German Couple Convert Train Cars into Comfy Home
Vanessa Stallbaum and Marco Stepniak love trains so much they decided to integrate two old mail cars in the design of their new house. The German couple met on a train, and their first vacation was a four-day train ride from Berlin to Kazakhstan, so when Marco told his girlfriend he wanted to build their […]
World’s Most Expensive and Amazing Children’s Beds
Every parent wants the best for his child, but would you pay the price of a luxury car to get them the fantasy bed they’ve always dreamed of? Posh Tots, a company that makes “the most extraordinary children’s furnishings in the world”, is offering you the chance to buy your little princess a real palace […]
Unique Matchstick Furniture Made in the USSR
Many people don’t realize it when they first walk into Roman Yerokhin‘s apartment, but many of his beautiful pieces of furniture are decorated with some of the most unusual materials – burnt matchsticks and broken tiles. But as soon as they sit at the large monolithic table in his kitchen and notice its decorative patterns […]
World’s Most Expensive Bed Costs $6.3 Million
Stuart Hughes, one of the world’s most controversial designers, has set out to create the “Baldacchino Supreme“, a handmade bed priced at a whopping $6.3 million. Everything Stuart Hughes creates has to be over the top, or chocking, and his latest work is no different. The Baldacchino Supreme has a structure made from the finest […]
Ingenious Architect Uses Aluminum Cans as Shingles for His House
Richard Van Os Keuls has used flattened aluminum soda and beer cans as siding for his plywood house extension, after deciding conventional materials were too expensive. Van Os Keuls, an architect from Silver Spring, Maryland, first got the idea of incorporating flattened aluminum cans into his trade after seeing a car drive over a discarded […]
Chinese Student Builds Sustainable Egg House
Daihai Fei, a young Chinese designer, has built himself a sustainable egg-shaped house and spent the last two months living in it. Originally from Hunan, 24-year-old Daihai Fei came to Beijing to attend the university and make a future for himself. Now, just six months after graduation, he has become somewhat of a local celebrity, […]
Shed of the Year Is a Regular Pirates’ Den
Inspired by the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, Reg Miller transformed his old shed into a pirate themed retreat that earned him the title of winner in the Shed of the Year 2010 contest. Reg Miller, or Jolly Reg, as he’s come to be known, built his impressive pirate shed from scratch. He has some […]
Football Fan Turns Living Room into World Cup Stadium
Just because he wasn’t able to travel to South Africa, and support his national team, on the scene, doesn’t mean football fan Mark Thompson can’t experience the vibe of a crowded stadium, right in he comfort of his own living room. 45-year-old Mark Thompson, and his 55-year-old wife Kate decided to pick a theme for […]
Compact House Is Shaped Like a Compact Car
On the border of a nature preserve, near Salzburg, Austria, lies one of the weirdest looking homes in the world – the Voglereiter Auto Residence. Designed by Markus Voglereiter, this unusual home looks a lot like an old Volkswagen Beetle. It might look funny to some of you, but transforming a 70’s style suburban home […]
Russian Craftsman Builds Himself a Castle
Ever since I started this blog I’ve been amazed at what amazing things ordinary people can achieve, if they put their minds to it. And this old Russian craftsman is just another perfect example. Vladimir Filippovich must have really wanted to be a king, and live in a palace. His desire was so strong that […]
British Couple Turn Public Toilet into a Comfy House
Opened in the early 1900s, this Victorian toilet has served visitors of Scarborough Beach, for decades, but it’s now become one of the most popular houses in the area. Tracy Woodhouse and Graham Peck decided the public toilet would make a great house, as soon as they heard the lease for the building was available, […]
Home Design Doesn’t Get Much Greener than Living Plant Curtains
Greenpeace activists are going to fall in love with the genius invention of Li Fan : curtains made of living plants. Chinese inventor, Li Fan, has come up with a brilliant way to support the environment, and help people say “adios” to cleaning and washing curtains. Her living curtains are actually self-sufficient plants, on a […]
Pampered Dogs Live in a $20,000 Victorian Mansion
Nothing says “I love my puppies to death” like spending a ton of cash on a small Victorian mansion, the pooches can call home. Chelsea, Darla and Coco Puff can definitely brag to their barking friends, about having the most luxurious doghouse in the world. Featuring hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, central heating and air-conditioning, this […]
Bottle House Built in Mexico
This is not the first bottle house featured on Oddity Central, but it’s definitely the most impressive looking. After finding these pics on several spam sites that posted no link to the original source, I spent quite a while trying to find some info. Finally I discovered the photos were uploaded by someone on Instructables […]
Awesome Millennium Falcon Bed
From the creator of the internet-famous Hamburger Bed comes an even cooler sleeping installation, the Millennium Falcon Bed. Kayla Kromer caused quite a stir on the interwebs, with her tasty-looking Hamburger Bed and now she’s back with every Star-Wars fan’s dream bed. Apart from the incredible design, the Millennium Falcon Bed features working headlights, hidden […]