Basement Apartment

New items up on our Etsy shop: A Week of Sundries

Ashley — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:16:38 +0000

Hi folks! This is just a quick announcement that my girlfriend and I have opened an Etsy shop called A Week of Sundries. We’ve got a few items up now…more to come soon. I’d like to point you specifically to the most recently added item: a cute, re-purposed bi-fold wallet. Check it out today! [...]

Crash the Inauguration

Ashley — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:24:53 +0000

via SwissMiss A new online Inauguration guide has recently gone live–giving you all the info you need about Obama’s upcoming Inauguration. Find a room, find a party, find out the events you can attend for free and find out all you need to know about navigating DC. If you’re headed to what folks are calling the “Woodstock [...]

Beer by country from Sloshspot

Ashley — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:57:04 +0000

Check out this great post by rtcrooks over at Sloshspot. I’ve done a lot of traveling, and the one thing we always make sure to try is the local brew. Travel around the world in 116 beers — how many have you tried and what are you favorites?

Revolving Door harnesses everyday energy

Ashley — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:48:07 +0000

Above you’ll see a brilliant piece of green design being used in a train station in the Netherlands. DVICE reports that this is “the first revolving door to ever be designed to harness energy, with a display on the outside of the station showing just how much energy has been generated.” It’s about time people began to [...]

World’s First Green Vacuum

Ashley — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:19:03 +0000

Electrolux has taken a step forward in reducing the carbon footprint your vacuum will leave behind. Their new model, the AirMAX Öko, consumes “only 1.25 kilowatts [and] the vacuum sucks 33% less power than your typical 2kW vacuum.” The new model, released in November, boasts comparable suction power due to the “uniquely designed dust bags and [...]

Reports confirmed: Walmart will sell iPhone

Ashley — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:24:41 +0000

There have been reports swirling around the internet, from Engadget to Dvice to ComputerWorld. I’ve heard that Walmart will pick up the iPhones prior to Christmas or just after. I’ve heard they’ll sell a 4GB version for $99. I’ve heard that the $99 is way off-base. What I’m hearing now, via Gregg Keizer is that “employees [...]

Vinyl Wall stickers from Wonderful Graffiti

Ashley — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:53:30 +0000

Moving into a new home or office space? Thinking about affordable ways to spruce up your blank, white walls? Check out Wonderful Graffiti. Wonderful Graffiti says of themselves, ” We celebrate typography–the art of lettering–in unconventional ways. Our two websites, WonderfulGraffiti.com and WonderfulGraffitiWEDDING.com, are designed to help you celebrate typography your way. We’re best known for our Wonderful [...]

Downy and dirty: WIRED decodes active ingredients

Ashley — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:14:00 +0000

This article from Wired Magazine explains the ingredients in your Downy fabric softener: Dihydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride A derivative of rendered fat from cattle, sheep, and horses. Just boil it down and mix with ammonium (NH4). After a series of chemical pit stops, out comes a quaternary ammonium compound, or quat—a positive ion in which the [...]

H&M plans launch of Home Collection

Ashley — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:30:08 +0000

From the company that brings you stylish, affordable clothing and accessories comes a new line in February 2009 called H&M Home Collection. The housewares will be split into four distinct styles: Design, Youth, Classic and Nature. Berlin got the first glimpse of the collection last week at its debut and you can click over to the shop [...]

A new website for your RSS reader

Ashley — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:56:10 +0000

From designers Jacob Cass (of Just Creative Design) and Jeff Fisher (of LogoMotives), a new source for logo design inspiration. Check out their collaboration on Logo of the Day and submit your own favorite logos for review. They’ve set up a rating system not unlike Threadless and sometimes give you a peek at what the [...]