Haute housework

Anything that makes cleaning more interesting is worth the investment and leading design brands like Alessi, Muuto and Hay seem to agree, helping us along with a range of bright and beautiful cleaning accessories that should give a Cinderella skip to your

GOT YOU PEGGED

Take the monotony out of doing laundry with Ikea’s Pressa hanging dryer, which with its octopus design could pass as a cute accessory for a kid’s room. It comes with 16 pegs, is suitable for indoor or outdoor use and cleverly folds up when not being used for easy storage. Ikea | $5.99

HAY HAY

These pretty little dishcloths designed by Scholten & Baijings for Hay will find favour with any lovers of Scandinavian design. Made of 100 per cent cotton, they’ll add some modern flavour to your kitchen with their colour and simplicity. Vancouver Special | $12 for pack of 2

RESTORE ORDER

Picking up after yourself shouldn’t seem such a chore with Muuto’s restore storage baskets. Great in your entrance for keys, storing cleaning products in the laundry or sorting out your home office, these baskets are made from recycled PET bottles and are available in sand (as shown), grey, rose, orange, red, blue and dusty green. Online atmuuto.com | $129

MAGIC

The magic of Alessi’s Savon du Chef odour soap remover is that it does a really practical job in removing garlic odour from your hands after cooking and looks fantastic on the bench. Simply rubbing this steel “soap” between your hands under cold water for a few minutes will leave your skin odourless, and the top part works as a nail cleaner. Online atstore.alessi.com | $35

SWEPT UP

The MOMA design store’s broom and dust pan set is so charming it may even inspire your visitors to lend a hand. The wooden broom is tall in design, for easy use and the way it fits together with the dustpan is worthy of display. Online atmomastore.org | $95