The cool architecture of the HemLoft
If a tree falls in the (Canadian) woods does it make a sound? If it’s a Whistler-area Hemlock that’s home to a previously secret tree house, the answer is a resounding yes. In fact, the general public is now weighing in on the fate of novice carpenter Joel Allen’s ...
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Artists create elaborate rooms at the Au Vieux Panier Hotel in Marseille
Inside the Au Vieux Panier Hotel in Marseille, France there's a guest room that, if it doesn't have the world's most unusual design, certainly has the most schizophrenic. The room, referred to as The Panic Room, is half bone white—white bed sheets, white carpet, white walls, white furniture. The other ...
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High design ways to illuminate your patio and backyard
Bringing lamps and lights outdoors after the sun goes down can bring a festive atmosphere to a dark patio and a touch of magic to hidden garden. Here's our look at five outdoor lamps and lighten systems. Some are expensive and some are high value, but all of them, we ...
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Decorate your inner nerd
Every inner nerd needs to be decorated. To that end, here's a Spot Cool Stuff selection of ten pieces of jewelry that are geeky but may also—depending on your point of view—look cool. Sundial Ring It looks like an unusual artifact that Indiana Jones would crawl through snakes to obtain. The Sundial ...
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Upcycled Frappuccino outside of Seattle
Most Starbucks are architecturally rather cookie cutter and bland. But the popular chain of coffee shops does have a handful of locations with a cool edge to them. Perhaps none more than the company's drive-thru located in outside of Seattle in Tukwila, Washington. The Starbucks there is built out of ...
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Living home art from Vivaterra
It's common practice for people to decorate the walls of their homes with pieces of art. And it's common for people to decorate the interior of their homes with plants. But doing both of those with the exact same item—now that's unusual. And that's exactly what you can do with Fern ...
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