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Hot or Not? Light Carpet

Forget night lights. Johanna Hyrkas has designed a night rug. Her Light Carpet is part of the Imu Design collective, which showcases works from young Finnish- and Helsinki-based designed. There isn't...

Human Antenna Radio Rug

Tune into radio stations by your footsteps across this rug made from conductive thread. It certainly would make for an unusual game of Twister....

Would You Ever Go For a Desk-Area Rug?

Growing up, I remember every carpeted home or office had a rolling computer chair and one of those hideous plastic gripping mats. The idea was to make the wheels able to slide over an otherwise carpet...

Sound Carpet: Surround Sound and a Lounge

When I was a kid, there was nothing better to me than turning on the radio and laying on the carpet between my two stereo speakers. But now, even though I've upgraded to better music and better speake...

Manta Speakers Sweep Sound Under the Rug

We try to hide our mess by figuratively sweeping it under the rug. Plus, we literally hide across-the-room cords under rugs and carpets sometimes. So many things in our homes go "under the rug," so t...

8 Ways To Make Your Home Office More Comfortable

At times it can seem as though we live mainly out of our home office. It's well used, but it can be difficult to get things done in a timely and efficient manner if we don't like spending time in it...

Home Office: High, Low & Even Lower

Our friends over at Metropolitan Home put together a great High Low comparison of two home offices. The savings from one to the other is well over $10,000, but we haven't met anyone lately who's wil...

Force Yourself to Wake Up With an Alarm Clock Rug

I, for one, would like to put in two votes that the snooze button is both the worst and best invention ever in history. When you need a few extra winks, you'll be thanking your lucky stars that the sn...

Geek Doormat: Slide to Unlock Your iDoor

Addicted to the iPhone? Want to let all your guests know about it before they even step a foot in your house? This doormat we spotted on OhGizmo! is designed to look just like the iPhone's distinct 'u...

One Part Geek, One Part Decor: EQ3 Circuit Rug

Looking for a way to bring that home office or tech studio altogether with a tinge of geek aesthetic? You could do a lot worse than this Circuit Rug from EQ3, a handmade, hand-tufted rug that will cov...

Hot or Not? Downloading Rug by Richard Hutten
Inspired By Dial-up Speed Image Downloads

Aaron over at AT New York just posted about Richard Hutten's Playing With Tradition carpet design, a flooring solution inspired by retro-14.4, dial-up modem speed image downloads. We'd also like a m...

Giant Fabric Rug Keyboard

What do you get when you combine the elements of a rug, a Dance Dance Revolution mat, and a computer keyboard? You get one helluva workout while you chat online......