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Wretched Excess Dept.: Over-the-Top Playhouses That Cost More Than A real House

11:17 am in less is more, new york times, wretched excess department by TreeHugger

kyoto playhouse Image credit Smart Playhouse I must confess, I am in love with SmartPlayhouse's miniature versions of modern classics, like this Kyoto model. But it somehow seems wrong, in this time when so many people have lost their houses, for the very rich to be spending up to a quarter of a million dollars on playhouses for their kids. Even the owner of a $50K playhouse acknowledges it in theRead the full story on TreeHugger

Spend Even More Time At Work With The Elliptical Machine Office Desk

8:46 am in home office, standing desk, workspace, wretched excess department by TreeHugger

hs-elliptical.jpg Images credit Hammacher Schlemmer Now you don't even have the excuse of getting some exercise or going to the gym as a reason to leave work; expensive tchotchke store Hammacher Schlemmer lets you bring the gym to the office with the Elliptical Machine Office Desk. We are big fans of standing desks, and have discussed treadmill desks as alternatives to sitting all d...Read the full story on TreeHugger