(Photo: Courtesy of Masterplan Magnetics)

Take the Work Out of Playing House
Graph paper is the best way to plan a room, but shrinking furniture to the proper dimensions is tricky. The Board Residential grid kit takes (almost) all the math out of the equation, thanks to 800 scaled magnets shaped like sofas, beds, grand pianos, and even windows and doors ($335 at Potterton Books, 979 Third Ave., nr. 58th St.; 212-644-2292).