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Talented artists have been creating cool and weird furniture with every medium possible.  As you can see on my earlier post, there's this bookshelf made out of bent plywood. Although the materials used are not so out of the ordinary, the final product is a unique one.

Today, I'd like to share with you about this manufacture of chairs from bicycles. Sounds cool enough for you?  Bike Furniture Design manufactures weird but cool furniture from old bikes.  Basically, their designs revolve around using the tires and rims of the bike.

Their creations are really cool, just check out this table from the company.  I think what they do is really cool although it looks simple enough.  Maybe if you have the right equipment and the inclination towards metal crafts, you can create on of these.

According to the manufacturer, all items that they are selling are currently all made to order.  But if you want to try your hands on creating such a cool furniture.  I think you will need an old bike.  But if you want to use an old bike, you might need to clean it up first and you might need to paint it.  An alternative is to buy new rims which essentially make up the chairs.  You can have it upholstered after making the frame.  But if you don't want to spend much time creating the furniture, you can just order them eh?  

Before I started this blog, I was already on the look out for cool furniture. And here are some of the cool things I have found in my search for all things cool.  But since what's cool for me might not be cool for you, I am not expecting you to love these things as much as I do.

Anyway, the first one is this cool bookshelf made from bent plywood.  Designed by this guy named Leo Kempf, it is made from plywood and a piece of hard redwood.  The plywood pieces were bent and slotted into the slots in the redwood then glued together.  This is sure to catch anyone's attention.

It is said to be gravity powered as all you need to do is stack books on top of each other and gravity will do the rest.  There would be no need for bookends. It looks very cool for me.  Hat's off to Mr. Kempf on this one.

Another cool furniture I've seen is this side table.  Crafted to resemble a mouse pointer, it is said to be one great way of adding some geekiness into your home without making it too obvious, to which I agree.

There's also this coat hanger designed again to look like mouse pointer.  Computer geeks or modernists would surely love this item.

Of the three, I think the bookshelf is the coolest.  I think I'll give it a coolness rating of four out of five.  

Some people are really so ingenious that they can always come up with ideas that most of us would just react with a "Wow!".   For example check out these pics from flickzzz:

Since I have a soft spot for automobiles, I definitely love the first and second table designs.  The first one though might be overkill but it really looks good especially with its plate which reads MINI DESK.  I love the second one more because it is so simple yet so appealing.  Check out the pistons supporting the glass top and it will just blow your mind away.  As I've said, some people out there are really so good with these stuffs.

This is also a good one especially if you have little girls in your house.   Without a doubt, any home with a "carriage" like this is a cool home in my book. 

If you love contemporary pieces for your home, then you would surely love this.

And here's another one.  This four chairs and that little table in the middle can be stowed away to for the bullet-like décor on the left.  I wonder how many this costs though. 

And least but definitely not the least, check out this cool stairs.  I saved this for last because it really is nifty.  If you don't allow shoes or slipper on the second floor of your home, it is a good idea to have a drawer installed at the bottom of the stairs just like this one.

In my quest to bring to your attention some of the coolest home designs out there, I have found this post from a fellow blogger.   It features an interesting piece of kitchen furniture.  This is designed by one Fevzi Karaman, a designed based in Turkey.

One look at the kitchen design and your eyes would certainly be soothed thanks to its apple green color.  What's amazing about this creation is that it transforms from a simple table to mini bar.  This design has already won a prize for Karaman.

How cool is this design for me?  Well, I think it is clever, that's a given already.  But would I want this in my home? Maybe not.  The reason is that I don't think it will be good for someone like me.  But if you are a bachelor and has this pad you want to jazz up, it would surely be a great addition.  I just don't know how much this costs though in real life.

Coolness factor:  maybe three out of five.  No disrespect but I think this is not an all around kitchen furniture.  Two thumbs up though for the clever design.  So that's it for now, be back soon for some cool homes.

Imagine having your favorite team winning the biggest prize in their league and paying nothing for renovating your home. That would be what Green Bay Packers would get if they bought their furniture from the Fonti family's stores.  The owners of the Furniture & Appliance Mart, the Fonti family started a promotional campaign where they would refund any purchase on any of their eight stores in Wisconsin if the Green Bay Packers win the coveted Super Bowl.

According to Freep.com, if the Green Bay Packers win the Super Bowl, those who bought their furniture from the Fonti family's store will have their money returned by the store.  The Green Bay Packers has won the Super Bowl three times.  Two of them came from the first two staging of the Super Bowl Championships.  The last one of those championships coming in 1996.  Would the Packers add a fourth Super Bowl Championship this year?

The team has Brett Favre and his awesome throwing hand so I think the Packers have a good chance at the Bowl.  And since the Fonti family is feeling Santa Claus-y, they said that the sky's the limit when to come to buying furniture in connection with the promo.  "It can be as little or as much as they want," said Vinnie Fonti, vice president for merchandising.  "They can furnish the entire house and it can be free."

The reason behind the promo is that the Fonti brothers have been lifelong supporters of the Green Bay Packers.  Joe and Bill, Vinnie's brothers have also been supporters of the Packers.  The Fonti family already has insurance to pay for the items which they would reimburse if the Green Bay Packers win the Super Bowl.

This is not the first time that a promo like this was used by a company.  Last year, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series and Jordan's Furniture based in Boston refunded purchases of certain items.

Hi guys, welcome to my sanctum: Cool Homes. I am always fascinated by beautiful homes, that's why I created this blog - To share with you guys my fascination, so expect future posts about different homes; some will be anonymous and some will be celebs' homes.

I might as well share tips and articles regarding home designs and styles. I am an architecture student right now by the way. That means, I am also in my way towards learning new things that is related to my course. I am also engaged in interior designing, so if you guys share the same interest with me, please leave me a comment in my posts or in the Cool Home shoutbox.

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