Yessssssir. It’s another edition of Sh*t I like. As I’m browsing through the internets reading some of my favorite design blogs and listening to IED (internet enthusiasts daily for those of you ‘not in the know’), here are some of my favorites- which if I bought would completely make my dream house look like a weird museums of crap interior design.

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Saboo from MOBAN

I looks intriguing and amazing. There’s a place for your tiki drink, magazine, cell phone, etc. It rotates to your desired angle. AND if you’re on the fluffier side, there will be more picture posted of your meek lil pet hovering under your lounge chair on the internets. What I would love to see is 1) plugs for the ipod/speakers, laptop, etc. and 2) an auto-rotator that automatically turns to allow you maximum sun exposure (great for skin cancer and you ).

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“Tea Shirt” by Meryl Smith

This is a lovely art piece, but I can totally see this being useful as a tea-bath soak… It’ll exfoliate and rejuvenate your pores, etc. If you add some milk and bubble tea… there’s a snack!! Sorry, I’ll stop.

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Anke Salomon

Nice design. Reminds me of the fat people on Wall-E… I can so see us now and also the Southpark episode where Mr. Garrison invents a car substitute that operates by working rods with your ass and mouth (I think that’s the most succinct way I can explain it).

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Beijing 2008 Olympics Lenovo Flash Drive

Decorated USB drives are the ‘new’ thing. I’m not really a huge fan, but I love love love the torch design. Itj just looks so damn sleek and sexy. It’s hard thinking of places to put it in a house or finding another function that won’t look like a cheesy souvenir. But if the torches were made to look woody, it would be a great accent for wall lights or even torch lights on a patio with the Survivor, tropical garden theme. Think faded red on birch.

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Change the Thought came up with their first set of posters, available for purchase for $18 per. I’ve always loved concept of having small picture frames with my favorite pieces. If you look in my house, I’m very much about expression and space, and less about pictures of friends and family. It’s not that I’m not personable; design just says more about me, and I want my apartment/house/home to evocative of a sanctuary and of me. Art scattered on an empty hallway wall or maybe even in a walk in closet.

In fact, I have a framed photo of laundry hanging off lines in a little Italian village nailed into my walk-in closet right now. “Bras for lovers” would work equally as well. *cross fingers* Maybe one day, when I have a bigger closet.

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1. Wall decals are talked about way too effing much, but more than a fad, it’s a new way to look at a previous unused space. The 70s probably shocked us into painting our walls a solid, non-seizure inducing color. Now, every thing’s on it’s way back. The one above is so dynamic with multiple patterns and actions beyond just using a few decals for accents. Decals aren’t just used to frame anymore; they’ve becoming the central focus of a wall (yay!).

2. I love those pillows. They’re two of my favorite colors- that rich, ‘ethnic’ vibrancy. Also, they look mad comfy.

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I’ve been focusing a lot of furniture pieces recently. Most of the pieces are good… this is amazing. The texture of the door, crystal clear handle and the round, stoutness of the table sitting on those pointy, delicate legs. It’s just beautiful. I can’t believe it came from this.

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How fucking awesome is this arc mouse?  I know that my ergonomics consultant or whatever told me that I really need a mouse that scrolls with  my thumb instead of my middle finger, but I need more practice with my middle finger anyways.  hahaha…. point is… this is s revolution in design, and one that’s actually useful and worth the increase in cost.

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Felt Plate Protectors

Silly… but so worth it. I’d rather spend the extra money in felt to protect my IKEA plates than the extra $4 per plate to buy from Bed, Bath & Beyond or whatever.

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That’s it for August.  There’s seriously so much to blog about, but I want to keep it short enough that people aren’t bored.

Thanks for tuning in. This is Jany blogging from her friend’s awesome 30″ screen in SOMA (in a beautiful apartment that I would die to live in).

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