The Luxury Home Plan For Truly Luxury Living

Is your luxury home plan luxurious enough? Or arevista of the great out-of-doors.
you falling behind in the race to keep pace? So whatIn luxurious prairie plans house and other homes
if you have an elegant swimming pool; countertopsdesigned to blend in to the outdoor environment, an
of mottled granite; and your master bathroomoutdoor kitchen is becoming a standard feature in the
features a steam shower. Nowadays these featurespool / entertainment / recreation area. In fact,
are old-hat and pedestrian. Today's truly luxuriousoutdoor entertainment areas consisting of a cabana
homes must have whirlpool baths, double height livingwith a kitchen including granite countertops, wine
rooms with atriums, and of course all stainless-steelcooler, ice maker, stainless steel grill, and warming
appliances in the kitchen. Here are some more ideasdrawer costing from $50- to $250,000 are becoming
for designing the luxury home par excellence.standard in areas with mild year-round climates; and
Radiant flooring is sine qua non in cold areas of theeven for summer use in the northern states. Even
country. Who can be bothered to put on slippers -swimming pools are becoming more luxurious, with
besides it's more fun to walk barefoot in frigidcheapo kidney-shape designs going out of fashion as
weather. You can keep your feet toasty by installing$500,000 tiled models come in.
an in-floor heating mat under your tile flooring in theLuxurious homes today, even traditional country
bathroom; or anywhere in the house where thereFrench house plans and colonial revival house plans,
are ceramic floors. The $500 / sq. foot cost is aincorporate "smart-home" features based on
pittance compared to how great it feels on thecomputers which can cost $50,000 and up. The
tootsies! The luxurious bathroom of today alsocomputer system controls electrical components
features towel warmers: for a mere $800 you canlinked to sensors throughout the house which enable
have a stainless steel warming drawer with anthe homeowner to control the pool lighting from the
electric chassis at the bottom which lets heat rise toliving room; or to draw a warm bath from the
warm your towels, with a timer which starts thekitchen. These systems also have the capability of
warming while you are still soaking in the tub, to bringsending text messages to a cell phone whenever the
the feel of the spa into your own home. Also a joysensors pick up movement around the house outside,
in cold weather is the sauna room, which bears aswhich enables the homeowner to log in to the
much resemblance to the sweat box of the 1970'ssurveillance cameras which monitor the back and
as Republican politics bears to the New Deal. Thefront yards, garage, and pool area. The computer
contemporary sauna room is spacious, is constructedsystem also permits the homeowner to make sure
of exotic wood lumber, has cushioned seats, andthat doors are locked and adjust temperature in the
features one-way glass walls which give a scenichouse, even from afar.