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It’s a surreal, otherworldly scene: ornate palaces with the finest appointments being used as temporary shelter for American soldiers. The detritus of their everyday lives mingles with the ornate columns, shiny marble floors and war rubble in the palaces built by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. After the dictator was forced from power and his [...]

Rememeber our “30 of the Most Creative Bookshelves Designs” collection ? That posts is a great source of inspiration if you are looking for a bookshelf. In today post I would like to present the Bookwave Hanging Storage …it’s a curtain, a room divider and a bookshelf. The soft soul of the fabric provides all [...]

This is one of the coolest things I’ve seen, and I have to admit that I would like to have something like this in my own home. Even is you don’t have kids to enjoy this amazing spiral staircase slide you have to admit that this staircase is still fun to look at. What do [...]

Isay Weinfeld is an architect from Sao Paulo, Brazil. You will find a large variety of projects on the company’s website, starting from items of furniture to state-of-the-art architecture. Today we will focus on the latter. Iporanga House is as exotic in look as it is due to its location. Probably the first thing that [...]

Well it seems life has dealt us a card and we’re going to remodel our PINK bathroom in the next month. We know the tile has been falling off the shower wall for a while, but finally our plumber has determined that the plumbing for the whole shower has to go. So, it’s a rip [...]

Murillo is a company whose business is something that runs in the family as skills were passed on from the father to the two suns currently managing the firm.  We found a few interesting items on their site and today we would like to present the Eiffel lamp, an unusual lighting item. This may not [...]

From Powerhouse Company, the Spiral House comes with a creative architecture plan and an extension in the shape of a spiral. The unusual exterior makes the place very inviting and it made us eager to search for more. Below you have a bunch of pictures that can best describe this residence. We hope you will [...]

Whoever listens to the sound of the harp will forever remember its smooth and peaceful sounds. Owning one and knowing how to play it is a dream for many people. However, if that is not the case, you could always go for something less exciting in the field of music, but quite cool in the [...]