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The Story Behind Toronto’s Little House

It looks like a child’s playhouse, but it’s not. Believe it or not, fully grown people actually live there. My guess is that they aren’t too tall and they don’t weigh very much.
Built in 1912 by contractor Arthur Weeden, Toronto’s Little House, as it’s known, is only about 7′ wide, 47′ deep, with a total [...]

“The Spite House” in Alexandria, Virginia

See that tiny blue house wedged in between the white and red ones? It was built in 1830 and is only 7 feet wide. (And here I complain about my family room being too narrow!) The Spite House, as it’s called, has two stories but only 325 square feet. It even appears to be considerably [...]

Bored with the Same-Old Speakers? Try These

They’re ”Woofers.” Get it? I’m not sure whether to be amused or disturbed at the idea of having decapitated dogs sitting around around the house.

The Woofer speakers are sold by Sander Mulder:
This is functional kitsch; the wrong becomes the new right. By adding a function to an otherwise grotesque object, it acquires new aesthetic values, becoming an [...]

Strange Stuff for Your Home

Leggo my . . . washing machine? If you’re looking to make a statement in your laundry room, then the Eggo Washing Machine from Brazilian household appliances company Brastemp may be the answer (photo via Coolhunting). The brain-child of designer Jun Nakao (above), the Eggo holds up to two pounds of delicates at a time. Watch the Eggo’s dramatic “birth” in this video, [...]

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