beware!

Can I make one small request? Can I browse my favorite interior design websites and open up another magazine without the risk of seeing another of these "Keep Calm, Carry On" annoyances? I've never seen such design trend over-kill! Actually, I cringe to even include the image in this posting but, just to make sure we're clear on the object of my disdain, here (gulp) it is.
So let's make a pact. Are you with me? All together now...

(runner-up for the Oil & Ice Ban Forever list: the "For Like Ever" poster)

Sorry designers, but someone's got to cry "uncle."

dream cream

I've never been one to romanticize straight-from-the-cow milk, but this I think I could handle (plus, sometimes you need to force a little humor on to the breakfast table). Half clever, half disturbing: it's Calf & Half! Now, what do I do with my soy milk...

wallpaper games

I always thought that if a child of mine ever drew on the wall, I'd frame it. But actually encouraging the domestic graffiti? Leave it to 5.5 Designers to creatively do that. Wallpaper Games is their trio of tic-tac-toes, mazes, and word searches meant for the walls and, as the website says, recommended for bathrooms, waiting rooms and any other room in which you can expect to incur boredom. I especially like the way the magic marker solutions add an accidental abstraction. Maybe this isn't for kids after all!

more David Shrigley

and look what else I found:



Ten steps ahead of everyone...

I tried

as promised.
The pickles are still my favorite.

juxtaposed

Designed by Mike and Maaike, this shelf, made from an 5"x8" hunk of salvaged hardwood, is intended to display the world's religious texts on an even level (as described by the site blankblank). I love the idea of creating a specific place for precious things. Mine would be made for Underworld, Blood Meridian, Ham on Rye...

passive aggression

This Passive Aggressive Anger Release Machine, created by Yarisal and Kublitz, is amazing! I want one in my home.
No, I don't have anger issues...