Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to get fit and trim for bikini season? Well, this resolution doesn’t necessarily mean you need to go run out and buy a gym membership. If you have some basic equipment at home, you can get down to business.

Working out at home can be hard when there are so many distractions, but by setting up a gym like setting, you might feel more motivated. The Aeromat Deluxe Folding Mat measures 2′ x 6′ and is ideal for all-purpose training. This mat is durable and has 1.5” of thick foam cushion. It’s also easy to clean and maintain, and you can always fold it up and store it away when you’re not using it.

This mat is perfect for your weight area or if you want to do exercises on the floor. Even though your basement floor might not be conducive to exercising, you can turn it into the perfect environment for stretching and lifting weights.

There is a wide range of hardware options for your doors and closets. Adding door knobs with rich tones and interesting designs can personalize your home, and guests will notice these little details.

The Prospect Hill Door Knob set in Seafoam available from Tracy Glover is a beautiful piece. This door knob is made with multi-colored transparent striped glass and includes a variety of colors from azalea, citrus, seafoam, spice, white lace and others.

This door knob has a 0.75” stem and 3” diameter rosette in brushed nickel, brushed brash or oil-rubbed bronze. Although it’s common to have the same types of door knobs for every floor of your home, it’s OK to mix it up as long as they all go along the same theme. Why not set your office door off from your bedroom door?

Never seem to be able to leave your home office or kids to play golf? No worries…you just need an indoor golf system that simulates real training and playing.

The Golf Boomerang can make you feel like you’re really playing golf even though you’re indoors and at home. With this golf training aid, you can practice your game anywhere and save money.

With this device, you can practice golf in a limited space. You can adjust the flying distance from 60 to 200 feet. After hitting the ball, the Golf Boomerang will catch the ball and return it right back to you so you can continue to work toward improving your shot.

It’s great to have a place in your home where you can do your yoga and other workouts. However, gym accessories can pile up, and then when you have to clean or take your stuff to a park or gym outside of the home, it’s hard to find and organize it all.

The Gaiam Eco-Chic Everything Fits Yoga Gym Bag is the perfect solution to keep all of your workout goods in one place. It has an outside zipper pocket with mesh exterior for you to store your tennis shoes or swimsuit. Also, there are pockets on the side for your MP3 player or water bottle. The large zippered center can keep towels, extra clothes and other items neat.

If you’re into yoga and need a place to store your mat, there are bungee cords on the bottom of the bag to keep it strapped in place.

Are you getting tired of your current headboard? When it comes to your bedroom, the color choices and textures are key, but after a while of having the same look, it’s easy to get bored with it. However, buying a new headboard is costly, and you’re going to have to figure out where to store the old one. There is another alternative you might not have known existed.

Headboard slipcovers make it easy to change up the color and style of your current headboard. This “Micro Fur” Doeskin Headboard Slipcover from Sears retails for under $55. It’s made to fit EE headboards, and you can purchase it for twin, full, queen and king size beds. The side zippers make it easy to install, and you can always remove it when you want the original look of your headboard.

Adding brightness to your dining room table doesn’t have to take much effort. You can simply switch up the centerpiece and the napkins. Cornelia Parks has beautiful crushed silk napkins that you might want to wear instead of use for the table. They come in rich shades of yellow, greens and blues.

The Lime Crushed Silk Napkin comes in a set of four. Although these napkins are silk, they are 100% machine washable. When they are stretched out, the napkins measure 46” x 22”, but when they’re crinkled, they measure 22” x 22”.

If you’re gearing up Thanksgiving, Christmas and the family events in between, it’s nice to have a set of sophisticated napkins and accessories on hand for the table. Then you don’t have to stress and rush out right before everything starts.

As the weather starts becoming cooler, things like tea, soup and a warm robe sound delightful. Along with providing yourself with a pair of cozy, warm slippers, it’s thoughtful to have an extra pair for guests.

These Microwavable Hot Slippers are just what you need to step into after waking up and leaving your cozy bed.

These slippers are one size fits all, and they are great for kids and adults alike. They can be easily warmed up in the microwave, and on top of the warm, fuzzy feeling, they also release a relaxing French lavender scent.

In addition to wearing these around the house in the morning, they are perfect for those who work at home. No one but you is going to see you in your pink slippers, anyway.

Ever imagine what it would be like to sleep in a bed of dandelions? Lying on the real flowers might not be all that comfortable, but it definitely would be a colorful and fragrant experience. At Sanderson, you can purchase a retro dandelion print bedding set.

The Dandelion Clocks bed linen from Sanderson feature a 50′s inspired print on a 200 thread count cotton percale. The smoky blues and chartreuse accents make this bedding simple yet eye-catching.

The duvet cover is available for a single, double, king or superking bed. The quilted throw can be purchased for a single, double or king, and the pillowcase is Oxford. This bedding adds subtle color, and even though it’s a retro pattern, it looks more contemporary because of the white background and color palette.

Music is great for any occasion, because you can always find the right tunes for the mood. Whether you’re cleaning, working or cooking, listening to your favorite artists is a nice way to pass the time.

The Bose Wave is a wireless music system that is available in platinum white or graphite gray. Although this compact device can rest on a coffee table, it still packs enough sound to fill a room. All you have to do is plug it in and enjoy music. It has a built in CD/MP2 CD player, FM/AM tuner, clock and alarm, and it comes with a credit card sized remote control.

There is an option multi-CD changer you can purchase separately too, and it fits directly under the wave so you don’t need to make extra room for it.

Traditional fans can be so annoying with that loud sound and unpleasant buffeting that occurs from the blades cutting into the air.

If you’re getting sick and tired of your fan, you might want to try one that doesn’t have blades.

The Dyson Air Multiplier is innovative in that it doesn’t require fan blades to work properly. In addition to providing a steady stream of air, it’s also safer to have this model around children. Basically, an annular jet speeds up the air and amplifies it fifteen times. Instead of feeling choppy air, you will experience a smooth airflow.

There is a table fan, tower fan and pedestal fan. The least expensive one is priced just under $300, and it’s the table fan in iron/blue.