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The Modern Workstation

In the smaller-is-better science of modern-home design, the gains in efficiency often come at the cost of square-footage puzzles. For example, where can you fit a large desk if there’s no room to accommodate it? What makes this particular riddle more pressing is the common request among homeowners for a substantial family workstation – a place for activities like homework, computer time, and bill paying – that isn’t tucked into some improvised and forgotten corner of the laundry room.

tech center

The K Workstation can fit in narrow spaces while providing substantial built-in shelving.

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Easy-On/Off Wall Murals

Instead of going for another shade of grey, beige, or eggshell white, you could do something slightly off the wall for your next room-painting project. For instance, consider putting something bold and expressive on the wall.

wall paper

Inkshuffle wall murals are unique from wallpaper in that they're easily removed.

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Permeable Concrete Pavers

Paved driveways are easy to clean; just turn on the hose and watch it all wash away — the oily residue, the sudsy car washings, the remnants from a painting project — in a tidy stream down the gutter. Even simpler is when a heavy rain does the job, cleansing the smoothly paved surfaces with a swift and thorough shower. But as is often the case when something is too easy, it’s bad news for the environment. Too much paving, which prevents natural filtering and absorption of water into the soil, creates a storm run-off freeway of polluted, chemically laden streams which end up draining into the ocean. That’s where permeable concrete pavers come in.

porous pavement

Eco-Stone pavers help filter rain and storm run-off back down into the water table.

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The Macquarium

Finally, a product that Mac people and PC people can agree on — a computer that could finally unite the warring tribes. Only it’s not a really computer… anymore.

aquarium

The Macquarium, for people who can't let go of their old iMacs.

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The Modern Cabana

I’ve previously written about a detached home office that’s intended to give the home-based worker a private retreat.  Here’s a similarly detached structure, but one that feels less about taking care of business and more about creating a place for pure escapism. It’s called the Modern Cabana.

Modern cabana

The Modern Cabana is designed to give you a well constructed outdoor retreat.

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Cleaner Kitchen Drains

The common kitchen sink has been saddled with the reputation of being among the most germ-ridden areas in your house, more bacterial than a bathroom and second only to a dishrag as the germiest domestic item. There are typically more than 500,000 bacteria per square inch in the drain alone, a virtual germ fortress of hard-to-clean grooves and seams. Perhaps it’s time to make it harder for them to hide.

seamless drains

The PermaClean drain system has a seamless design that discourages germ collection.

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Circular Sofa Bed

When deciding what a room is going to be – a lounge, a home office, a guest room – we’re often presented with either/or scenarios because our furnishing choices dictate that kind of linear, logical thinking. This is where the creative world of design can helpfully dismantle our assumptions and construct new possibilities, like the room-morphing qualities of the Scoop Sofa Bed.

sofa bed

It looks like a big Pac Man. So what happens when you close its mouth?

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Cork Flooring

Pound for pound, cork looks like a champ in the flooring department. It’s got the good looks, the warm textures, the green credentials, and lots of other positive attributes. Here’s a quick scouting report for those of you who may be contemplating, or perhaps have yet to consider, cork floors.

cork flooring

As a flooring material, cork offers a unique look and texture.

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Custom Wood Railings

For all the convenience and cost saving that we may gain by shopping a big box store for our home design and remodeling needs, there’s also something lost. That’s not to say the mass-produced products won’t do the job for which you bought them, it’s just that they won’t have that special something, that quality you can see and feel when someone cares about what they’ve made and brought to market. Call it hand-made traditions, craftsmanship, even artistry – the kind of attributes evident in these custom wood railings.

wood railings

Rustic Mountain Handrails are made of handwoven laurel branches.

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Humidity-Sensing Fans

I have a bathroom fan that starts whirring when I turn on the light, whether it needs to or not, and then it keeps going awhile after the lights are turned off.  It’s not that I don’t appreciate the ventilation; it’s just that the whole operation seems a little inefficient.  So is there a smarter and more resourceful way to clear the air of humidity and improve indoor air quality in individual rooms? Yep.

humidity sensing fans

The new breed of fans are activated by humidity sensors.

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