I have a confession to make, I absolutely HATE our doorbell. There, I've said it, and it feels quite liberating to get that off my chest. Okay, maybe hate is a bit much. Press it and it'll work, sort of, in a dreary warbling digital way, as if actually making any sound at all is an awful lot to ask. It's wireless, and was the most inoffensive one I could find off the shelf but now, with the house all painted in Farrow & Ball Railings and the new house numbers going up shortly (don't ask about the mailbox, that's another story all together), it just isn't up to snuff. So, while I entertain fantasies of smashing it with a hammer, I've also been looking at the one I really really want, by the Danish design firm of Jacob Jensen. Yep, it'll run me around the price of 30 Grande Frappucinos to actually get one, but one look below and you'll see why I'm smitten. The first snap shows the standard wireless model, which comes pre-programmed with 5 sounds (including the sound of Jacob Jensen knocking on an old wooden door), while the second shows the latest USB model which, as well as coming with the standard 5 sounds, also lets you download your own. Just think, Ke$ha could be screeching about brushing her teeth with a bottle of Jack every time someone rings your doorbell.
