Upgrade your rental home with these cool gadgets

Smart living calls for smart solutions to enhance our daily experiences. I’m not so much a fan of futuristic homes, they are just too impersonal for my taste, yet a few gadgets around the house can only add a touch of class and functionality to the whole living environment.

Turn kitchen time into fun time with innovative tech. Tablets can be of real help when you run out of inspiration, want to add something new to the daily menu or need to host a big dinner. We all know making food from scratch is no easy thing and an iPad in the kitchen would only make it better: instant access to thousands of recipes, cooking tutorials on YouTube, table setting ideas on Pinterest or chatting with your mom on Skype for last minute advice. And it’s quite easy to install too, you can opt for a fancy cabinet mount or a fridge mount. Basically, you just pop your tablet into it and stick it on your wall, no tools or hardware needed. The tablet holder’s minimalist design stylishly keeps the device safe and secure. It’s any tech-savvy foodie’s dream.

Light up your life with a House Lamp by Lauren Daley. The hand crafted, architecturally inspired luminary is a lamp like no other, beautiful by day and magical at night, so easy to fit in any room’s décor. Simply ingenious, beautifully designed and artistically shaped, these lamps can remind one of homes once dwelled in, fond memories shared, and dreams to come. There are 3 main designs – the Eco, the Bungalow, and the Modern.  Each design can come as a combination illuminated house + task lamp, or just a standalone illuminated house.

Meet the next gen thermostat. Programmable thermostats are a good asset to have that will help you save energy and some money too. But Nest is not just a thermostat. It’s the ONE thermostat that can do it all by itself; it remembers the temperatures you like, programs itself and builds a schedule for you. Changing the temperature just one degree can cut your energy use up to 5%. If you leave the house early and forget to change the temperature, you can use Nest Mobile app to connect to your thermostat from a smartphone and change it miles from home. Oh – and it can also show off any sports allegiances you might wish to display.