With home spaces shrinking in size and space getting more and more expensive, optimum utility of available space is something most product makers strive for. And this idea transcends to the all important kitchen spaces too. It is why you get words like compact, kitchenette, kitchen-cum-dining, modular, thrown at you in plenty by the day.

In this respect, a compact kitchen idea by Italian company Jcorradi is somewhat like your dream-kitchen-come-true. True to its name, it looks compact and cute.

It has integrated into its condensed design, a host of features – a stove, an oven, prep area, storage, and even a kitchen sink, all in one. Call that innovation with some space intelligence! Besides, each of these elements you can custom-fit to suit your modern home. The kitchen top is quartz agglomerated. Read More

It is called the Mayfair Steamer Secretary Trunk Vintage Cigar Leather. But really means a classy, gorgeous and innovatively aesthetic fold-out office that you can, transport like a suitcase!

It is not as small as those heavyweight suitcases you drag through air travel though! Furniture maker and antiques dealer Timothy Oulton of London came up with this oversized steamer trunk armoire. Some of its great features are that while it is handmade of distressed vintage cigar leather over a solid wood frame, its Aniline-dyed leather has a vintage look giving an antique feel. As many as over 3,000 hand-hammered brass nailheads have gone into putting it together.

Open it and you get a pull-down desktop and multiple drawers, cubbies, wire management and bookshelves. It stands on wheels for purpose of mobility. And you can shut it away for that hard earned privacy and storage too. Its leather is resistant to scratches and only improves in looks with use. Even its corner brackets, handles, oak slats with tobacco finish and cast-metal antiqued hardware add up to its real classic look. Read More