The whole modern pet craze has really taken off in the last year, and we are starting to see some really well thought out design coming to pet supplies. The Metro Bowl is no exception to the rule. Equal thought has gone into both form and function when designing this designer dog dish. [...]

I just wanted to give a quick Friday shout-out to a local guy I met at a friends party the other night. Gabe Holland is an aspiring Industrial Designer, who just finished up his second year of ID school at BYU. Shown to the left is one of his projects, the Couch Cubed, [...]

What ever happened to the bread box? It used to be such an american staple you couldn’t even play 20 questions without talking about it (”Is it bigger than a bread box?”). Now I think I can honestly say, I don’t know a single person who owns one. If you are one [...]

I never would have thought that I could spend hours looking for toilets. I also never thought that I would spend more than $200 on a toilet either. Looks like I was wrong on both accounts. Since our bathroom vanity does not go straight to the ground, I didn’t want a [...]

I think I previously talked about our plans on putting an ofuro, or Japanese soaking tub in our bathroom. For those of you who don’t know about ofuro’s, let me break it down for you real quick. The traditional Japanese bathing experience differs from the American bathing experience in two basic ways. [...]

If you haven’t been able to answer the age old question of whether the glass is half empty or half full, maybe these “Revolution” Wine/Water Glasses are for you. Depending on which side you choose to be up you either get a 8 oz or a 5 oz drinking glass. I can’t help [...]

My mom and step father make artisan cheeses, their company is called Rockhill Creamery. True to the slow foods movement they keep things small scale and local. Most of their cheese is sold at farmers markets. My wife and I sell their cheeses at the Salt Lake and Park City farmers markets. [...]

I’ve featured LA based Plush Living here on Grassroots Modern previously for their affordable modern shower curtains. Last week I got the heads up that the have just introduced a new line of bedding. They have three different patterned duvets available, my personal favorite is the Montreal shown to the left. The [...]

It’s no secret that the DIY approach is one of the best when it comes to trying to ad some style to your flat without breaking the bank. Unfortunately not all of us have the time or the resources to make all our furniture and decorations from scratch. That doesn’t mean that we [...]

Last week I promised some pictures of the bathroom vanity that I started making, and of the concrete countertop installed. Well, here they are. The countertop turned out pretty good. There were some small bubble pockets on the top from not vibrating it enough, and there was a small 1″ section on the [...]