Home décor, furniture & outdoor essentials — reviewed for quality and practicality.

The cordless stick for homes with a shedder: Bissell's 280W motor, a tangle-free roll and a swappable battery.

Consumer Reports' top-scoring portable AC of 2026 for rooms up to 350 sq ft, with Hisense's inverter.

Brightown's long, dimmable patio lights for decks and pergolas, with a warm 2700K glow.

The Blueair 311i Max fits living rooms and open-plan spaces, and runs quiet on low.

Dyson's pick for homes where fur keeps tangling the roller: 315 Air Watts and sealed HEPA.

Addlon's strand is a smart buy for decks with an outdoor outlet, with steady brightness and up to 28 strands linked.

The Gulaki is a low-cost pick for hot commutes and yard work, with up to 17 hours on low from a 4,000mAh cell.

A true portable smoker for campers and small patios: the AKORN Jr.'s triple-wall steel sears at 700°F.

Midea's Duo leads its class in cooling per watt for rooms up to 550 sq ft, with a dual-hose inverter for even temps.

For bedrooms and offices, Levoit's Classic 36 is rated 4.3/5, with a temperature-smart Auto mode and a 28 dB low setting.

The TurboBlade cools a whole room from one spot: its head pivots and twists, and low speeds run near 29 dB.

Levoit's H13 HEPA pick for one small room, with a 24 dB sleep mode quiet enough for a nursery.


















