Who said your desk lamp have to be plain and simple? That’s the question designer Marus van der Made seems to ask us while proposing us the Milk Carton Lamps. The lamps in the image below are 1 Half Full and 2x Half Full and they are, obviously, filled with light; LED light to be more precise....

Mosman House was designed by Corben Architects and is located in Sydney, Australia. This impressive three storey building is a display of flawless contemporary architecture and it offers quite a few spectacular sights. The mix of timber and concrete makes for an interesting contrast and a...

In the market for new stuff? There’s usually an ideal time to buy larger items like cars, electronics and appliances. During the first part of the year, be on the lookout for deals on outdoor items such as furniture and barbecue grills. It may be tough to picture spring if you’re about to...

Chances are you have used at least once a postal tube for carrying various documents inside it. But what if I told you those things are pretty resistant and could be recycled into a chair? Or actually, a stool? Or, actually, a 5 Tubes Stool? That’s right, the stool in the images below, imagined by...

If you look at this loft apartment and feel that it could be in a warehouse or cool indie restaurant, you’d be right on. First a furniture warehouse, then restaurant and even punk rock night club, Dan Bernier and Amy Finn Bernier’s Chinatown loft in Lost Angeles has as interesting of a history...

Avenstar is the name given to this fantastic villa in St. Barts, the Caribbean. Exploring a contemporary look on both the interior and exterior design, the Avenstar`s architects provided the house with five large bedrooms, a huge living room which opens onto the terrace and a sunny deck, a heated infinity...

Growth ‘becoming self-reinforcing’ By Paul Davidson and Barbara Hansen USA TODAY  Economists are more optimistic about the recovery than they were just a few months ago, significantly upgrading their forecasts for 2011 as consumers open their wallets. When asked to predict, nine of 10...

After attending last week’s SURFACES flooring show in Las Vegas, we’ve got floors on the brain! One of the surprising facts we learned while at the show is despite flooring’s cost (it’s likely one of the most expensive purchases you’ll make, aside from a home), the majority...

Sooner or later, every home owner finds himself in dire need of a cable hiding mechanism. We presented quite a few here on Freshome, and yet we are pleasantly surprised to see more an more similar practical design ideas. Plug Hub is a clever power strip organizer presented at Unplggd which can conceal...

Google has the coolest workspaces hands down and the new Google office in London also proves that work and play isn’t mutually exclusive to each other. Inspired by the famous Brighton beach in the UK, the interiors pay tribute to popular Brit icons by incorporating dodgem cars, red telephone booths,...