This is something I love. When I build a home.. this is where a part of my brain will live during the creative/design process. I would love to my flickr stream show up on my walls, have paint that changes moods, have a ambient light that would follow our room usage patterns or have walls/windows that reflect the weather outside. I can imagine some very minimalist effects and functions that would make me smile.
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