BLOG FRIENDLY BRANDS! Can Your Product Help Us Hack House-moving? Plus- 17 Crazy Cool Retro Futuristic Homes You'd Love to Live In

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Hello blog-reading brands! Want to do some blogger outreach and be seen on this blog which averages 14,500+ unique visitors a month worldwide? (source URLspy.co.uk) 

We, the Smyth family, are, fingers-tightly-crossed,  buying our first home at the end of October. We've already started sorting, boxing and tidying up our beloved, little seaside rental we've lived in the past four years. I thought it might be worth while putting my blagging-bloggy feelers out and asking, "does your brand have any products that can make moving house easier?". Feel free to email me on kitschandink@me.com and we can work something out that benefits both parties.

In the meantime, how about these real life retro futuristic living spaces and buildings? Architectural swoon. 

Beautiful Art Deco Bingo Halls That Time Forgot

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Britain's Bingo Heritage is as every bit quaint as donkeys on Blackpool Beach and fish & chips wrapped in newspaper. Art Deco styled Bingo Halls are dotted all over the country, plush-carpeted meeting places of the OAP getting out for the day. 

The game has had a new revival in recent years, thanks to online Bingo via sites such as  Butler's Bingo. The sites have all the games and buzz of a morning at the Bingo Hall, but advantages include special offers, 24 hour game play when YOU want to take part and the opportunity to socialise with bingo lovers all over the world. 

My interest in bingo lies in my appreciation of the Art Deco Bingo Halls which still stand in cities and town throughout the UK. Photographer Michael Hess's project to capture the heart of these bustling centres sees a collection of photographs of the inside and outside of the impressive, retro buildings.  Fascinating pictorial investigation.

I've put together my own selection of Art Deco halls, some worse for wear, but all of them beautiful in their own way. 

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Real Life, Full-size Simpsons' House

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This replica house was created as a prize in a Pepsi giveaway in the States. Unfortunately the winner chose a cash prize alternative, rendering the hard work of designers who watched over 100 episodes to get the house right, pointless.

The house was stripped and sold on. I think they missed a trick renting it as a novelty holiday destination.