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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/25/original.jpg?quality=75640360Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk created this cabinet to look like an antique sewing box. She really hit the nail on the head here, because it immediately reminded me of the rickety old piece my grandmother had.