40 Thrift Store Paintings That Got A Second Life Thanks To Creative Repaintings What look like forgotten landscapes or awkward portraits at first glance often turn out to be the perfect blank canvas. On r/Repaintings , artists and hobbyists regularly rescue thrift store paintings from dusty shelves and give them a bold second life through clever, unexpected repaintings. By adding surreal twists, pop culture references, or subtle humor, these creators transform overlooked artwork into something entirely new while still respecting the original piece....

40 Times Cats Were Pure Chaos Wrapped In Fluff Cats have mastered the art of doing absolutely nothing and still managing to entertain us. Whether they’re stuck in weird places, pulling strange faces, or just vibing with pure chaotic energy, these little furballs have a talent for being effortlessly funny. From loafing like bread to judging their humans from the top of a fridge, these photos perfectly capture cats in their natural state: existing and cracking us up....

50 Most Creative Trolls Who Protested The Protesters Protesters by definition are there to push boundaries, but among them, there are ones that are willing to push even more by protesting the protest itself. If your mind isn’t blown away by that statement, then take a look at how some of these witty guys used protests as a medium to express their own point of view and troll protesters in the most hilarious ways....

50 Of The Most Evil-Looking Buildings In The World As famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright expressed, the environment and architecture should organically blend into each other. But the designs you’re about to see could only blend into the dark pages of a supervillain comic. Bored Panda has compiled a list of these impressive architectural marvels that have this sinister look about them, immediately giving us associations with the headquarters of some evil organization like Virtucon from Austin Powers movies....

50 Photos Showing How People Used To Decorate Their Homes In The 50s And 60s You have to agree that decorating the Christmas tree is one of the most fun activities of the holiday season. With so many ornaments and Christmas lights available, you can be as creative as you like. But things were a little different back in the day. Bored Panda has compiled a list of vintage Christmas home decor from the 50s and 60s and it’s a true blast from the past....

8 Heart-Stopping Destinations To Say “I Do” Every woman imagines that day – dressed in an elegant dress and radiant with happiness. We used to think that weddings should be performed close to our favorite areas related to the family history or in a place symbolic to us. But we live in an open world, so we can awaken the adventurer in ourselves and do something crazy and different even at this day....

9-Year-Old Boy Keeps Getting In Trouble For Doodling In Class, Eventually Gets A Job Decorating The Walls Of A Restaurant Most of us probably remember doodling inside our notebooks during boring lessons back at school. And 9-year-old Joe Whale doodled in class so much, he even got in trouble for it! However, after realizing his fondness of doodling, the boy’s parents sent him to an after-school art class where Joe’s talent was quickly noticed by the teachers....

After Noticing Their Dogs Like To Watch The Neighborhood Through The Hole In The Fence, These Owners Decided To Decorate It With Funny Posters Being stuck in quarantine has really sparked creativity in some people. And while some are recreating paintings or cooking weird things, others are coming up with fun projects involving their pets – just take Ohio-based man Brian Stanley for example. After noticing his dogs – Ripley and Burger King – love to watch the neighborhood through a hole in his fence, he decided to decorate it with various funny posters, bringing joy to the whole neighborhood!...

After Slowly Dying For 10 Years, Artist Starts Seeing Abstract Art When She Closes Her Eyes Sometimes, inspiration strikes like lightnin, and you just can’t stop making pop vintage collages. That’s the story of Eugenia Loli. She had been suffering from autoimmune problems for years – she described it as “10 years of very slowly dying” – before discovering she was intolerant to gluten. And that’s how her art started....

America’s First Female Photojournalist And Her 50-Pound Camera Before you get to masters of any profession, you have to have pioneers. And Jessie Tarbox Beals was America’s first female press photographer. During her life, she moved a lot (she was born in Canada), starting her career in Buffalo, then going to New York and California. All in all, she seemed to love travel and photography, back in the day when it meant a 50 pound camera and puffy ankle length dresses....

Artist Creates Surreal Digital Artworks With Pastel Hues (10 Pics) Zak Eazy, a digital artist based in Paris, creates surreal digital artworks inspired by nature, sunset, and architecture. He uses ‘Photoshop’ to create his artworks and most of his images are covered in pastel hues. Zak revealed in a note to DeMilked that his first inspiration was Salvador Dali as his art introduced him to Surrealism. The artist also shared his creative process with us– “80% of the time is just feeling, I open photoshop, and I start to watch some pictures on the web....

Artist Illustrates The Difference Between Chinese And Western Cultures In Everyday Situations When you first leave your country you often realize how different all the cultures are, down to the smallest details. Things that are obvious to you might be completely foreign to many others, and the other way around. Artist Siyu began to understand that when she left her home country China and started working abroad, in the more Western side of the world....

Artist Melts Hundreds Of Glass Rods Together And Slices Them To Reveal Intricate Portraits Within Self-taught Californian glass artist Loren Stump is particularly known for his mind-blowing glassworks called murine. These impressive artworks are made by melting rods of coloured glass together in particular patterns, forming something that eventually looks like a loaf of bread. These “loaves” of melted glasswork are then sliced just like bread, revealing intricate two-dimensional images that could not be seen otherwise....

Artist Takes Freckle Tattoos To Another Level By Turning Them Into Zodiacs Earlier this year we found out that tattooed freckles were actually a thing, but Jessica Knapik, a cosmetic tattoo artist from Michigan, put her own little spin on it by making the first ever astro-frecks – semi-permanent tattooed freckles that, when connected, form your zodiac sign’s constellation. It was her interest in astrology that inspired Knapik to go for this design....

Bearded Mermaid Gets Picked Up By Photoshop Trolls Joshua Varozza has recently attacked the internet with his hilarious photoshoot “Dudeoir Beach Collection” where photographer Tami Bears took some rather revealing photos of Varozza posing in “sexy” lifeguard and mermaid costumes. Of course, the internet being the internet couldn’t pass this opportunity to put its Photoshopping skills to good use. And voila, now a hilarious photoshoot turned even funnier! More info: facebook | reddit...

Before and after maternity pictures: the miracle in the making Despite all the struggles women go through while being pregnant, the magic and the beauty of pregnancy is definitely worth capturing. It’s the time when you and your child are closer than ever. It’s the time when no one knows your baby, but you. Your body, that’s powerful enough to create another human, is a true miracle you want to remember....

Celebrities Turned Into Cute Cartoon Characters By Russian Artist We’ve seen these celebrities in all kinds of looks and roles before, but Russian illustrator Lera Kiryakova is giving us yet another take on these guys by turning them into cute cartoon characters. Lera creates these hand-drawn cartoon portraits in a kind of “puppet” style, which is similar enough to the actual person but adds a bit more… adorableness. She achieves it by giving them big googly eyes and a more triangular-shaped head, amongst other little details....

Comic Artist Outraged After Filmmakers Rip Off His Original Idea And Not Even Include Him In The Credits With over 1.7 million followers on Instagram, Adam Ellis, aka Adamtots, is one of the most widely-recognized webcomic artists out there. Recently, the artist got into a feud with filmmakers Andrew Butler and James Wilson, who shamelessly ripped of the idea of one of his comics and turned it into a movie without even giving him proper credit....

Designer Turns Quotes Into GIFs To Calm You After A Hard Day “Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.” You know how it goes. But not all mantras are that long or complex. Buzzfeed writer Adam J. Kurtz asked readers to submit their calming mantras via Twitter. A dozen of phrases were chosen to be married with simple gifs, and the result is an interesting mix of inspirational and “let it go” sentiment....

Designers Show How Much Interior Design Has Changed Over The Past 600 Years (12 Pics) If you ever visited your grandparents’ or your great grandparents’ homes, you probably noticed how differently their rooms are decorated when compared to your own place. But have you ever thought how the same rooms might have looked four, five or even six hundred years ago? The designers at HomeAdvisor, a digital marketplace for home services, have created a unique project that shows how much the interior design trends changed over the past 600 years....