I still don't have my dream toilet brush. I posted this before I ordered it, they sold out immediately, I am an asshole, I don't want to talk about it.*
Moving on to brooms/dust pans.
Anne Sage did a terrific roundup of stylish/affordable cleaning tools yesterday,** which sparked a terrific discussion about stylish/affordable cleaning tools, which led me to....
1. The Shaker Broom from Justamere Tree Farm ($40 + $10 shipping) (which I just bought)
2. The Cardboard/Bamboo Dustpan from Harimi ($24)
I haven't pulled the trigger on the dustpan because I'm obsessing about whether or not I'm willing to pay $10 shipping for a $24 item. And whether or not I need the little hand broom that goes with it. (And if so: whether or not I care to pay for shipping from Japan.)
Welcome to my brain.
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*I did finally buy a temp toilet brush at Target after H had a mini-meltdown the other day, so you can lay off the poop talk in the comments. Thx.
**THANK GOD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO CARES
ah. i did finally settle on a stupidly affordable and innocuous ikea version myself (after...ahem...five months without...my system for cleaning shall remain undiscussed). i do like the idea of splurging on the wooden brush from brook farm and finding some kind of pretty receptacle to keep the thing. i think i'd go for something ceramic. one fine day.
ReplyDeleteIT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS HOW WE CLEAN OUR TOILETS.
Deleteamirite??
rite.
DeleteCeramic is porous, though, right? I think you'd want glass or metal to keep a toilet brush in...
Deletewhat's the deal with porousness? why can't it be porous?
Delete@hillary: i'm sure erin meant glazed ceramic. which is nonporous.
Delete@mary anne: which is good because porousness = soaking up gross toilet water.
I very nearly tweeted you to make sure you saw Anne's post, but then I assumed you already followed her & would see.
ReplyDelete(Erm, bleach spray works pretty well when you don't have a brush/feel like using a brush.)
What about
ReplyDeletethis beauty by Normann Copenhagen?
oooooooooooooh
DeleteHey, I think Joinery has your perfectly covetable brush and pail back in stock. At least, it looks like they do.
ReplyDeleteOk so now I need that dustpan! Have you had a look at this website? http://www.labourandwait.co.uk/ when I was last in London I had to calm down and have a word with myself as I nearly spent £100+ on household stuff in their shop
ReplyDeleteHave you checked out Muji? Muji cleaning products
ReplyDeleteAll of their housewares are so simple and calming - and I think since they have stores in NY and SF shipping is cheaper and quicker than from other Japanese retailers...
this is mind-boggling. use an expensive, shitty (though aesthetically pleasing) broom and an expensive, flimsy (though aesthetically pleasing) dustpan to do twice the amount of work and get things half as clean... rather than just get over yourself & go buy products that are practical & really work is ridiculously vain. marketers salivate over consumers like you
ReplyDeleteI think you might be reading the wrong blog.
DeleteMaybe. But I agree with Ang.
DeleteYeah. . .especially when the broom looks like an ordinary broom and the dustpan is made partially of cardboard.
DeleteYeah, so the inexpensive, "practical" toilet plunger I bought at Walgreens TURNS INSIDE OUT MID-USE AND THEN I HAVE TO SOMEHOW TURN IT RIGHT SIDE OUT WHICH CAUSES SPLASHING AND TOUCHING AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE GROSSEST THING EVER.
DeleteSo yeah. Design matters.
and then, mary anne, you can throw it in the trash, buy 15 different ones, and still have paid less than the "designer" oen
DeleteBut there's a difference between "products that work" and "designer products" -- one is marketed to people who care about actual functionality and durability, and one isn't. Come on.
DeleteI usually do not drop a lot of responses, but i did some searching and wound
ReplyDeleteup here "the obsession continues.". And I actually do have some questions for you
if it's allright. Could it be simply me or does it look as if like some of these comments appear like they are left by brain dead people? :-P And, if you are posting at additional sites, I would like to keep up with everything fresh you have to post. Would you make a list of every one of all your public sites like your twitter feed, Facebook page or linkedin profile?
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This person sounded interesting for the first three sentences.
DeleteYou're better off without the pitcher thing anyway; it was hella twee. I like this one.
ReplyDeleteOops I just noticed I repinned that from you in the first place. You were on the right track!
DeleteI have never bought a toilet brush ... I use a long handled dish brush instead. I feel like it cleans better, it's super durable, it's much smaller than a regular toilet brush which means that it's easily tossed out of sight, and it's CHEAP.
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of a relief to come across a category of expensive designer shit about which I truly do not give a fuck. Thanks!
ReplyDeletei do what i can.
DeleteYour dream brush doesn't show as sold out when I look at it on Joinery....
ReplyDeleteI'm just relieved you bought the broom *before* posting the link on the blog this time. Phew.
ReplyDeleteI seriously do not get this new passion for stylish cleaning tools. WEIRD. No offense. XO
ReplyDeleteThese items may interest you...
ReplyDeleteDutch Brush
Dust Pan