Apartment Therapy: appliances

Animalask Clock

We definitely have clocks on the brain these days. In our ongoing quest for fun timepieces that kids can make sense of, we turned up this sweet little number. Check out that monkey pendulum!...

Embroidered Hot Air Balloons at Chez Sucre Chez

We can't imagine many images more soothing than these dreamy, simply embroidered hot air balloons. Available in several sizes, all mounted on wooden embroidery hoops, these would be sweet on their own...

Kid-Friendly Gadget: Muji CD Player

We realize that in some circles CDs are totally Yesterday.com, but around our house we have a couple dozen kids' discs that are in regular rotation. Ever since we spotted the Muji wall-mounted CD play...

Cuisinart EasyPop Popcorn Maker

Popcorn is definitely a favorite snack in our home -- we could eat it just about every day. And while we love how easy it is to just throw in a bag of popcorn kernels in the microwave, we think it's...

Hamburger Phone

When we were a teen, our best friend had the lips phone, our neighbor had the Snoopy phone and we had the Private Phone (Remember the jingle? "Your calls are all private, now so is your phone. It's P...

Early Bird Alarm Clock

O.K., how many bird proverbs can we fit in here? Let's not find out -- instead let's just enjoy Fred Flare's fun Early Bird alarm clock. ...

Jot Dry-Erase Refrigerator

What you can't tell from this picture is that this is no ordinary fridge. It's a blank canvas for your kid's artwork and a place to jot your shopping list. ...

Austin Air Baby's Breath Air Purifier

Are air purifiers really necessary? We're not really sure, but we have one anyway because in old New York apartment buildings, the air just doesn't seem so clean. This one is marketed specifically...

Time Timer

If you've ever futilely tried to explain to a three-year-old that "just one more minute" elapsed ten minutes ago, and no, really, you have to leave for preschool now, the Time Timer might sound pretty...

Best Video Cameras

Video cameras have come a long way since we were kids. For one thing, they're much smaller. You don't need giant VHS cassette tapes; you can download your videos in a few moments, and send them out...

Manual White Mountain Ice Cream Maker

We have to confess that an electric ice cream maker is our sole guilty-pleasure single-use gadget. Fortunately, we get a lot of use out of it to justify the real estate it occupies in our tiny kitchen...

Good Questions: Noise Machine?

That's white noise. Sarah writes, Our NYC bedroom (which we'll be sharing with a newborn in a few months!) is very noisy. Car alarms, honking, and even people's voices keep my husband and I up man...

Blogging Real Simple: What Age is Right for Cell Phones?

Back when we were little, we were just hoping to get our parents to get rid of our "old-fashioned" rotary phones and get a cordless so we could talk with friends from the privacy of our own room. ...

Hot or Not?: Rideable Vacuum Cleaner

Rideable Vacuum Cleaner by Kristina Andersson. ...

Child Out of Distance Moniter

Did you know you can lowjack your kids? Bosieboo's Out of Distance Monitor sounds an alarm if your child goes out of a preset distance, from 3 to 50 meters (roughly 10 - 165 feet). Lowjacking them m...

Pop Art Toasters

It is the most important meal of the day, but that doesn't mean it can't be fun, too. The Pop Art Toaster is a regular toaster with a fun twist: interchangeable plates that burn pictures and messages ...

Dry Erase Fridge

We are so over stainless steel in the kitchen, and have anxiously been awaiting the next generation of appliances. Apparently, that day is almost here, in the form of the Dry Erase Fridge. Such a gen...