the original swing bed

It’s a bed. It’s on a country-style cypress or red cedar frame. It hangs from the ceiling and looks vondrous on a porch. Oh, how we heart it! $1,226

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sheyna woven silver bracelets

Like everything sold at through Sheyna, their cool woven bracelets with silver are made entirely by hand. And by the hands of professional artisans at that. Woven fabric is interlaced with real silver.

The fabric says “I’m informal and easy-going.” The silver says “But I’m no hippie.” Various colors available. $20

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dell inspiron duo

You needn’t choose between getting a laptop and a table. The Dell Inspiron duo convertible is both.

The Spot Cool Stuff review of the Dell Ispiron notes the downside of the operating system—a mobile version of Windows 7. But the practicality of being able to easily switch between handheld touchscreen mode and keyboard mode is self evident.

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reef xs1 sandals

Your typical three point sandal—the flip-flop—is not at all well designed for getting wet. This is rather surprising given how often people wear them around the beach, the pool and other water-full areas. It also points to one of the two reasons why we love the Reef XS1 sandal—it has a water drainage system. Moisture quickly wicks away from the foot area and out the bottom. Add to that a soft footbed and shock-absorbing midsole and these reef sandals are super comfortable.

So that’s the first reason we are fans of these flip-flops. Here’s the second and more important reason: On the bottom of the Reef XS1 sandals there’s a built-in beer opener! $44-60

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casulo room-in-a-box

The Casulo Room-In-A-Box is like some sort of move-in magic trick. From one crate that’s 31.5 by 47.2 by 35.4 inches (the size of a Euro warehouse pallet) can comes furnishings for a room that includes:

  • Wardrobe
  • Desk with desk cabinet and locking drawers
  • Office chair that revolves and is height-adjustable
  • Two stools
  • A single bed and mattress

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floating ping pong table

It isn’t nearly as a large table tennis table. Nor can you stand far back from it and wind up for a killer ping pong shot, à la Balls of Furry. In fact, we can safely say that playing table tennis in a swimming pool not a sport that will be taking the world by storm any time soon. But it is a whole lot of fun.

We are talking, of course, about the Floating Waterproof Ping Pong Table.

The set comes with two oversized lollipop-like paddles, both of which float. Three balls are also included, though regular ping pong balls can be used. Altogether, a good deal for $60.

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