One feature that we especially appreciate is that the near-boiling water option has a built-in two-step safety control so you get hot water on demand without anyone accidentally getting burned—that’s thoughtful engineering that feels right at home in a family kitchen. The under-sink unit is surprisingly slim, too, freeing up precious cabinet space while doing the job of multiple bulky appliances.

For anyone who loves on-demand sparkling water to top off cocktails (or just wants to ditch bottles), this is a serious upgrade. Add in four beautiful finishes, and it becomes less of a gadget and more of a design move.

An All-in-One Laundry Solution That Saves Serious Time

SKS is officially stepping into the all-in-one laundry category with a 29-inch washer-dryer combo that can take a load from dirty to dry in just 90 minutes—a true weeknight lifesaver.

The ventless heat pump technology offers serious placement flexibility, while AI-powered settings and a sleek LCD interface make it feel like a smart-home upgrade, not just another appliance. It’s streamlined enough to disappear into a beautiful laundry room—but powerful enough to completely change how you do laundry. Even better: it’s compatible with the brand’s SideKick pedestal washer, a feature I already own in my LG washer—and genuinely can’t live without. Being able to run delicates or a small, separate load simultaneously is one of those upgrades you don’t realize you need until you have it.

The fact that SKS brought that beloved technology into this new category makes the launch feel both smart and personal—and poised to be a real game changer.

A Soaking Tub Designed for Cold Plunge and Recovery

The Molokai by Concretti is a Japanese-inspired soaking tub that doubles as a legit wellness tool: a compact 49-inch silhouette with tall walls and a built-in seat that encourages a deeper, more restorative soak.

In its Cold Plunge configuration, it comes with a commercial-grade 3500-watt chiller plus external filtration, a self-priming circulating pump, and continuous water circulation to keep temperatures even (no warm pockets). The real headline is control: a sleek digital touch screen lets you dial water anywhere from 37.4 to 107.6 degrees Fahrenheit, so it can live in true cold-plunge territory or shift into recovery-warmth mode. Built-in ozone and UV sterilization help keep the water cleaner for longer.

Designed for indoor or covered outdoor use, it plugs into a standard 220- or 240-volt outlet and brings serious spa energy home in 18-plus color options that are as design-forward as they are health-minded.

A 2-in-1 Shower That Eliminates Extra Hardware

Moen’s Magnetix Plus shower system solves one of the most nagging design headaches in bath spaces: how to get the flexibility of a handheld without cluttering the wall with extra hardware or brackets. Unlike traditional setups that require a separate holder for your spray, the Magnetix system uses a powerful magnetic docking connection that lets you effortlessly pull the handheld down to rinse hair, wash the shower, or use it as a body spray—and then snap it right back into place with a satisfying magnetic click.

What’s so smart about this is that you get both a luxurious rain shower experience and the practicality of a handheld in one clean, cohesive design that doesn’t add visual noise or require extra plumbing. The flexible, kink-free hose and multiple spray options make it feel spa-like in everyday use, while the magnetic docking eliminates fumbling with clips or clips that never quite sit right—so you never lose the handset, and the shower wall stays uncluttered.

It’s a subtle innovation, but for anyone who’s redesigned a bathroom, it feels like one of those details that actually changes how you live in the space.

A Refrigerator That Finally Brings Nugget Ice Home

Whirlpool is officially bringing nugget ice—the soft, chewable kind with a cult following—straight to the refrigerator door. As the industry’s first built-in, in-door nugget ice maker, this 36-inch French door model delivers pellet ice on demand without sacrificing functionality: the freezer still houses a second ice maker for traditional cubes, so you truly get the best of both worlds.

As someone who already owns (and loves) a countertop pellet ice machine, I can say this is the upgrade—same craveable ice, zero counter clutter. It’s a small luxury that elevates your everyday beverage, whether you’re filling a water glass, topping off a cocktail, or perfecting your iced coffee. Fully integrated into a true counter-depth design, it feels seamless rather than gadget-y. For nugget-ice loyalists, this is the kind of innovation that makes daily life at home feel just a little more special.

A Freestanding Tub That Glows From Within

Material innovation meets pure atmosphere in LAUFEN’s VAL Luminex, a freestanding tub that quite literally glows. Designed by Konstantin Grcic and crafted from translucent Sentec mineral casting—a world first in bathroom design—the single-wall silhouette allows light and color to radiate through the form, turning a simple soak into a fully immersive experience. The effect is sculptural and architectural, with a velvety, warm-to-the-touch finish that feels as luxurious as it looks.

An integrated LED panel beneath the tub floor lets you customize lighting scenarios and moods, shifting everything from soft ambient washes to saturated hues with a remote. The result is less “bathtub” and more experiential installation—bringing chromatherapy, material innovation, and wellness together in one seamless piece. It’s a bold glimpse at how the bathroom is evolving from functional space to sensory sanctuary.

A Smart Fridge That Tracks What’s Running Low

GE Profile’s new Smart 4-Door French-Door Refrigerator with Kitchen Assistant is designed to eliminate the nightly “What’s for dinner?” spiral by helping you actually know what’s in your fridge—and what’s running low.

Its most buzzed-about feature—a patented, built-in barcode scanner tucked into the exterior dispenser—lets you scan a product as it runs out and automatically add the exact item (brand, size, flavor) to a shared, shoppable grocery list in the SmartHQ app. Silly at first glance? Maybe. But in a household where multiple people shop, it’s genuinely helpful—no more guesswork about which yogurt, what percentage, or “the one we always buy.” (And yes, if you’re motivated, you can even run downstairs to scan the lightbulb box or battery pack so the right one makes it into the cart.)

It goes even further with FridgeFocus, an AI-powered camera aimed at the crisper drawers so you can remotely check perishables while you’re at the store, helping cut down on duplicates and food waste. Add in an eight-inch touch screen with recipe integrations, voice controls, and hands-free AutoFill and Precise Fill, and the refrigerator starts to feel less like cold storage and more like a kitchen command center—one that meaningfully reduces the mental load of feeding a household.

A Towel Warmer That Doubles as Wall Art

P&Bhusri is giving the humble towel warmer a much-needed design upgrade. Instead of the expected ladder-style rack, pieces like the Boat of Sage and Fountain of Youth read as sculptural wall art that just happens to warm and dry your towels—instantly adding dimension to a primary bath. It’s a fresh way to think about an often-overlooked category: rather than hiding it, make it a focal point.

Crafted from premium stainless steel in Italy, the collection offers customizable sizes, optional digital temperature controls for personalized heating, and an expansive range of custom colors and lifetime PVD metallic finishes that can either blend seamlessly or stand out boldly. As bathrooms continue to evolve into more spa-like, design-driven spaces, details like this matter. A towel warmer that doubles as an art piece doesn’t just provide comfort—it reinforces the idea that every element in the room can contribute to the overall aesthetic.

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