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The thing about PVC made shower curtains is that it leaves an awful stench in the bathroom. It also gathers molds and mildew faster than anything. If you’re conscious of what this does to your environment, you would do well to leave this type of product alone.

Now, as an alternative, you could get one of those non-PVC made shower curtains.  Lavish & Lime carries a few selection for about $20, which is quite a good price, I should say.

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Live in the city and have not enough backyard to have your pups poo and pee? Use the Porch Potty to train them. It’s built precisely for city dwellers.

The Porch Potty features an automated, battery operated hose timer which turns on and off at scheduled times and waters the synthetic grass to keep it fresh and clean. It also has a built in drainage system, so that every rinsing is thoroughly cleaned off.

The grass on the potty trainer smells like real grass which helps triggers puppies to go and do their business there.

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The iconic plastic doll we grew up with has turned 50 years old and to celebrate that, Philippe Starck has designed a special limited edition chair in honor of her.

As anything Barbie, this Lulu Ghost chair comes in pretty pink. Making it transparent has a very mod and stylish effect, Philippe Starck does know her style and image! It looks very vintage but still very, very beautiful, right?

The chair carries a price tag of whopping $270, so yes, this is definitely not a toy for young girls, it is an actual furniture. But you can still get a smaller version of this for $100, for the kids to enjoy.

Available at Questo Design

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The thing about going shopping at brick and mortar stores is that when you have bought too much, you would have to leave the area carrying a number of bags in your hand. Unlike online shopping, this is such an inconvenience. Not to mention if you’ve got children or a whole family in tow. Of course, not everyone shops with a personal assistant to carry these bags for you.

The solution for this?

Get the Baggler!

The BAGGLER® was created to help people to carry and manage their bags. This sturdy compact device will enable you to carry more with less pain and with out aggravation.

The Baggler is made of plastic polymer. It’s friendly to the environment and the design is capable of holding plenty of bags in one scoop!

The Baggler is affordably priced at $5. Buy plenty of this to give to your girlfriends, they will definitely appreciate the gesture!

Are you uncomfortable using the public toilet but have little choice but to do so? If you’re the type who is picky about this things, if you are a germaphobe then you will probably find this product useful —-

Lucky Bum Spray all natural toilet seat sanitizer spray (down right perfect for sensitive skin!)
Designed to get rid of public restroom germs on: toilet seats, door handles & paper towel dispensers. Kills germs super fast and smells fantastic - public restrooms will never be the same again!

The Lucky Bum not only smells great, it dries really fast and is so portable, you can carry it anywhere. Use it at the mall, the gym, the office, other people’s houses….use it all the time. This item is sold for $4.50, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.

Via the Lucky Bum

Whether your travels this year will mean you hiking off out of the country or just in the next state; whether it’s business related or a pleasurable endeavor, you would do well with this travel organizer which should make your trips less stressful and more fun. This organizer has all the essentials you need to make your trip truly worth it!

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Here are some great finds all over the internet which should prepare you to welcome the lovely spring time.

Spring Petal Sugar & Creamer A chain of blooms traces the bottom of this stoneware pair, trimmed at the top with a slim band of gold. * Two piece set * Stoneware * Dishwasher and microwave safe * Sugar bowl: 5.25″H, 4.5″ diameter * Creamer: 4″H, 4″ diameter * Imported Price: $32 Where to buy: Anthropologie	Individual Spring Tableaux Giclée Print In these spring themed giclées, Chariklia Zarris blends fabric designs with simple images to create a charming tableau reminiscent of sampler art. Digitally printed on art paper and framed in brown wood with glass front. Specify Spring Tableaux III, I, V, II, VI or IV. Price: $29.99 each Where to buy: Ballard Designs
Scented Paint Can Candles What a colorful idea, a candle in a paint can replica. 3″Dia.x3.25″H. Our palette of colors and scents includes Seafoam, Spring Garden, Lavender Fields, Sweetberries and Tropical Pineapple. Sold separately. Price: $4.99 Where to buy: World Market	Botanist Curtain An intricate study of flowers, leaves and swirling vines. * Tunnel tab construction * Cotton canvas * Machine wash * 42″W * Imported Price: $48.00-$68.00 Where to buy: Anthropologie
Price: $10.00 Where to buy: Urban Outfitters	Recycled Flower Metal Hook With Mirror Adorable recycled Flower Hooks, each unique and crafted from recycled tin, with a curved iron hook at the bottom. Round mirrors at the center reflect light and add depth. Hooks come in a variety of colors, and designs vary, but don’t worry - we promise to pick one that you’ll love! Exclusive to Urban Outfitters. Imported. Wipe clean. * Requires: One screw for hanging, not included * 5″w, 9″h, 2″d * Recycled tin, iron, glass

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So, alright…you have all those Christmas stockings but nothing to hang and secure them with? These Christmas hooks will save the day —

They are from the wonderful site, Spoon Sisters, and they cost about $11 each. The hooks, which can take up to 15 pounds of stocking stuff, got that lovely Christmas color in them, too!

• ….and the stockings were hung by the chimney with care…WAIT…how were they hung…hopefully one of these “sock hooks” was there! Simple in design, these “hangers” balance on mantel or shelf and are the ideal solution for hanging Christmas stockings. Handmade in the USA of durable Maine hardwood. Hook will hold up to 15 pounds. Comes in green and red.

This seems to be something kids can play with more than a cleaning agent.

These sponges are cut and shaped into rooms in the house, so that one doesn’t forget which sponge goes to what item when cleaning. The sponges are color-coded as well.

This product is actually designed by Scotch Brite, I’m sure you’re familiar with it. Many households use a Scotch Brite product one way or another.

• At the time of its 50 years, the mark Scotch tape-Brite™ presents “the sponge House”, a set of cleaning created by the 5.5 Designers. Everyone is one day asked whether the sponge which it was using were well intended with use which it was making some. With this set of cleaning, doubtful confusions do not exist any more. Each sponge functions as a pictogram which identifies and recalls us what it must clean. The variety of the matters and colors Brite the Scotch tape are thus revealed in this sponge collection thought for all the uses: the green fluo for the sink, blue for the bath-tub, it pink for the WC, orange for the crockery and the green for the pans. Into rupture with the code of traditional rectangular sponge, these new forms change the statute of sponge to make of them genuine accessories of house which take seat in each part of the habitat.

It is only sold in France, but we’re hoping it becomes available worldwide.

Candles may be cliche gifts for the holidays, but for your last minute gift-giving rush, it’s good to have sets of this stocked up at home.

This set of five candles from the Valerie Parr Hill Collection comes in individual gift bags with tags and trinkets.

Choose from any of three types of candle batches

• Holiday Memories: candy cane-scented candle, cranberry orange-scented candle, holiday spices-scented candle, sweet cinnamon sugar-scented candle, and Christmas tree-scented candle
• Fruit Treats: orange clove muffin-scented candle, spiced pear crisp-scented candle, Grandma’s cinnamon apple pie-scented candle, fresh blueberry cobbler-scented candle, and plum walnut crumble-scented candle
• Sugar and Spice: cinnamon sticks-scented candle, spiced pecan-scented candle, orange pomander-scented candle, oatmeal raisin cookie-scented candle, and iced gingerbread-scented candle

The other two choices are meant for all-occasions. The set comes with the jar, too. The burn time for each candle is about 140 hours each.

If not intended as gifts, you can buy yourself sets and decorate your garden with these candles for Christmas. Or you can also adorn the inside of your house with it. Let it sit against mirror, in a glass vase, lined up on the staircase or in an unused fireplace….and create a very dramatic effect. Candles enhances the mood to the season. More so because it is scented, the atmosphere will look and smell even better this holiday! It’s a lovely way to commemorate and celebrate the season with family and friends with mood-enhancing scented candles.

This set of candles is available at QVC for $43.56. The wick is lead free.

I don’t think I’ve ever been excited to find a pair of slippers online. I like any type of shoes like the next shoe-obsessed woman. But like most people who are neat freaks like I am, this is like finding gold.

The Slipper Genie not only comes in cute colors and feels super comfortable on the feet. At the sole of this slippers are micro-fibers chenille which you can use to clean out the dust as you walk around the house all day.

This slipper works on any type of floor — hardwood, tile, linoleum.

The chenille may be detached, which is a good thing…and it may be machine washed, ready for use the next day.

The slippers come in sizes 6–9 and it’s priced less than $10 via Sur La Table.

Genius, right?

A high quality rug that’s won’t break the budget —

Thomas Paul’s concept is simple: mix unrelated historic design styles - art nouveu, 60’s pop art, 70’s minimalism, 18th century baroque, and reinterpret these disparate periods into a unique style with a coordinated color palette that works with today’s interiors.

The rugs featured in this collection are all high quality New Zealand wool with the finest construction available. New Zealand wool is considered to be the premium level wool that combines and balances the maximum sheen with highest longevity.

• Materials: Tufted Pile 100% New Zealand Wool
• Sizes Available: 2.5′ x 7′ Runner, 3′x5′, 5′x8′, 8′x11′, and 8′ Round

Via Velocity Art & Design

Alright, is less than three weeks to Christmas and you still haven’t found the perfect gift for your mom-in-law?

How about this Year of the Seeds packets? One pack, worth $79, serves as a starter kit with 12 kinds of flowers. It also comes with lovely earthenware pots that can be displayed on window sills or the front porch.

We learned one doesn’t necessarily have to be a green thumb to care for these pots and planting would be such an easy process, I’m thinking of doing it for myself, too. It’s as easy as putting the soil packets into the pot, add water from time to time…and watching the flowers bloom.

The packet comes exclusively from Red Envelope.

• seeds include petunias, marigolds, pansies, lobelia, alyssum, zinnias, impatiens, baby’s breath, dianthus, cosmos, poppies and sweet peas
• each candy-colored earthenware pot features an etched illustration of the corresponding flower
• set includes seeds, soil pellets, 12 pots and easy growing instructions
• each pot measures 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ x 3″ high

This is one of Pottery Barn’s online exclusive and is probably the best gift for someone in need of some order in their home or office.

The Daily System has a Smart Technology™ ,  a high tech device that, ironically, doesn’t require one to have some technical smarts to set it up. It’s really just seamless organization of stuff you need to remember or keep in order at home or at work.

The digital cork board can show about 1,300 photos on it’s 6″ screen.  It can also store music and videos, courtesy of the iPod station (with speakers) installed in it. It also is a recharge station for your cellphones and other gadgetry.  For those who still want a traditional organizer, this thing has conventional corkboard, letter bin, whiteboard and a bin where the cords are kept.

Components can be mixed or match to your preference.

The Digital System may come in white, black or espresso.

• DIMENSIONS
  Top Display Rod: 12″ long, 24” long
  Recharge Station/Whiteboard: 24 x 19″ h
  Whiteboard Calendar: 24 x 19” h
  Office Organizer: 12 x 19” h
  Cork board: 12 x 19” h
  Letter Bin: 12 x 19” h
  Linen Pinboard: 24 x 19″ h
  Canisters: 3” diam., 2” deep
  iPod® Speaker Station/Whiteboard: 24 x 19″ h
  Digital Frame: 24″ wide x 5″ deep x 19″ high
  LCD Screen: 6″
• FEATURES & BENEFITS
  Our modular system includes a digital frame, corkboard and cubby. The 6-inch digital frame copies photos, videos and MP3s directly from a memory card, digital camera or PC, and its 128MB of memory holds up to 1300 digital images. It has complete media support for JPEG, MPEG1, MPEG4, MP3 and AVI files, and accepts MMC, DV, MS and XD memory cards.

This item is valued between $10.00 -  $249.00.

Check it out at Pottery Barn.

Here’s a holiday gift suggestion…

If you live in a noisy neighborhood, such as in the bustling city of New York, it’s hard to sometimes get the peace and quiet you’d like for your family. The city is full of loud neighbors and busy streets. But you can drown away all these noises with a more pleasant sound, using the Ecotones. It’s a device that helps diffuse annoying noises with the soothing and calming effect of rain, for example.

The Ecotones is a sound therapy machine that also helps with sleeping. It works in three ways:

• Adaptive - The Adaptive Mode is the most effective mode for masking irritating noises.  In this mode, Ecotones listens to the sounds around you and tailors its response to blend the noise into a tranquil SoundStory.
• Background - The Background Mode generates a pleasant background atmosphere as the sound level in your surroundings drops.  In this mode, Ecotones reduces its volume in response to a telephone ringing or to the sound of conversation and resumes normal volume as the room becomes quiet.
• Manual - The Manual Mode lets you select a constant volume level.  In this mode, Ecotones listens to the sounds around you and creates an ever changing SoundStory at a fixed volume.

Specifications:

• Audio Quality 18-bit high-fidelity
• Dimensions (w/h/d)  6.125″ x 7.5″ x 5.5″
• Speakers    3″ woofer, 1″ tweeter
• Case Volume    2.4 liter
• Frequency Range     90 Hz - 20,000 Hz
• Weight    3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)
• Sleep Timer    Up to 120 minutes
• Power Requirements    5V 1A DC
• Headphone Jack    3.5 mm stereo
• Operating Modes    Adaptive, Background, Manual

The gadget may be purchased here for $299.95.