If you thought you’d have to choose between backyard room to play and room to grill, this may be your favorite invention yet – a folding barbecue grill. These wall mounted grills by Focus-Creation conveniently fold down when you’re entertaining a group (or are just entertaining the thought of a mouth-watering meal!) and they fold up when not in use. And the steel firebowl looks great whether in the open or closed position. Another great thing about this wall-mounted grill is it can be mounted at any height, ideal for those with special needs. This is a great gadget if your yard is small but sweet, and ditto for balconies and small decks and awkwardly shaped spaces. Now anyone can barbecue to their heart’s content! For more information visit Focus.

How square would you like you home to be? So square? Me too. Let’s talk about this house right here. It goes by the name of “Backyard House” and it’s designed by Thomas Schaer of SHED Architects. Sitting right up on the hill looking down over downtown Seattle and Elliott Bay. Spaces and finishes and big fat giant walls of glass for optimum in livability and having a really, really amazing time just sitting in the living room.

So you’re sitting over Seattle. It’s going to rain somewhat of a lot. That’s what Seattle does, it rains! So you’re going to want to have an amazing house to sit in. Unobstructed views all around, looking over the city, peeking at the people around you. It’s open wide, yet secluded enough to make you feel fabulously elite. The whole place is “Built Green” certified with environment, community, and one more thing in mind:

two and a half words,

rooftop deck.

Italian kitchen company Inoxpiu has a gourmet’s mind and a designer’s touch with this cool concept – the professional kitchen in a small cube. This awesome kitchen packs all your hottest essentials in a small mobile design – that’s right, this cool cube is on hidden wheels so your kitchen goes where you go, all you need is a plug. Ideal for dinner to impress or casual get-togethers, you’ll love cooking with this gadget. The small kitchen is finished in a contemporary carbon fiber enclosure and comes in a range of great colors and touchable textures. The meals will be as impressive as the modern aesthetic. For more details visit Inoxpiu.

Combining modern technology, contemporary aesthetics and the gourmet spirit, the luxury Unica mobile home kitchen by Inoxpiu is proving that it is possible to have it all. This cool limited-edition kitchen on wheels – one of just nine – is fully customizable in terms of the color (blue, black, ivory and ruby), the working plan (hard stones like granite or porphyry, or stainless steel), the choice of technical equipment (so you can be as gourmet or as greenhorn as you like) and of course, finishes to suit your style. This Italian mobile kitchen design is an ideal addition to an open-concept home, offering function without compromising the open view of your space. For more information visit Inoxpiu.

Ideal for a contemporary cabana-style space, this chic outdoor sectional sofa is cool, casual comfort personified. The Sabi sofa by Paola Lenti is a versatile modular sectional sofa that suits any-sized, any-shaped space. This design by Francesco Rota plays up the raw beauty of the materials, boasting a natural iroko-wood base coupled with simple neutral hand-woven upholstery. This Zen-style sofa is a cream dream. Kick back and relax in the great outdoors with a really, really great lounging essential. For more info on this outdoor sofa visit Paola Lenti.

Orbiting above you in a beautiful array, these modern glass pendants by Bocci create dramatic impact. Arrange a few together and you’ll get a glamorous glass pendant chandelier that produces a truly magical effect. The pendants vary in form so every chandelier will be unique. Dubbed ’28’, the pendants are designed to organize in a hexagonal configuration, ranging from 3 to 19 pieces per chandelier. Composed of blown glass, each pendant comes with built-in low voltage halogen or LED light. This modern minimalist design is so versatile that it would coordinate with many interior design styles and the design arrangement possibilities are unlimited. Add the sparkle of the 28 to your home. Visit Bocci for details.

It might look pretty, but if it doesn’t work then what good is it? This practical kitchen by Italian kitchen company Veneta Cucine has it all – fashion and function, all the while being efficient in terms of the Earth and economy. The Liquida kitchen created by Elisa Gargan and Stefano Giovannoni puts into practice some important principles, according to the designers. “The objectives that we were aiming for make it necessary for us to seek out high-performance technical materials that are wholly recyclable and can also be used to create new functional characteristics, such as doors which slide into cupboards.” This custom-style kitchen features modern, lacquered facades with minimalist details and an integrated light that illuminates your work space and looks out of this world! Visit Veneta Cucine for more info.

Wake up your dull restroom decor with these striking colored pedestal sinks by Italian bathroom brand Ceramica Flaminia. The modern Monowash sink is a vibrant pedestal sink by designer Giulio Cappellini that makes color the center of attention. The simple, square-shaped free-standing basin has a soft look with gently rounded edges, fashioned from a single ceramic block that tapers slightly at the base for added visual interest with a compact footprint ideal for smaller spaces. But the look is big! The modern motif is done in vibrant colors – red, yellow, pink, lilac and aqua – for a splashy look that really stands out. Complement this funky fixture with a cool chrome feature faucet. For more info on the Monowash sink, visit Ceramica Flaminia.

These unusual cowhide covered lamp shades are a must-see if you appreciate the weird and the wonderful. The Cow Skin Lamps by SDA Decoration take “country-chic” to a whole new level. These farmhouse-style pendant lamps get their rustic charm from their well-worn steel frames and simple-yet-stylish white diffuser, which is covered carefully yet casually in a cowhide. How perfect would this look suspended above a knotty barn-board table with benches? Or pair it with your contemporary furniture for an unexpected focal point. To see the full line of lamps, visit SDA Decoration.

Crossing the boundary between fashion, form and function, the Isola kitchen line by Toyo kitchen is the modern answer to “kitchen couture.” The new Linear modern features a striking cantilevered countertop which emphasizes the kitchen’s configuration, pleasing both practically and aesthetically. Sleek stainless steel meets modern motifs in this contemporary kitchen design. Venetian glass mosaics from Italy and original, eye-catching etched patterns referred to as “Tattoo” – whether it’s the beautiful Chandelier silhouette or the “ruff-n-tuff” Skull and Dog design – adorn this kitchen, which we like to call “functional art.” The look is dramatic, and one-of-a-kind. Toyo says it best, “The idea of the kitchen embraces more than simply ‘a place for cooking.’ Toyo Kitchen trusts that the kitchen also plays a significant role as a space where people enjoy life through eating. Linear serves to suggest a new type of lifestyle – to ‘live in the kitchen.’” For more information visit Toyo Kitchen.

Why is it that the laundry room always goes by the wayside? Make the most of this space with this sleek line of space-saving furniture for the laundry room, by Riva. This smart and stylish design by Terry Dwan in collaboration with Electrolux proves that a streamlined space is easy to achieve with the right tools – in this case, this collection of stylish and space-efficient shelving, cabinets and surfaces for ironing and folding laundry with built-in appliances and sink. The natural, neutral wood finish is simple to suit any style, turning chaos into chic order. For more on this modern essential laundry room furniture, visit Riva and Electrolux.