Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

Do you have one or more Dachshunds that are the love of your life? Well, why not illuminate your relationship with your animals, literally.

The Dachshund Sculptural Louis Comfort Tiffany-Style Lamp can make a cute addition to your coffee table or side table. The Dachshund table lamp is sweetly sitting and has a heart-shaped collar tag that says “Faithful Friend.” The lamp comes with a certificate of authenticity, and it measures 7.5” H x 8.74” L. It’s hand-assembled and has high-quality translucent vinyl panels. The shape of the dog is artfully done.

The beautiful colors of this lamp will exude a soft warm light, and it features amber, orange, and warm sunset yellow stained glass. This lamp would even make for a great indoor security light in a hallway.

Gothic architecture in old churches are incredibly beautiful, and you can add aspects of this dark style to your own home decor. Along with rich shades of paint and intricate patterns, you can design a more intriguing home.

The Dreamway Trading Gothic Skull Hand Mirror will give your vanity some allure. This hand mirror is 10” H x 6.25” W with a 5” diameter. It’s crafted from cold cast resin, and it has a human skull on the bottom of the handle. The skeleton hand on the back gives it a cool look too.

This might even be something that your teenager would like for her bathroom or vanity. It’s the little personable details like this that really give people a sense of style, and accessories are a fun way to create a mood.

Toasting marshmallows in front of an open fire is just one of the many perks to having an indoor fireplace. When it’s too cold or snowing outside, you can cuddle up and enjoy a movie or surf the web right in front of a cozy fire.

The Real Flame Athena Oak Free Standing Gel Fuel Fireplace is the perfect alternative if your home didn’t come with a built-in fireplace. This freestanding fireplace measures 42” H x 47” W x 11” D and has double arches over the raised firebox. The hand-carved shell motif and beveled sides give this fireplace a sophisticated look that can complement your traditional home decor.

This fireplace has an oak finish, and it’s constructed from solid pine and steel. The screen is also included, and the cement cast logs give the fireplace a realistic appearance.

If you’re remodeling the bathroom, a new sink is probably in order. While a number of materials have become synonymous with luxury, metals might not be the first to come to your mind. You might change that mind when you see some of the stainless steel, copper, and bronze vessels and undermount sinks over at Stone Forest.

This bronze ‘chalice,’ designed by David Hoptman, is an example of a sink that would make a striking focal point in a high-end bathroom remodel.

Available in golden, weathered, and white bronze finishes, the sink features a darker, textured exterior and a smooth inner bowl. Dimensions run 8.75 x 15.25 x 15.5 in.

Don’t forget a stand-out pedestal to rest your sink on; theirs is mounted on honed basalt. No storage space beneath, but, hey, it looks good, right?

Household chores can pile up so fast, so if you end up relaxing or napping instead of doing your laundry, you might not have any clean clothes left by the weekend. Life would be a whole lot easier if you had another pair of hands, right?

The Willow Garage PR2 Robot is a programmable robotics platform for quite a price. Although it costs $400,000, it does many different tasks including sorting socks, folding laundry, playing billiards, drawing self-portraits and fetching beer. Maybe it is worth all of that hard earned cash.

This robot is designed with backdriveable arms, spring counterbalance, wrists and grippers. The grippers can grab bath towels, tea cups and brooms. Because of its free wrist rotation, it can open doors and even use a frying pan to cook food.

Nintendo Wii has so many family friendly games that can get everyone in your house up and moving. Whether you feel like dancing or want to exercise, there are some fun options out there.

Disney Guilty Party for the Wii is suitable for one to four players, and it’s designed for kids and families. In this game, it’s up to you to gather clues and figure out who is the guilty party. This video game is similar to the board game called Clue.

Along with brain power, you also have to rely on your reflexes while playing the mini games to gather hints and clues. This is also a perfect game for small social gatherings, because you can create head-to-head competitions.

Do you have a hilly backyard? Well, then it was meant for tobogganing. Sled riding during the wintry season is an exciting activity for family and friends, and you can create your own ski chalet at home and enjoy hot cocoa on the patio.

The Mountain Boggan 48” Long Toboggan is a hand-made solid wood toboggan. The majority of its structure is made from basswood, and the crossbars are crafted from willow. The screws are stainless steel, and the finish is durable but non-toxic.

This flexible basswood toboggan will enable you to ride down hills at top speed, and you can use the extra long rope to hold on tight. This toboggan measures 48” L x 17.5” W x 16” H, and it weighs 10 pounds. It can hold up to 300 pounds, and it’s suitable for children ages 3 years and up.