HomeImprovement

Home Improvement Survey Says Women Prefer Fresh Paint To Diamonds

Filed under: Jewelry

Would you rather have a $5,000 home makeover or a $5,000 pair of diamond earrings? A survey from paint company Kilz says that most homeowners would go for the home improvement. They surveyed 1,071 male and female homeowners across the United States and Canada through a third-party research organization in April 2009 and found that 85 percent of women would take a $5,000 room makeover over the earrings and 88 percent of men would take a $5,000 deck or garage improvement over a luxury watch. The survey is full of all sorts of similar results including a report that 39 percent of women are turned off by posters and sports memorabilia in a man's home. Given both the falling prices of diamonds and the falling price of real estate it's tough to say which would be a better investment in the long run.

If You Had $5,000 To Spend On A Home Improvement Or A Treat For Yourself Would You Choose?
The House	285 (67.9%)
Me	135 (32.1%)

[via News & Observer]

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Tags: diamonds, home improvement, HomeImprovement, survey

Eco-friendly Flooring Made of Peach Pits?

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor, Green

Think "eco-friendly home design" and a lot of different options come to mind, but I'm willing to bet fruit pits as flooring isn't one of them.

Alla le Roux feels differently however, and after being inspired by personal experience has started a business (Stone Fruit Floors) that designs and sells handmade flooring created out of peach pits. The pits are sanded down (to get rid of sharp edges and make them more comfortable to walk on) and set into the floor by hand along with glue, sand, and a resin mixture. The end result looks like a strange mix between hardwood, tile, and linoleum.

Interesting... I'm not really sure what else to say about this!

Via Luxury Housing Trends

Gallery: Stone Fruit Floors

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Tags: decor, eco friendly, EcoFriendly, floor, flooring, floors, green, home improvement, HomeImprovement, housing, peach, peach pits, PeachPits, pit, pits, remodeling

Moving Color Shower Tiles

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

Wow, this is so cool. The tiles shown here are Moving Color glass tiles which are designed to change color when warm water or any radiant heat source effects them. The tiles come in three ttypes, Northern Lights, shown here, which appear black at room temperature and move through the color spectrum, Watercolor which come in eight colors and shift from colored to colorless when exposed to heat and Tye Dye which mimics the look of a tie-die shirt. One square foot of tile costs $180.

[via Trendir]

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Tags: bathroom tile, colored tile, decor, design, home improvement, HomeImprovement, kitchen and bath, moving color, MovingColor, shower tile, tile

Kohler DTV Shower System

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

The Kohler DTV is the shower system for control freaks. The DTV system includes a digital interface that lets you pre-set your preferences including massage and temperature selections. You can customize different shower settings for various experiences and family members and create a shower that goes from hot to cold or vice versa. The system can handle up to eight showerheads, handshowers and bodysprays and Kohler has created six configurations of shower design. The system costs around $2,000 depending on features. The Kohler DTV system will officially launch at the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show in Chicago, April 21-23.

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Tags: bath fixtures, bathroom, decor, home improvement, HomeImprovement, kitchen and bath, KitchenAndBath, kohler, shower, shower headsd, shower system, showering