<![CDATA[Gizmodo: decorating]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: decorating]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/decorating http://gizmodo.com/tag/decorating <![CDATA[Isn't Premium Inflatable Furniture an Oxymoron?]]> We're not so certain that investment in inflatable furniture is a good idea (unless you live on a houseboat or something), but Dutch comapny Blofield is prepared to sell you premium Chesterfield-style chairs and sofas.

Constructed of PVC and vinyl, the 1, 2 and 3-seaters are intended not so much as pool novelties as permanant living room installations. Maybe that's why Blofield starts the pricing at $532 and inflates it all the way to $950 for their largest pieces.

Seriously, this is balloon furniture made of carcinogens. $1000?? The only possibly worthwhile use would be to fill a chair with helium to tether yourself over a football stadium to catch a free game.

...OK, so maybe Blofield has an unbelievably awesome idea after all. [Blofield via Cool Hunting]

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<![CDATA[With a Name Like 'Luminotherapy' It Hardly Sounds Seedy at All]]> Philippe Boulet's "luminotherapy" bed is supposed to help you sleep. But since when does light shining in someone's face help them sleep?

Loaded with a variety of multicolored LEDs, you can change the hue of the luminotherapy bed with the touch of a remote. The resulting colors, such as pink, blue and green will make your lover glow with all the vibrancy of a Star Trek Original Series alien babe. Well, that, or they'll give you night terrors of being stuck on a Cylon base ship (before they got all lovey hippie on the humans) or a painfully hipster sushi joint. [phillipe boulet via Unplggd]

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<![CDATA[Coffin Couch Helps the Non-Dead Resemble the Undead]]> If Buffy, Twilight, Trueblood and the collective Anne Rice novels have taught us anything, it's that women dig vampires. To exploit the phenomenon, stay out of the sun and buy this couch.

The Coffin Couch, priced at a moderate $3,500, is the absolute most practical way to pretend that you sleep in the box of a dead man. While she'll appreciate seeing your reanimated body sleep lifelessly in its eternal non-slumber, you'll enjoy the foam and metal spring cushion that can be upholstered in purple, red, or black. Don't seduce vampire fetishists just to let your back go to shit. Invest in the quality tools necessary to complete the job.

Also, be sure to pick up lots of cherry Kool-Aid. If she points out that it's thin, just say that you drink skim to watch your figure. [Etsy via boingboing]

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<![CDATA[Firewinder Wind Light, or Photon Tornado?]]> In practice, the Firewinder wind light won't look quite this extraordinary. But God bless slow shutter speed photography all the same. [via Inhabitat]

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<![CDATA[The Party Pump: A Pump for All Occassions]]> Little known fact: Jason Chen is planning his wedding reception for August. And while he and his fiancee wanted to go with a white table cloth affair, I insisted they ditch that stuff and bust out the Party Pumps.

Think about it. You could be sitting around a table with a bunch of people in suits who you've never met (and quite frankly, don't believe exist for any purpose on this earth other than making awkward dinner conversation), OR, you could be taking tequila shots off the bride along with a Party Pump chaser.

Constructed of "party-safe plastic," the transparent look will blend perfectly with the inlaws' insistence on crystal. Plus, at just $25 a pop, it makes for a cheaper table centerpiece that dumb flowers.

At least, that's what I've convinced Jason. [Taylor Gifts via Nerd Approved]

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<![CDATA[Retro Wallpaper Celebrates the Golden Age of Hip Hop]]> Turntables, keyboards, cassettes and boomboxes? Yes please. This designer wallpaper by Aimée Wilder costs $140 for a diminutive 27" x 15' roll. Then again, that's enough probably paper to make your point. [aimeewilder via Unplggd]

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<![CDATA[The Solar Squirrel Is a Mean, Green Glowing Machine]]> It is among my few regrets in life that I don't have a front yard, only in that it limits me from unleashing an army of solar-powered squirrels on the neighborhood.

Imagine, if you will, standing behind a legion of weather proof, poly-resin rodents that operate off free energy. What in the world would not be mine for the taking, as presidents and kings alike bowed to the power of the amber LEDs or simply broke into tears at the unparalleled beauty of 3,000 squirrel soldiers all adorned with the same hand-painted finish?

Buy one for $55, two for $90 or 20,000 for $903,800. Trust me, it's a good investment. Few armies come with a complimentary 2-year warranty. [GreenCulture via Nerd Approved]

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<![CDATA[Star Trek Mural Transforms Any Room Into Nerd Womb]]> I'm not too sure what heaven looks like, being of the mindset that it all just goes to black. But if heaven does exist, it surely looks a lot like the original Star Trek Enterprise.

The Star Trek: Bridge Full Wall Mural is a 6x10 detachable skin that can stick and restick to walls without damaging the paint job. In other words, not only can you decorate a small room without painting; you can decorate a small room to be just like the original Enterprise without painting. Priced at around $185, now only to get the missus wearing that miniskirt/go-go boot combination... [Urban Collector via DVICE]

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<![CDATA[Mannequin Lamps Make Our Sex Lives Feel Very Lame]]> These mannequin-inspired lamps, aptly named At Your Command, are the most awkwardly sexy lighting devices since Mr. Parker's "major award" from The Christmas Story.

From designers at Daniel Loves Objects, the At Your Command lamps evoke the intense imagery of a censored orgy filled with a mutant race of man in which skin is made of gold and arms sprout from one's head. They make for a conversation piece that's equally dirty with the lights on or off, and while the lamps are but inanimate objects made of metal, we're not letting them anywhere near our pets. [coroflot via The Design Blog]

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<![CDATA[The Bazooka Light Is All ShhhhhhfeewwwwwwPKKOOOOWWWWWW]]> Is your little boy or girl afraid of the dark? Well those times are over, friend.

The Bazooka Light (along with the uzi, sniper rifle and pistol) is not some plastic novelty. It's an all-metal lamp—one that will feel like a real gun in your child's hands as he or she puts a stop to the Boogie Man's reign of terror once and for all.

Sadly, these lamps are limited edition and probably cost a premium price. But what's the smile of a child worth, their small face beaming in the aura of luminescent weaponry. [Twenty First Gallery via Nerd Approved]

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<![CDATA[This Rug Has Not Finished Downloading]]> Remember the days before broadband when images would get all, you know, stretchy and weird?

The Playing With Tradition rug by Richard Hutten is a throwback to an era when you didn't dare scroll down a webpage until images were done loading, lest you witness that half-loaded, crudely photoshopped Sandra Bullock release a torrent of lactation upon your screen.

It's not for sale because it's art. Sorry. [booooooom via apartment therapy]

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<![CDATA[Pixel Art Book Jackets Hide Your Shameful Reading Habit]]> Project: Buy a bunch of white book covers and color them strategically with marker. Enjoy the fumes and the fact that your fifty-seven copies of Catcher in the Rye are properly hidden. [icoeye via bbGadgets]

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<![CDATA[Peel Off Lamps: Mass Produced Custom Lighting]]> While most of us settle for whatever sweatshop assembly line lamps we find in our favorite yuppie catalog of choice, the Peel Off Light is a concept that blends mass market convenience with custom styling.

By designer by Sehwan Oh, the Peel Off Lamp's shade is covered in a mosaic pattern that can be pulled away in tiny pre-sliced sections. Even yanking away the plastic pieces at random could create a fairly pleasing and intricate pattern without the need for artistic talent. And with what are surely millions of design combinations, it will only sort of look like your neighbor's lamp, just like you only sort of desire his wife or only sort of examine his trash in search for loose hairs on discarded combs. [sehwanoh Yanko Design]

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<![CDATA[Bird Pendant Decorates Exposed Bulbs the Easiest Way]]> Hanging a real light fixture can be hard. But snapping a metal bird to a lightbulb? Easy.

The $50 Bird Pendant Light by Sweden-based artist Hung Ming Chen is a simple brass fixture that squeezes onto a bare bulb. And while we're guessing it might get a little hot, there's certainly no easier way to half-assedly decorate your basement. Now just to gather the motivation to actually replace that burned out lightbulb first. [UrbanOutfitters via Nerd Approved]

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<![CDATA[Oxygen Tank Lamp Is Sure to Make Loved Ones Smile]]> I can't speak for everyone here, but most of us have 3, 4 or 5 industrial-sized oxygen tanks just rolling around, taking up precious space in our homes. Well here's a tip that'll put Martha Stewart's upcoming book Oxygen Tank Decorating Made Easy straight to the bottom of the charts. Just stick a lampshade on the thing, run some wiring through the base and presto—you have a cute lamp. If, of course, you already used up all of your oxygen tanks during our Halloween decorating extravaganza special from last month, this lamp is still available for an undisclosed price. [Yab Design via Nerd Approved]

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<![CDATA[Awesome Chrome Motorcycle Ceiling Light with Working Headlight]]> This is one radical-looking lighting fixture. The Wild Thing Ceiling Pendant hangs on a pair of guy wires and makes you want to get your motor running. Its satin nickel/polished chrome frame holds a couple of medium-base lightbulbs, and its functional headlight lights up, too, packing an MR16 bulb inside. It seems kinda small in this picture, but it's actually 23 inches long and weighs 11 pounds. Looks like some fine workmanship, for which you'll pay a dear $308, even when it's on sale. [Green Culture, via 7 Gadgets]

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<![CDATA[Fake Pot Plants: There Goes the Neighborhood]]> Get a rise out of the neighbors with these fake pot plants, made out of realistic-looking silk by pro-pot activist Joseph White. They even have buds on them. White's New Image Plants offers a variety of sizes from 2 feet to 6 feet, and you can order them as hemp plants without buds, or as marijuana plants with luxuriant and realistic-looking buds that have been dusted with polyurethane to simulate that gooey, sticky, flower top look.

This six-foot marijuana plant, marked down to $190.57 from $224.20, includes five buds and sits in a basket container. The three-foot marijuana plant is $114.07. Or you can just grow your own for free.

Product Page [New Image Plants, via Yahoo News]

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<![CDATA[Hono Electrical Candle]]> You're going to need a lot of Marvin Gaye music to make this Hono Electrical Candle look sexy, but maybe in a really dark room it may have some odd appeal. Touch the candle with the included "magic match," and it lights up, then when you're done, blow it out just like a real candle. The rechargeable candle includes a battery charger, a circular stand, and a holder that makes the candle appear to be standing on its own.

We're wondering exactly how this might be better than an old-fashioned wax candle with its charming and unpredictable flame. Perhaps it's a safety issue. All of this exotica comes at a price, too—brace yourself—it's $159.99. You could buy 10 years' worth of candles for that much. Perhaps there are some areas where technology just shouldn't go.

Product Page [Fancylogic, via I4U News]

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