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Converted Solar Truck Home with Warm Wooden Interior

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 08:00 AM PST

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If you ever dream about giving up your mortgage, utilities, property taxes and fixed location in favor of a carefree life on the road, seeing truck conversion projects like this one might just prompt you to take action. The phenomenon of converting trucks into highly customized mobile living spaces flourished in the 1970s and lives on today, with designs that are often surprisingly spacious, stylish and filled with modern amenities.

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Israeli animator Joseph Tayyar got his own inspiration from a TV program about homes on wheels, and decided to use his experience in carpentry and interior design to create one of his own. He spent years planning the details to ensure that everything fit together just right, and selecting high-quality materials.

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Tayyar outfitted the interior with lots of warm wood surfaces including paneling, glorying and built-in furniture like the platform bed, dining nook and couch with hidden storage. Other than its narrow profile, it’s hard to even tell the difference between the inside of this mobile home and those of many more conventional small living spaces.

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The truck has its own kitchen and bathroom, and gets its power from an array of rooftop solar panels. The whole thing ran the owner about $225,000 USD, but it’s not unusual to see creative and resourceful DIY mobile home builders come up with something similar for as little as $20,000.


    

One Sharp Design: Woodsman Table Uses Axes for Legs

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 02:00 PM PST

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Four razor-sharp-looking axes slice through a solid sheet of wood to form the legs of this highly unusual table inspired by the Brothers Grimm tale, Little Red Riding Hood. The ‘Woodsman Axe Table’ by Duffy London certainly makes a strong (and somewhat frightening) statement that would make the Big Bad Wolf think twice about messing with you.

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Reclaimed axes with solid hickory handles were imported from the United States and polished to a mirror finish to make them even more eye-catching as the corner pieces on the table. Hopefully those axes aren’t actually as sharp as they appear.

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Conceived as a one-off display piece, the Woodsman Axe Table is now available through the designers’ website for £895.00 with walnut, light oak and ash surface options.


    

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