Giant Pumpkins Abound!
(Current Giant Pumpkin weigh-in world leader: total weight is 1,874 pounds.) In the spirit of fall, look at photos from this weekend’s Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off at the Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence. This year’s winning pumpkin weighs in at a gargantuan 1,552 pounds! But, amazingly, Buffalo’s winner doesn’t even come within the Top 10 in … Continue reading
This Amazing House is Powered by Exercise
The JF-Kit House by the Spanish design firm Elii is an experiment in “domestic fitness,” rendering “the image of a possible future where citizens produce part of their domestic energy requirements with their own physical activities.” Each room features a fancifully named exercise station that would, theoretically, help create energy to power the home, including … Continue reading
Strange Furniture
Do you want furniture that is both highly functional and a little funky? Check out these crazy ideas from furniture designers all over the world: A Desk for your Bike: A Table that Grows: A Bed and a Desk:
Best Ideas Ever: Beer Powered Brewery
Many of the nation’s leading craft breweries boast their efforts of sustainability: the Alaskan Brewing Company, however, is taking it up to a whole new level. It’s Juneau factory will now be powered by its most abundant (and free!) resource: beer. By reusing excess malt and barley, this brewery will become the first ever to … Continue reading
Bay Bridge to Become World’s Largest Light Sculpture
Not as pretty or safe as the world-famous Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco’s Bay Bridge is looking to become the world’s largest light sculpture. Before closing this summer for much-needed repairs, the bridge is being lit up with some 25,000 LED lights to make it truly sparkle. The project was created by Leo Villareal, one … Continue reading
Where Will the US’s First Floating Wind Farm Be?
Off the coast of New England states, four times the generating capacity of today’s electric grid blows off the Atlantic. Maine is trying to be the home of the country’s first offshore wind farm. Thousands of miles along the New England shoreline have already been designated as possible energy supply areas by the Department of … Continue reading
Vegas Entrepreneuers Reinventing Traditional Workspace
When most of the country thinks of Las Vegas, it’s full of bright lights, loud beeps, and something that might have happened there, if you know the ads. But locals are trying to invigorate Vegas’ downtown sector in a way that will make the city a hub of innovation. But entrepreneurs ran into a problem … Continue reading
10 Amazing Granny Flats Part II
The days of putting in-laws and parents in basement or attic apartments is long gone: today’s families are opting for more chic, stylish options for mom and pop. Check out the rest of the amazing “granny flats:” Architects Tolya and Otto Stonorov redid this 400 square-foot barn in Oakland and moved in with an infant … Continue reading
10 Amazing Granny Flats Part I
The days of putting in-laws and parents in basement or attic apartments is long gone: today’s families are opting for more chic, stylish options for mom and pop. Check out these five beautiful “granny flats,” and come back on Monday to see another five: A back hatch window from a Porsche 928 is used as … Continue reading
Of Waterslides and Wine Cellars: Check Out These Crazy Home Additions
Check out these crazy home additions: Imagine waking up in the morning and going for a dip in the pool. Now imagine that you can just slide right into the pool from your bedroom. This home in the UK features a waterslide in the master bedroom closet. This ultra-modern wine cellar features color changing LED … Continue reading
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