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Ping pong door saves space, makes fenestration fun

The Ping Pong Door is one of these new inventions that I hope will be seen by future generations as critical historical details of the early 21st century.

Tobias Franzel’s design, which he hopes to have on the market by next year, really taps into an underused opportunity: house parts as rec roo…

Will that flashlight fry my eyeballs?

You’re looking at the Million Candle Spotlight, which is thankfully in the off position, otherwise I fear you might never look at anything ever again.

A million candles? How does that compare to, say, a lighthouse? Or the sun?Turns out a million isn’t even all that much–there are multi-million

Fitting compact fluorescents in antique lighting

You might think twice before screwing a compact fluorescent light bulb into that lovely antique lamp in dear old Aunt Emily’s front parlor. 

And who could blame you? While CFLs have come a faraway way in the past decade, they still don’t match the warm glow we’ve come to expect fro…

Thermique towel warmer: One hot piece of glass

Towel warmers are a great little splurge items to have during that moment of year to chase away that early daylight chill when you step out of the shower. Unfortunately, they usually take up a lot of space, not to mention some wall breaking for the plumbing or electrical lines that heat them …