5 cleverly designed tools for your bathroom

Need to give your bathroom a stylish and functional upgrade? Check out these 5 useful tools:

Toro Tissue Ring

The Toro tissue ring is an insanely minimal tissue dispenser. Designer Scott Christensen eschews the ugly cardboard box for a simple stainless steel ring. The ring has exactly the right weight and size to hold down a stack of tissues while letting only one tissue through at a time. Genius. $18.

Primo Toiler Paper Holder

Want to add an instant touch of Modernism to your bathroom? Straight from Germany comes Blomus’s Primo Paper Roll Holder. Instead of hiding your extra toilet paper rolls in closet, show it off simply in style. Holds 4 rolls. $48.

Light:Night

Need a clever night light for midnight dashes to the bathroom? Check out Light:Night. It glows softly on its cradle and shines bright when you pick it up. It’s available in three colors, so it’s also the perfect bathroom mood-lighting for your next swanky party. $49.

Scrubbing Bubble’s Fresh Brush

I hate hate hate cleaning toilets, because it’s just plain gross. My favorite toilet cleaning system is Scrubbing Bubble’s Fresh Brush. Its an unobtrusive design and the disposable heads are flushable, so you start off with a clean brush every time. Perfect for the lazy germophobe. $6.

Scott Amron’s Toothbrush

Scott Amron has designed a new trick for that ol’ familiar morning tool: your toothbrush. Instead of slurping water from the faucet or reaching for a cup to rinse your mouth after brushing, Scott’s toothbrush funnels water into your mouth, like a drinking fountain.

The simple translucent plastic is also a refreshing contrast to today’s overdesigned brushes.

Clean, quick, sanitary, and very clever. Unfortunately Scott’s design is still waiting to get picked up for production. :-(

Note: I was not paid to write about any of these products.

Thanks to George Slavik for the link to Scott’s toothbrush this tip.