Shiver me timbers, me spots an amazing bedroom
Pillaging. Plundering. Wearing baggy pants. Arr, there's good inspiration for a bedroom. Or so though thought Steve Kuhl, founder of the aptly-named Kuhl Design & Build remodeling company based in Minnesota, who had the task of creating a dream bedroom. The design theme Kuhl and his client decided on: pirates! Central to ...
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Up’s balloon house takes flight
There's something inherently cool about taking a structure conceived for an animated movie or TV show and building it for real. Spot Cool Stuff regulars may remember our piece on the the real life Simpsons house constructed in Nevada. Building an accurate rendition of that was difficult enough—and it was ...
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The curvy, woodsy office of PONS and HUOT
If you are looking at this page while sitting in your drab office cubicle you may want to look away now, lest you be tempted to quit your current job apply for one with PONS or HUOT. Both acronymed companies share an architecturally stunning office in Paris. Their office is dubbed ...
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Bracelets. Lens mugs. A game of Photo-opoly, anyone?
People who love photography tend to really love photography. They also tend to already have all the cameras, lenses and bags they need (or can afford). So here are 8 relatively inexpensive gifts that the photographer on your gift list is likely to appreciate and not already have. Of course, ...
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Upcycled whiskey barrels, wine corks and leather belts
Spot Cool Stuff loves upcycling—the process of taking used materials and converting them into an item of higher value. In the past we've featured fabulous furniture made from old shopping carts and stylish sandals made from discarded tires. In this post, we check out three cool flooring materials made from ...
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Open Buildings: the Facebook of Architecture
Fans of Spot Cool Stuff's architecture posts—especially those who wish we'd be able to publish them more frequently—would do well to check out Open Buildings. The goal of the Open Buildings website: collect as much information as possible about the world's cool architecture. Read this rest of this post on our cool ...
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