Design

February 18, 2015

Man Buys House with Unused and Perfectly Preserved 1950s Kitchen

Talk about a blast from the past! In 2010, furniture designer Nathan Chandler purchased an American home built in the mid 1950s. It was never occupied and the kitchen appliances were kept in mint condition. In fact, they were never used – the original manuals were still taped to them. This unique situation provided Chandler a time capsule to a well-loved design era, and he photographed some of the magnificent details.

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February 5, 2015

Fiber Optic Lights Turn a Bathroom Floor into Starry Night Sky

Have you ever wanted to add some serious sparkle to your boring bathroom floor? Well, now you can. An Instructables member named Baldr turned their restroom tile into looking like a starry night sky, and they tell you how to do it, too! Using materials like fiber-optic lights, tile, and grout, along with some extra time, it's a DIY project perfect for handy homeowners.

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February 3, 2015

Myers-Briggs Personality Type Infographic Provides Valuable Career Advice and Income Data

Being familiar with your Myers-Briggs personality type can provide valuable insight into what type of job might be best suited for you. The Career Assessment Site put together a socioeconomic infographic that highlights the test's personality traits, their average household income, and more. There are four main categories in this fascinating chart: the optimist, the patriarch, the pragmatist, and the originator. From there, the groups are broken down into nuanced personalities like INFJ and ESTP.

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January 31, 2015

Playful Otters Swim Through Clear Tubes with Roundabouts

The otters at Japan's Keikyu Aburatsubo Marine Park live in a truly amazing habitat that shows off the animals' carefree demeanor. Clear tubes – some straight and some circular – act as waterways that allow the otters to swim lightheartedly in fun patterns. The circular tubes function much like roundabouts on city streets, enabling “traffic flow” to change directions on a dime. When the otters aren't swimming, they have plenty of other activities available.

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