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This cute pet rodent has a whale of a time with a simple floor chair, and we do too just from watching it!
Bathe in the warm glow of owning something recycled, and a light bulb, with these magic cardboard lamps.
Recreate Ash’s voyage around the Orange Archipelago without ever leaving your living room.
Watch as a group of vigilantes goes around Ikea in China, using interesting tactics to get people up out of the beds in the store.
It might be incredibly supportive, but it sucks the will to be productive right out of you.
Do you easily get distracted by your surroundings when you ought to be working or studying? This might just be the kind of “personal space” you need!
If you’ve ever wanted to fill your house with Star Wars furnishings, now you can, thanks to the Star Wars/Premium Home Collection from Japanese furniture manufacturer IDC Otsuka.
The 150-piece plus collection includes cushions, rugs, tableware, ukiyo-e woodblock prints, coat hangers, and even a variety of bobbly-headed Japanese kokeshi dolls.
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