Space-Saving Gifts for People with Tiny Homes

The basic essentials for living under a roof with four adjacent walls are a constant. But it you live in a shoebox apartment, a dorm room, or a tiny studio, you have to make every little item count. Here are a handful of compact gifts that make a solid contribution to a happy home—and don’t take up a whole lot of room while they do it. More »

What Happens When You Flush a Toilet on an Airplane?

Aircraft lavatories have come a long way since the early days of commercial air travel. Early flyers used slop buckets, and WWII pilots tossed piss-filled bottles out of unpressurized windows (seriously). More »

Keep Your Life on a String While Sitting on the Can [Design]

Ah, yes, the water closet: forever refuge from the inconveniences of life. Here’s a new way to hang—and hang out with—the many accoutrements you use in your domestic temple of self worship. More »

Not-So-Elusive Shower Stall Squid Wrangles All Your Bottles [Showers]

Stealing Mother Nature’s multi-tentacle squid design has already proven useful for power bars and USB hubs. So it’s not surprising that this fake squid also looks right at home in a shower stall, keeping bottles and other cleaning accessories close at hand. More »

Refrigerated Bathroom Drawers For When You Think You Might Be In There a While [Bathrooms]

A company called Perlick is now offering a range of 15-inch refrigerated bathroom vanity drawers for safely storing and extending the life of organic or other personal hygiene products, like makeup or even medication. More »