Here's something for all you miniature fans out there.

The market for cute pet beds has grown over the years, but nothing beats mimicking your own furniture. ModPet sells two loungers through its Etsy store that, at first glance, look like something you'd see at Design Within Reach. Take a second look and you realize these plush sofas are mini modern pieces for furry companions.

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Usually I get my embroidery thread at thrift stores, even though it only costs about 39 cents full-price. That's how cheap I am! If it passes my odor test (no hints of cat pee or old-lady-smell), it's coming home with me. But I was floored when I came across this heavenly set of cotton floss on The Purl Bee, from the French company Sajou. The full 96-color set of Retors du Nord looks like a fresh box of  . . . Continue Reading

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Des Moines has now joined Denver and Chicago in the list of cities that offer B-cycle. According to the website B-cycle is a "next-gen bike sharing system. Just swipe your card, grab a bike, and get to where you're going." Rather than renting, sharing your wheels allows you to drop your bike off at a different location than where you picked it up (in Des Moines, racks have been spotted near the  . . . Continue Reading

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Keith, a frequent RM contributor, send me these images of a salad/snack that he had at a taco stand called Pico de Gallo outside of Tuscon, Arizona. It's simply jicama, watermelon and mango splashed with lime juice and dusted with chili powder, which sounds delicious. Plus, while it may be September, I know that many of us are still feeling hot temps. (We are.)

And according to Keith, "the chilled sweet fruit and the hotness of the chili powder is awesome".

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Do you have major gift-wrapping skills? Do you want a chance to win $10,000? Thanks to Scotch Brand, the opportunity is yours for the taking. The company's 14th Most Gifted Wrapper Contest runs through October 18th, and the final challenge will be held December 3rd in NYC. Last year's competitors found themselves wrapping a bicycle and a 7-foot-tall sailboat in the final rounds...better get to practicing!

Click here for the rules, and find out how to enter here.

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Have you seen anything this cute today? No. You haven't. Face it.

Created by Charming Pet, Dudley the Dog is meant to be a sweet toy for your favorite pup, yet I'm thinking it would make a stylish addition to any creative vignette in your home.

A fun statement piece, no? Just don't fight Fido for it—something tells me you'll lose.

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If Arcade Fire wasn't already so successful at being Canada's most evocative indie rock export, the band could easily pursue a career as a gang of super villains.

The group's latest project, a musical film titled The Wilderness Downtown, pairs the group's crescendo-tastic tune "We Used to Wait" (off their new album The Suburbs) with images of the viewer's hometown—the location of  . . . Continue Reading

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Ok, admittedly, the waves here off the coast of New York City are not as gnarly as they are in other spots. But, lets face it, the shear brilliance of hopping on the subway with your surfboard and going surfing is pretty awesome, regardless of the wave size. This video by Adam Neustadter is super cool—and inspiring! A great reminder about the importance of getting away from  . . . Continue Reading

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Rummage sales are a constant during the milder months here in Chicago and this past weekend six of my girlfriends and I got in on the action with one of our own. None of us had enough to sell solo and the group sale was a great way to get together, drink boatloads of coffee, and make a little pocket money while cutting down on the clutter in our apartments. Here are some things we  . . . Continue Reading

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They say that one of the advantages of being single is that if you want to eat popcorn for dinner, you can. While the crunchy stuff isn’t nutritionally complete in itself—certainly not junk food, but a low-calorie, filling whole grain—it's a fine addition to a healthful dinner or a quick, satisfying snack. And, as my mom likes to say, high-fiber popcorn is “nature’s little whisk  . . . Continue Reading

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