Continuing on our obsession with unique and stylish birdhouses and bird feeders I bring you the Solar Birdhouse by oooms. A modern and green take on the classic wooden birdhouse, the Solar Birdhouse has a small solar panel on the roof that feeds power to a small battery. At night, the perch lights up. Ingenious and beautiful.

Solar Birdhouse $95 from oooms

Remember those fancy designer axes from Best Made Co. we posted about last year? At the time, the idea was thrown out that they’d make a pretty great DIY project for anyone who could no longer be satisfied with just a plain, wood-handled tool. (And really, after seeing those axes, how could you be?) Fortunately, Chris from Man Made DIY set out to create his own version of a Best Made Co.-inspired hammer, even offering up a step-by-step, how-to guide to recreating the look yourself. So, grab your favorite axe, hammer, or shovel – anything with a wooden handle, really – and head on over to Man Made DIY to see how it’s done!

[Thanks to Chris for the tip!]

I fully admit to being an Eames fanboy, and there aren’t a lot of things done by Charles and Ray that I don’t like, but the original Hang-It-All was one of them. Apparently I’m not the only one that felt that way as Herman Miller has released a new limited edition version that trades the brightly colored wood for walnut. It will only be in production for a couple of months and is available at a $70 premium over the original version.

Walnut Hang-It-All available from DWR for $250

I love the bright, airy quality of photographer Laura Resen’s interior shots. She really captures the character and warmth of each space, don’t you think? I definitely prefer this kind of aesthetic to the more sterile trend floating around these days. Check out more of her work and let me know what you think!

www.lauraresen.com

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I found these photos of some Jack Merlot Design yards while I was browsing modern landscape posts over at Plastolux, and it got me thinking. Are there any landscape architects or landscapers that specialize in “modern” landscapes in Utah? It’s funny, I know great local architects, contractors, furniture and cabinetry builders etc but I have never come across anyone who does modern landscapes.

If you have any leads for modern landscape architects in Utah please share in the comments!

Oh, CableDrop. You’re cute and colorful, not to mention completely functional. In other words, you’re perfect and I want to marry you. Or at least stalk you for a few years.

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These peel-and-stick marvels gently hold single or multiple cables in place, yet make it easy to rearrange or remove the cables when you need to. Put them on your desk, on table legs, on your computer, wherever you need those stray cables that blight our modern lives kept under control.

CableDrops by BlueLounge available from A+R Store: $10 / set of 6

You all know about my obsession for all things modern, what you may not know about is my other love. Cars. Any time the two get together I get excited. Throw in a touch of playful kid inspired art and you have a home run. MODERNPOP has a variety of great kids room art posters, including planes, robots or adorable birds if thats more your thing.

MODERNPOP prints $30 from Etsy.

Remember the Pantone kitchenware we wrote about before? Now you can get the same splash of color in a generously-sized storage tin! Perfect for holding office supplies or other odds and ends. Available in seven bright colors: turquoise, yellow, green, red, purple, pink, and grey. Size: 12 x 9 x 5 inches.

Pantone Storage Tins available from Seltzer Studios: $22

I have a bit of an obsession with textiles and tea towels, as you all know. So, I’m always on the lookout for cool new designs. Happily, I discovered Oh, Little Rabbit, an Oregon-based business creating playful printed textiles. Using screen printing and block printing techniques on organic cotton, they’ve created a whole line of products, ranging from pillows to napkins, tea towels to baby onesies. One of my favorite products is the set of Deer Mob napkins! Check out the full line of hand printed textiles here or here.

Modern textiles by Oh, Little Rabbit: $10 – $22

Lish over at Craftzine was lucky enough to get a tour through the Herman Miller campus, including the archives section. Head over to Craftzine to read all about it, or just skip straight to Flickr to see all the fantastic pictures.