Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

Never underestimate what spray paint can do for you. As long as you have the right type of paint, you can reuse common household goods such as worn baskets and old vases and turn them into amazing accent pieces.

Design Master has Colortool Sprays, which are fast-drying spray paints that can be used on delicate items including fresh flowers. When dry the paint has a satin sheen, and you can add one coat for a translucent color or two to three for full coverage. This spray can be used on concrete, glass, fabrics, caft foam, foliage and plants, metals, pottery, plastic, wicker and more.

There are great ideas on the site. For instance, you can spray paint a boring neutral toned basket to a brighter green color. Or you can partially paint a vase that you want to use to display flowers or bamboo in. The possibilities are endless!

Are there any spirited scrapbookers out there? Well, if you have already delved into the world of memorializing special moments with glue, glitter, stickers and other goodies, you know how important it is to have your own space. Fortunately, for crafty minded individuals out there, a desk for scrapbookers does exist!

The ScrapBox EZ View Craft Desk is designed to store your odds and ends as well as provide you with a roomy workspace. It features a clear glass-like top, so you can see all of your items that you store in the top drawers. There are also two bottom cabinets with shelving, and the side has more storage space and comes with eight canvas totes.

This desk measures 25” deep x 50” wide x 31” high, and it’s perfect for smaller rooms since it can fit in a corner wall.

Spice racks always come in handy in the kitchen, and it’s best to store them right next to the stove. You never know which spices you will feel like throwing into the mix so having them all by your side gives you all of the options at your fingertips. However, you don’t necessarily have to use a spice rack for spices. It’s also functional for craft items such as glitter, beads, stickers and other tiny decorations.

This Magnetic Spice Rack with Easel has a modern and artsy appearance. The clear lids enable you to see what you have in the jars, and the rack holds 12 canisters. You have a couple options with the rack, because it can either stand upright if you put down the folding arm, or you can mount it on your wall.

With the twist off lids, you will be able to quickly sprinkle some paprika or glitter wherever you need it.

Why is it that when photographs and paintings are blown up they get big-time attention? Enlarging special moments like when your pet make a silly expression or your children frolicked in the park can improve the quality and mood of your space. Plus, it will always be there to remind you when you’re feeling blue or sentimental.

CanvasArt.com can enlarge and print any image of your choice as long as it’s at least 300 dpi. A 40 x 60 photo on stretched canvas runs about $300, and although it’s a bit pricier than just framing the original picture, it will help to bring those small moments up front and center.

Large artwork is great for rooms where you like to socialize, but you can also feature them on stairwells or above fireplaces. No matter where you decide to hang or rest the picture, it will get more attention then you ever dreamed.

Whether you have old or new portraits or small collectibles, your home will look less cluttered if you corral these pieces together in a meaningful way. For example, even though you might have different pictures frames in varying heights, these items can go together.

The Vera Wang with Love Vanity Tray can help you keep like items together. This silver tray is rectangular and large enough to hold a variety of photos or collectibles. The sides have a beautiful embellishment too.

It’s a simple yet sophisticated tray that you can set on a coffee table or dresser. When it comes time to rearrange or clean the items you have on the tray, it’s going to be a whole lot easier to deal with.

A massive stairwell can be an incredible feature of your space, especially when it’s situated in front of the entryway. While there are many different ways to spruce up the landing of your stairwell, you can also turn it into a family gallery.

The thing that makes your home unique are the people who are in it. Along your journey to an adult, there are many individuals who have made a significant impact on your life, and one way to honor these individuals is to frame a memorable picture.

As you walk up and down your stairs, wouldn’t it be nice to have all of the important people who have positively impacted your life in one way or another staring back at you. Featuring great family moments and special people in gorgeous frames on the walls of your stairwell gives it some charm. Plus, visitors will love touring your home, because they will get to hear so many stories that the pictures memorialize.

After standing on your feet for hours working or keeping up your housekeeping duties, you deserve to indulge a little and put your feet up to rest. Not only will it relieve those tired piggies, it also gives your legs a break.

This Black Crafted Stool by Patina Store is a unique foot rest that his quilted from 100 percent cotton vintage Bengali throws. The wood base and feet are hand painted with flowers and stripes. The stool measures 16” x 16” x 12” and weighs 7 pounds.

An eclectic foot rest like this will bring out all of the warm colors in your home. The turquoise, burgundy, olive green, orange and mauve tones along with the various patterns and designs are sure to bring out the best of a plain Jane chair.

After the kids leave for college and there is just two of you living in the house again, you start needing less of everything. You go through fewer dishes, paper towels, food, etc., so it’s nice to have go-to items in the kitchen when it comes to mealtime.

The Mauviel Cupretam Pour la Table Porcelain Butter Dish with Copper  Lid is a classic round butter dish with a polished copper dome. It can hold one pad of butter — enough butter for two people, which makes it perfect for breakfast and dinner.

Instead of a cheap plastic butter dish, you can display a beautiful copper one. If you have a long dining table, you can buy several of these dishes for the ends and middle of the table when you have several guests over.

You might remember the well-known scene from “Alice in Wonderland” when Alice plays a bizarre croquet game where a hedgehog is used as a ball. This lawn game began in England but spread all over the world in the 1860s, and if you have never played it’s time to bring this royal game to your home.

This Vintage 1938 Krokay Croquet Game Play Set would be fun for the entire family. The set includes four wooden mallets and matching balls, 10 wire hoops with 17 stands and two posts and rules.

You can find many vintage croquet game sets being sold on eBay too. This leisurely backyard game is a great activity to introduce your children to, and it can keep them busy while you prepare a delicious meal on the grill.

The more you store, the more space you free up. When you live in a condo or apartment, it’s important to have a place for everything, because even a little clutter, can look overwhelming when the space is tight to begin with.

These Silver Compinibili Storage Units by Kartell have a modern industrial appearance, but they have an iconic style that has been around for almost four decades. The storage units are available in two and three drawers, but both are 12.5” in diameter. The drawers work on a tongue-and-groove system, which makes them stable and easy to put together.

The two-drawer unit is 15.5” high, and the three-drawer model is 23” high. In addition to filling these units up with goodies, you can also display items on top too. You could either sit these units in a corner of your home or put them in a closet for your socks, underwear, etc.