Human Hair Furniture

by ryw | Jun 11, 2012 | Blog, Decor, Furniture

Treehugger.com recently reported on a new furniture from Swedish designer Ola Giertz that uses hair from a hair salon in Helsingborg and recycled PET bottles to create two poufs. The plastic bottles were used to create the shells, and the hair was used as filling. The...

Ultimate Fan Boy Recliner

by ryw | Sep 27, 2011 | Blog, Decor, Furniture

La-Z-Boy, that paragon of comfortable living, just released its XZipit accessory, which allows die hard fans to wear their heart on their sleeve and their team logo on their recliner. The XZipit is a team logo panel that zips in and out of the recliner seat back,...

Bike Chair

by ryw | Nov 30, 2010 | Blog, Decor, Furniture

When bikes go out to pasture, they can be transformed into innovative, eclectic furniture or décor, as in the case of the chandelier that we featured in our steampunk blog post a few weeks ago. And now, we bring you another example of furniture crafted from bikes that...

Penny Desk

by ryw | Oct 19, 2010 | Blog, Decor, Furniture

I often think of pennies as something of a nuisance. They weigh down my wallet and force me to paw through my coin purse endlessly as I search for more valuable quarters or dimes. But EPBOT blogger Jen recently proved that pennies can result in stunningly beautiful...

Drying Table

by ryw | Oct 1, 2010 | Blog, Decor, Furniture

I’m always interested to hear about new ways to dry clothing. There’s the energy-saving factor, of course, and then there’s the fact that dryers always seem to shrink or stretch my clothes. Luckily, there are plenty of alternatives to the traditional clothes dryer,...

Selecting the Right Mattress

by ryw | Apr 4, 2008 | Blog, Decor, Furniture

I was discussing mattresses today with a BobVila.com colleague, and she mentioned that she was thinking about buying a new one. Coincidentally, I stumbled across this article tonight from BestStuff.com, a site devoted to consumer product news and reviews, which lists...