Awesome Living

Sticky notes on the fridge door going unnoticed? Time to switch tactics – get Switch Notes and be more aggressive with your reminders. Or just punch a hole through a pad of Post-Its.

Practice chemistry and be refreshed with the Root Beer Brewing Kit. It has almost everything you need to make 2 gal. of root beer, including bottle labels. Some ingredients (i.e. sugar) not included.

The Pivot Power power strip adapts to your needs, and not the other way around. Adjust it to fit different shaped power adapters and easily use all of the outlets at the same time.

Five pairs of unisex adult underwear in an easy to grab package. Do not mistake it as a box of tissues. The underpants really look like something you’d only wear as a last resort though.

Bourbon drinkers have lollipops, so why shouldn’t beer connoisseurs have their own candy too? Available in creamy caramels and taffy, made with real beers like IPA, Lager, Stout and Lambic.

The Funston is a simple but dual purpose outdoor accessory. One container is a (clearly marked) fire pit, while the other one functions as an ice pit with a bottle opener on the side.

Designer Thor Thor Høy created these hampers which are perfect for your stinky gym socks and crusty undies. Just a concept, but you could always get a 55-gallon plastic drum and make your own.

Prove your skills as a (balloon) animal hunter with these goofy inflatable taxidermy heads you can hang on your wall. Choose from bear, tiger, shark, or the even more improbable T-Rex.

He may drink too much of his own urine, but Bear Grylls’ experience in the British SAS makes him more likely to survive outdoors than you or I. Get a little leg up with this kit from Gerber.

Unleash your inner Wile E. Coyote with this basic, but nonetheless amusing cloth lampshade from Meninos. Hanging light bulb and Road Runner not included. Also, doesn’t actually weigh 10 tons.

Created by Benoit Convers for iBride, Iron Joe looks like a bear, but acts like a bookshelf. We wish he were made from iron, but Joe’s bones are high-pressure laminate, fit together like a puzzle.

You may not have a Swiss army knife, multi-tool or a keychain. But chances are, you need at least one key. Get one of these blanks from Makr to ensure you’re always ready to pop them bottles.

The Lenore Capsule Backpack by IGNOBLE is a soft but durable nylon bag. Its straps and airmesh back are both padded, and its shoulder strap restraint lets you convert it into a duffle bag.

A clever solution for making use of and storing reading materials that would otherwise be gathering dust in our homes. Contact Nijstudio to order, or better yet try and make your own.

We can’t get the shark attack theme from Jaws out of our minds when we look at designer Aleksandr Mukomelov’s shark fin lamp. And just when we thought it was safe to go back in the living room.

No keychain? No key hook? No problem. The hookeychain is a keychain with a magnet on one end, so it doubles as a hook for your keys and other items. No metallic surface? Problem.

Artist Christopher Poehlmann’s outdoor path lighting fixtures mimic organic tree structures and are handmade from brushed aluminum with LED illumination. Available in heights from 2 to 8 feet.

While we usually need sriracha or hot peppers to make our food explosive, Thabto’s grenade salt and pepper shakers give your dining table a little bang even if they don’t spice up your food much.

UK online food delivery group Just Eat has designed the Eatensil, a Swiss army knife of cutlery of sorts; it has a pizza cutter, chip fork, chopsticks, bottle opener and fork, knife and spoon.

Invented by Jakob Schenk, the Tick Clip is an ingenious add-on that turns any piece of material between 0.60 to 1.2 inches think into a table, seat or bed. Will soon be available for about $88.

Big Dipper Wax Works, in collaboration with the Seattle-based design firm urbancase, has created some fun, lovingly rendered beeswax candles, based on adored but outdated technology.

Alcohol is never the solution (although technically it is a solution), but we could all use a shot or two sometimes. Good grief glasses tell you how much booze you need for each step of grieving.

Designed for the travel bug who’s always in a hurry, the SOLO is a portable hanger that collapses so you can easily pack it or insert it into clothes. We wish it had some kind of lock though.