Home & Kitchen Inventions
Explore clever kitchen tools, unusual household gadgets and inventive home products that bring unexpected ideas to everyday living.
Explore clever kitchen tools, unusual household gadgets and inventive home products that bring unexpected ideas to everyday living.

Slender Wines
While you do your best not to have a full blown beer gut, it’s hard not to have a just a hint of wine…

321 Water Bottle
Lately more and more replacements for bottled water have been springing up and we find it quite refreshing. The 321 Water Bottle uses a…

Don’t P Me Off Toilet Paper Holder
By the way your roommates always seem to “forget” to buy tp, they’ve made it pretty clear that they’re not willing to pay for…

Table Top Fireplace
City dwellers in small apartments may be jealous of big homes with big luxuries like built-in fireplaces, but you don’t need a fireplace to…

Ink Thermo Cup
Enjoy tattoos and hot beverages without any pain thanks to Ink Thermo Cup. Thermocups already won us over for their clever double wall design…
Table Setting Diagram Placemat
There’s a little trick for figuring out which fork to use when eating at a fancy dinner party: start from the outside and work your way in. That’s all fine and good while you’re dining, but what if you’re the one setting the table? What then, fancy pants? You could consult an etiquette book, Google the proper placement of a salad fork, or spend an embarrassing amount of time rearranging silverware until everything looks vaguely respectable. Or you could get yourself a Table Setting Diagram Placemat and let the table do the thinking for you. The clever placemat features a diagram showing where everything belongs, taking the guesswork out of setting a proper table. Think of it as a cheat sheet for dinner parties. Except instead of helping you pass a test, it helps you convince your guests that you’re a sophisticated adult who knows the difference between a soup spoon and a dessert spoon. A Place for Everything, and Everything in Its Place For the uninitiated, proper table settings have a surprisingly specific set of rules. Forks generally go to the left of the dinner plate, while knives and spoons belong on the right. The knife blade faces the plate, drinking glasses sit toward the upper right, and extra utensils are arranged according to the courses being served. It’s a lot to remember when you’re also trying to cook dinner, entertain guests, and prevent your dog from stealing an entire roast chicken off the counter. That’s where the Table Setting Diagram Placemat comes in handy. Instead of treating formal dining like some kind of high-stakes silverware examination, you simply follow the layout. It’s particularly useful for holiday dinners, special occasions, or those rare evenings when you’ve decided that eating directly out of the takeout container just isn’t classy enough. The best part? You don’t even have to remove the placemat once everything is arranged. If your guests aren’t too pretentious and have a decent sense of humor, leave the diagram right there. It doubles as a conversation starter and a handy reminder of which utensil they’re supposed to grab next. Of course, proper etiquette is only half the battle. You still have to make dinner, keep the conversation flowing, and somehow resist the urge to tell everyone how much trouble you went through to make the place settings look perfect. But at least you won’t have to worry about putting the salad fork in the wrong place. And if somebody complains about your table arrangement, just point to the diagram. Take it up with the placemat, buddy. I’m busy eating.

Numatic Vacuums
Even mundane chores like vacuuming can be more fun when accompanied by a familiar face. Numatic Vacuums promise to put a smile on your…

Forever Teapot Set for Two
Tea for two just got sweeter. The Forever Teapot set for two insists that you share tea with someone you care about. Two cups…

The Arm Sleeper’s Pillow
It almost doesn’t matter how comfortable your mattress is—if you’re an “arm sleeper” you probably wake up with a sore shoulder and neck. The…

Squidarella Umbrella
The Squidarella Umbrella features a white on black paint splatter design that makes a real splash. But being an umbrella and all, it doesn’t…

Ecolok Furniture
Ikea, eat your heart out. Without any tools or Allen wrenches you can assemble Ecolok Furniture yourself in seconds. Cleverly designed to fit together…