The Galapagos, by Tortoise Shell Home, is a small, portable house offering you an off-the-grid living experience. Starting at 130 sq feet, this mobile home can be used as a vacation cabin, guest cottage, artist retreat, field office, or a starter “grow home”.

Located at Burlington, Wisconsin, the Manilow weeHouse is a prefab getaway-home with blue and yellow container sidings. Designed by Alchemy Architects, the weeHouse is a prefabricated, modular structure ranging from 341 sf studio and up to 2090 sf full home.

Cooking with garlic will give that extra zest and aroma to any dish, especially Italian food. The only problem with garlic is the time-consuming task of stripping every shred of peel from each clove …and they tend to get under your fingernails too; that is why the E-Z-Rol Garlic Peeler is such a necessity in your kitchen - it works like magic!

Here’s another space saving solution for all you small house owners and laptop junkies who simple must have their home office near by at all times. It’s called the Home Office Trike - a small, handy, multifunctional piece of furniture on three wheels.

Why not share some quality time with your kids in the kitchen - let them help out so everyone could enjoy a fun and memorable time together. Check out this friendly bunch, the Head Chefs kids cooking tools by Fiesta; designed especially for kids, these colorful kitchen tools are made of 100% food safe, easy to use and clean, high-grade silicone.

The Metro Cabin is a small prefab getaway; you can use it as a studio, an extra room, a pool-side cabana, or a lakeside retreat. This prefab cabin comes with a sturdy yet sophisticated design, and in my opinion has a bit of a Japanese influence to it.

The M-house (pronounced ‘mouse’) is a portable, prefab home, studio or office with over 1000 sq ft of contemporary space and 8ft ceiling height. This prefabricated structure is highly insulated; it comes with an under floor heating throughout and high acoustic insulation; the windows are from Scandinavia and the roof is a maintenance-free standing seam system which will cope with the most extreme site conditions.

Order some Pizzas and get your friends over or maybe make it a fun family Pizza night; but you know how sometimes you need to use your kitchen roller on each slice because it’s still attached to the other slices, only to find yourself loosing your way, crashing into peperoni, olives and such? Not anymore - Check out the nifty Pizza Scissors!

If you’re looking for recycled architecture, then take a look at Tiny Texas Houses; they create small and portable, energy efficient homes by using 95% salvaged and recycled building materials, such as recycled wood, vintage materials, doors, windows and antique hardware.

A great example for temporary architecture is the M-hotel by architect Tim Pyne. Located in London’s trendy Hoxton, this 36-unit, prefab hotel is designed to be rented by corporates for periods of up to 3 months, where executives could stay in a more homely, comfortable environment than any other average hotel.

From the Jamie Oliver kitchen collection, this cool Flavour Shaker is designed to crush, mix and release flavor from whole spices, herbs, garlic, nuts, citrus rind or even lime or bay leaves.

In just a few seconds you can create and add flavor to all kinds of everyday dishes. You can make meat rubs for really aromatics roasts and grills; marinades, dips, oil dressings for salads, sauces and salsas just to name a few ideas - This is a “must have” in every kitchen!

I came across a Czech architecture company by the name of Archteam; their “House in the garden” is a small house, which is located on a long, narrow lot and I thought it could be a source of inspiration for narrow lot plan seekers.

Japanese designers Atelier OPA created a unique set of products, which are perfect for small spaces. This foldaway set of furniture includes a mobile home office, a small kitchen and a guest room.

I was quite surprised by the industrial look and feel of the Hopkins House. Located in a London conservation area, this is actually Hopkins Architects practice’s founding partners own house.