During the day the roof raises up to reveal two rectangular windows and at night it can be cranked down to hide the windows and return the dumpster to its natural state of being. The dumpster has all the luxuries a person would ever want in their home, including a flat screen TV where you can watch your favourite films on DVD. This and more are what Kloehn has in mind, a neat idea to enhance fabricated living spaces.

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Dumpster transformed into a Home

Here are some seats that are sure to be made for commercial use but with the fast paced technology and money that people invest to get one of their own, don’t be surprised to find some rich folks ending up with some of these multimedia chairs in their home.

These are the D-Boxes 4D Cinema Seats, a new era of multimedia seats which all started from the 3D craze that took the world by storm as early as last year. These 4D seats synchronize with the actions on screen, and vibrate and jolt accordingly. Now this should be something that will make home media entertainment a whole lot real although don’t be surprised to pay a pretty hefty price to get one.

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D-Boxes 4D Cinema Seats

Though these rocking chairs seem to be made for the kids or the people who are lightweight in nature, they are also designed rockers intended to raise money for children’s art education. Redesigning classic creative mid-century seating can demonstrate how the artistic possibilities have no limit.

The initiative was taken by the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia where a molded plastic cover was used as a blank canvas after which painters were given the freehand to paint, cut and paste anything to produce an artistic celebration.

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Eames Rocking Chair

Here is something different for people looking at something to light up their home. Though we have seen the slow shift from incandescent bulbs to fluorescent ones, this is one that provides light via hologram. It is designed to be placed in a hanging position but it looks like the price alone will make this lamp limited to people throwing away good money. Can you imagine spending a crazy $1,600 for such a design?

Also, nicotine smoke has been identified to shorted the life span of the bulb. The design alone seems to be made for poker or dim lit rooms where drinking and smoking would be a perfect fit. Again, this should make it a picky lighting solution that many would rather pass up.

(Source) Oh Gizmo

Eddie’s Son Hologram Suspension Lamp

Home owners who are looking for great ways to save on water via their bathrooms and toilets, the Perfect Flush should be a great remedy. This device costs only $100 which fits most existing toilets today. It is quite simple to install and allows you to choose between a quick or long flush. Just installing the device will save between 30% to 50% of the water needed to flush the toilet, meaning you save money straight away.

(Source) Envirogadget

Perfect Flush Water Saving System

It may be miniature in size at 3 inches but believe me when I say that it does serve its purpose as far as illumination is concerned. The Edison Grand Lamp provides that ambiatic glow that can turn your room so moody that you may even get drowsy and sleepy. Or in some other case, it can pass as a nightlight or a nifty reading light for you to use.

The Edison Grand Lamp retails for $910 which seems a bit overboard. But for some consumers, its design and fit into the whole bedroom or home really means more especially if you have money to burn.

(Source) Ubergizmo

The Edison Grand Lamp

For people planning to upgrade their bathroom, here is something new and unique to apply. In connection with their launch, Price Pfister is giving away a full-suite of Velvet Aged Bronze bath faucets, fixtures and accessories with a retail value of approximately $700 each month between August and December 2009. To avail of this special offer, you can visit them here.

By offering a full-line of fixtures and accessories including roman tub, shower/tub and lighting products, Price Pfister takes the guesswork out of renovating your bathroom. Homeowners can now easily achieve a unique, elegant showroom style bathroom in their own home in one easy step with the brand-new, exclusive Velvet Aged Bronze offering from Price Pfister.

The Treviso faucet in Velvet Aged Bronze is just one of the many Price Pfister bath faucets that are U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WaterSense certified to help families create sustainable homes and save money on utility bills.

(Source) Press

Price Pfister Giving Away Velvet Aged Bronze Bath Fixtures

Safe water to drink has become critical these days and while many would buy bottled water, here is one which can save you a lot of money and the environment as well. It is similar to most water purifiers we see in the market but the Zuvo Water Purator can help no matter where you live.

It makes use of five cleansing technologies to deliver safe and clean drinking water. With each purchase you aren’t just helping yourself, you’re helping others as well. Because the company will donate 5% of its profits to water purification programs in the developing world.

Price: $199.99

(Source) Slippery Brick

Zuvo Water Purifier

As far as ink cartridges are concerned, the usual routine is to recycle them or have them refilled. But for the creative minds, here is a new way to make use of those empty printer cartridges, an ink cartridge lamp that should be add some ambiance to the ordinary room.

Ink cartridges get tossed in the trash plenty, so one Etsy seller decided to reuse those and turn them into a new form of technology. These small lamps might not be bright enough to read by, but if you are going to spend the money for novelty lights, you might as well pick up ones that are recycled. That way it’s a little more eco-friendly.

(Source) Coolest Gadgets

Ink Cartridge Lamps

Kohler adds another perk for your bathroom needs, allowing you to bathe or shower in style with this different kind of a showerhead. This is one of the more ingenious home improvement ideas that we’ve come across so far – the Kohler Flipside Showerhead. It offers unprecedented value for money, considering your $105 is stretched to bring you four showers in one.

This handheld sprayer will come in a chrome-like finish, featuring a flippable inner sprayhead that offers the following shower experiences — a relaxing dense downpour, a focused, invigorating spray, a drenching, circular-pattern spray, or a standard, traditional shower. Perfect to suit a multiple-personality person in your home or at least four heads living under the same roof.

This product is not affiliated with Bedzine.

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Kohler Flipside Showerhead

First up, we have the Crepe Maker from VillaWare for just $17.95.  Stop eating out at IHOP or your local diner and start cooking yourself some real breakfast.  I find that sometimes the best breakfast comes from your own kitchen.

Crepe Maker for Great Breakfast!

Don’t let the economic turmoil and finance worries deprive you of sleep. Here is a great bed concept from Feather and Black which is sure to wipe those worries away. The bed features a safe hidden in a drawer in the base, and is big enough to store a stack of notes besides your other precious belongings. Though, this wouldn’t help you much as it would affect the liquidity crunch, but what the heck, it’s your money.

Still it’s a better idea to have it stashed in your home safe then stashing it under the mattress. The Safe Bed adorns an affordable $1,309 price tag.

(Source) Guardian

Feather and Black Safe Bed

The Safe-T bed add-on seems to be a feasible investment, especially if you want to throw crooks off guard. Store important documents, jewelry or some extra cash, it all depends on what normal things you would store in a safe.

Besides, it seems like it would be the last place they would look for. Ingenious but pricey and also limited as far as compatibility to Hollandia beds.

The bed was originally developed for a wealthy international customer that wanted to keep a handgun close by at all times, but it is just as useful for keeping you valuables secure. The safe can be added to any Hollandia bed for around $400, but the beds themselves can run in excess of $20,000.

(Source) Gizmodo

Safe-T Bed: A Safe Under a Mattress

One thing you have to look out this Christmas season is that burglaries and home break-ins are bound to grow in numbers. Add the layoffs and economic woes, people will be looking for means to get some money and stealing is one thing that should not be surprising.

For folks, you cannot avoid leaving the home during long hours either to attend parties or go Christmas shopping. To serve as some form of protection here are some tips you can try to do to ensure that burglars will not try to ransack your home.

1. Keep Lights on in General Areas. This can be the kitchen, welcoming area or the living room. Keep one light on and if a radio to mislead robbers that there is someone at home
2. Install burglar alarm systems. You don’t need a sophisticated one. Just get a good and effective one so that in case intrusions occur, the police and neighbors will be alerted.
3. Inform neighbors. At times you can ask your neighbor to watch over the house while you are away. While the attention may not be 100%, at least you know that they can peak at your home from time to time.
4. Secure the Back Door and Windows and go out the Front door. Robbers would never come in the front door even if it was widely open. They know that this would be too easy. So block of the back door to which most break-ins are bound to occur.

These are basic tips but you may be surprised at how you can fend off the robbers from ruining your Christmas.

Secure your Home This Christmas

These days, either you cannot afford to buy furniture or perhaps you are saving your money for the future. But if you look a little bit on the resourcefulness side, you may be surprised at how hard cardboards can be used to take the place of the usual furniture that is needed in most homes.

“Mass culture is run by superficiality and ecological absurdity. Foldschool supports craftsmanship as a face-to-face approach to design and brings together product and user the closest possible.”

So if you want to find out what things you can create with cardboard with right support and unique furniture settings, check out Foldschool. They are sure to stir up some ideas for you to consider.

(Source) Wired

Fold Cardboards into Furniture

Do not be surprised if you suddenly find the need to turn up your heating which in turn would lead to spiking electric bills. Most people fight off the cold season and while the trusty heater can always do the trick, there are alternative such as perhaps using a double glaze on your windows to bring in more heat.

This is a good recourse especially if you are trying to look for alternative means to use natural means of getting home utilities at a logical manner. Eco-friendly double glazing of windows is a common practice especially in the UK and while most of us fear the investment at first glance, you would be surprised at the returns in the person of savings in the end.

It was Mrs O’Kelly’s determination to double glaze the sash window of the bathroom that turned me into an enthusiast for cutting carbon emissions…and our £1,200-a-year fuel bill.

(Source) This is Money

Eco-Double Glaze Your Homes

Most people today who are looking for something different in condos or homes. Its not mainly the space nor the layout but more on what you can also get from buying one.

People are hesitant to invest these days. Money does not come easy and banks are sure to be stricter when it comes to lending. So as a potential borrower who has to go through the eye of the needle, it would be best to make sure that your eyed investment is worth every penny.

Gardens and landscaping design has become a trend these days. So with that in mind, other than your interior issues, it would be best to consider as well having an outer landscape that can very well be a hobby or a project for you to add to your future home.

(Source) Ft.com

Landscaping Adds Green to Potential Homes

These days with all the financial problems that is haunting our lives, it would be best to start living wisely in our homes. Going green is identified as one of the potential saving tips that can save us money and live healthier lives. Conserving energy and making sure that the furniture and stuff around your usual home adhere towards making it a healthier habitat are important.

Many have offered us tips on how to make our homes greener. Here are some more tips that you can add to that list of greener living standards known today:

1. Look for the Right Wood
2. Re-Make what you already have
3. Recycle and Reclaimed Pieces
4. Go Organic
5. Look for healthy finishes
6. Forget Leather
7. Buy Local when Possible

(Source) RiverWired

Guidelines for a Greener Home

For the people who are looking for a catchy and tempting home environment, chances are you can find something suitable from Amy Karyn’s Home Collection line. Placing emphasis in quality and style, customers will find a unique selection of items for the home, from furniture and accessories to a full line for babies, including cribs, bumpers, and bedding.

Putting your money to where you reside as well as your future investment for your home will eventually pay off. There are a lot of designers out there and Amy Karyn just happens to be one of them. Check her out.

“We are set apart by our fabrics. Designed by Amy Karyn, they are exclusive here and not available anywhere else.” Dawn Haleta, manager of Amy Karyn Home Collection, is seated on a chenille English arm sofa and holds an Amy Karyn design pillow.

(Source) Town Topics

The Amy Karyn Home Collection

Living in luxury does not always have to be expensive. In fact, if you put your mind to it, you can come up with wise temporary dormitory designs without worrying about asking money from your folks to purchase the furniture you may need. But if you are creative, there are other ways.

One of them is to consider a paint job. You or a friend of yours may have the talent to shine that dull dorm room and make it as convenient to live on as possible for the duration of your schooling. At least the only cost you have to worry about would be the paint and the materials to be used right?

(Source) Boston.com

Dorm Room Tip: Consider a Paint Job

We can see modern enhancements that you may call a flexible and general design for a common room. Considering that the usual kid’s room today are chic and trendy, the need to redecorate or renovate for kids who are on their way to their teens saves a lot in cost.

These days, it is best to save money on unnecessary cost. If you can come up with great designs suitable for kids and teens, they why not?

“The room designs are more in the line of shabby chic,” said Bayer. “The pieces you choose do not have to match; they have to coordinate.”

Denim touches are a big trend for little boys’ rooms, along with charming (quietnoise) ceiling fans and sleigh cribs that turn into junior beds, Bayer said. In the girls’ rooms, you see chandeliers and pink-and-brown striped bedding accented with yellow.

(Source) Cleveland.com

Chic Nursery Designs for Modern Babies and Kids

Practically all people these days are having a hard time managing their finances. While you want the best quality of beds and furniture in the market to place in your homes, you just have to place the self-control as far as buying new ones from top furniture stores today. An alternative these days deals with checking out used furniture. With all the moving and house cleaning that people make, there are bound to be great items up for grabs you can get from garage sales or of similar events.

One thing to note, used furniture are not antiques. They will have their share of being scrutinized but the point here is that of being able to properly check if they are still worthy of buying. While finances are a constraint these days, it still remains that you should buy furniture that is a reasonable find.

“My income has not changed,” said Phillips, 32, who works in the operations department of a cable company. “It’s just that things are more expensive. I’m spending more money at the grocery store. I’m spending more money on gas.”

So the single mom decided to do something that more shoppers are doing in these tough economic times.

She decided to buy used furniture.

“Budgets are tight,” she said. “I’m just trying to save a penny.”

(Source) Freep.com

Turning to Used Furniture During Hard Times

One thing you are bound to come across with would be the usual advertising campaigns in print, TV or even radio ads that will lure you into the den of most bed manufacturing company stores. While it is not a crime to use ads as a form of increasing rapport and sales, the manner of advertising such as the text and promotions will be in close eye by sensors to make sure people are not being ripped off by their money.

For the case of Sova AB, offering a money-back guarantee if it rains in Midsummer day. Now that is trying to push it a bit, using nature as a driving forces to boost sales. However, it is also something people are not to comfortable with and some have even found it misleading.

The Swedish Consumer Agency is demanding a 300,000 kronor ($49,474) fine from a Swedish bedding company whose advertising slogan promises “your money back if it rains on Midsummer Day”.

On close inspection, the ad actually only promises your money back if it rains in the Malmö area in southern Sweden. Furthermore, rain in itself isn’t sufficient, a downpour is necessary.

Misleading or not, you just have to consider all angles on the ad. In this case, it is a bad angle as far as the Swedish people in the area are concerned.

(Source) The Local

SOVA AB Fined for Misleading Bed Ad

The investment you make on beds is important. We all have our own ways of working hard and mostly we find ourselves on the go. Beds are different in terms of quality and make. While we want to design our homes, it would be best to stop a while and see how beds can be given the same level of importance as far as getting quality rest from it is concerned.

“As soon as you look in the room, you want the bed to be the focal point,” said interior designer Danie Dunn, owner of Danie Dunn Designs, in Kansas City, Mo. “People spend more money on their kitchen and don’t even know how to cook. Your bedroom should be your most important priority.”

Sure, it’s important that your bed fit the room and your body. But beyond all practical considerations, a bed is the one furnishing in your home that needs to be, well, fabulous.

“You want it luxurious,” Dunn said. “You want that at-home-in-your-castle feeling. You’re the queen.”

(Source) Projo.com

Making the Wise Bed Choices

But in times of danger such as intrusion of robbers and thieves, you can always count on beds to be your protector when you want to stay away from potential harm from such intruders. While thieves are robbing you of your material possession, at least you are making sure that your most valuable possession is intact and protected…your life!

As two intruders began ransacking her house, a teenager home alone climbed into bed, hid under the covers and text-messaged her mother, who called the police.

Lauren Durnbaugh (13) was home sick from school on Tuesday when she heard someone open a rear door. She hid as the intruders – who were later arrested – went from room to room. Her mother Margo Roby called the police and raced home from work, ramming her vehicle into the back of the robbers’ car in the driveway.

(Source) The Star

Beds can be Your Guardians

The Pickwick bed frame is made from the finest pine wood. The Pickwick bed frame is a traditional piece of furniture guaranteed to match many bedroom themes. The pickwick offers quality craftsmanship and a truly superb value for money.

Pinwick Bed Frame

Pinwick bed frame

Ever needed more floor pillows that come in different sizes and shapes? You can get those here. I must say though, the price doesn’t look at all attractive though at $89 for a single pillow. But if you’ve got money to splurge and don’t mind the expensive price, wouldn’t be too bad a choice especially for the kid’s bedrooms

Floor PIllow

FuF Celestial Floor Pillows

There will be bed companies that can pose as professionals and just run away with your money. When ordering a bed, demand and keep the necessary documents related towards the purchase. You will never know if the bed or mattress that you ordered will actually reach your place of required delivery.

Source: Call 3 Problem Solvers: Bed Purchase Does Not Yield Good Night’s Sleep

Be Careful on Where to Buy Your Bed or Mattress

If you don’t mind spending some money and sleeping in the luxurious ambiance of a King, this wouldn’t be a very bad choice for a bed. Coming in measurements of;

Dimensions
62″h
157cm h

6/6 Only (King)
Headboard Height: 62″ (157 cm)
Footboard Height: 31″ (79 cm)
Floor Space: 84″ x 90″ (213 x 229 cm)
Slat Bearer Height: 9″ (23 cm)
Includes headboard, footboard, two 81″ (205 cm) wooden side rails, and Mattress Support System

Panel Bed

King Street Panel Bed

Okay, this isn’t exactly about beds……but it’s to inform those who like traveling, but prefer to use economy to save money and spend it while visiting instead. Often we’re forced to endure chairs, as stiff as rocks. Lufthansa are currently considering offering beds in economy class. What a great idea. I sure hope they approve it.

Economy Class Beds!

Buying a bed may perhaps be a choice between choosing the cost effective bedding or investing largely to get the quality rest people look for at the end of a tiring day. Of course, cash out for considerations of buying top quality beds will surely be hard on the pocket, but if the assurance of getting their money’s worth is something that will surely be experienced once they lay down on them.

Such is the business conceptualization of this leading Swedish bed manufacturer. They have been in existence since 1852 and are still alive and kicking. The issue of product cost for simple beds may be expensive, but the thing is, all their bed products are guaranteed to provide ultimate satisfaction as the form of return on their investments.

Paying at a high cost for other things may not be as heavy to most people, but comfort is also something that is hard to buy these days. Resorting to any ordinary bed to lay on may be fine. However, if people value their money then they should set aside their worries and look more towards why bed investments will eventually be something that they will cherish in the long run.

Read more here: Hastens’ beds are pricey but worth it, say satisfied customers

Hastens’ Hefty Price but Satisfaction Guaranteed

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After months of deliberation, we finally got ourselves together and made a new Bedzine Outlet Store! We have an innovative mattress that pops out of a box. Prices are pretty decent for the quality you get so check it out!

(We will try to offer some specials for Bedzine Blog readers soon although we are offering these are really really low prices…)

We recommend these mattresses to:

1. College students
2. Too lazy to go to a mattress store
3. Don’t have time
4. Want to order mattress online for the first time ever!
5. or simply want the best for your money

P.S. On the side note, I was trying to do the bed-jumping but Kenji failed to get me while I was on air…

Mattress-in-a-box

The trend today among home designers is to have the unique and impressive home designs that can provide the necessary comfort that people look for. But this property being sold in Orange County, California takes the cake. 22,000 square feet of living space, 8 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and a scintillating ocean view to top it all off.

A mansion is what best describes this home property. Would there be a person in the world who can come up with that kind of money? Better yet, would anyone be daring enough to buy such valued properties considering at how the world is running today?

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Would You Buy a 75 Million Dollar Home?

For people on a tight budget there are various sofa beds offered to save on space and money for most. Ideally, people would want the cheapest available furniture as long as they are able to get the proper respite and self-satisfaction. Sofa beds are offered at the lowest reasonable prices but the return is a sacrifice in terms of convenience. Sleep can be compromised but this cannot be held the same all the time. It will always reach a point where people would have to adjust or replace cheap sofa beds if they are to get the proper sleep convenience for comfort.

Let this be a lesson to people yearning for convenience. The money you invest in these items would usually be the level of convenience you are looking for. Hence, if you can invest readily, it is better to do so because eventually you would be spending two times what you are supposed to be paying for.

Here are good articles to read on further:

• Sleep on the Cheap
• Can We Sleep Less?

Cheap Sofa Beds Return Cheap Sleep