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Etsy seller Nerdnest converts worn out vinyl records into bookends. You can specify your color preferences for the labels if you want. They can’t be used to prop up heavy books or items though.

Putting kids to bed is one of the hardest challenges parents have to face every night. We know. We were one of those kids. These attractive bedding sets should make the task a lot easier.

All you need to do to illuminate this Cereal Bowl Lamp from ideaka is to touch the metal spoon. It’s still a concept, but it might be fun to immortalize a favorite childhood (or adult) breakfast memory.

Have your tools and other metal objects organized and easily accessible with Tool Dots. Each 0.5″ magnet has a strong adhesive backing and can hold up to 0.5lbs. Available in three colors.

Google+ may be on the rise, but big ol’ blue still has its charms. By that we mean we’re too lazy to move and restart our virtual life all over again. Show your Facebook loyalty with this icon hanger.

Forget about forks, knives and tongs. This is what men use to deal with meat. Use Bear Paws to lift, carve, slice or shred meat of any kind. Its handles stay cool so your own paws won’t get burned.

Home and office furniture made of 100% recyclable high-grade corrugated paper board. They are easy to assemble and disassemble, and can even be painted or varnished. (In Australia only for now.)

Pamper your little buddies with the Bambu Hammock. Made from solid bamboo, stainless steel anchors and carabiners and washable suede upholstery. Contact Pet Lounge Studios to order.

Bureau Spectacular’s Phalanstery Module is a zero gravity living pod; every 15 minutes, one of the multi-planed surfaces becomes usable (and every 7.5 minutes people inside fall into each other).

The Pivot Power power strip adapts to your needs, and not the other way around. Adjust it to fit different shaped power adapters and easily use all of the outlets at the same time.

The Veebeam HD is a low-cost, user-friendly streaming device that allows you to wirelessly simulcast video or stream 1080p media from your computer to an HDTV. Works with Macs or PCs.

A clever solution for making use of and storing reading materials that would otherwise be gathering dust in our homes. Contact Nijstudio to order, or better yet try and make your own.

If your wireless router and Ethernet cables can’t cover your house, grab this 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Extender. It has an LED that indicates the strength of the connection with the router for optimal placement.

Invented by Jakob Schenk, the Tick Clip is an ingenious add-on that turns any piece of material between 0.60 to 1.2 inches think into a table, seat or bed. Will soon be available for about $88.

Big Dipper Wax Works, in collaboration with the Seattle-based design firm urbancase, has created some fun, lovingly rendered beeswax candles, based on adored but outdated technology.

Inspired by the Korean diver Meoguri and his single oxygen tank string, AbelPartners Design Studio’s fun silicone tea diver holds a belly full of loose tea while floating in your cup, infusing your beverage.

Elite Home Theater Seating builds themed home theaters, so your mansion will be even more bangin’ when your friends or MTV Cribs drops by. This pirate-themed project cost about $2.5M.

Turn any standard AC outlet into a USB charging station with this neat adapter from Aluratek. It will provide you with 2 USB ports and 3 outlets, and it has built-in power surge protection.

Forgive the tacky, traditional commercial and you’ll see the benefit of LightDims, reusable stick-on LED shades. Comes in two variants – one that dims LEDs and one that blocks them out totally.

Confused Direction’s Der Silberfisch houseboat floats on a platform and comes complete with sleek furnishings, multilevel living, sundecks and a unique sculpture garden on the deck.

Inspired by the Large Hadron Collider, the playful Accelerator Spinning Chair from Jaanus Osugaar is a counterpoint to a rocker: it has a pair of built-in hand straps and is designed to spin instead of rock.

The iRemoTap is a Wi-Fi enabled power strip. It allows users to monitor the power consumption of plugged devices as well as remotely switch them on or off. Environment- and prank-friendly.

We are loving the shapes and light that’s bundled within these pristinely cut paper lampshades, handcrafted from repurposed comic books, novels and fairy tales from Rotterdam’s Ginkgo Studio.