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It's a lighter that looks like a candle. Nothing fancy, but it may be a little nicer to look at than a regular ol' lighter. Maybe....Read more

I'm trusting you had a good weekend in light of all the festivities (the rally, the costumes, etc.)? Now that you're back at your desk (sanity firmly in place), maybe you'll see need of these handy organizers by Less&More via their Etsy shop. There's quite a few options, so whether you need it for pens and pencils or craft supplies, they're sure to get stuff sorted and ready for your...Read more

So, I'm a sucker for for old-timey font combined with positive sayings. These three prints are from Eva Juliet's originally designed “Vintage” collection and are surprisingly affordable when bought as a group. Individually they cost about $30 for a 13"x19", which isn't so bad either (see Everything is gonna be allright 13x19). Each piece of art is signed, dated and properly packaged....Read more

A polypropylene stool might not seem like a deal of the day, but this guy has got a lot going for it. It can be used indoors or out and can be stacked to save space. If you flip it upside down, it doubles as a storage bin for newspapers/magazines or kid's toys, or even a cooler for beer or soda when filled with ice. Or you can choose to...Read more

This porcelain skull is a good sized smallish bank at 4.5" x 6" x 4" and it's also super affordable. So, if you're needing a 'darker' way to save money, perhaps you should snap one or two up and call it a day....Read more

Hey, you lucky few that aren't gasping and reeling at this very moment from the close-to-five-figure price tag, let's talk about how fun these rugs are. Aren't they fun? Aren't they colorful and wonderful and just simply delightful? Don't you just love, love, love when artists get into the home furnishings market with products that would simply sing in your own home? No matter the about the price. Because you...Read more

While $175 for two shelf brackets seems a little steep in terms of price, there is something to be said for brackets that also double as super thin bookends. Two functions in one slim package sounds pretty good, especially if you think of the occasional avalanche of books due to an inappropriately placed bookend and how nice it would be to not worry about that sort of thing (ever) again......Read more

Can you ever have enough canvas bags to hold all your odds and ends? I'm certainly not sure, especially after seeing these three zippered bags from the Museum of Useful Things. The set of three costs just under 20$, and pretty much anything that motivates a good organization of the workspace is worth that much. Paper Clip Bag: 8" long x 4" wide. Clothes Pin Bag : 10" long x...Read more

I keep threatening to get one of these for myself, and I figure I best follow through this year. As usual, each month features strange phrases that have the letters of the month highlighted, making for an unusual text-based artwork above your desk or in your office. Oh, also, this year a small black pencil is included for noting events. Printed in four colours on matt paper, finished with its...Read more

These clocks from Diamantini and Domeniconi are made from large, thin aluminium sheets in bold colors. They're spectacular in a group (as shown above and below), and would create a great focal point for a large wall that needs some oomph. All that said, the different prices from various retailers have my head spinning. I've included a few links (below pics) that you might want to reference before purchasing. Pricing...Read more

From a distance or first glance you may notice something a bit funny about these maps. A closer inspection will reveal that the graphics are actually made entirely from type. It's easy to assume that such a daunting task would have been delegated to a computer program, but you'd be quite wrong. Every word has been manually placed, a process that took hundreds of hours to complete. At the moment,...Read more

Okay, so be prepared for a little bit of an infommercial when visiting the site of hooklesshangers.com, (there's a video with sound that starts automatically, fyi)... now that I've warned you about that, these hookless hangers are actually pretty smart, as they save quite a bit of space in the closet. By eliminating the closet rod in favor of a magnetic strip system, there's about a 20% gain in space...Read more

Raise your hand if you're liking all the recent smattering of nice bicycle storage ('nice' being something a bit more refined than what you pick up at your local hardware store). This Pinch Stand is made of two halves of wood laminate which uses the weight of your bicycle to lock the rear wheel in place. You just lift your bicycle out of Pinch and the halves separate. The stand...Read more

These colorful bowls remind me a bit of Loyal Loot's Log Bowls, except made in sustainably harvested mango trees. I can't imagine any room or tabletop these would look bad in. Each measures 6'' in diameter and are available in white, blue, or green....Read more

Ooo, take a look at paperbacknote.com for a whole selection of blank notebooks with covers from second hand paper back books. There are some truly great finds that will keep your notes spectacularly undercover (so to speak). "Our notebooks are made with second hand paper-back book covers containing stitch-bound blank sheets, allowing the book to open flat. Each book is hand assembled, with rounded corners, and an embossed logo on...Read more