Ten Luxury Home Remodeling Trends in 2011

If you want the ultimate in luxury, your home remodeling project can lead to a truly unique living experience. Below are some of the latest trends in high-end remodeling.

1. Home Automation. One controller can let you dim the lights, turn on the TV, or adjust the stereo. You can program the shades to open at the same time every day or arm the security system and lock all the doors in the house by pressing a button on your bedside table.
2. Golf Simulator. Imagine a room with a floor-to-ceiling screen that creates a virtual golf course. You hit your virtual balls with a real club. The simulator can also be used to play Blu-ray disks and a variety of video game systems.
3. His and Hers Spaces. Dual vanities have long been popular in master bathrooms. Now his and hers bathrooms, closets, studies, and hobby rooms are becoming more popular.
4. Sliding Walls. When space is tight in high-end apartments, homeowners are installing sliding walls, sometimes with bookcases attached, to configure the space according to their needs.
5. Sliding Glass Doors. Floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors allow the homeowner to make the outdoors an extension of a home’s interior.
6. LED Lighting. Some high-end lighting companies are developing chandeliers, sconces, and other residential lights with emerging energy-efficient LED technology.
7. Exotic Countertops. Beautiful and durable, teak countertops are popular and have a unique grain with a combination of dark and light colors. Another luxury option is Pyrolave, an enameled lava that can run several hundred dollars per square foot.
8. Television everywhere. Now you can put TVs everywhere, even the bathroom. One company even makes a whirlpool tub with its own built-in big screen TV.
9. Modern Windows. New technology has created self-cleaning windows. They use UV rays to loosen dirt, which makes them easy to rinse clean. No need for chemical cleaners.
10. Custom Wine Cellars and Bars. Whole rooms are devoted to the wine cellar so you can entertain your guests where you store your wine. Some cellars are decorated like caves or exotic locales. Bars can have built-in aquariums, beautiful countertops, and small kitchen appliances.

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