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Sea Fort Retreat: Island Hotel in 1860s British Harbor Base

Known for its naval power, England has a great many leftover army and sea forts. Some have been turned into private islands, radio station or micronations, but this one has been made into a ...

Tons of Art: Christo Unveils World’s Largest Indoor Sculpture

Well known for grand gestures and huge installations, Christo (images by Wolfgang Volz) has outdone himself once again in this latest work - and the first since his wife and ...

Pirate Island Radio Station Invaded, Dismantled & Rebuilt

Few works of architecture can boast half so strange a history as this structure now serving as a restaurant in the waters of Amsterdam. Built in the Republic of Ireland, the platform known ...

Custom Redress: 7 DIY Clothing Designs, Ideas & Reuses

From color-your-own and converted-umbrella dresses to hoodies-turned-tote-bags and color-scanning sewing machines, a simple, clever and clearly-executed design concept can be as brilliant as the ...

Rein-Vend: 7 Converted, New & Reverse Vending Machines

Things have come a long way since the world's first vending machine - a 2000-year-old device that dispensed holy water when a coin was slipped into a slot. Some now-vintage models dispense art or ...

Retro Redial: 8 Creative Phone Booth Conversion Projects

As you may recall (and please, forgive the pun), pay phones used to be ubiquitous - in many places they remain a physical presence, but without a use. As Banksy's work (above) points out, their ...

Life-Sized Dollhouse: Abandoned Home to Giant Playhouse

In what may be the world's strangest residential renovation, an artist-in-residence took this long-deserted and severely-dilapidated house, and restored it into what may be the world's largest ...

Star Wars IV Survives: Real Life Tatooine Located in Tunisia

Yes, you can spend the night in Luke Skywalker's home, see the hermit habitat of Obi-Wan Kenobi up close, and view other remnants of the original Star Wars movie via a series sets turned since ...

Quintessential Conversion: The Ultimate Warehouse Loft

A historic 1880's warehouse in Melbourne, Australia has been converted into a stunning luxury home with high ceilings, exposed red bricks walls and dramatic archways. The addition of new wood ...

Car Ferry Converted into Hulking San Francisco Houseboat

It truly is a hulk of a thing to make into a live/work space, but there is an industrial loft-like quality that renders this decommissioned Icelandic car carrier appealingly open yet cozy at the ...

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