Make Cleaning Fun!
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Glass House
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
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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
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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
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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.
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Farm Animal crumb vacuum from Made by Humans, $14.99
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Perpetual Kid; perpetualkid.com
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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
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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
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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.
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Neon irons, $29.99 each
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Hamilton Beach, 800-851-8900; hamiltonbeach.com
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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
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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.
- Stainz-R-Out Moppers microfiber dust slippers, $19.75
- HSN; 800-284-3100; hsn.com
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Luxury Liner
Rubbish takes a romantic turn in a damask-patterned, 13-gallon disposable bag.
- Home Chic Home plastic garbage bags by Two's Company, $10 for 20 liners
- Smash; 201-569-0354
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Face the Dirt
The mouths of the brush and the dustpan lock the comical set together and provide comfortable grips.
- Tokey brush-and-dustpan set by Viceversa, $24.99
- Nuvo Accessories; 212-629-6523
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Bug on a Rug
The Ladybug canister vacuum—with its 12-amp motor, retractable cord and full-bag indicator—is the only insect you'll want in the house.
- Ladybug vacuum, $135
- GR Scrub; 503-236-8986
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Hand Dryer
Slip on these machine-washable terry mitts to dry dishes without dropping or smudging them. A waterproof lining protects your hands, too.
- Grab and Dry dish-towel gloves, $15 for a pair
- Uncommon Goods; 888-365-0056; uncommongoods.com
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Scour Power
Put the petal to the metal, or any other surface, with these perky dish
and pot brushes from Star Kitchen.
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Flower Power scrubber, $8.95 each
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Broadway Panhandler; 866-266-5927; broadwaypanhandler.com
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Steel Magnolias
Stainless-steel scrubbers stay grime-free when stored on the magnets atop these plastic grips.
- Daddy Cool holder with scrubber by Koziol, $11 each
- Fun Housewares; funhousewares.com
From the Fall 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine