Mighty Haus: 50 Problem Solvers Under $50

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Kirtsy This | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers

Veggie Chop

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

Kirtsy This | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers

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

Kirtsy This | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers

Lotta Jansdotter Labels

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

$16 at Amazon

Kirtsy This | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers

Cool Feet

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

via Uncrate

$13 at Blue Lounge

Kirtsy This | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

Bottle Cap Tripod

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.

Kirtsy This | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

Keypod

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

(Price converted from pounds.)

Kirtsy This | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

Faucet Fountain

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

$4 at Tiny Living

Kirtsy This | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers

Kaboost

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

Kirtsy This | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers

Sombrero Wire Manager

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

Kirtsy This | Posted 21 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers

Aluminum Collator

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

(13" high and 6" deep)

Kirtsy This | Posted 18 Jul, 2008 by Margaret Mason

Key Storage Board

Makes it more fun to put your keys back where they belong.

$27 at Pure Modern

(For the small.)

Kirtsy This | Posted 18 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers

Number Clips

Affix piles of bills with the numbers of the days they’re due, or assign each family member a number and keep their papers tidied.

$12 at Museum of Useful Things

Kirtsy This | Posted 18 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers

Travel Cord Keeper

It feels a little silly to carry a whole bag for my rechargers while I travel. But then, it beats a plastic bag jammed full of all my rechargers.

$25 at Kangaroom Storage

Kirtsy This | Posted 18 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers

Apple Cutting Board

Use your apple cutting board to cut into a big juicy piece of meat.

$28 at Huset

Kirtsy This | Posted 18 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers

Napf Napf

These suction cups help you teach your kid to be a civilized guest at the holiday table, without risking Grandma’s bone china.

$23 at Kids Modern

Kirtsy This | Posted 18 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers

Newspaper Brick Maker

This ingenious product keeps your newspapers out of the landfill. Fill the Brick Maker with dampened sheets of newspaper, squeeze out the excess water, let dry, and use them to give your fire a head start.

$30 at Lehman's

Kirtsy This | Posted 17 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers

Lacquer Docking Station

Someday even a docking station won’t be enough to hold all our rechargeable gadgets, we’ll require docking closets.

$49 at West Elm

Kirtsy This | Posted 17 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers

Six-Piece Finger Food Set

If you keep six types of finger foods in your pantry and put them on these dishes when unexpected guests drop by, they’ll think you’re unstoppable. You are.

$40 at Pure Modern

Kirtsy This | Posted 17 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers

Salad Spin-N-Store Bags

If you don’t eat a lot of salads, having a salad spinner in your cupboards is a huge waste of space. But not having a salad spinner means hand washing and drying each piece of lettuce individually. It’s hard to love salad enough to make that process worthwhile.

These reusable bags do just what a salad spinner does but in less storage space.

$4 at Green Feet

Kirtsy This | Posted 17 Jul, 2008 by Melissa Summers