Obviously, ideas can be good for a lot of reasons. But I think the best ones are the kind that make life easier. Even by just a bit.
When it comes to these ideas, they kind of do just that. I’m sure they’ll be really useful for all sorts of people, even if they aren’t useful in every single situation .
“Garage door on the corner of the building.”
I mean, not only does this look really cool but I feel like it would make good use of limited space. And I mean, it’s a corner garage door. What’s not to love?
“My local liquor store has a tub of super cold water that chills bottles of wine in less than 10 minutes.”
Now this is handy when you need to bring something to a pool party that’s about to start. Or if you just want to take a cold drink home.
“This staircase has the first step after and the last step before each landing painted red.”
See, that’s actually really clever. Sometimes it’s kind of hard to tell which step is the last step when you’re going down stairs. I bet this has saved a lot of people from tripping.
“Optimal pizza placement for small ovens.”
See, my tiny brain would just think to bake each pizza one at a time, which would take twice the time. But this has them both cooking at the same time. Genius!
“The pot at my rental house has built in measurements.”
I don’t understand why all pots can’t come with handy measurements like this. It would honestly save so much time. And a lot of guesswork, too, that’s for sure.
“Fitted sheet has tags to help you orient it correctly on the mattress.”
The other day I was changing my sheets and I thought, “if only there was an easy way to tell which side of the fitted sheet goes where.” Apparently, there is, if you have the right sheets.
“If you are ever staying at a hotel and need a chip clip.”
Yep, that definitely works in a pinch. And since no one actually thinks to bring chip clips with them, this is definitely an idea to hold on to.
“I wanted natural light in a basement that has no windows.”
“Paid $10 for two old windows. Painted them, frosted the glass, installed them into my wall with 12” LED flat panel lights behind them. Now it’s always 2pm at the basement bar.”
Wait, that’s so cool!
“This business card.”
Talk about a great way to save on ink! I think this kind of straightforward self-advertising would also just be really helpful in getting people to remember who you are. So yeah, it’s pretty clever if you ask me.
“Bar by me has frosty channel to keep drinks cold.”
Now that’s smart! Nobody likes warm beer (or warm cold drinks in general), so this would keep drinks from warming up. Also, it just looks really cool. So that’s a bonus.
“Carlsberg beers glued together with environmentally friendly glue to reduce waste.”
Wait, that’s actually so cool! I bet it would be easier to break them apart than it would be if there were plastic rings. Plus, no plastic pollution!
“Never leave your lunch/dinner at work again!’
Solid idea to remember to bring your food with you, though it’d probably be better for when you’re going to work, not when you’re going home. Because let’s face it, a coworker probably stole your lunch.
“Cheap local airline here in Australia has USB ports and phone/tablet holders in every seat back.”
Some flights might not come with in-flight entertainment, but that doesn’t mean you can’t entertain yourself. This seat actually lets you charge while you watch on your own device, which is neat!
“The inside of my kids’ toothpaste box is a coloring page.”
Okay, that’s actually really cool! What do we always need? Toothpaste (yes, even kids). So, like, there’s no reason not to put coloring pages on the inside of a toothpaste box.
“Holes used by manufacturers to tether different sized measuring cups together offer a convenient way to secure them in your dishwasher.”
I can’t believe that, after years of dealing with measuring cups flipping and getting full of dishwasher water, I never thought of this.
“Cardboard rings for this 6 pack instead of the plastic ones.”
This is just as cool as the 6 pack that came stuck together with glue. Like, how has no one thought of totally awesome things like this sooner!?
“This cupcake pan/carrier we bought has a built in seat belt clip.”
You know what I hate? When cupcakes get all squished or ruined inside of a container. But this kind of container… is genius. I bet they’ve saved hundreds of cupcakes at this point.
“Sun clock in Valencia, Spain.”
Okay, I’m actually kind of in love with this. It might not be as handy as a watch (or your phone), but it’s still a really clever way to decorate a building, which I can’t help but appreciate.
“Microwave came with optional braille cover.”
That’s so awesome! I always wonder why we don’t see braille that often, especially since it helps a lot of people out. I think this is a sign that we need to add braille to even more things.
“I got a cardboard bread tag instead of a plastic one.”
I’ve seen these around before. This is actually pretty smart, since small pieces of plastic like bread clips can be pretty bad for the environment. Plus, it’s not like they’d make bread bags worse or anything.
