Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

When you think of throw pillows for the sofa, you probably don’t think of breakfast foods. That’s understandable. There’s not an obvious connection (unless certain family members eat on the couch often and spill said breakfast foods onto the pillows…), but somebody decided to put the two together anyway.

Over at the Sofa Garden, you can get all sorts of decorative pillows, including these breakfast-themed ones. There are pillows shaped into pieces of toast (with butter of course), coffee beans, fried eggs, and pancakes. This kind of ode to breakfast food might not be for everyone, but if you prefer your furniture to be humorous rather than stately, maybe you should check the site out.

Prices start at $40.

Where you live has a lot to do with what pests you have to worry about in and around the house, but ants seem to be just about everywhere. If you like the idea of spreading out a blanket and lying outside on a nice day, you may not like the reality of ants crawling all over you while you’re trying to relax with a book or work on your tan. It’s even worse if ants are getting into your house. Fortunately, there are pest control devices out there to eliminate ants all over your property.

The AntPro Bait Station Kit uses liquid bait to lure ants from across the yard. Then a low-toxicity, borax-based ingredient kills the colony and the queen.

The AntPro costs $45 online, and 4 units will cover an acre (presumably one or two would be sufficient for your average home in the suburbs). The kit comes with 32 ounces of bait, which should last 4-5 months.

AntPro Bait Station

If you’re struggling with arthritis or other hand-mobility issues (or someone in your household is), then something as simple as a door knob can be a struggle to manipulate. Levers are much easier to turn, but they’re not that common on residential doors. Fortunately, it’s pretty easy to change a knob into a lever with an adapter such as this one made by Leveron.

Available from Dynamic Living for $12.50, the adapter snaps onto your existing knob, so there’s no need to replace anything or even get out a screwdriver. It functions just as a regular door lever: “Push down on the handle with the side of your hand or push up on the handle with the back of your hand. No twisting or turning.” You can get the adapter in bronze or silver.

Door Knob Adapter