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Super-Skinny Seattle ‘Spite House’ Sells for Nearly $400K

Posted: 17 Nov 2013 08:00 AM PST

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This bungalow in Seattle’s Montlake neighborhood was reputedly built in a wacky wedge shape out of spite, but its odd proportions didn’t stop it from selling for nearly half a million dollars recently. The Montlake Spite House measures just 55 inches across its narrowest point, requiring inhabitants to step to one side to open the oven door when cooking.

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The historic home was built in 1925 on a small, pie slice-shaped plot of land. According to the local legend, a neighbor approached the owner of the land to purchase this plot, but with an insultingly low offer. So the property owner built the ‘Spite House’ in retaliation.

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The longest side of the triangular home, at fifteen feet across, faces the street, so passersby might not even notice that there’s anything unusual about it. As narrow as it might be, it’s surprisingly spacious at 830 square feet, comparable to other bungalows in the neighborhood. A buyer snapped it up for $397,000 in October 2013.


    

Turn a T-Shirt Into a Dog Hammock With Flat Pack Frame

Posted: 16 Nov 2013 02:00 PM PST

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We can spend exorbitant amounts of money on furniture and toys for our pets, but when it comes down to it, they tend to prefer cardboard boxes and baskets full of our dirty laundry. That’s what makes this flat pack dog hammock so brilliant. Just pop out the pieces, snap them together and wrap the whole thing in a t-shirt or sweater.

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‘Wanmock’ was designed by Torafu Architects as part of the Architecture for Dogs project, a collection of dog furnishings created  by some of the world’s top designers and architects. Each individual item was designed for a specific breed of dog.

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In this case, Torafu architects examined what is most comforting to a Jack Russell Terrier – the smell of its owner – to come up with their idea. The hammock is the ideal height for the dog’s owner to reach over and interact with his or her pet from a chair or stool.

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The title, ‘wanmock,’ combines the word hammock with the word ‘wan,’ which is the Japanese onomatopoeic word for the bark of a dog.


    

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