Whether your household guzzlers are milk-drinking babies or champagne-sipping grown-ups, this rotating plastic drainer, complete with scrub brush, makes washing long, narrow drinkware a breeze.
Splash bottle-drying rack by Skip Hop, $28
BabyCenter; babycenter.com
Birds on a Wire
To hold lightweight clothing or notes, perch these peaceful birds on a clothesline or stick them to a smooth surface with a suction cup (included).
Swallow clothes-pegs by Pylones, $3.50 each
The Sarut Group; 800-345-6404; thesarutgroup.com
Crafty Mouse
The no-slip base of this mouse-and-cheese-themed paper-towel holder keeps your rolls from toppling.
Mouse paper-towel holder, $17.95
Balé Living; baleliving.com
Amazing Grace
This battery-operated cow is a lighthearted twist on the staid table crumber, sucking up bits of food between courses or after a meal.
Farm Animal crumb vacuum from Made by Humans, $14.99
Perpetual Kid; perpetualkid.com
Bathroom Fixtures
The plastic one evokes a potted plant; the porcelain one, an elegant toile de Jouy. Both clean a toilet as well as a standard brush does, but look much better doing it.
Merdolino toilet brush by Stefano Giovannoni for Alessi, $45
Alessi, www.alessi.com
Toile toilet brush by Liette, $69.99
S. Feldman Housewares; 800-359-8558
Home Turf
Tramp on the flowers of this doormat all you want: It's composed of six 12-inch interlocking plastic squares imagined by wacky design firm Kikkerland.
Daisy Grass Mat, $24 for a pack of six
Fred Flare; fredflare.com
Striped ballet flat, $138
Coach, 866-262-2440
Color Press
Hamilton Beach gives an age-old appliance a splash of verve. The irons are
smart, too: They shut off after 30 seconds of lying facedown.
Neon irons, $29.99 each
Hamilton Beach, 800-851-8900;
hamiltonbeach.com
Flying Dustman
A quick swish with this well-plumed baby ostrich will keep computer monitors and keyboards free from dust and static.
Dusty the Keyboard Companion by Expo Products, $17.99
S. Feldman Housewares; 800-359-8558
Soft-Shoe Shuffle
Sometimes, it pays to drag your feet: Wear a pair of these machine-washable slippers to pick up particles and spills while you walk.
