This is What Happens When You Give Thousands of Stickers to Thousands of Kids
January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This December, in a surprisingly simple yet ridiculously amazing installation for the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, artist Yayoi Kusama constructed a large domestic environment, painting every wall, chair, table, piano, and household decoration a brilliant white, effectively serving as a giant white canvas. Over the course of two weeks, the museum’s smallest visitors were given thousands upon thousands of colored dot stickers and were invited to collaborate in the transformation of the space, turning the house into a vibrantly mottled explosion of color. How great is this? Given the opportunity my son could probably cover the entire piano alone in about fifteen minutes. The installation, entitled The Obliteration Room, is part of Kusama’s Look Now, See Forever exhibition that runs through March 12. (via stuart addelsee and heybubbles)
If you liked this you’ll also enjoy Roman Ondak’s Room of Heights and Karina Smigla-Bobinski’s helium-filled kinetic drawing sculpture.
No longer worry about wine glasses in dishwasher
December 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Putting delicate wine glasses in the washing machine can be a risky proposition. Secure them with these cheap and elegant flexible plastic tethers that tie to the stem on the one end and attach to the washing machine on the other.
Clever ideas to make life easier
December 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Some uses of ordinary items for extraordinary fixes
Via: apartmenttherapy.com
Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes.
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Via: unplggd.com
Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40 (also works on walls).
Via: marthastewart.com
Overhaul your linen cupboard – store bedlinen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match.
Via: realsimple.com
Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone / iPod in a bowl – the concave shape amplifies the music.
Via: flickr.com
Look up! Use wire to make a space to store gift wrap rolls against the ceiling, rather than cluttering up the floor.
Via: instructables.com
Gotcha! Find tiny lost items like earrings by putting a stocking over the vacuum hose.
Via: sprwmn.blogspot.com
Forever losing your bathroom essentials? Use magnetic strips to store bobby pins (and tweezers and clippers) behind a vanity door
Via: realsimple.com
A tip for holiday packing. Store shoes inside shower caps to stop dirty soles rubbing on your clothes. And you can find them in just about every hotel!
Via: unplggd.com
Bread tags make the perfect-sized cord labels.
Via: jengrantmorris.blogspot.com
Brilliant space-saver: install a tension rod to hang your spray bottles. Genius!
Via: re-nest.com
Use egg cartons to separate and store your Christmas decorations.
Seattle City By The Water
December 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Famous Holiday Movie Homes
December 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The homes featured so prominently in movie classics like “A Christmas Story,” “Miracle on 34th Street,” and others are still standing tall today. So what’s come of them?
“A Christmas Story”: Ralphie’s house in Cleveland has been turned into a museum, where visitors can come to view it and even purchase a leg lamp.
“Home Alone”: Located in Winnetka, Ill., the house featured in “Home Alone” recently went on the market in May for $2.4 million. The four-bedroom, four-bath house is 4,243 square feet. View the 
listing.
“Miracle on 34th Street”: The home that 8-year-old Susan’s character boldly asked Santa Claus for is actually located in Port Washington, N.Y. The 1,703 square-foot home was built in 1943 and still stands today.
Cathedrals and Monuments of Montreal, My Hometown
December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
My hometown of Montreal is a rich place for cathedrals and monumental buildings especially in historic district of Old Montreal. One of such buildings is Notre-Dame Basilica alias Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal. Special on this basilica is that is do not shows biblical scenes on its windows but scenes from religious history of Montreal. Montreal Convention Center alias Palais des congrès de Montréal, is a convention and exhibition centre. The Cathedral-Basilica of Mary, Queen of the World alias Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde is located at 1085 Cathedral Street and is the seat of the Roman Catholic archdiocese. Montreal Olympic Stadium alias The Big O (some would say “The Big Owe” due to its cost) was built for 1976 Summer Olympics and is the tallest inclined tower in the world at 175 m. Christ Church Cathedral is located at 635 Saint Catherine Street West and is the seat of the Anglican Diocese. The Montreal City Hall alias Hôtel de Ville de Montréal was built in 1878.
Notre-Dame Basilica
Montreal Convention Center
The Cathedral-Basilica of Mary, Queen of the World
Montreal Olympic Stadium
Christ Church Cathedral
