Decorative Register / Vent Covers ($24-$42)

With patterns evoking everything from Victorian to Arts & Crafts to seriously modern, these covers sex up a very unsexy part of your home: your central heat and air vents. From Restoration Hardware.

Pet Porthole ($30)

On the extreme end of the pet pampering continuum, we have this porthole enabling your pooch to keep tabs on that evil cat next door. From Hammacher Schlemmer (of course!).

Wellesley Semi-Flushmount Light Fixture ($85-$115)

Big markdown here from an original $119-$229, and a great change from the boring nipple lights (you know, the ones that look like a boob?) so annoyingly popular right now. From Restoration Hardware.

Campaign Wall-Mount Toothbrush Holder ($34)

Originally $69. Clean design, with just a delish little detail right under the cup. From Restoration Hardware.

Dark Espresso Double Washstand ($1545-$2000)

Originally up to $3000. I know it's more sensible to have under-sink cabinet space to hide stuff in, but I have a weakness for these slightly antique-y washstands. From Restoration Hardware.

Firsthand Retro-Style Soap Dispenser ($78)

Like something salvaged from an old schoolhouse, but fancier. From Napa Style.

Pharos Modern Nickel Fan ($450-$550)

Designers are always hating on ceiling fans, but just you try surviving without them in the deep South. Fortunately, there are some uber-sophisticated fans out there now—no more walnut veneer and fake brass. From 2modern.

Anna Buechin Glide Shower Curtain Rings ($14)

These seem like nothing special until you pay attention to the details: the hidden ball bearings roll the rings along while preserving a sleek design, and the ball-tipped hook holds your curtain in place but makes it easy to remove for washing. Classic look, inventive design. From Umbra.

Label Drawer Pull Hardware ($30 for 6)

Reg $49. Label everything! Spoons, paper clips, socks, tiny wheels off things. Label every drawer in your house, if you want to. Twice. (All of mine would say... "stuff.") From Pottery Barn.

Allume Retractable Pendant Lamp ($90)

Marked down from $128. Handmade of aluminum, & you can alter the height of this lamp to control lighting over your table. I like the slightly curvy, slightly chunky shape. From Napa Style.

"Dreamscape" Round Bathtub ($8,813)

Okay, the price here is not reasonable. It's not even in the same neighborhood as reasonable. Reasonable has to dial insane international phone numbers to even communicate with this bathtub. Having established this, let's all take a moment to think about how much we really want this tub. Would we ever get out again? No. No, we would not. From Designer Plumbing.

Red Buckle Hook Coat Rack ($30)

Home is not where you hang your hat. Your iron buckle hook hanging rack is where you hang your hat. Duh. Marked down from $48. At Anthropologie.

Recycled Glass Tile ($26)

Besides being pretty as all get-out, your backsplash can now give you that fuzzy saving the earth feeling when you look at it. From Green Living.

Steel Mailboxes ($76-$104)

Sturdy but sleek, with tiny windows so your mail can breathe. (Nothing's worse than suffocated mail.) From Industrial House.

Chimo Wall Fireplace ($1,549)

This fireplace hooks onto your wall without need of a chimney and burns a fuel that doesn't produce carbon monoxide. More importantly, it allows you to pretend the Jetsons-esque future we were promised thirty years ago has arrived. After we slog home on our commutes without flying cars or personal jetpacks and are met at the door by our incontinent, elderly pets rather than a robo-maid with a martini, a moment of warm, futurist fantasy might be a great comfort. From Uma.