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Invisible Book Shelf Gets Cheaper We wrote about this a long, long time ago, but the invisible bookshelf that magically props up your reading material is now available from ThinkGeek at $12.99—ten bucks cheaper than it was before. [ThinkGeek]

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home entertainment

Home Theater Screen Disguised as a Bookshelf

Now, here's a great idea: Why not disguise a projection screen as a bookshelf, and then place a few other identical-looking shelves nearby as decoys? That's just what Italian designer Matteo Ragni has dreamed up here, trying to cross that bridge between a dedicated home theater room and a multi-use space that might double as a reading room, too. The only problem we see? If this is going to be a big enough screen, it's going to amount to one tremendously long shelf. This example is 170 centimeters, or 66.9 inches wide. That's not going to give you much of a big-screen experience. [Livit (Italian), via Red Ferret]

2:30 PM on Thu Sep 20 2007
By Charlie White
7,661 views, 15 comments

Latest by Trackback: Our friends from Apartment Therapy will be the first people to remind us that not everyone has room for an enormous 100-inch plasma in their living room. more »

greasemonkey chic

Vintage Car Shelves Make Your Room Look Like a '60s Parking Lot

Clean up that pigsty and decorate with some style at the same time with these classic car shelves, mini-replicas of some your favorite machines from days of yore. Check it out: There's an old '57 Chevy, a classic Mustang from 1965, and what's that? It looks like a Corvette, vintage C3 from around 1969. Nice. More »

2:00 PM on Wed Jul 18 2007
By Charlie White
3,536 views, 1 comment

diy

How to Build a Tetris Shelf

We've shown you those Tetris shelves a couple times over the years now, but they're still really, really expensive to the point where you'd have to live inside it in lieu of an actual apartment. Here's how you can build your own on the cheap. More »

3:00 PM on Wed May 30 2007
By Jason Chen
6,931 views, 8 comments

home entertainment

Bookshelf Doors Make for Easy Secret Passages

The life of a gadget journalist involves storing away dozens of cardboard boxes filled with gizmos, away from civilian eyes. Hopefully in a secret gadget lair sealed off by these bookshelf-slash-doors. The doors can support loads of up to 500 pounds, come with oak, cherry and mapple veneers, and open and close via a steel hinge that swings out the center. Combine this with a electric opener triggered by a hidden button, add a booby trap, and you're talking about the Gizmodo Secret Lair I always dreamed of. More »

10:28 PM on Wed Apr 18 2007
By Brian Lam
25,154 views, 39 comments

Latest by nadmonk: These are wonderful. The only reason I would ever want a big house was to build secret rooms and passages. more »

gadgets

Thermador Liberty Shelf: Motorized Refrigerator Shelves Are Way Cool

As appliance manufacturers grope for techno-ideas with little success, Thermador creates an innovative design that could actually be useful: the Liberty Shelf, motorized refrigerator shelves that move up and down to accommodate items of various heights. Sure, you can do this manually, but have you tried it when the shelf is full of 40-ounce Colt 45s? It's damn near impossible, especially when half of those bottles have been emptied already. More »

12:09 PM on Fri Sep 1 2006
By Charlie White
930 views, 4 comments

gadgets

Return of Revenge of Tetris Shelves (In Color)

Revenge of Tetris Shelves (In Color) More »
gadgets

Foldable Swiss Furniture

It would suck if this shelf and bed combo were to fold up on you mid-use. This shelf, and a matching, foldable bed, were designed by Swiss designer Kurt Thut. Each product compresses to a fraction of its full size. Plus, if you trip the bed just right, it can pummel your unwanted house guests into submission at a moment's notice. More »

5:15 PM on Wed Apr 5 2006
By johnb
896 views, 2 comments