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POPSUNESCO World Heritage Site in LEGO Kazuyoshi Naoe, Japanese LEGO Master Builder, has recreated the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in LEGO. The work is phenomenal, and is on display in a shopping mall near Tokyo.
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POPSKeeping homefires burning at Gaiam Green, sustainable living site Gaiam offers these two flame-bearing items, both worth a look. The Eco-Glass Fireplace is a portable fire pit that uses clean-burning (no soot or smoke) renewable biofuel. It outputs CO2 and steam, in about the same amounts as human breath. According to the site, humidity levels increase with usage. It also comes with a variety of essential oils. It's beautiful and looks like it could be very useful, but it is expensive ($848, plus $160 per replacement fuel) and heavy at 60 lb. The 13.5" Globe Candelabra is handmade rusted steel and holds eight candles. It can be set on a stand or suspended by its chain. I can completely see this hanging beside a bed, desk or sofa, or over a dining table. I love the organic, old-world look of it. $88.
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POPSBattle of the holly glasses Tolly has to be one of my favorite holiday symbols. There's something very cheerful about it, despite its thorny leaves. I think it's the perfect theme to decorate holiday tableware, and I've been looking for a little "something special" for holiday glassware. Here are a few choices: 1. Holly Leaf 2. Holly Days 3. Festive Holly decisions, decisions...
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POPSMilk jug lights at Anthropologie Not for sale, but a cool DIY idea, especially for a kitchen, is the in-store design in New York's Anthropologie store, found by Apartment Therapy (I love those guys!). A round cord with a basic plastic fitting mounts through the cap to a refrigerator light (the long, tube kind). Just screw the clean, empty milk jug back on, hang as a pendant, and you're done. I wonder if there's a CFL bulb that would fit the bill? Link
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POPSA Playmobil Christmas I love Playmobil. You can have your Fisher Price and Lego people, for me, the Playmobil sets are the best. They have an adorable nativity set, that contains my one deal-breaker feature: baby Jesus comes out of the manger. In our house, Jesus doesn't go into the manger until Christmas Eve (Santa puts him there, because Santa "gets" the meaning of the season). Therefore, Jesus must come out of the manger. They also have wonderfully charming Christmas scenes, and three different types of advent calendars (my favorite is the Christmas in the Park ) Link
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POPSOrigami chandeliers at Apartment Therapy What a cool idea! You can add a pop of color, or go with all-white folds and have a display piece for your origami. In daylight or backlit, it throws fascinating shadows. An relatively easy DIY from Apartment Therapy .
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POPSSnowball home decorations from Cottage Living These pretty windowbox and wreath decorations are easy to make. You'll find the instructions here , but they're basically just styrofoam balls coated in fake snow and glued together with white lights or strung on a wire for the wreath. They're good for indoor or outdoor decorating. Link via Apartment Therapy
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POPSDollhouse from recycled cardboard boxes at A Little Hut Patricia of A Little Hut has some great ideas for recycling/repurposing things into new, useable items. I love this idea of building a dollhouse out of cardboard boxes. It's a great parent/child project, and can be modified to meet a child's specific interests. Why not a castle, a fire house, a car? Once the project is complete, it's easy to continue the theme by using recycled carpet remnants for the floors, wallpaper for the walls, even magazine cut-outs for art, or to make paper doll people. I'll be interested in the follow-up photos to see where she goes with it. Link
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POPSAdvent House from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Ever since I saw National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, I've wanted this advent calendar. It's an absolutely stunning Victorian mansion with beautiful artwork hidden behind shaded windows. The whole thing can be lit from within, giving both the open and closed windows a soft, warm holiday glow. I finally found it at theadventhouse.com . I was dismayed to find that only 250 of the houses are made each year, and that they cost $449 each, plus shipping! The house has to be ordered a year in advance, too. The advance ordering, I can understand. It must take a long time to construct something of this quality and craftsmanship. Although the price is extraordinarily high, when you consider it in terms of the heirloom-quality, it may be worth it. It's good-sized, too, at 31.25" W x 21.5"H x 11"D. 22 pounds, and will take up a bit of space. I still want one, though I doubt it will ever be something I'm able to own.
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POPSPorto decanter set from Signals Elegant decanter set modeled after 17th century schnapps pipes. You warm the bowl of the cup in your hands, and drink through the built-in straw. The four 3.5" cups and 11.75" decanter are made of hand-blown glass. When not in use, the cups hang on the neck of the decanter, which makes for an intriguing glass sculpture, whether the decanter is empty or not. $39.95 at Signals
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POPSGlobes mobile at Signals Educational mobile showing our concept of the earth over the last half-millennium. Globes from the 16th, 17th, 18th 19th and 20th centuries spin in varying sizes. This would look great in a library, a child's room or for anyone who loves maps and globes. $74.95 at Signals
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POPSHodgepodge lamp on Apartment Therapy Apartment Therapy shares a find from their Europe blog, these one-of-a-kind lamps by Hervé Matejewski, made of various pieces of porcelain cookware and tableware. This looks like it could be an interesting, if challenging, DIY.
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POPSMacys Thanksgiving Parade Water Globe for 2007 I love these annual snowglobes. I have the one from 2000, which may be the last one to contain the World Trade Center. This one is particularly nice. The ones that incorporate a snowglobe into statuary can be particularly charming. Of course, it wouldn't be complete without the miniature Tom Turkey float. $65.00 at Macys
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POPSMacys Collectible holiday ornaments My favorites of their three pages of collectible ornaments. The crystal companies Waterford and Swarovski are really at their best when showcasing their snowflakes. Lenox needs to give some serious thought to gingerbread themes.
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POPSHallmark ornaments for 2007: A Jedi Legacy Revealed I'm a bit of a Christmas tree snob. I won't hang logos and advertisements for products on my Christmas tree. I would, however, put this classic moment from film somewhere in my home, for year-round enjoyment. $28 at Hallmark
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POPSDecorative Moose A fun winter decoration, the white moose masures 17" x 13". The fur is white sisal. $50 at Vivre
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POPSDandelion pendant lamp at Bonluxat Designed by Richard Hutten, this pendant lamp is reminiscent of the dandelion puff for which it's named. Made of laser-cut powder coated steel. at Bonluxat
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POPSPorto Daybed from Crate & Barrel This is one of the nicest daybeds I've seen. Elegant, light and airy, but still a substantial piece. I could easily see this in my living room-to-be. $499. at Crate & Barrel
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POPSMarrakech dinnerware from Crate & Barrel I love the deep gleam of these pressed glass plates. According to the catalog, "the glass is back-painted with a delicate gold-leaf spiral then finished in a radiant, shimmering red." However they're made, they're stunning. $167.85 for service for four (salad and dinner plates, and bowls, at Crate and Barrel
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POPSDunhill chair from Crate & Barrel I love the comfortable, sturdy look of this English drawing-room chair. The slightly distressed look and detailing make it seem like the grandfather piece: quietly dignified, yet commanding the attention of the room. $1,899 at Crate & Barrel
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POPSKaz candlesticks at Red Envelope I love the fire-and-ice look of these candlesticks, but just as much, I love the way they look like rock candy sticks. They should come in candy colors, too. Made of lead crystal and designed by Arik Levy, the large is 9" tall and the small is 5.5" high. Levy named the Kaz candlesticks after Kaz mountain in Turkey. $110-$145 at Red Envelope.
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POPSFelt gingerbread house Decorate and re-decorate with a felt gingerbread house and felt decorations. I'm not very impressed by the decorations for this, but it makes a neat DIY project idea, even a neat gift idea. Link
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POPSNoir enameled tea set In an interesting twist on recycling, British artist Christine Misiak enamels discarded tea services to give them new life. Her other projects include replacing broken parts of tea services with her own designs. Very neat ideas. Link via Apartment Therapy
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POPSA blankie for grown-ups The Slanket (a blanket with sleeves) is a full-sized blanket that covers the wearer up to the shoulders. The sleeves allow full use of the hands while still being covered. This sounds like a fine idea, especially on chilly winter evenings when you want to keep the heat low. This looks like a pretty easy DIY, and is also available at Amazon. Link
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POPSDiscovery.com Moon in my room A very cool idea, the light rotates through the moon's phases. According to the Discovery Channel's Web site, the light boasts: * Built-in-light sensor illuminates moon when it gets dark * Rotates through 12 lunar phases * True-to-life, detailed lunar moonscape * Easily mounts to wall with three different hanging angles Includes: * Calendar with moon phase charts * Audio CD with guided tour to the moon and beyond * Detailed instructions The product reviews are mixed, but all agree that it goes through batteries like crazy. Even so, it would look wicked cool on a dark blue wall, no?
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POPSOne of a kind pewter table service by Match Crafted in Italy and available in a variety of styles. I love the scalloped Gallic gravy boat and charger, and the cutwork parmesan dish. The pieces are lead free, food-safe and FDA-approved. The craftsmanship is both simple and exceptional.
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POPSSully bathroom fixtures at THG USA The JCD collection looks a little like Faberge eggs mounted near your gold faucet. Because if you had a gold faucet, wouldn't you want Faberge eggs to control it?
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POPSLa CornuFe 110 range I love the old French look of this range. With five burners and two ovens, it's far more than I need, except perhaps for Thanksgiving, but it's a beautiful piece. Available in black, ivory, burgundy, French blue and stainless steel, with nickel/stainless, brass/stainless or copper/stainless trim.
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POPSFlow kitchen system John Arndt designed this modular kitchen storage system to create an interactive/integrated living system, "utilizing the waste of one system as nutrient or fuel for another." Runoff from the dish drain/storage waters the edible plants below. Waste from the edible plants and other organic kitchen items feeds the worm composter, which produces mulch for the plants. The earthenware storage boxes can serve multiple functions, and their lids can be used as hot plates. They're stackable and arrangeable. The largest can serve as an evaporative cooler. I'd put the whole thing on a cutting board-surfaced area, dropping a dry sink as he's done here. Put the mini-kitchen on ther, include some running water, and you're all set. Brilliant! via Apartment Therapy: Green
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