cheaper and slightly geeky backsplash. Nice.

Get Out! Urban Garden Challenges | Design Milk

That, is an awesome outdoor sanctuary.  It’s stunning, simple, and looks like it will handle the weather a lot better than those stupid faffy Middle Eastern themed chiffon and cushion things they created on Backyard Blitz.

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Descending floor reveals a swimming pool. Swanky!

And the pool depth is adjustable too.

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A transformer sofa. Nice.

Basic Cardboard Scratcher Gets a Japanese Facelift | moderncat :: cat products, cat toys, cat furniture, and more…all with modern style (via tofu)

Awesome cat scratching doodad.  That cat fits perfectly.

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My dad used to have an electric pencil sharpener just like this one at his office.  This and his typewriter gave me hours of entertainment when I was ickle.  It probably also gave him a lot of very short pencils…

Also, have a look at the other cool retro gear on this photostream. It’s rockin’ some excellent Danish Modern pieces and rocket-shaped lighting.

SEW: The Sewing Machine that doubles as a light (via Apartment Therapy Unplggd)

It’s tiny and looks pretty neat.  I wonder how functional it is.

“Gravity ruler” luggage scales - Core77

Clever way of using a bungee cord to gauge luggage weight.  Sure the cord will deteriorate over time, but it’s still a neat way to get an idea of how close you are to having to pay extra luggage fees.

Cocoon by Måns Salomonsen | Design Milk

An intriguing window planter/fruit bowl.

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Odd and yet… kinda cool… in an odd way.