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Levelup With Rock Band Storage Ottoman

Shane McGlaun — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:50:44 +0000

I like to play Rock Band, but I hate having to schlep all the stuff from the various closets and cubbies where I hide the it around the house. The drum kit is upstairs, the sticks are in the junk drawer, and one guitar is under the bed with another in the closet. A better storage solution would be grand.

A company called LevelUp has offered just that with a new storage ottoman called the Rock Band storage ottoman. The ottoman comes in plain black called Back in Black for $89.99 (USD) and a special version called Skulls and Snakes sells for $179.99.

Both versions have two spots under the lid with Velcro for storing two guitar controllers. The drum kit stores in the bottom once taken apart, and the thing has pockets for drumsticks and for the mic. You can also put trays inside to hold games and normal controllers as well.

You can find the Snakes and Skulls version over at JC Penney or Kohls online, and the Back in Black version at Costco stores.

Game Racing Ottoman

Range — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:27:43 +0000

I don’t know what possessed an Australian modder to come up with this hack, but I have to say that I’m surprised that it hasn’t popped up before.

Lyshco is a member of the Overclockers in Australia forum and he just finished working on this racing ottoman. He placed a seat, gearstick, pedals, and a steering wheel inside an ottoman. The guy is about 6′ tall and this fits him pretty well. He used ¾” MDF to build it. The feet were sanded down to a very smooth finish, allowing the ottoman to slide over carpet easily.

The ottoman slides over and he just pops the hood to start racing. It takes a few minutes and he’s ready to go. He also mentions that there’s massive space to store stuff and the overall benefit is that it looks swanky in his pad.

[Overclockers AU via Make:]

Mario Rug and Question Mark Block Ottoman: the Perfect Living Room

Technabob — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:12:38 +0000

This Raccoon Mario rug and matching Question Mark block Ottoman are the ultimate in retro gamer living room accessories.

Handcrafted by Mindy Y. (aka “enemyairship”), the 7-foot square, 8-bit Racoon Mario rug is made from 386 individual “granny square” pixels. It took Mindy about 120 hours to put the whole thing together, and she even ended up using a color-coded Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to plan out the design. How geeky indeed!

Mindy also created the accompanying Question Mark Block ottoman, a 15-inch cube stitched from vinyl fabric, yet not stocked with any coins, or 1-up mushrooms. What’s the deal? When I put my feet up on this thing, I expect some power-ups dammit!

If you’re interested in having your own custom video game decor, Mindy does take commission orders for pretty much anything on her Flickr page. You can head over to her Etsy shop and drop her a note if you’ve got something you’re looking for. Me? I desperately need a Duck Hunt dog bed.

Finally, Expensive Furniture to Store Your Rock Band Instruments in

Alisha K. — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:32:34 +0000

If you were just dying to drop another big pile of money on your Rock Band hobby, you’re in luck: check out this sweet ottoman designed to hold your gear! No more drum kit shoved into the corner of the living room. Now, instead, you can shove a pricey ottoman over there.

The Rock Box (gotta love the name) will store two guitars, a drum kit, and more, and then you can prop your aching feet on it. Of course, it will cost you about what you paid for your pile of plastic instruments and game, but hey! It is furniture, after all.

The Rock Box is available on Amazon, in brown or black, for just under $200.

[via PS3Maven]