Upcycling – it’s hip AND good for the environment. This eclectic chest of drawers is wonderfully random.

As well as being a very talented illustrator, Eric Barclay is also a dab hand at transforming mundane, everyday items into works of art, such as this Nescafe jar. High fives Eric – digging your work!

Brian Flynn’s Imperial Forces Wallpaper is appealing as it is hideously overpriced. Brian – send me some free rolls and I’ll put this in my hallway.

A run-of-the-mill, nothing to write home about interior, with the exception of the lovely typographic print behind the sofa. Via Apartment Therapy.

I love this rug. I want this rug. It seems appropriate that it’s designed by someone with a suitably excellent name – Sonya Winner. Who knew names could be so excellent? Sonya – I salute you!

Have some spare electrical tape to hand? You could do worse than emulate this extreme home interior, one of a set featured in the New York Times Magazine.

Is the anything hipper than a gorilla in a suit? Possibly not, but this owl sporting a monocle, hat and fetching moustache comes a close second. There’s more nice stuff in this Etsy store too.

The aptly-named Teenage Bedroom blog contains countless images of teenagers bedrooms, past and present.

“House Industries and Herman Miller Japan announce a conceptually elegant collaboration that combines the classic Eames wire-base table with timeless typographic forms drawn from the House Industries Eames Century Modern font collection.”

Yes. I like them. I like them a lot.

George Nelson: industrial designer, architect, writer, teacher. The man certainly had his fingers in many pies, quite possibly thumbs too.

There are some lovely examples of George’s work up for auction. This clock is bordering on the affordable, presumably because its minute hand is detached.