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Product: Air Multiplier/Table Fan
Designer: Sir James Dyson & Team
Price: $299 for 10", $329 for 12"
Rating: Recommend

Yesterday we broke news about the Dyson Air Multiplier at the conclusion of the day. Today Maxwell returns with a more in depth review of his personal experience with his newfangled Dyson-designed air mover:

We received ours by messenger yesterday, but wasn't able to say anything about it until 7:01pm last night. This sort of careful marketing is the type of thing that really makes you want to roll your eyes or get really excited or both. We did both...

This may seem like an absolutely boring post to some of you, so I'll apologize in advance as I can't help myself. It's been really hot lately, so we've come to rely our air conditioner at night. In all of my years living around air conditioning (and I didn't grow up with it), this thing is the best product I've ever used...

Submissions are closed, but take a gander at all these amazing small projects completed recently and submitted this month! All info for Do it Now! our Small Project Contest is here.

• Audrey's Kitchen Chalkboard Wall - Apartment Therapy

• Liz's Totally Rebuilt Love Seat - Re-Nest

• Erin's Hacked Walmart Crib - Ohdeedoh

• Holly's Cake Stand - The Kitchn

• Sejal's Home Office Wall-sized Corkboard - Unplggd

• Kerry's Mud Room Lockers - Apartment Therapy

This is the last weekend to get yours in! Enter our Do it Now! February Jumpstart Project. Latest entries below....

• How To: Make a House Rabbit Littergarden - Re-Nest

• How To: Bed Cave Curtains - Ohdeedoh

• How To: Sew Your Own Bedding - Apartment Therapy

• How To: Kids Art Area - Ohdeedoh

• How To: Create a Contemporary Color Accent - Apartment Therapy

• How To: Make Kitchen Storage with Wine Crates - The Kitchn

The month is 1/2 way over! Get inspired. Start a project. Share your wisdom.
All info for Do it Now! our Small Project Contest

• How To: Upholster a Sofa - Apartment Therapy

• How To: Make a Coffee Table from Reclaimed Wood - Re-Nest

• How To: Make a "Seussery" - Ohdeedoh

• How To: Sonogram Silhouette Portrait - Ohdeedoh

• How To: Transform a Wall with Paint - Apartment Therapy

• How To: Give Your Home Electronics a Makeover! - Unplggd

The month is 1/2 way over! Get inspired. Start a project. Share your wisdom. Do it Now!

• Laura's How To Chalkboard Wall - Ohdeedoh

• Erin's Dresser for Baby to Be - Ohdeedoh

• Adrian's "Frame" Wall Decor - Apartment Therapy

• Adriane B's Bathroom Stripes - Apartment Therapy

• Cheri's Painted Laminate Kitchen Countertops - The Kitchn

• Meg's Upgrade a Kitchen with Chalkboard Paint - The Kitchn

Get inspired. Start a project. Share your wisdom. Do it Now!

>> Charissa's DIY Tufted Headboard - Apartment Therapy

>> Annie's Prettify (and Kittified) Ugly Dishwasher Panel - The Kitchn

>> Jason's Drawbridge "Murphy Table" Countertop - Apartment Therapy

>> Allison's Make Your Own Starburst Mirror - Apartment Therapy

>> Kaliedescope Style's Paisley Wall Decor - Apartment Therapy

>> Jasmine's Whole Home Makover with Recycling - Re-Nest

What's your project going to be?

This month we're doing it again - inviting all of you to join us and the can-do folks at Etsy as we each tackle one household project and get it done now. We're also expanding the project this year to cover our entire network, looking for projects from all parts of your home and giving prizes to 12 of the most helpful submissions. To aid us in this we'll be introducing approval voting for the first time in order to highlight the positive and support the sharing that we want this project to be about. Interested? Got your project? Join us here:

Just when we were finally getting the hang of Twitter and, simultaneously, considering one of those Kill-a-Watt gadgets, someone goes and slaps the two together.

And, although it is technically way over our heads, we still think it's a great idea...

[via Re-Nest]

The year was 1973. Nixon was in the White House, Deep Purple was on the radio, Hawaii Five-O was on the tube, and the mini skirt was all the rage. Man, this photo brings us back - back a few weeks that is. We found a quick (seriously, 2 clicks) way to instantly add vintage charm to your photographs... [via Ohdeedoh]

I got an email last week about a new online service that helps people lend things to one another. It's called Lendaround.com and was founded by Tim Jackson, who is a "venture capitalist, entrepreneur, not-for-profiteer, and writer." I was immediately curious...

Dear Unplggd Readers,

Yee-haw! We're doing another book, and I'm hoping we can feature a number of your amazing homes.

This time we're specifically focusing on small and creative uses of space. It's all going to be professionally photographed, and we need homes that no one's seen before in either the New York or Los Angeles area (though we are going to tap the winners of the past two contests).

We're looking for 25 homes in which we can professionally photograph at least 1-2 remarkable, small, beautiful and creative rooms of the following sort...

Over the holiday, we had a little get away and stayed in a hotel with very traditional furnishings. There was a radio which didn't get many stations so we resorted to using our iPhone, which wasn't bad. However, when we put it on this old wooden cabinet the sound improved noticeably and when we put it inside it was even better...