July 2008

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• Laundry Station

  

  This table is great for sorting laundry, folding clean clothes and even as a table for wrapping gifts. I’ll still be behind on the laundry but at least it’ll be organized.

  $300 at Restoration Hardware | Buy

  

  | Posted 31 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Toilet Seat With Easy Clean Hinges

  

  If I have to explain why a toilet seat that comes completely off your toilet is a good idea, then you don’t live with any boys.

  Via Cool Tools

  $22 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 31 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Tiffin Lunch Box

  

  My husband won’t let me order a pizza with half my favorite toppings because, “You know they always end up touching.” I’m thinking the Tiffin box would be a nice way to carry our food away from home, without my pickles in any way contaminating his edibles.

  $85 at Design Within Reach | Buy

  

  | Posted 30 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Magnart Display System

  

  You’ve outgrown taping Tiger Beat posters to your walls but want to be able to change out the prints you pick up at Etsy without the cost of framing. These magnetic backing plates attach to your wall with adhesive or small nails and strong magnets hold your prints where you want them.

  via Dooce

  $5 at Dick Blick | Buy

  

  | Posted 30 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Snap Alarm

  

  A smoke alarm you can easily install on any pendant light in your home without a single tool.

  $50 at Scandinavian Design Center | Buy

  

  | Posted 29 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Unstashed Notice Board

  

  This notice board is a plexiglass backing and elastic bands. On a wall they make a statement, they can also hold papers, postcards and lovely bits of inspiration.

  $119 at Scandinavian Design Center | Buy

  

  | Posted 29 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• French Stacking Carafe

  

  PERFECT GIFTS FOR ENTERTAINERS, FRENCH KITCHEN

  This carafe is designed to hold your beverage and six glasses making it easy to make it out to the lanai with everything in one hand.

  It also gives you an excuse to serve wine in regular tumblers without admitting you’ve broken all your stemware.

  $33 at Pedlars | Buy

  (Price converted from British pounds.)

  

  | Posted 28 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Lean On Coat Rack

  

  ON SALE

  This coat rack stores away compactly and can be set up against any wall. Let’s see your cat try to lay on the guest’s coats now.

  $150 at MoMAstore | Buy

  

  | Posted 28 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Everything Clips

  

  Keep your binder clips at the office not in your kitchen.

  $5 at Macy's | Buy

  

  | Posted 25 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Charlybox

  

  One side of this box holds a liter of water, the other has two dishes, one for water the other for kibble. Dogs like picnics too.

  $60 at DWR | Buy

  

  | Posted 25 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Wappa Cedar Sake Bottle

  

  $120 at Zwello | Buy

  

  | Posted 24 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Heavy-Weight Tape Dispenser

  

  Would it be weird to put this on my nightstand?

  $60 at DWR | Buy

  

  | Posted 24 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Lipsi Lacquered Magazine Rack

  

  $208 at Unica Home | Buy

  

  | Posted 23 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Outdoor Solar String Lights

  

  DECK YOUR DECK

  We like having strings of lights over our patio for ambiance, but making sure there’s a plug for them is always a heavy middle-class challenge.

  These lights can go anywhere, because they use the sun during the day to recharge. Now I can get back to worrying about the weeds in my lawn.

  $79 at LL Bean | Buy

  

  | Posted 23 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• MagWear

  

  50 PROBLEM SOLVERS UNDER $50

  $20 at The Spoon Sisters | Buy

  

  | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Veggie Chop

  

  50 PROBLEM SOLVERS UNDER $50

  A vegetable chopper that works when you pull the cord. The only thing that could make it more Flintstones is if a tiny bird came out of a secret compartment and chopped your vegetables for you.

  $30 at Sur La Table | Buy

  

  | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Spool Stand

  

  50 PROBLEM SOLVERS UNDER $50

  I’d love to look at my collection of ribbon displayed on my desk, or have baker’s twine on my counter. This spool stand is a lovely shade of blue and keeps everything visible and not in a tangled mass on your desk.

  $9 at Karen Elizabeth | Buy

  

  | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Lotta Jansdotter Labels

  

  50 PROBLEM SOLVERS UNDER $50

  Pretty labels to adorn your books, folders or homemade treats.

  $16 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Cool Feet

  

  50 PROBLEM SOLVERS UNDER $50

  These stick-on nubs keep your computer cool and make it a bit easier to type.

  via Uncrate

  $13 at Blue Lounge | Buy

  

  | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Bottle Cap Tripod

  

  50 PROBLEM SOLVERS UNDER $50

  This tripod screw affixed to a bottle cap lets you turn bottles into tripods when you’re on the road. Fits bottles with 28.5 to 30.5 mm diameter.

  $20 at Semson's and Co. | Buy

  

  | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Keypod

  

  50 PROBLEM SOLVERS UNDER $50

  You’re funding the locksmith’s summer vacations, and you’ve spent way too much time sulking on the porch. Use a key safe to attach a key to your car, or a safe place outdoors. Now you just have to remember the combination.

  $36 at Extreme Horizon | Buy

  (Price converted from pounds.)

  

  | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

• Faucet Fountain

  

  50 PROBLEM SOLVERS UNDER $50

  The Faucet Fountain transforms most any faucet into a drinking fountain. Keep your germs to yourself.

  $4 at Tiny Living | Buy

  

  | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Kaboost

  

  50 PROBLEM SOLVERS UNDER $50

  This ingenious product lifts your chairs up to table height for kids. Less conspicuous than sitting on a phone book.

  Also, who even has a phone book anymore?

  $38 at Shop Kaboost | Buy

  

  | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Sombrero Wire Manager

  

  50 PROBLEM SOLVERS UNDER $50

  Attach this aptly named cord controller under your desk to keep everything neat. So colorful, it seems a shame to keep them under the desk with all the discarded gum.

  via Swiss Miss

  $4 at Mockett | Buy

  

  | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Aluminum Collator

  

  50 PROBLEM SOLVERS UNDER $50

  Okay, the beige plastic tub on your living room desk isn’t doing much for the ambience. Give your papers someplace stylish to live and you might be more motivated to organize them one day. Preferably before the federal government asks you to do so.

  $48 at The Mut | Buy

  (13" high and 6" deep)

  

  | Posted 18 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

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