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Last Update: Thu May 15 20:22:20 2008

- Nature Lights the Way with Stone Ceiling Lamps - Here's another interesting lighting find: a ceiling fixture that appears to be made with stone. Normally, you'd [...] are wedged up in those cavities. Likely they're not made of stone (though that would be an impressive feat).

- Biosphere Table Lamp Bringing the SciFi Element to Your Lighting Scheme - You may have to have a love for science fiction to appreciate this funky table lamp, but it certainly has a unique [...] and size are options you can choose, so you ought to be able to get a biosphere lamp that fits your table just right.

- Colorful Glass Front Refrigerators from Dacor - Appliance shopping is one of the fun parts of kitchen remodeling (all the non-fun parts are when the actual work is [...] glass-front models are available in six finishes including blue water and slate green. http://www.dacor.com

- Cow Tape Measure, Anyone? - When it comes to home improvement projects, serious tools will get the job done... but whimsical tools will make [...] Hey, it's not every day you get to pull a cow's tail. The tape measure is $6.95 from the Spoon Sisters .

- Oink, Animal-inspired Wall Art - Looking for some decorating ideas for your walls? Tired of the same old boring prints you see at every store you [...] them all (just in case you want the barnyard affect for your wall decorating). $45-$65 depending on material.

- Concrete Flooring Gets Artistic - Concrete flooring in the home isn't all that new, and we've talked about it before (for example, there were the [...] bypassed concrete before, maybe it's time to rethink this artistic option. Transparent House (via Design Milk )

- Bronze Floor Tiles Make Unique Kitchen Flooring - There are quite a few materials that work well for kitchen flooring, so you have a lot to choose from. While tiles [...] as the light shifts. Guests will surely notice your floors with something like that. http://www.amtico.com

- Dog Bone Paper Clips Make Home Office More Fun - If you actually use your home office for work, it's probably not all that fun of a place. You could at least [...] office investment. Make sure to keep the receipt and write them off on your taxes... $5 from Merlin's Box

- Decorative Ceiling Fan Pulls - It seems that all the ceiling fans I've ever had were turned on and off via a switch on the wall, but if you're [...] these pulls only cost a few dollars, so it's a simple and inexpensive way to add a little whimsy and charm to a room.

- Wall-mounted "Waterfall" Bathroom Sink Doesn't Disappoint - Usually when you walk into people's bathrooms, you don't gawk at the sink. Let's face it: most sinks are pretty [...] some other spiffy bathroom sinks as well, so browse their gallery if you're looking for remodeling ideas.

- Electronic Owl with Rotating Head is Non-Toxic Pest Control Option - If you've got pest birds attacking your lawn or garden, there are plenty of ways to keep them away without [...] should fool those pest birds into staying away from your yard or garden. $44 at Amazon: Electronic Owl

- Cork Flooring Comes in Custom Patterns - We've talked about cork flooring as an eco-friendly and often practical option in several articles and blog posts [...] in a homeowner's kitchen, these cork floors were done by Tampa's Through the Woods flooring company.

- Light Your Bathroom Sink from Below - If you look at your bathroom sink and think, "Man, that is just way too dark," then you may be a candidate for some [...] becomes buried and fossilized through a natural polymerization of the original organic compounds." Rachiele

- Tree Frog Bathroom Faucet, Ribbit! - I know lots of nature fans, including myself, but I've yet to see anyone with a tree frog faucet adorning their [...] you can get down with your inner frog and know it's good for the environment too. http://www.envirobath.com

- Wall Tiles Need Not Be Confined to Kitchens and Bathrooms - When you think of wall tiles, your mind may go to bathrooms or perhaps kitchen backsplashes, but tiles can look [...] Rhombus & Tack" design was done with 3" crown tiles, 2" x 8" "Hammered Hardware" and "Plain Pencil Liner."

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