DIY: Powder Coated, Laser Masked, Ceramic Tiles

Here is another modular lamp that should come in handy in your home. This shingled lighting is called the Roofer, a flexible wired lamp that comes covered with tiles made from flexible silicon polymers.

The Roofer was designed by Benjamin Hubert and can be modified as needed. All an owner has to do is remove the tiles and bend the Roofer’s frame as they wish. The Roofer’s flexible and creative design will resonate with consumers who don’t usually peruse furniture coming out of European design shows.

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The Roofer Shingled Lighting

A lot of people invest heavily in improving their homes and the bathroom is certainly something that will not be left out. Tiles and the bathroom items you would normally see may not figure much but if you can get your hands on a uniquely designed bathtub then why not?

The Mosaic Bathtub promises to render some spunky life into your bathroom. It was designed by Solkippa & Skogh and comes with matching lion’s feet. The outside is covered in a mosaic pattern designed by Solklippa & Skogh with Swedish summer flowers as the main theme, which is associated with happiness and joy.

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Perk up your Bathroom with a Mosaic Bathtub

Tired of cleaning out the wasted food you may have forgotten lying in your refrigerator? No fret! Some wise minds over at the University of Central Lancashire and online supermarket Ocado have come up with a Self-Cleaning Fridge concept, something that should take healthy and hygienic food maintenance and eating to another level.

The fridge is designed to clean itself, cut down on wasted food, scan its shelves for food and provide you with recipes, teaching you how to cook with your leftovers, not to mention reordering fresh food too. The fridge makes use of “nano-articulated technology” shelf surfaces that feature millions of independently controlled micro-tiles, which will send food products that are scheduled to be eaten to the front of the fridge.

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Self-Cleaning Fridge Concept

Daniela Bekerman offers potentially tiles which should be perfect for bathrooms and kitches. The Faucet Modular Tiles come with ready-provisions for anything you would need for bathrooms or kitchens. This includes a faucet, soap dish or even a dish rack if you may so wish.

The tiles provide you total control over how your kitchen is designed and allowing you to keep it clean by taking all the bits out at any time. The faucet is able to be pulled out from the tile wall with the hose, and even comes with a silicone button for preferred water intensities.

As for the dish rack, it is made of aluminum covered silicone with an anti-slip cover for the dishes that can be taken out to increase the space between the dishes.

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Faucet Modular Tiles

This time around, we have a lush luxury bathtub for you. The INAX luxury bathtub has been released in Ginza, Tokyo and reportedly costs a whopping $100,000.

The exterior of the bathtub is made up of 10 millimeter tiles of 24 karat gold. It is currently on exhibition and will be available to order by October 1, 2010.

Actual deliveries will start by January 1, 2011 and should be another cool addition to people who want some lavish bathing solutions.

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INAX Luxury Bathtub Costs $100,000

Seeing plants make up and grow as one of the tiles we would see for our outdoor locations is nothing new but these Lifewall Tiles should be something interesting. They are actually tile concepts by Spanish company Ceracasa with Emilio Llobat of Maqla Architects and Azahar Energy.

This concept tile system makes use of drip-water irrigation for water efficiency and can support a variety of plantings. The tiles can be placed and reconfigured into whatever patterns you want, allowing you to be creative and try out different looks for your building. Not a bad idea to spruce up your outdoors eh?

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Lifewall Tiles for your Outdoor Designs

If you are planning any bathroom remodeling soon, these tiles from Original Style from Exeter should add some flare to your designing needs. They are priced about $620 each and were made using precious metals like 24ct gold and platinum.

They even features a reproduction of the painting ‘The Kiss’ by Gustav Klimt! A limited edition creation, the design of this tile reportedly took 3 years to develop and the finished product is said to have been fired 17 times in a kiln. Measuring 60cm x 60cm, this tile is for the select few only.

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Gold and Platinum Art Work Tiles

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Glowing Light Tiles

For the addicted golfers, here is something you can add to your home whenever you want to practice your putt. The kit is the Putt Up or Shut Up Rug Kit that uses a combination of different carpet types to create a miniature golf course in your living room.

Each rug is composed of 8 modular tiles that can be combined to create different putting challenges ranging from a par 3 configuration up to a par 5. A 3-foot by 6-foot tile area will set you back just $139.99, and if you’re like me and blow tens of thousands of dollars on mini golf every year, having this installed wall-to-wall is a far more economical solution.

“This product is not affiliated with Keetsa or Bedzine and cannot be found in their stores”

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Miniature Golf Course Rug Kit

One thing that most home owners have to deal with is the proper size of the tiles to be used in their homes. While there is no fabricated tile that can easily fit into any home once the finishing touches are nearing, a tile cutter is needed. And TileSizer is sure to fit the bill to help home decorating or renovation easier.

Utilizing patent-pending technology, TileSizer’s professional design secures small tiles during the tile cutting process. It can also help minimize accidents by allowing secure manipulation of the tile and by providing a place for fingers away from the wet saw blade during tile cutting. If you have ever cut tiles before, you know how dangerous it can be to have your hands too close to the wet saw blade. This tool allows more distance between the blade and your fingers.

TileSizer easily allows for horizontal, vertical, and diagonal cuts. The flexibility of the tool accommodates a variety of tile shapes and sizes and allows for off-center cuts, even diagonally. In addition, because the tile is secure throughout the entire tile cutting process, small tile pieces discharged during the cutting process are minimized. TileSizer uses rust-resistant components so that it can be cleaned and reused in the future.

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TileSizer Released for Better Sizing and Shaping of Home Tiles

When you are planning your home decors, bathrooms will certainly not have much consideration as far as how you want them to look like. Choosing tiles, vanities, sink designs, and toilets seem to be enough but if you look further, you can improve it a bit further.

To some, the actual shower space can be as simple as choosing between shower curtains or traditional sliding doors. Of the two, it will depend a lot on budget.

There is not question that sliding doors are bound to cost more and for people who want to save on unnecessary expenses such as shower and bath areas, they may want to consider assessing the entire setup.

Curtains will do for most as they can be easily replaced once molds start to build. The important thing is to make sure that you control the water spatter since eventually, whichever of the two a home owner would choose, safety is surely needed to be considered in such cases.

Bathroom Remodeling: Shower Curtains or Sliding Doors

The Space Invader Coffee Table is made up of stuff videogame geeks dream off. Sean Ragan sent his entry to Make and this is what he writes:

“It does achieve a nice contrast between sense and style through the use of handmade Mexican Talavera tiles. These tiles, like most handmade artifacts, are imprecise and show significant natural lumpiness and variation. The depiction of the precise, orderly, pixellated image of the space invader sprite would be boring if executed in precisely manufactured injection-molded bathroom tiles from the big orange store.”

DIY: Space Invader Coffee Table

We all hear about resorting to carpets, rugs, laminated floors and tiles but seriously, wooden flooring may be more than enough to complement that ideally designed room we have today. Classic finishes are among to be expected and wooden floors will be more or less a good buy for people looking for simple but catch home designs.

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