Category Archives: Home Improvement

Star Wars Air Fresheners are here! Not only do they make your room smell nice, they also bring back memories of the weekends you spent watching every part of the series. The designed fresheners comes in a pack of three, with each one featuring an iconic movie poster from the original Star Wars films. This way you get a good view of your favorite series at all times and your room smells of a fresh and soothing vanilla-based scent. The posters feature references to ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ and ‘Return of the Jedi’; these nostalgic movie posters are a creative way to pay tribute to these classic cinematic features.

The days when your refrigerator and kettle were two separate things are gone and part of the 20th century. With awesome creations like GE Café French door refrigerator these things are now united and your life is simplified. This refrigerator with a water heater and dispenser on the front can help you make your tea as it adjusts the temperature of the hot water to anywhere between 90 and 185 degrees Fahrenheit. This means not only can you make a variety of teas to soothe yourself you can also prep for a lot of cooking tasks that involve the use of hot water like preparing instant soup or oatmeal. Don’t fret about the hygiene factor too as a built-in water filter makes double sure that the water you’re using is free of impurities.

While watching the season finale of The Big Bang Theory last night, I was wondering what kind of bowl Sheldon must be using to eat his soup? Here’s the answer! He must be taking of every meal with something like this super cool Flying Saucer Bowl. Knowing his love for the galaxy, I am sure by the next season he will order a UFO coffee table or a UFO juicer. However, in this this white porcelain soup bowl One side is just a standard bowl but the bottom side comes from outer space.

It’s high time that technology takes a leap in your living room. Last year Lenovo launched the uber cool Horizon Table PC for the whole family. And, now they have redefined this experience with introduction of three innovative table concepts that integrate Lenovo’s ground breaking interpersonal PC with contemporary furniture. While Intel Labs presented tabletop PC’s as a concept, Lenovo made it a reality with three cool designs. The Tree house is the first design with 27-inch device and imagines it as a refugee from a magical forest. Designed by Judson Beaumont of Straight Line Designs, this design is apt for kids

Pasta is one is the most versatile and all-around favorite dinner for a lot of people. Even though it is relatively easy to prepare, the whole process of cooking and draining, and then dunking the cooked pasta in cold water so that it doesn’t overheat is a complicated process; one that can become very stressful. Not if you get yourself the ingeniously designed FoodPod. It is a modern cooking tool designed to help you save time and effort in executing tasks such as boiling, blanching or steaming. It does this by conveniently containing foods like eggs, veggies, shellfish and more within itself so that removing and draining the foodstuffs is one smooth process. All you have to do is place it in the water to cook. Once it is done, just pull it out all together and let it drain through the holes. As you put all the food in and remove it all together, it ensures even cooking throughout. Best of all, you can even save the cooking water to use for other things. It is big enough to hold up to a dozen large eggs or several heads of broccoli. It is made of non-stick silicone which protects your foods and pot surfaces. Also, the silicone means it is flexible enough to fit into any number of oddly shaped pots and pans.

Don’t you hate when you come home after a long day at work, with bags and bags of groceries and you can’t find your keys! Women know what I am talking about. We have these huge bags with everything in the world stuffed in that make it impossible to find something as small as keys when we need them. Kwikset’s new Kevo door lock is the perfect solution. This ingenious piece of technology turns your iPhone into a digital key. You don’t even have to take your phone out of your purse or your pocket. An app links your iPhone to the lock using Bluetooth and your location services. That’s why, it knows exactly when you are standing outside your front door. All you have to do is tap the lock with your finger, and it will open; like magic! The futuristic looking lock is surrounding by a soft blue glow that changes into green when the door is open. Of course, it allows you to sync the lock with multiple iPhones, so that everyone in your family can make use of the service. Unfortunately, it is currently only compatible with the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5, and not yet available on Android. You can even create temporary locks for visiting relatives or dog-sitters, and delete the key when it isn’t needed anymore.

Not many people give it too much thought when they are choosing a doormat for their porches. But have you ever considered that this is the first thing your guests look at when they come to your house – your home’s first impression. Why not have something wacky that will catch their attention, like this Tape Measure Doormat or ‘Slide to Unlock’ Doormat we have shown you before. Want something a little more out there; check out the Sushi Doormat, guaranteed to make you drool. The unbelievably lifelike mat looks exactly like a giant piece of sushi sitting on your floor. Perfect for your porch, living room or bedroom, it is the ideal accompaniment to your next sushi party. I’m not sure how comfortable I am having everyone wipe their dirty feet on food, even if it is only a photo; seems inappropriate somehow. Irrespective, if this appeals to your inner foodie, it will make the perfect welcome mat for your doorstep. It is made out of 100% polyester with a rubber backing.

Nuplug, is a new plug that will easily replace your old-school power strip by conveniently attaching onto any piece of furniture. It’s a great idea that makes it easy to sit in the remotest of personal spaces without having to worry about plugging your smartphones and gadgets in. You don’t have to think twice about sitting or lazing anywhere you like with your gadgets for company. I can think of my backyard, on the big wooden chaise longue, a cuppa in hand and a good movie under the sun. The nuplug is like a portable power strip that can clamp onto various surfaces (e.g. table leg, workbench, etc.) ; includes a surge-protected extension cord that’s 10 feet long, as well as two AC power outlets and two USB ports on its adjustable clamp.

Betty got some butter, the butter could’ve been better so she got some Easy Butter Former to make the ol’ butter best in the form of threads. I tried to make sense of this with the age-old tongue-twister, although I will go into details for the sake of our readers. The Easy Butter Former is what any bread and butter lover will die for. What good is a breakfast without an overdose of butter? The easy butter former transforms hard butter straight from the fridge into soft and cotton-like butter threads, ready and easy to be used. While it may look like you’re going to have excess butter and the budding health-freak in you may not like the idea, then I’d like to make a point here; Turning butter into threads gives it a whole lot more surface area, which in turn spreads the flavor out over your whole palate in a small quantity.

Making things interesting in the places where you least expect them is the film roll tissue box. It’s best suited for toilet paper and some amusement in the toilets or even in the kitchen. The tissue box will also remind you of your love for photography and bring a smile on your face. It is designed in the shape of a camera film roll and it comes in vibrant colors. Open the top cover, you can easily mount the tissue roll in the huge film roll, while the removable center axis allows you to take out tissue from the top or the side. In addition to putting the film roll tissue holder on the desk, you can also mount it on the wall.

Sleeping in style? If not then Snurk, a Dutch design label, known for cushions and bed linen with photographic prints with-a-twist can help you do exactly that. Snooze in style and debut with the spellbinding geogami double duvet cover set. Snurk Geogami double duvet cover set is made from soft and comfortable percale cotton with a colourful origami print on both sides. It’s a beautiful design second only to their previous Snurk Trampoline duvet.

Hello lovely readers, who live in lovely homes, we have something that can be of use to you to better your already adored homes just a notch more. Honeywell has just announced their Prestige 2.0 Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat. What’s so special about a thermostat you ask? Like other options this one also has a touchscreen display albeit one you can customize to have it match or complement the current color that your walls adorn. Isn’t that cool? In addition, the thermostat also comes with Wi-Fi connectivity, which means owners can easily regulate energy usage and home comfort using a smartphone. Who could’ve guessed thermostats to get so cool? Prestige 2.0 Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat just made that possible.

The good old QWERTY keyboard has seen a few makeovers in its lifetime. Whether it is being made more efficient, like with the Nibiqü for iPad or this Qutie QWERTY Quirky Keyboard, or whether it is being converted into an all other form like this Recycled Keyboard Purse, there’s no denying that our everyday keyboard holds a very special place in our hearts. What if we told you that it could soon hold a very special place in your living room! ZO_loft, a design and architecture firm located in Italy, has revealed their latest conceptual project – the QWERTY Keyboard Sofa! They have transformed the keyboard into a sleek and stylish looking sofa bed. As severe as it looks, in reality, the keys are made up of the softest, most plush material. It is equipped with micro electric motors controlled by a remote control, which allow you to adjust every single key/cushion in height. This quirky keyboard will make the perfect accessory at a technological conference, an IT company office or even sit proudly at a computer geek’s home.

Maps hold the kind of fascination that can only be born out of the magical imagination of a child. Whether it is treasure hunts of mysterious pirate treasures, we all love the concept of a complicated map. A perfect accessory for the map loving person looking to redo their bathroom is the Water Map by Julia Kononenko. While washbasins and maps don’t immediately sound like they have anything in common, we promise that you will change your minds when you see the sheer artistry of Kononenko’s brilliant creation. She has used a topographic map of London to create this basin. It features an intricate pattern of pathways which are supposed to represent the streets of central part of London. The wooden three-dimension basin works by converting these paths into river channels by having the water flow through them when the faucet is opened. The description by the designer fails to mention what happens to the water when it reaches the end of the ducts. From the picture, it looks like it will just spill over the sides. However, we are sure that the design isn’t so simplistic, and must have some sort of mechanism that controls the flow of water.

Ice trays can give you a lot more than just cubes of ice. For instance, they can be a real stress-buster as you fill them up with water wait for a while and then bet the ice out of them. Imagine someone who isn’t your favourite person in the whole world while doing so and see how good an ice tray can make you feel. I tried it once with ice breaker ice tray and it worked. But now I think the latest polar bear ice tray will do wonders to pep you up and release all that built-up anger. All you have to do is fill those extra feet up (there for a reason),put it in the freezer, the feet make individual ice cubes that you can break by giving it a good shake or a knock.