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Posts tagged “appliances - small”

Roundup: Best Modern Electric Fans

With the next few days here in LA in the 90's and 100's, we're starting to rely on our trusty but homely electric fan. It does its job well enough, but we're not exactly blown away by its appearance. ...

Miele Canister Vacuum: Callisto S5280 Canister Vacuum In the Test Lab

Product: Callisto S5280 Canister Vacuum Price: $799 Rating: Simply Irresistible Miele vacuums have always been on short list of "if we had the money" appliances, garnering praise from neat freaks and...

Can White Noise Machines Eliminate Traffic Noise?

What if the apartment you just rented is perfect in every single way...except it's facing a busy street? A friend of ours is in this situation now: his new apartment is fantastic except for the noise...

Bissell Little Green Machine

It's been a tough month around our household. A series of bad health incidents was capped off last night when we discovered our cat Eames had urinated on our bed. A small, but noticeable amount of blo...

francisfrancis! X1 Espresso Machine

Giddyup. We're a sucker for bright kitchen appliances that look wee bit retro. We were moseying through a kitchen supply store this past weekend and fell deeply in love with this X1 Espresso Machine b...

On Target: Classic KitchenAid Standmixer

We've got food on the brain today at AT! I've been thinking about my trusty KitchenAid mixer and how grown up I've felt ever since I inherited it. Something about its presence on the kitchen count...

Plus Minus Zero Space Heater: So Cool, They're Hot!

How about a small space heater so good looking, you won't want to hide it underneath your desk? Plus Minus Zero's small space heater is available in bright red, forest green, baby blue (our favourit...

Prepara's Herb Savor

When we spied the Herb Savor by Prepara at eco-friendly A+R in Silverlake, we instantly squealed, "Yes! Now we will never have to throw out fresh basil!" And then we thought, "This neato design total...

Bathroom Scale Art

I once got a phone call from a girlfriend who had borrowed my scale for a couple of weeks, when I answered the phone all she said was "your scale is an a**hole" and hung up. If you need every oun...

It's About Time Clock

We don't know about you, but today feels like it's going as fast as molasses on a cold winter morning. We keep staring at the clock and it's hardly moved. The It's About Time Clock seems to capture ...

The One-Minute Drink Chiller

We want to shake the hand of the person who invented this. Why? Because it's one of those items that seems totally useless ("How LAZY do you have to be to not put your friggin' Diet Coke in the frid...

Briva In-Sink dishwasher by KitchenAid

In-Sink! No, not the former boy-band, but rather, that's where this cool dishwasher is. We saw this "KDIX 8810 In-sink" dishwasher featured in the September 2007 British Elle Decoration, and after a...

Are you ready to Rumble? Disaster Radio

With all the earthquakes happening here at home and throughout the world, it's a great reminder that the time is NOW to get prepared. Unlike tornadoes and hurricanes, we don't get a warning or any...

Electrolux Ultra Silencer by Pia Walln

Snow White What is it about things that are white on white that makes them so... cool?! Swedish designer, Pia Wallen (most famous for her felt slippers that made the rounds of the blogosphere recentl...

Wireless Doorbell Roundup

So, I live on the second floor and the downstairs door is always locked. People want to drop by but it means they have to call my cell phone and, let's just say, I can get lazy about picking up the p...

EdgeStar Countertop Dishwasher

Living in a small space often means forgoing some of the amenities of larger, modern homes. On a daily basis, I really don't need a dishwasher. But there have been plenty of times after a weekend potl...

Compact Appliance

We stumbled on this website last week by accident but what an incredible gem to find! Compact Appliance is an online appliance seller [duh] which specializes in countertop and small space appliances....

Snapalarm Fire Alarm

Fire alarms are normally an unattractive safety necessity. We've got a couple of the household safety devices in our studio, but goodness, the darn things are ugly and we've always wished for somethi...

Cordless 1930's Retro Style Phone

Living through the tail end of the analog age, I still fondly remember the shape, heft, and feel of old rotary phones. Something about making a call on those old cradle style phones made reaching ou...

Eclectrics All-Metal Appliances

Walk down the kitchen appliance aisles at most any retailer today and you'll find an assortment of products that seem resigned to be "good enough". But consumers today, weaned on designer shows, mag...

Electrolux Escargot

Some men daydream of cars. I oggle vacuum cleaners. Anytime I stop by an appliance or electronic store, I tend to gravitate toward the cleaning appliance aisle to carefully eye the selection of roboti...

Philips AirTree

We just recently touched upon the subject of air purifiers for the home, so excuse us for repeating ourselves. But how refreshing is this air purifier and humidifier from Philips' New Simplicity, a c...

Elektra Semiautomatic SXC Chrome Espresso Machine

New from Williams- Sonoma, comes this truly special, super sexy SXC Espresso Machine by Elektra ($1,999). The hard facts are: A 67.6-oz. brass water boiler paired with a powerful pump for "superior ...

Oxo Products

The LA times has a cool article confirming what we all already knew: Oxo products rock. While we have always had trouble with their carrot peeler, the article talks about the companys devotion and...

Moonbeam Clock from L.L. Bean

We grew up taking yearly trips to L.L.Bean in search of "Bean boots" and Norwegian Pullover sweaters (which we think are now a thing of the past- sorry preppies). While flipping through a friend's...