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Polar bear shelves make you run for cover

Although a bit expensive, these shelves are probably enough to get your kid out of bed in the morning. Called "domesticated furniture", these shelves can be built pretty easily from cardboard cutouts and fit rather well in your child's room.

JOE Bookshelves, [via]

Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen | May 6, 2008 04:00 AM
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Posted by: ap1.myopenid.com on May 6, 2008 at 10:59 AM

Sweet.

The best part is the "detailed description" on the product page:

"Don't be afraid, the bear Joe is not dangerous ! This ''domesticated furniture'' is an original bookshelf. Thanks to its big dimensions, you can put inside everytrhing you want : boobs, CD, DVD, any objects..."

Boobs and CDs. These guys know what I really want.

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