Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

Are you interested in the Eastern religious? Decorative items symbolizing significant figures from these religions are full of character. The head of the compassionate Buddha is a common sculpture or even Chinese lions that serve as bookends. Adding a few Eastern elements to your home can modernize the space and add some intrigue.

The Cinnabar Buddha Head is a hand-carved mold used to create the resin sculpture. This piece is particularly interesting in that it features Buddha’s calm and peaceful expression, but the statue is brightly adorned in an energizing red color. Whether you place this piece on a desk or shelf, it will grab the attention of guests.

The statue measures 2.5” x 2.5” x 3.5” and you might find Buddha heads similar to this at your local TJ Maxx or Hobby Lobby store. It’s common to find them in various colors such as orange, pink and green, or you can find ones in more neutral tones that look like stone.

Jewelry boxes and armoires are typical places to store jewelry. But why would you want anyone to know exactly where you keep your expensive and sentimental jewels? Instead of being obvious, try putting your items in a decorative bowl.

The Dorien Box with Lid is made from handcrafted resin, and it features a fluted design, which creates more space within the bowl. The box measures 11.5” diameter x 11” H.

This classy decoration can really go anywhere in your home. If you like to take your rings, watch and other items off as soon as you get home, you can place it near the entryway or showcase it on your dresser in the bedroom. The hand painted gold detailing makes this bowl stand out from the rest.

A backyard campfire can be magical, because it’s sure to bring all of your family members and friends together in one place. The ambient glow from the embers and the convenient cooking ability that fire has makes campfires perfect for creating a backyard retreat.

The Star and Moon Black Cast Iron Fire Ring helps to contain the fire so it’s safer for everyone and the surrounding environment. The fire’s glow will shine through the cut out stars and moons, so the experience will seem even more magical.

This particular fire ring comes with a full-size enamel cooking grate, which makes it easier to cook food and eat it right next to the fire. During the off season when you might not having campfires, the ring breaks down into five panels for simple storage.

Looking for creative ways to decorate your kids’ rooms? Painting is always an option, but it’s a full weekend’s worth of work, too. Wall decals are an inexpensive and easy way to decorate, and there are plenty of fun options that your children will enjoy. They’re also removable, so a great choice if you’re renting and can’t paint the walls.

This pirate ship decal could be a hit with kids who enjoyed the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, or just stories about buccaneers in general. It’s one of several options from the Vinyl Graffiti shop on Etsy.

The artist will customize it so you can have the decal in any color, size, and a matte or glossy finish.

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Mowing the lawn can be back breaking work, and it’s even inconvenient when you have a riding lawn mower because you’re exposed to the sun and hot weather. If you’re tired of mowing and disgusted with the high prices landscaping companies charge, try a hands-free approach.

The GOAT is a remote-controlled lawn mower from EVATECH. It uses a hybrid petrol/electric motor so you can even attach a plow to this machine and let it shovel your snow covered driveway for you. While the price tag on this gadget is pricey ($5,299), it will save you pain and inconvenience.

Even if you have steep hills and dams on your property, this mower has been designed to handle it all. You can even custom build it. This is definitely an eco-friendly and lazy solution for cutting grass.

Night lights are so juvenile, but there’s no denying that its handy to have one within reach, especially when the electricity goes out. Whether you’re looking for a night light to go into your child’s room or you prefer one for when you get up to use the restroom late at night, go with a stylish, more sophisticate light from Philips.

The Portable GuideLight serves as a stationary night light as well as a portable LED lamp. So you can set it on your night stand and remove the tear drop shaped light when you need to get up. It has several other features including movement sensor/auto switch and emergency lighting power failure.

As long as you have the light clipped to the wireless docking station, it will automatically charge so it’s ready to use any time.

Lounging around is a necessary evil, because it’s beneficial for you to take some time out and relax. However, too much lounging can get you into trouble and create lazy habits. So instead of being in a vertical position all summer, get a lounger that makes you do some work.

The Foot Propelled Rocking Outdoor Lounger will keep you in a calm and serene mood. While you’re reclining, you can use your feet to propel lounger back and forth. The subtle undulation will sooth your nerves and even benefit your insides too including your blood circulation and oxygen.

This lounger can sit upright or recline, and the open weave texture of the fabric will hug your body and keep it cool. The frame and fabric are UV resistant, so you can keep this lounger conveniently on your patio. Its dimensions are 67” L x 24” W.

If you’re a wine enthusiast, why stop at drinking the stuff? You can remodel your home to enjoy hardwood floors made from reclaimed barrels and tanks.

The Wine Infusion line of flooring from Fontenay is one of several options from the company, which collects barrel heads to mill into different looks for their hand-finished, hand-distressed custom floors. “The Cooperage represents the outside of the barrel head with all its patina, cooper’s stamps and special markings. The Wine Infusion represents the inside of the barrel and retains the natural stain from the color of the wine. The Stave, our newest product, displays the outer sides of the barrel where the hoops have been removed.”

The first picture below is of the Wine Infusion flooring, and the second features the Stave floor. Browse the company’s site for more.

A backyard pool is a quiet and cool retreat for the summertime, and it’s so convenient when you don’t have to drive to a country club or local Y. If you have enough patio space near your pool, why not make it similar to those high end club’s poolside areas?

A row of Redwood Outdoor Pool Single Chaise Lounge Chairs would make your pool more inviting. Plus, everyone (family and/or friends) will have a space to sit and tan or read and chat. If you have enough room, you could create sections so some chairs are under umbrellas and others are in full sunlight that way people who love to tan can get some sun and the people who protect them skin from the harmful rays are comfortable too.

There are multiple finishes and you can choose from 50, 100 or 200 years old growth redwood trees. In addition, these chairs have five backrest settings to ensure that you’re as comfortable as possible.

Ready to hit the beach in your own backyard? If you’re planning on vacationing at home this summer, you can still bring the palm tree paradise to your home with accessories.

The TransGlobe Lighting Outdoor Three Light Palm Tree Table Lamp has a bronze finish as if it were kissed by the sun. Unlike some palm tree accessories, this one is simplistic and elegant. The detailed palm leaves cascade over the light bulbs, so the entire look of this lamp exudes a sense of calm and relaxation.

You could put this lamp on your patio near a side table and chair where you like to sit, or you can set it in the middle of your patio table. Since the lamp is portable with a sturdy base, you can really put it anywhere you want outside so that it fits your needs.