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Please tell me the whole point of this thread (the electric razor) and the underpants are not related. This isn't that kinda site...is it?

Great idea. This may also be a good solution for holding a blow dryer.

Without some kind of clip, I'd just be a little concerned about the thing accidently flyinig into the sink with the water running and me jump starting my day with a 110V jolt instead of the usual cup of joe.

it looks like the balls on the end of the pegs would prevent slippage -- i'm guessing you insert from the top?

and, yeah, if you spaced the pegs a big more, you could probably use the same strategy for a blowdryer. my blowdryer storage of choice has been one of those big french-style (oversized, with the porcelain balls on the ends) bathroom clothes pegs. i loop the cord around the lower peg a couple times and wedge the blowdryer onto the upper one. however, i keep mine in my bedroom and thus don't have to worry about it accidentally getting bumped into the sink...

OK. So what I'd be doing with that wall next is to photograph that whole contraption straight on, and then doing an enlarging photocopy until I got it up to life-size onto cardstock -- say about 10 copies of it. Then carefully cut out the black part and, thereby creating a stencil and then stencil that whole thing on the walls, after getting a switchplate in a bright color and then also creating a stencil from the shape of THAT and stenciling that all over the walls, too.

So basically it would be like electric-razor-in-holster-camouflaged wall, so you that the razor didn't stand out; it would look like a pattern.

I'm sure that I shall be carted off some day.

Are those underpants hanging on the back of the door (in the reflection)?

Can't we just give the benefit of the doubt and say it's a shower cap???

Sure could. But "underpants" is a whole lot funnier to say than "showercap."

Also much funnier than jock strap.

Unless worn as a shower cap.

Patrick wins!

I use those same hooks to store my flat iron. I hate putting it away hot and getting it out everyday so I hang it on one of those hooks. It (and my underwear) gets put away for company/photoshoots ;)

I actually just use a plain old razor - the fiance has an electric razor but a smaller version. I love my hairdryer though - it folds in half when not used and fits easily almost anywhere.

Does anyone else find this kind of ugly and un-stylish?

This is a fantastic idea for lazy husbands!

The electric razor changed my life. Really. No more neck bleeding for no evident reason (ie : NOT having cut myself). I will never go back, never.

What a random coincidence! I bought those pegs from Ikea ages ago b/c I liked the design. About a month ago, I decided to install it next to the socket, lower than Eric did, down at the same level as socket. I hang my hairdryer upside down by its loop on one hook. To dry my long hair, I switch on the dryer, still on the hook, and turn my head upside down using both hands to shake out my hair in front of it. Then I take the dryer off the hook to smooth and finish styling. Works great.

excellent idea. simple, stylish, functional.

why was there no "I keep it 70s porno style" option?

Oh! I think my lazy husband needs this solution.
May also try this for my flat iron.

The razor is so much classier. You get those wonderful shaving soaps from places like Occitane en Provence, that nicely broken-in brush, the manly look of foamy soap on your face, and the occasional blood (to show you do it the right way). Plus you get a better shave. As for that installation, it looks like an act of desperation. But then, we all get desperate sometimes.

driftingfocus, I find this ugly and un-stylish. For whatever reason this reads as major bachelor to me.

Personally, I'm all for taking that extra EXHAUSTING step and putting things away.

Neither: I use a depilator. I'll take this opportunity to debunk my favorite pet peeve: y'know how "statistics say 80% of French women don't shave?" (or some similar percentage) That's because they *depilate*. Either by waxing or by using a mechanical depilator (which isn't any more painful than a razor, and a lot less dangerous). I certainly love my electric depilator -- it's wonderful to only have to go through that once every week or two.

"This is a fantastic idea for lazy husbands!"

Which part: the razor on the wall, or the jockstrap on the door?

(Jockstrap = 21st Century Porno-Style)