Awesome Living

Whether you just like the idea of indoor camping or need more darkness and privacy to help you sleep, this bed-top tent should do the trick. Made from breathable pongee fabric, it pops up easily around your mattress, reducing light and noise when zipped up. Available in twin, full, or queen sizes. Great for top bunks too.

Unnecessary Inventions’ playful coffee table offers a clever commentary on “some assembly required” furniture. When you want to use it as a table, you need to place all 91 of its pieces in the proper places. Its top is made from baltic birch, which sits atop an MDF grid and steel hairpin legs. Measures 40″ w x 20″ d x 16″ h.

Rather than flowery or sugary smells, these candles come in the kind of scents you’d expect in an oak-paneled den with tufted leather armchairs. The soy-blend 10 oz. candles come in amber glass jars with a wooden wick and bronze metal lid. Fragrances include Tobacco Vanilla, Barrel Proof, Barbershop, and Coffee House.

Put three different games in the space of just one with this versatile gaming table. Its center rotates between air hockey and billiards modes, and can be covered up with a table tennis surface, which attaches securely to its top. It measures 84″ l x 44.5″ w x 32″ h, and comes with all necessary accessories for all three games.

Tired of looking at the same view, day after day? Perhaps you should do what Vojin Kusic did, and build a house on top of a turntable. He constructed this unusual house in northern Bosnia so that his wife could always enjoy a different view. It can spin as slow as one rotation per 24 hours to a dizzying one rotation every 22 seconds.

Wacaco’s portable coffee machine is compatible with Nespresso capsules, so you can enjoy delicious espresso drinks even when you’re camping. Just add hot water to its tank, unlock its piston, and pump for espresso perfection, complete with that smooth crema topper.

Overland in comfort and ease thanks to this fully-prepped camper from Colorado’s Supertramp. The 1200 lb. module sits in the bed of your pickup and uses electric actuators to open in 10 seconds. The unit adds a kitchenette with a sink, stove and fridge, a queen-size sleep area, a hidden toilet, and an optional indoor shower.

These tasty meats from Booze Dogs are made from premium proteins, blended with savory spices and marinated in bourbon. The burgers come raw and ready to cook, while the brats and hot dogs are smoked with hickory wood and ready to thaw and reheat. Choose from a 3 lb. or 5 lb. variety pack.

This unusual kitchen gadget cuts perfect cubes of watermelon. Just push it into the meat of the melon, and its windmill mechanism cuts out rectangular chunks in your desired size. The two-piece set includes a melon baller tool as well.

Rumpl’s luxurious wool blanket will keep you toasty in bed or on the couch, and without the itchiness. It’s made from a responsibly sourced Australian Merino wool and organic cotton blend that gives it a soft and smooth texture. Available in queen and king sizes.

This modern floor lamp from Lamp Depot brings an array of vibrant colors into your space. The 43″ tall structure consists of five balancing rings with embedded RGB LED lights. The included remote control lets you choose from 16 million colors and 358 different lighting effects. Made from aluminum and silicone.

Benewin’s sturdy and outdoor-friendly table is a notch above others. Their larger model measures a substantial 47.3″ x 23.6″ x 17.4″, and packs down to just 26.3″ x 9.8″ x 7.1″. Its made from solid wood and features a removable roll-up top and triple folding legs. They also make a smaller 35″ wide model.

We’ve seen two different ways how NOT to make candy corn, now watch how the pros do it. This 2014 clip from The Washington Post takes us inside of the Jelly Belly factory in Illinois for an explanation of the “kernel” making process starting from individual ingredients until they’re bagged and show up on store shelves.

While it might look really cool to have a coffee table made of molten lava, it wouldn’t last long, and your house would surely burn down. On the other hand, this table from Positive Couple looks the part, without the deadly heat and fumes. They built it using backlit crystals, oak, and epoxy, set onto an aluminum base.

EDCacord offers these handmade titanium pens which have deeply-textured designs for a confident grip. They have a screw cap and waterproof O-ring, and the back end of the pen has a magnetic bit holder. Available in stonewashed, bronze, blue, ice blue, and dark rainbow finishes.

This easy-to-use home security system detects motion. Each of its pucks connects wirelessly to a base station, notifying your smartphone of movement, and setting off an ear-piercing siren when you’re not home. Its AI tech is smart enough to filter out things like pets and robot vacuum cleaners. Save 15% in The Awesomer Shop.

This bottle and filter kit from Blue Bottle Coffee makes up to 19 oz. of perfect cold brew at a time. Add ground coffee to its filter basket, clean water, and chill for 8 to 12 hours. Its main compartment is made from glass, while its blue pouring lid is silicone. Made in Japan.

This handy pocket tool packs a three useful survival items in a pen-sized package. It’s got a carbide-tipped glass breaker, a safety whistle, and a firestarter and steel wool tinder compartment inside its anodized aluminum shell. Includes a built-in keyring for easy carrying.

When you buy saw blades from the hardware store, you can expect them to be made from steel. But maker Ivan Miranda wanted to see if it would be possible to make his own saw blades from other materials. He tested out a few designs using 3D-printed plastic and laser-cut aluminum with some very mixed results.

Upgrade your kitchen game with this set of eight Japanese knives. They’re crafted from 7Cr17 high-carbon steel, honed to a 15º blade angle for razor-sharp cuts. Their Pakkawood handles have an elegant look and resist warping even if exposed to moisture. An etched pattern gives them the look of Damascus without the high price.

Whether you’re hiking the trails of the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, or Crater Lake, you need to keep hydrated. Parks Project’s insulated stainless steel water bottle will quench your thirst, while tracking your travels. The 32oz. bottle lists U.S. National Parks and provides spots for you to check them off your bucket lists with a Sharpie.

While cooking out is generally associated with warm weather, we do it year-round. This 11-piece travel set is perfect for outdoor cooking and includes everything but the fire to cook over. It comes with tongs, a grill fork, shears, knives, a ladle, a cutting board, spice shakers, a corkscrew, and a zippered case to carry it all in.

The canned cocktail craze makes drinking convenient but generally leaves us wishing for fresher flavors without an aluminum aftertaste. Williams Sonoma and Woodford Reserve whisky come to the rescue with a trio of premium bottled cocktail mixers – Old Fashioned, Whiskey Sour, and Mint Julep – especially for brown liquor lovers.