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Debranded Home Bathroom Labels

Maxwell has long been a fan of de-branding your home by reducing the number of branded bottles and containers of necessary cleaning products. Debranded Home is on a similar mission. In addition to H...

Eco, Sexy & Ventless: The Bosch Axxis Washer Dryer Series
Email from 4.28.08

So, we were at our friend's apartment up in Harlem (they just moved in last summer) and they were proudly showing us around - showing us all the new things that made us downtown folks jealous, like ...

Crazy Linen Laundry Hamper from CB2

We made sure to swing by CB2 last night on our way to the Design Meetup — we were on a mission to check out their Crazy Linen Hamper in person. First off, it's definitely not crazy. It's about as ...

Normann Dustpan and Brush

We're dying to try cleaning up with this Normann Dustpan and Brush we originally spotted at Fitzsu, but we found today at aktuella.net and The MUT. The thin edge of the dustpan makes it look like s...

AT Boston: Cool Industrial Laundry Baskets

This is from our Boston finalist, Jeanine. Comment away! You know those cool industrial baskets at Goodwill that they wheel around all of the clothes in? They're made right here in East Boston by...

NY Good Questions: Do These Carpet Sweepers Work?

Dear AT, My fiance and I are moving into a new apartment with two bedrooms, a living room, and a tiny dining room, all carpeted. Neither of us have vacuum cleaners at our current places, and so we...

Natural Cleaning with Zamuta Soapnuts

Why haven't we heard of these before? Introduced to the U.S. market in 2004, Zamuta Soapnuts are nuts from India's Rithra tree. The nuts contain a natural detergent (saponin) and can be used in laundr...

Look! New Method Bathroom Cleaners

Method is moving beyond air-fresheners and soaps with their newest products, Le Scrub and Lil' Bowl Blu. These are deep cleaners for the bathroom, but they still stay true to Method's goals of being n...

Miele Canister Vacuum: Pisces S5280 In the Test Lab

Product: Miele Pisces S5280 Price: $650 Rating: Recommend* Have you ever fallen in love with a vacuum cleaner? After months of indecisiveness (and dustiness), I finally splurged on a new vacuum to ...

Bathroom Tip: Wax Paper Helps Your Curtain Run Smooth

In addition to showing off my smurf-blue bathroom (yes, the tub and toilet are also blue), I'd love to share a quick and easy tip with AT readers. SarahC's post on Rolling Shower Curtain Rings remind...

Orange-Mate Citrus Air Fresheners

In lieu of our earlier post today about our newfound appreciation for an air freshener at the office, we wanted to follow it up with a very specific plug. WE HATE FAKE STUFF which is usually toxic, ...

Good Questions: How Can I Remove This Residue?

Hello AT, The people who lived in our house before us had a stick-on corner shelf in the shower. What's left is this eye-sore. Do you know a way to remove this? Also, another question. I see mor...

Trash Bins, Waste Baskets & Garbage Cans
NYT House & Home Roundup 3.13.08

This week's Personal Shopper takes on quirky designs for storing trash. We've included our favorites of the choices from The New York Times, here. Super-geeks might love the R2D2 can from Urban Outf...

Stainless Steel Foam Soap Pump

In many of the bathroom month posts, readers have expressed their love of Foam Soap Pumps. They drastically reduce the amount of soap you use and many find the feeling of foam more pleasant than a de...

Look! Do It Yourself Soap Saver

Yesterday's post about Orca Design's concept for a Bottleneck Saver sparked a bizarre wave of nasty comments. Despite the negativity, the simple design inspired me to create my own soap saver for p...

Banana Leaf Divided Hamper

We had a good laugh at Grace's post of the Whale and Elephant Hampers, but we seriously need a new place to throw our dirty laundry. Our current hamper is on its last leg. The new hamper needs to be a...

AT Survey: How Do You Deal with Laundry?

As we're just beginning bathroom month, we're curious how our readers deal with dirty laundry. Washers and dryers are rare finds in individual apartments (especially in New York). Are you lucky enough...

Method Creamy Hand Wash

We love the container Method uses for their Creamy Hand Wash. It's a squat little cube with a tufted texture......

NY Good Questions: Suggestions on a Couch Cleaner?

Hello AT, Help! I am in dire need of a professional upholstery cleaner for my sofa. Much to the chagrin of my elder relatives ("you are buying a beige sofa -good luck with keeping that clean"), I w...

OXO Toilet Brush

Handy help for hands-free cleaning. We just started using the Curve Toilet Brush by OXO and we love it. And they make a plunger, too......

In-Sink Tilt-Out Drawers by Julien

Have a minimalist kitchen? Don't know where to store the pot scrubber or bottle brush? Check out this Tilt-out-Drawer built into some of the stainless steel sinks by Julien......

Dyson DC24 All Floors In The Test Lab

Product: Dyson DC24 All Floors Designer: James Dyson Price: $399 Rating: Simply Irresistible* This Dyson is NOT IN STORES YET. We got to pants it right here at AT. And for this Test Lab, we gave...

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NYT House & Home Roundup 1.31.08

Remember all the hype last summer when Christie's auctioned off Maison Tropicale to Andre Balazs? The prefab home by Jean Prouve will make it's first appearance at the Tate Modern museum in London.....

Scraperite Plastic Razor Blades

Though we haven't tried them, Scraperite plastic razor blades seem to be an excellent tool for cleaning and scraping. Safer than metal, they won't get rusty and won't damage more precious materials. ...

Ezi-Maid Bed Frame and Lifting System

We had to pause a minute when we saw the Ezi-Maid bed lift. At first it had the air of as-seen-on-tv gimmicks, but maybe this device could actually be useful?......

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