Showing posts with label housing. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 23, 2007

Safe Bedside Table Great For Peace Of Mind And Occasional Overnight Beatings



Taken from www.ohgizmo.com

By Andrew Liszewski

While an alarm system will let you know if someone has broken into your home it won’t do much to stop a determined intruder once they’re inside. So instead of sleeping with a gun under the pillow try this Safe Bedside Table instead. When not in use it looks like a normal bedside table with modern design stylings but in the middle of the night if you think there might be an intruder the table turns into a club and shield giving you somewhat of a fighting chance.

Designed by James McAdam the Safe Bedside Table was created in response to a report that 50% of people in London were worried about security and kept some sort of self-defense close by while they slept. And while the table isn’t available for sale anyone with a lathe, bandsaw and basic carpentry skills could probably just build their own.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Rocio Romero prefab home


The term prefab brings to my mind some pretty horrific visions. Something post-War, Los Angeles, in the Valley perhaps. But now, thanks to the efforts of modernist magazines like Dwell, sustainable architecture is making a comeback (I have no idea if that lest sentence makes any sense....)

I have been a fan of Rocio's work since the first LV home appeared on her site. Now, with options such as the LVL (oversized version of the original), basements (read: entertainment center!), and garages, she's definitely got something I want to live in. Her homes are built in America and can be delivered in a container to your build site for incredibly competitive pricing. And you'll be living in a modern masterpiece.

Now to find the perfect location for construction...