Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

Is a certain night of the week reserved for poker with the guys? Well, when it’s your turn to entertain your friends, you definitely want to give them the best of the best.

The Folding Oval Poker Table will be a favorite among your friends, and they might even want to start always holding poker night at your pad.

This poker table measures 83.5” L x 41.75” W x 20.5” H, so it gives you a playing field of 71.875” L x 31.25” W. The playing field has a green nylon cloth, and the table has black metal legs that are collapsible.

In addition to providing a large amount of playing space, this table can hold 10 drinks, and it provides players with cushioned rails. If this particular table isn’t to your liking, there are many different colors you can choose from including blue, red and there is even a Playboy officially licensed one.

As a homeowner, it’s important to have a plan to deter crime. One way you can prevent break-ins is to have more security lighting outside. You definitely want lights around your garage, front door and back and side doors. If you have an area that isn’t well lit, you should do something about it so a burglar can’t hide in the shadows.

The Tuscan Single Light Small Outdoor Wall Sconce is from the New American Collection, and it’s an elegant yet bold lighting for your exterior.

This wall sconce requires one 100 watt medium base bulb, and it features clear water glass so the light will vibrantly shine through. Sometimes you have glazed or tinted glass, which prevents the light from being as bright as it can be.

In addition, this sconce has a cast aluminum construction, which makes it durable for the outdoor elements. Plus, the fan like designs around the top and bottom of the mount are so elegant.

Egyptian artifacts and hieroglyphics are incredible pieces of art, and they can be unique decorations for your home. If you have an Egyptian heritage, you’re definitely going to want something to pay homage to your roots.

The Wadjet Cobra Goddess Egyptian Vessel is a replica vessel that honors the Egyptian goddess of truth and justice.

The gold and red accents make this vessel a striking piece, especially with the cobra handles on the side of the urn. The vessel is cast in quality designer resin, and it has been hand-painted.

You also might want to look for Egyptian-inspired pieces that incorporate the head of Anubis or pay respects to King Tut. Pieces such as these would enhance an entry way or make a dining room more grand.

We’ve looked at some unique indoor and outdoor fireplaces over the years (for example, the hand-crafted mosaic chiminea, the EcoSmart Zeta fireplace, and this artistic steel wall-mounted fireplace), and here’s another worthy model to talk about:

The Berkeley is part of Raw Urth Designs’ “Sculptural Series” fire features. It is hand-crafted from mild steel and can be customized to use either a natural gas or propane (10 gallon tank) feed.

The price is $3,200 for a base unit (not coated) and $3,500 for a coated one.

Set the Berkeley up on the patio, and it’ll sure to be the talk of your outdoor entertaining events.

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Ironwork has been used to enhance home interiors and exteriors since the medieval period, and it’s continued to be used today. In France, wrought iron was fashionable from 1650 and on, especially with respect to balconies, stair railing and gateways. So if you want to add a little French influence to your home, consider adding ironwork.

This French Balcony Gate can be used as your starting point. Although it’s meant to be a balcony gate, you can have a skilled ironsmith turn it into almost anything you want. You can transform it into a headboard, side tables, pot racks, coffee tables, etc.

This gate measures 39.5” H and 23.625” W, and it has an interesting design featured in the center. You might even be able to turn it into a window enhancement. Often you see dark or natural wrought iron, but the white finish would be more unique.

Why purchase a pool if you have a great big lake in your backyard? You and your children can enjoy splashing around in the lake, and you can find some great accessories to enhance the experience.

The Rave Sports Aqua Deck Waterpark can turn your lake into a backyard waterpark for everyone to enjoy. It features a trampoline, aqua slide and aqua log. So you can relax, burn off some calories and get wet and wild.

The trampoline comes with a 3-step ladder and a cover pad. The slide requires an eight foot water depth and only one person at a time can use it. The log also requires the same water depth, and it’s recommended that it’s anchored with a 35 pound anchor bag, which isn’t included. However, all three parts include a repair kit.

Backyard critters can be enjoyable to watch and supporting your local wildlife is an eco-friendly thing to do. However, when the deer, rabbits and birds are destroying your garden and landscaping, your hard work and money is going down the drain. Since old time scarecrows only work to a degree, it’s wise to upgrade to a more modern one.

The Scarecrow Motion-Activated Sprinkler does more than just scare off animals with its peculiar appearance. It will spray animals that pass by with a sprinkling of water. So it’s a more humane and safe deterrent to use if you need to protect your garden and other plants.

The motion-activated sprinkler system will detect and spray animals in 1,000 square foot area every day for 24 hours. The scarecrow includes a sprinkler, mount, motion detector and 9-volt battery.

If you’re a beer fan, you may appreciate wood flooring from a company that celebrates the Oktoberfest vibe by naming its stains after various lagers.

Shamrock Plank Flooring has three hand-scraped hickory offerings with colors named after their favorite beverages: “Just as there is more to crafting the perfect German beer than barley & hops, there is more to crafting a stunning hardwood floor than wood and stain. Shamrock Plank Flooring presents the German Gasthaus Series, featuring heavily hand scraped hickory in three elegant colors: Pilsner, Maibock and Dunkel.”

Hand-scraped floors feel lived in from the moment you lay them, offering a warmth that many prefer to regular hardwood flooring. The solid hickory planks can be nailed or glued down and is available in 4″ or 5″ wide planks.

If you’re a lucky homeowner, you already have an island built into our kitchen. However, just because this luxury isn’t present in your existing kitchen, doesn’t mean that you have to live without it.

The Bamboo Kitchen Island is one of many different styles of kitchen islands. This reasonably priced one is made from bamboo, and it has a stainless steel top, which makes it easier to clean.

It also has utility drawers and storage cabinets so you can keep items that you use close by such as hand towels, cutting boards, etc.

On the right of the island, there is a towel bar, and on the left side, there is a knife holder. This kitchen island measures 49” W x 19.75” D x 36” H and assembly is required.

Although single size paper towels can double as napkins, you’re not going to use them when you have dinner parties or parents of your child’s friend over. If you’re tired of those tacky napkin holders, go with one that actually enhances rather than distracts from your kitchen.

The Arthur Court Designs Fleur-De-Lis Tusc Napkin Holder is a tableware accessory that ups the bar for napkin holders. The holder is made from metal alloy, and it has a fleur-de-lis design on the front.

Now when you need to have napkins at the table, you don’t have to put them in an embarrassing holder. Plus, if you already have wrought iron accents in your home as well as warm marble counters, this is an accessory that will pull it all together.