Hi folks. You might think Los Angeles is filled with Starbucks sippin’ celeb wannabes who are fake, plastic and vapid. Whatever. I think of Los Angeles as home. More »
I like the simplicity of this house. It’s just one gigantic 208-square-metre box made of wood. With some windows that frame nature perfectly. And a lap pool. In a perfect 22-acre site on a hill overlooking the Russian River Valley, California. More »
If the 85-inch, 3D display on Bang & Olufsen’s BeoVision 4-85 doesn’t turn a few heads, maybe its motorised stand will. Their first foray into 3DTVs, BeoVision stand automatically tilts and rises to match your line of sight, giving you an optimum view of the anti-reflective plasma screen, which is housed in a handsome aluminium frame. Pricing is unknown at the moment, but expect to get more details when the BeoVision 4-85 is revealed tomorrow in Moscow. [Engadget]
In a project that combines recycling and repurposing, YouthBuild built a fence from old road signs. The signs were cut, sanded, filed and drilled to create pickets and I think the finishing result looks great. Instead of just mirroring the road signs, they were broken apart and combined to create a swarm of colour and character. I’d love to do this to my tool shed (if i had tools or a shed, for that matter). More »
Love it. Clean, simple and perfect for the game room in my mythical mansion. More »
Every dog I’ve ever known has been either scared or “overly excited” by the resident vacuum cleaner. That’s why Dyson’s decision to introduce a dog brush vacuum attachment seemed so strange. But after using the Dyson Groom for a couple of weeks on my Golden Retriever, Simba, I have to say that it works brilliantly – within reason. More »
Keep cables organised, especially those that you use just enough that putting them in deep storage at the back of the closet isn’t practical, is a challenge. Repurpose an over-the-door shoe organiser for easy but out of sight cable organisation. More »
