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The Guide To Baby Sleep Positions: Survival Tips For Co-Sleeping Parents

Anyone who has tried to sleep with a baby is probably familiar with “The Snow Angel,” “The Booby Trap,” and “The Roundhouse Kick”; they’ve experienced these sleep positions even if they didn’t know their official names. Now, with The Guide to Baby Sleep Positions, new parents can identify exactly which bedtime contortions they’ve already mastered and perhaps preview some positions that baby hasn’t tried yet. Continue reading »

The Horror Of Sleep Paralysis Hallucinations Revealed In 46 Dark Drawings

I’m A Little Bit Panicked That I May Find Myself In Sleep Paralysis Again

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Sleep paralysis is a curious thing. As you might know, during an episode of sleep paralysis a person is unable to move or speak, all the while being totally aware of that. If that wasn’t enough, there’s also an eerie twist – while being paralyzed, one might also see hallucinations, which, when seen for the first couple of times might be intensely scary. And to make it just a little bit more fun, visual hallucinations are never pleasant, merely the level of terror felt might vary. Of course, there are a couple of theories why these things happen to usually otherwise healthy people, but nobody knows for sure. Continue reading »

This Is A Fresh-Baked French Bread Plush Pillow

Novelty company Gecter has created a wonderfully realistic plush pillow that looks like a loaf of fresh-baked French bread. The pillow is stuffed with propylene cotton and the zippered fabric is machine-washable. The pillow comes in a variety of sizes at different price points. Continue reading »

Webcomic Artist And Father Transforms His Baby’s Sleep Patterns Into A Blanket

Webcomic artist and father Seung Lee used an app to track his son’s sleep patterns during his first year of life, then used that pattern as the basis for a knitting pattern for a baby blanket. Continue reading »

This Resort Is Offering You The Chance To Sleep Under The Stars And Over The Ocean For $400 A Night On A Net


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Imagine slowly drifting off to sleep while all you hear is the crashing ocean waves and wind. The most fun part of all is that the water is directly underneath you as you’re laying on a specifically designed net suspended directly above it. It may all sound like a distant dream, but it is possible for merely $400 a night. Continue reading »

Aerosutra: How People Survive On Long-Haul Flights While Trying To Sleep

According to Birute Bikelyte: “This year for the first time in my life I was traveling to other continents in long-haul flights. After unpacking plastic bags with pillows, blankets, headphones, eating tasteless food, drinking 100% pure artificial orange juice, pretending to be reading a book, watching 3 movies, finally, I felt my eyes closing.

But sleeping in the plane was not that simple.” Continue reading »

You Can Sleep In These Owl Cabins In France For Free, And Their Interior Is As Good As Exterior


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An adorable cabin built to resemble three forest owls is now ready for campers in the Bordeaux region of Southwestern France, and it costs absolutely nothing to stay the night. It’s part of an initiative encouraging city dwellers to get off the grid and experience nature, and we can’t lie – we’re dying to go for it! Continue reading »

Now You Can Look Like A Dutch Masterpiece While You Sleep

Created by Belarusian designer Lesha Limonov, these sleeping eye masks are a response to a call put out by Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. Known for its wide array of Dutch master paintings, the museum is a mecca for art history lovers. That being said, it only makes sense that they would fund a creative new way to experience famous art. Continue reading »

Sleep In A Bookshelf With 5000 Books In Kyoto’s New Bookstore-Themed Hostel

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Book And Bed is “an accommodation bookshop”. The perfect setting for a good nights sleep is something you will not find here. There are no comfortable mattresses, fluffy pillows nor lightweight and warm down duvets. What we do offer is an experience while reading a book (or comic book). An experience shared by everyone at least once: the blissful “instant of falling asleep”. It is already 2 am but you think just a little more… with heavy drooping eye lids you continue reading only to realize you have fallen asleep. Continue reading »

This Cocon Sleeping Bag Chair Let You Sit And Sleep Comfortably

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Someone please tell me this is the new proposed design for airplane seats. The Cocon is an armchair with an integrated sleeping bag. Designed by Celine Merhand and Anais Morel of Les M, the piece endeavors initiate “maximum snuggling up pleasure for extended TV sessions.” Or how about my flight from New York to Seattle, Alaska Air? The Cocon chair’s sleeping bag cover zips fully open and shut for easy entry/exit, and complete coverage while inside. Snug as a bug in a rug. Cozy as a caterpillar in a Cocon. Continue reading »

This Hotel Room Lets You Sleep Under The Stars In The Swiss Alps

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As part of the Null Stern Hotel, designers from Atelier für Sonderaufgaben and hospitality professional Daniel Charbonnier from Minds in Motion SA, have created this unique one-of-a-kind hotel room that has no walls or ceiling. Continue reading »

Artist Creates Monster Sculptures That Look So Real They Ruined Your Sleep Forever

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Take a look at what modern art has brought upon us. And you thought Dr. Frankenstein had a knack for creating monsters. This Arizona-based artist is a master of creating pure terror. Continue reading »

This Super Tiny Cabin Lets People Sleep In The Mountains Under The Stars

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Photography by Giacomo Pompanin

In the northeastern Italy, at an altitude of 6742 feet (or 2,055 meters), lies a single cabin on skis that you can stay the night in. Continue reading »

This Transparent Bubble Tent Lets You Sleep Underneath The Stars

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This cool Transparent Bubble Tent let’s you sleep in a Million Star Hotel…Sort of… It’s made with PVC and PVC tarpaulin material, making it water-proof and fire-retardant. This tent (4m Diameter) has enough space to host 2 people and is inflatable so it’s easy to set up and take down. Continue reading »

This Handy ‘Emergency Nap Kit’ Lets You Catch Up On Your Sleep On The Go

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Now you can rest your weary head wherever and whenever you are in need of a sleep with this ‘Emergency Nap Kit’ by Firebox. Continue reading »

You Can Sleep Behind A Wall Of Books In This Hostel In Tokyo

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Photography by Kastuhiro AOKI ©R-STORE 2015

The Book and Bed Hostel in Tokyo is scheduled to open on November 5th, 2015, and is sure to be a hit with the book lovers of the world.
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A Suspended Treehouse to Sleep with Birds

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The Cocoon Tree is a little tent shaped like a ball, that we can suspend on trees, according to our desires. The circular shape is here to give a feeling of protection to the visitors, like birds’ nests. This tent can contain comfortably two people maximum and is covered by a waterproof tarpaulin. Continue reading »