Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

Water fountains can be a mystical accent to your home, and adding the element of water can create a soothing environment. Incorporate one into your home office, and enjoy the trickling sound of water. The fountain can be a beautiful focal point in any room or hallway, and it can enhance the ambiance.

The Copper Water Fountains is an elegant feature, which can be wall mounted and plugged into an electrical outlet. The background is made from powder-coated copper tile so it’s made to last, and the top is illuminated by six halogen lights. The built-in water pump adds convenience too.

This fountain measures 61.5” high x 73.5” width x 6.5” deep, and no assembly is required. Sit back and work while you listen to the soothing flow of water.

Pebble stone tiling is a modern way to update your indoor or outdoor space. It’s a natural option for renovating your home, and if done properly, it can provide a harmonizing ambiance.

The Solistone 12” x 12” Turquoise Natural Stone Tile can be applied to a variety of surfaces including floors, walls, ceilings, fireplaces, walkways and borders. Use your imagination and decorate with it in a unique way. This type of tiling is functional in bathrooms, showers, spas, kitchens, gardens, pools, waterfalls and fountains, because even in nature, pebbles are resistant to water.

Each pebble is one of a kind, making this tile unique. The flaws and varying colors and shapes is what makes these stones so striking. Add them to your interior or patio space.

Not everyone has the time to tend to the garden let alone indoor plants. But just because you don’t have the greenest thumb or time to hone your skills doesn’t mean the interior of you home has to suffer.

Coral Cactus Plants are easy to maintain, and they can bring that spring look to your indoor decor. These pink cactus plants have beautiful color, and they have an interesting shape similar to that of ocean coral.

This set of plants come in cute polka dot vases in green, blue and pink. In addition to being easy to take care of, these indoor plants can help reduce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or pollution in your home.

The dry heat of winter can do so many horrible things including drying out your skin and causing unpleasant itchiness. Lotions and moisturizers alone can’t combat this problem, so you have to infuse air moisture into your entire house.

The Whole House Humidifier can eliminate dry air in a house that is up to 3,800 square feet. This humidifier contains a 2 1/4 gallon jug, which can easily be refilled under a sink. In addition, it has a 3 3/4 gallon reservoir. This model also features three fan speeds and four casters, which make it very portable.

Place a humidifier in your home and sooth that dry feeling that can take over when you’re constantly running your heater. During the day, you can keep this device in a common living space and then bring it into the bedroom while you sleep.

Orange can be a sophisticated color, and it’s definitely a head turner. If you have fruit bowls as your table’s centerpiece, add oranges to them in the wintertime to brighten up the area. It’s convenient to have edible fruit around, and it can also serve as a decoration.

Are you willing to get bolder with the color orange? Although you’re not going to want to go crazy with it, a great orange statement piece can really brighten a room. The Climbing Vines Curtains from Anthropologie have an elegant design that features pinwheeling morning glory blossoms and traveling vines on a trellis. These curtains are made from linen and have a cotton lining. They require dry cleaning and have a tunnel tab construction.

These beautifully orange window dressings are available in 63”, 84”, 96” and 108”.

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.

Now that the holidays are in full swing, it’s easy to succumb to the savory foods and carbohydrate filled meals. In addition to the big dinner parties with friends and family, you might also be taking trips to fast food restaurants. To keep on top of your weight, try adding a new exercise machine to your home gym.

The Schwinn 240 Recumbent Exercise Bike can bring a new option to your gym and make exercising a little more fun. This bicycle has 18 programs and 16 levels of resistance to keep you on track. Unlike a spinning bike, this model gives you lower back support and enables you to peddle while in a comfortable position.

Another great feature to this bike is the built-in magazine rack, so you can catch up on your reading.

There are a variety of incense out there from flower to tree scented ones. You can fill your home with your favorite smells like pine, lemongrass, lavender, patchouli, etc. Incense can be fun to burn, and they give your house a lasting aroma.

You can find different types of burners as well. However, why not use one that makes a presence? The Quan Yin Chinese Incense Burner represents the goddess of compassion and measures 6” in height. She stis on top of the burner, which features lotus flowers, elephants and fu dogs. It’s a unique piece of Eastern style home decor.

In addition to serving a function, this burner is also decorative. It’s Chinese artistry is detailed and would complement a sitting or living room. You can display it on a shelf when not in use and bring it onto a coffee table when you’re burning incense.

Choosing the right color scheme for your home decor can be a frustrating experience, and at the end of it, you might feel as though you made some wishy-washy decisions.

One way to prevent horrible painting choices is to stick with neutral tones, especially if you might be selling your home in the near future. However, you can use one wall as a bolder accent and select a deeper or brighter shade.

Black, white, grays and creams can be a nice palette to work with too. With these shades, you can add in accents and accessories with reds, oranges, browns, greens, yellows, etc. With these shades, anything goes and don’t be frightened to enhance the neutral paint job with patterned furniture and accessories.

Along with your dining room, kitchen and living room chairs, it’s nice to incorporate side chairs that complement your focal seating arrangements. The extra chairs can come in handy when you have more guests over, and they’re portable so you don’t have to break the dining room set when you need an extra chair in the family room.

These Universal Furniture Contessa Ribbon Upholstered Side Chair has a beautiful hourglass shape. It measures 24” W x 47” H x 28” D, so it has a high upholstered back, which would be nice and comfortable for socializing and dining.

The chair comes in and Old World cherry finish, and it features curving cabriole legs, serpentine shaping, canted corners, rich tooled leather accents and slight distressing.