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April 7, 2016

3D-Printed Vase Exteriors Give New Life to Used Plastic Bottles

Milan-based designer Libero Rutilo has developed a way to transform used plastic bottles into stylish and functional home decor. Using 3D printing technology, Rutilo's series of four vases focuses only on the objects' exterior shell, leaving the heavy lifting, or water holding in this instance, to the up-cycled plastic vessels.
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April 6, 2016

‘Tushy’ Attachment Turns Your Humble Toilet Into a Bidet Hybrid for $57

If you've ever traveled abroad, it's likely that your bathroom was equipped with what would appear to be two toilets. While one is for standard bathroom activity, the other is known as a bidet and functions quite differently. When first encountering the bidet, one might be a bit skeptical about ditching toilet paper for a spray of water, but what many of us don't realize is that there are multiple benefits to be had for our tushies and the environment. Now, thanks to the folks at Tushy and their modern bidet attachment, you don't have to live in Europe to take advantage of one of these devices.
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6 Easy and Inexpensive Ways to Fake a Rustic Interior

6sqft’s series Apartment Living 101 is aimed at helping New Yorkers navigate the challenges of creating a happy home in the big city. This week, Gabrielle Montoute of Fueled, a digital product design and development incubator, shares six ways to create a rustic interior in your apartment without spending a lot of money.

April 5, 2016

6 Easy and Inexpensive Ways to Fake a Rustic Interior

If you haven’t noticed, rustic is all the rage. From restaurants to weddings to clothes, it’s all about taking something old and giving it new life—or taking something new and making it look vintage. While recreating this style at home may seem like an expensive undertaking, it’s only deceptively so. We’ve dissected the trend and determined six simple and inexpensive ideas that will help you achieve this look at home.
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April 4, 2016

Screw Smiles Bring Happiness to Your Hardware and Polio Vaccines to Children in Need

Most of the time we're trying to hide that unsightly hardware that keeps our furniture together and our pictures hanging on the wall. But what would happen if it became part of our decor instead? Enter "Smile Screws." These cute little home accessories were developed by designer Yuma Kano and are currently being manufactured by Komuro Industry in Osaka, Japan. Kano's innovative new take on the screw replaces the traditional cross or slot with a smiley face, giving a sense of expression and emotion to a mass-produced product. It's no longer just a utilitarian piece of metal. Now it carries a positive message easily understood all over the world.
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April 1, 2016

Design Students Create Brilliant Rocking Chair-Hammock Hybrid

New York is no stranger to the beauty of the hybrid (it is home to the cronnut after all), and nothing pleases us more than seeing this approach applied to great design. Three student's at India's MIT Institute of Design have brought us exactly that with their innovative concept that combines a rocking chair with a hammock. This simple yet brilliant design replaces the traditional side-to-side swing of a hammock with the forward and backward motion synonymous with the rocking chair.
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March 31, 2016

Airframe 01 Is a Lightweight Cabinet Inspired By Early 20th-Century Airplane Wings

Dutch designer Mieke Meijer has created a cabinet that, while ideal for housing clothing or linens, is much more than just a storage piece. Called Airframe 01, it draws inspiration from the wings of early 20th-century airplanes, which were light, wooden structures covered with translucent white textiles.
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March 29, 2016

Bel and Bel Transform Lifeless Vespas Into Stylish Italian Office Chairs

No doubt Vespas are fun to ride, but what happens to these popular motorbikes when they're no longer fit for the road? Designers Carles and Jesus Bel, founders of the design studio Bel & Bel, take the retired bikes and transform them into stylish office furniture. The Barcelona-based design duo breathes new life into the old rides by attaching legs and leather upholstery to the existing frame, rescuing the hip Italian scooter from what would be an otherwise unglamorous future.
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March 23, 2016

12 Easy and Affordable Ways to Transform Your Apartment With Just Paint

6sqft’s series Apartment Living 101 is aimed at helping New Yorkers navigate the challenges of creating a happy home in the big city. This week, the pros from Paintzen ("the Uber for painting") share some easy and affordable ways to transform an apartment using just paint. With the countless other tasks on New Yorkers’ agendas, finding time to do some interior upgrading can seem daunting. But thankfully, there are some quick and easy fixes that you can do - in the smallest of apartments and over the busiest of weekends - that require nothing more than paint. From simple accent walls and chalkboard paint to more funky techniques like ombre walls and patterns, here are 12 tips for transforming your space with paint.
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March 23, 2016

Flyte Is a High-Tech LED Lamp That Floats, Defying Gravity

Simon Morris -- a New York City-born, Stockholm-based scientist -- has created a revolutionary wireless light bulb that floats and gently rotates while it shines. Called Flyte, a combination of Flying and Light, the magical high-tech lamp takes inspiration from Tesla's magnetic levitation technologies to defy gravity, hovering above a wooden base. Flyte can be switched on and off by touching its base, it need no batteries, and has an amazing lifespan of 22 years. Plus, the base doubles as a wireless charging station for smart phones and other devices.
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March 22, 2016

Three Nordic Designers Collaborate on These Curious Candleholders

These strange but beautiful candleholders come via a collaborative effort by designers from three different Nordic countries. Hugdetta from Iceland, Petra Lilja from Sweden, and Aalto+Aalto from Finland joined forces for an experiment entitled 1+1+1, which "examines and reimagines objects by having each studio design an object consisting of three distinct parts and then mixing the parts up into unpredictable combinations." The result is a series of cabinets, mirrors, lamps, and these candleholders.
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March 21, 2016

Celebrate Your Favorite State With These Reclaimed Barn Wood Side Tables

Whether you still live in the same state as you were born or you've ventured to a new part of the country, home is where the heart is. And these state-shaped barn wood side tables can help bring the essence of your favorite state right into your living room. The tables are handmade in Kentucky from reclaimed Tennessee barn wood, and each plank shows unique patterns of weather and wear, adding another layer of sentimentality to the mix.
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10 Ways to Decorate an Exposed Brick Wall Without Drilling

6sqft’s series Apartment Living 101 is aimed at helping New Yorkers navigate the challenges of creating a happy home in the big city. This week we offer up ideas for decorating exposed brick walls without drilling.

March 15, 2016

10 Ways to Decorate an Exposed Brick Wall Without Drilling

Exposed brick is one of the most common architectural elements in NYC apartments -- even otherwise bland spaces often feature the material. Though it offers tons of character, it can make decorating quite challenging since drilling into brick isn't the easiest task. Renters especially have a tough time, as putting holes in a brick wall can be a big no-no for landlords. But 6sqft has come up with 10 ways to dress up such walls, no drill necessary. Thanks to decor like string lights and ladders, you'll never have to stare at a blank brick wall again.
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March 15, 2016

Mygdal Plantlamp Makes it Easy to Grow Plants in the Dreariest Basement or Cubicle

In New York City we're almost always strapped for space, and more often than not we're also left wanting sunlight and greenery. While there are many different products on the market that attempt to help us solve for these deficiencies, our current obsession is with the Mygdal Plantlamp. This amazing new product allows users to grow plants anywhere without sunlight, regardless of how dreary your space may be. It employs LED technology to replace natural sunlight and is almost totally self-sufficient. According to its designers, the plant can grow for years without water, as the "self-sustaining ecosystem" imitates the process of photosynthesis.
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March 14, 2016

Clever Bed-Closet Combo Makes Room for Storage and Sleep

Dealing with a closet-sized bedroom or guest room? Optimizing the space for storage and sleep makes the familiar coziness of the tiny NYC bedroom a lot less frustrating, and this compact bed-storage combination from French design company Parisot is a cool solution. Shelves on the side store books and knicknacks, but the real storage solution is within the bed's frame. Lift the mattress to reveal drawers and shelves big enough for seasonal wardrobe items, linens, boxes and anything else you'd like to store out of the way but still have access to in the room.
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March 11, 2016

Stéphanie Marin’s Mathematically-Inspired Floor Cushions Insulate and Absorb Sound

Stéphanie Marin's Les Angles is a set of oversized floor cushions that can be arranged to form a faceted landscape within the home. The furniture collection was designed as part of Marin's brand Smaring and consists of oversized shapes that work as both a seating area and decorative living space. It's composed of eight elements interconnected by a lacing technique to form a flexible pavement able to cover the floor, ceiling, or walls. And it's perfect for drafty or noisy NYC apartments, as the pieces have insulating and acoustic properties.
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March 10, 2016

Take a Siesta in This Folding Taco Bed From Oradoria Design

For those getting-out-of-bed-but-not-really days, the creative minds at Oradoria Design have created the perfect place to snuggle up. Behold the Blandito -- a blanket-meets-taco-meets-futon that looks like a whole lot of fun for the whole family. The soft, structure-free, transformable piece can be affixed in various shapes using natural wooden ball hooks. One day it's a cuddle-extender, another it's a kids' play mat, and another it's a binge-TV HQ. The only drawback we can think of is that being rolled up in a giant taco might make you crave the entire menu at your local food truck.
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March 10, 2016

Joan Rivers’ Opulent Personal Effects Head for Christie’s Auction This Summer

When the beloved comedian Joan Rivers passed away in 2014, she left behind a lavish Upper East Side penthouse at 1 East 62nd Street packed with a collection of glittering designer gowns, gilded furnishings, jewelry and collected items that reflected a lifetime love of pretty things. Rivers herself once described the decor of the 5,100-square-foot triplex as “Louis XIV meets Fred and Ginger.” Her apartment sold last summer for its asking price of $28 million to 65-year-old Saudi prince Muhammad bin Fahd, who reportedly plans to do a complete gut renovation. So, this summer, the contents of her Manhattan home will come up for auction at Christie's, where 200 lots will be available in a live sale, and 80 lots will be included in an online auction from June 16-23.
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March 9, 2016

Use This Cool Paperweight for Efficient Decision Making

The city's fast paced environment presents a myriad of challenges on a daily basis -- Should I take the express or local train? Is that apartment worth the extra $300 a month? When should I start looking for a new job? Now, instead of letting the stress eat you alive, make these difficult choices with this cool Decision Paperweight.
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March 8, 2016

Giant Tic-Tac-Toe Set Transforms Any Patio Into a Playground

Spring has almost sprung, and we can hardly wait to get out of the apartment and out in the wilds of our backyards—or our friend's backyard. Regardless of how you get there, outdoor gatherings are always better with a friendly game of tic-tac-toe, especially when you're playing with giant Xs and Os. This beautiful set was designed by Jeremy Exley and is sure to bring the right amount of friendly competition to your next outdoor event.
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March 7, 2016

Office Cocoon Promotes Privacy and Productivity in any Environment

Staying focused at work can be challenging for a variety of different reasons, from the coworker who screams on personal calls to the colleague who chews gum with his mouth open, but this clever piece of office furniture is here to help you keep your head in the game (literally and figuratively). Tomoko, designed by MottoWasabi, is an acoustic dome that promotes privacy and concentration in open-plan offices, lobbies, and other public spaces, so you can physically create your own office no matter what your surroundings are.
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March 2, 2016

Bring Tomorrow’s Weather Indoors With Tempescope

Weather in New York is anything but predictable these days, with 60-degree days followed up by below-freezing winds. But while fluctuating temps have been irksome, we've found a fun little gadget that makes unpredictable weather a serene and beautiful thing. Meet Tempescope, an ambient physical display devised by Ken Kawamoto that physically visualizes impeding weather conditions like rain, clouds and lightning. The minimal device is designed to receive weather forecasts from the Internet and reproduce the next day's sky inside your home.
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March 1, 2016

Kid’s Caravan Bed Provides the Excitement of an RV From the Comfort of Home

This funky kid's bed was designed to mimic a caravan, and we secretly wish they also made it in adult sizes! Not only is it cozy and playful, but it's also super functional and equipped to handle even the most rugged camper. The bed is packed full of hidden storage space including the helm as the perfect home for toys stuffed animals or blankets. Plus the base of the bed double as a full-sized pull-out drawer.
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February 29, 2016

10 Clever, Creative and Unexpected Storage Ideas for Apartment Dwellers

6sqft’s series Apartment Living 101 is aimed at helping New Yorkers navigate the challenges of creating a happy home in the big city. This week we offer up spots in your apartment that may be underutilized as storage. Unless you're living in a mega-mansion with amazing closet space, chances are your belongings are scattered across your apartment and overstuffed into drawers and cabinets. With spring right around the corner, you may want to rethink how you've been tackling clutter at home. Below we've rounded up 10 clever, creative and unexpected storage ideas that you can put into action in your apartment right now.
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February 29, 2016

Chilean Design Firm Makes Beautiful Room Dividers From Sustainable Pine Fibers

Whether you live on an open-plan loft or tiny studio, you've probably, at least once, considered a reconfiguration of the space. Meet Ensamble, modular flexible room dividers, and the latest project by Chilean studio The Andes House. Lightweight, flexible and low-cost, the panels are easy to assemble into a small office or separate micro-space and were crafted from a sustainable composite material made from pine fibers.
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February 25, 2016

Catissa Cat Tree Doubles As Stylish Wall Art

New Yorkers definitely love their cats, and now feline owners can give their beloved fur balls their very own urban oasis in the form of the Catissa cat tree. The stylish and modern cat furniture features four stories of lush cushioned sheepskin and can easily be mounted on the wall. The unit was designed to allow your cat to roam, play, climb and sleep at their leisure.
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