Designed by Shinzi Katoah, the imported elephant serving tray is simple in design with a cream body and a white and lime (oh yeah! we love that) elephant pattern.

Found at Kir DeVries for $33 smackaroos.

Nuno Studio's Caroline designed the Campout set of hand painted glass plates "as a homage to the Blue Ride Mountains near the artists' home town." We believe she designed them because camping is just awesome. All the same, this set is deliciously original and lovenly independent.

These 10 inch melamine plates are adorned with colorful illustrated work by designer Marco Cibola. Each plate has a name in this set of four: Doug, Janet, Claire & Perry, all members of The Middletons. Clever. The full colored melamine plates are dishwasher safe, though beware of the microwave.

Check them out at Poketo!

Zevro has come up with an ingenious way to dispense sugar. The Sugar 'n More Dispenser (Model EMY100) allows you to dispense a specific amount of sugar: either 1/4, 1/2, or 1 teaspoon of sugar. You may also alter the sizes by installing 1 of 3 different measurement accessories that come with the package. We find this useful, specially for our daily coffee where we can stick to one set measurement and always get the right sweetness. The Sugar 'n More Dispenser also allows you to set the dispenser to sprinkle or pour, so you don't always get the Niagara falls pour. +1 for usefulness.

Toto is a Japanese company known for their outrageous toilet technology -- you know, toilets that spray scents, clean from underneath -- that sort of thing. But, their technology prowess can also be found in their sinks. Their Neorest Lavatory uses SanaGloss Glazing, which basically seals the ceramic smooth so bacteria doesn't collect in tiny holes. Needless to say, this kind of "glaze" allows your sink to be much cleaner than your traditional none SanaGloss sink. The Toto Neorest Lavatory also includes a motion sensor powered faucet that allows you to activate both hot and cold water, while a sexy LED will either turn blue or red depending on the temperature.

A lot of people have gone ga-ga over the Tassimo Brewer including ourselves. The drool will probably continue to spew in September when the new Tassimo (now a Bosch product) hits the U.S. market. There will be two different SKU available: a $139.99 version for sale only at specialty and department stores and a $99.99 version available at mass merchandise stores.

New York graffiti artist James Marshall (aka Dalek) designed this sweet silk-screened PVC shower curtain out of his popular Space Monkey character. The 72" x 70" curtain is see-through with a dazzling display of color from the vector artwork. Sold in both blue and green for $50 a pop at Velocity Art + Design.

We've all wrestled with the kitchen knife while removing corn kernels. We are glad someone was smart enough to come up with the OXO Corn Strippers to put this annoying task to rest. You take the device to the cob push the stripper down the cob and the fall into the 1/2 cup container in the unit.

Thanks.

When you need to be ridiculously precise with your measurements in your kitchen (never), you can look to this spoon scale for help. The Sunartis Spoon scale is accurate to the 1/10th of a gram, so you can really put the cook books to the test. The spoon features an LCD display that will work with both grams and ounces, so us Americans can know what the hell we are doing. The spoon is crafted out of black ABS plastic with a stainless steel handle.

At $50 USD (25 British pounds), this is the most expensive spoon you'll ever buy, just don't blame us for buyers remorse.

Here at Service Villa we are always looking for innovative products that can make all our lives better. I recently went to a party and noticed a skylight over the kitchen area where the party was held. I couldn't help but notice how much this device helped without anyone even noticing what it was doing.

The use of a skylight provides natural light without the use of any electricity. Since the sun is a free source of energy it will not only reduce your electrical usage but also the strain on your utility to generate the power for you. Studies have found that natural light has a positive effect on humans emotions and psychologically. These same studies also show that people living in well-lit homes tend to be generally healthier.

Velux is one of the big players when it comes to skylights, roof windows, and sun tunnels. They make different styles and shapes to allow you to get creative. Velux skylights block out heat gain associated with UV penetration, while minimizing air leakage, keeping in place the conditioned air inside your home. They injects argon gas between the panes of all their glass and use low emissivity coatings to make sure their products are the most energy efficient and environmentally supportive in the industry.

Velux also features venting skylights. The venting skylights reduce the need for air conditioning throughout certain periods of the year, and when installed in bathrooms or places that can have moisture, they remove moisture and foul odors from the air. This in turn removes the need to have a bathroom fan installed, making it an even greener product.

One of our favorite features of the skylights in general is the privacy you get. You can have all your windows closed yet still get that much needed natural light. If it is nice and cool outside, and you purchase one of their vented units you could open the manual or electric vent and have some fresh air from outside minimizing your cooling costs.

If we all had skylight's at home just imagine the savings we could have and the carbon footprint that we could relieve.

The benefits of the skylight clearly outweigh their price. Specially when it eventually pays for itself after the money you will save on electric utility.