Light my way

Another groovy light!

Climbing Light $43 Dimensions - 5w x 3d x 7h “

Polished zinc wire
Translucent lamp holder
Chrome top 40 watt bulb recommended (candelabra-based)

A simple and striking wall lamp that loves to climb beside your bed to act as an effective reading light. The silver topped bulb creates a decorative down light.
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Enlightened tea cup

i am such a sucker for weird lighting fixtures! i just spied this on Haute Nature, one of my favorite blogs.

read more at: http://www.domestic-construction.com/for_the_home/ted_lights.shtml

Sit on your money

Well this is a new twist on that saying “sit on your money”. What better way to make use of that change sitting on your dresser which is losing value as we speak! Johnny Swing made this chair with 1,500 half dollars and 7,000 welds! See more of his couches and chairs made of money at http://www.johnnyswing.com/

Midas touch transforms recycled toys

 
Here is a novel way to take your kid’s neglected toys and make them into something functional. If you are thinking what I’m thinking, there is a lot of ways you can go with this kind of idea! But if you do not have time to do this yourself because you gotta run off to some meeting [...]

Pantone Selects Color of the Year for 2008

Hmmm what do you think about this color?
A Multifaceted Hue Reflecting the Complexity of the World that Surrounds Us
Pantone, Inc., the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, selected PANTONE 18-3943 Blue Iris, a beautifully balanced blue-purple, as the color of the year for 2008. Combining the [...]