Bathing in Knowledge in a Tub Made of Books

Here's an ambitious home improvement project.

Feb 13, 2012 06:14 PM ET //

Here's an ambitious home improvement project. Vanessa Mancini decided to create a functional bathtub made of books. The idea? To bathe in knowledge. The idea is of immersing oneself in knowledge, books, truths, and 'cleaning' or 'purifying' one's mind with from external, every day life bombarding f...

Feb 9, 2012 06:08 PM ET //

If you thought bookcase design was simple, you've been spending too much time at IKEA. Reinier de Jong's REK bookcase is one that "grows with your book collection," according to the product page. "The more books the bigger the bookcase gets." The zigzag design allows each of the parts to slide in a...

Jan 4, 2012 01:08 PM ET //

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Jul 17, 2012 11:00 AM ET //

The average wait time in the boarding area of an airport is an hour and 43 minutes. Tired and bored, most people spend that idle time on their smartphones, tablets or computers. But Ikea has something else in mind. The Swedish furniture maker has created an Ikea Lounge to make travelers feel at hom...

Mar 5, 2012 05:11 PM ET //

If you ever wished you could live in a perfectly decorated Ikea showroom, minus all the passersby and their screaming kids, then the aktiv house is for you. Ikea's a great source for affordable furniture that's easily assembled at home. But turns out, you can also order a prefabricated house -- ins...

Nov 16, 2011 11:00 AM ET //

Thinking of sprucing up the home decor? Consider this: jellyfish. No, really. Jellyfish Art was built upon the dream that anyone who wants a pet jellyfish can have a pet jellyfish. But it's not that simple to keep a jellyfish alive. The fish tank you have at home won't suffice because the jellyfish...

Dec 5, 2011 02:03 AM ET //

I really don't mind doing laundry, at least the washing/drying part. However I find folding clothes to be excruciatingly painful. I will go to great lengths to avoid it. I mean, I cannot tell you how many times I have fallen asleep spooning a freshly washed load instead of actually folding it. It's...

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