What is the ultimate dream of a fitness freak? Staying healthy is indeed top on the priority list but we were actually thinking along the lines of having the convenience of a personal gym. Absolutely nothing matches with the joy of exercising within the precincts of one’s home as and when one likes it. Owing to this little inherent desire, designers and developers have given us a whole range of home gym units that have beautifully blended the latest in technology with compactness and a modern decor friendliness seen never before.

And now it is 4 Fitness doing its bit. This concept training system has been designed for your living room (now, this is something totally new). An all in one gym unit, this machine has been able to successfully integrate fitness equipment that work on four areas, namely – endurance, strength, agility and mental fitness.

A very motivated research and development took the 4 Fitness team to think of specific needs and then come up with respective devices. These can be purchased seperately and can be assembled together easily as a whole system. A lot of input from doctors and fitness experts have gone into making this machine more effective than most of its peers.

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Furniture comes in all kinds of shapes and styles. It comes with whacky material thinking too.

Stephane Perruchon has used such thinking and gone ahead to design a coffee table inspired by a playstation, the base of which is made up of two huge PS3 controllers. The table is complete with two handles made of ABS and also decorated with the buttons. And is sure to remind you of those countless hours you spent with the joystick and indulged in some virtual fantasy.
It is available only in black and white versions, so go ahead and design your room décor around it. The table may be worth the effort for all you know.  He sure must have been a gaming enthusiast himself at some point.
Call that a geeky table if you want. But the thoughtfully designed piece can enliven your room with a super cool feel. Or still better, make it look like a dorm room. For, while the table is delicately stylish, it is very sturdy too.
Stephane Perruchon had earlier designed hanging the design cool Babylon fireplaces which were great.

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In this respect, a compact kitchen idea by Italian company Jcorradi is somewhat like your dream-kitchen-come-true. True to its name, it looks compact and cute.

It has integrated into its condensed design, a host of features – a stove, an oven, prep area, storage, and even a kitchen sink, all in one. Call that innovation with some space intelligence! Besides, each of these elements you can custom-fit to suit your modern home. The kitchen top is quartz agglomerated.

It is called Cook kitchen, and was probably named so with a super home chef in mind. The kitchen or kitchenette as you would love to know it as, is sleek, has a steel look that will fit into your contemporary dream kitchen mode, and fits into tiny spaces just as easily.

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Daniel Radcliffe sure has the best of both worlds – the magic one as well as the one that we all live in. This piece is about the latter. News is that the Harry Potter superstar has just emerged as a pretty serious player on the Big Apple property market. Well for starters he has just bought his third asset in NY that is worth  £4 million. Quite a match for HP co-star Rupert Grint  who bought his fourth home recently, this house has quite an enviable layout.

Spread across a sprawling 3,000 sq. ft, the new house has five lavish bedroom spaces with a 39ft long garden. We are told that this house was built by a sea captan in 1847 for his daughter. So, once can expect a lot of old world charm in this abode.

A Sotheby’s brochure claims that this NY property has one of the most stunning tree-lined landmark cobblestone blocks. Standing 18 feet tall, the house gets ample amount of sunlight all through the day. The landscaping is gorgeous with several old trees lining everywhere.

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If you are one of those who can never get enough of golf, we have just the thing for you to be installed at home or even at your office to take off the pressure. The Video Arcade Miniature Golf Game is available at the house of Hammacher Schlemmer. And this entertainment machine has been designed to offer you the ultimate experience in miniature golf.

Sized just as the regular gaming machines found in arcade parlors, this one makes use of real golf putters and balls. The courses and obstacles are displayed virtually on a 32-inch vertical LCD display. This means that four competitors (yes, you and three of your closest buddies) can enjoy a game on two virtual courses – Las Vegas course (casino theme) and the Paradise Island course (tiki torch theme).

So all you golf die-hards who can afford to shell out $6,900 will get a chance to putt the ball with the club just as in real life. There are shot controls too to let you adjust the view as per your requirement. After each ball roll, its position and trajectory is calculated and displayed. Background sound is supported by the three accompanying speakers.

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It’s not an easy decision to install a fireplace in our modern homes, because space is always an issue. But we have one very well-thought of fireplace concept that will fit perfectly in your homes without cramping up any space. Called the Vulcan Stove Fireplace, this beauty is a hearth that comes attached with a whole number of shelves.

So you can well imagine the multiple uses you can put this one to. The designer behind this very practical and useful fireplace is Arthur Senant. Again, the very interesting and unusual design will definitely make the firplace an intrinsic part of your modern home decor which forever strives to be unique and clutter free.

It runs on wood (so we are not very sure of the eco-friendly bit) and promises to keep you cosy all those chilly days head while keeping your aesthetics intact with that white metal finishing.

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Famous celeb couple Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have lately been in news for everything but their music. This time it is their new home (among many others). In April, they were seen checking out the Icon Brickell in Miami and now they have confirmed to People Magazine that they have finally purchased the “sexiest place in town”. And both the husband and wife are very kicked about decorating this new place of theirs.

It is a three-tower condominium that has been designed by the very talented Phillipe Starck in a complex that even includes the Viceroy Miami Hotel. A very bright spot indeed, this one comes with all building amenities like multiple pools, a spa and fitness center. One can also enjoy the five restaurants, rooftop pool club, concierge and valet services.

Like we telling you, Lopez and Anthony have multiple homes in NY and LA. And it is their Bel Air home that remains a top grosser at $7.9 million.

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The mankind has always been fascinated by the future whether it’s been philosophers, writers and scientists, of course. Sci-fi fans intend to take it to an all new level altogether. Retro-futurism is the form that is the current favorite with both geeks and connoisseurs. And if you have the moolah (apart from the zest, of course) then you must definitely check out the Shipwrecked Submarine Home Theater.

A fascinating concept, this one is really the play room of Wayne Eyre (no relation of the famous Jane Eyre) who went on to spend a huge $100,000 on this submarine complete with plutonium-leaking torpedos.

Apart from the sci-fi razzmataz, the theater features the best in equipment as well as furniture. A whole set of reclining chairs are at your disposal as you set out to enjoy the three-meter big screen TV with an ultimate surround sound system that emit sonar and ocean sonds throughout the 12-meter by 5.5m room. On the base of custom wood, a spray of concrete and paint reminds of rusting steel beams while the melted plastic sheets give the impression of bent steel.

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You might not remember the brand studioMOM but if we take the name Coffee Pad Machine, it will definitely bring back memories of a very stylish home appliance that was released way back in 2007 but continues to be a part and parcel of our break times even today. Its manufacturer is Inventum and hails from Dutchland. And now, it has introduced an updated model of the same at the prestigious IFA Berlin. The new version goes by the name of Coffeepadmachine “HK20″.

And this one is packed with a lot of spunk. Illuminated with an LCD display, this coffee maker is as stylish as it could get. Other fuctions include a digital taste selector as well as a rather rare coffee brewing system that works at the perfect temperature for that perfect taste.

Among other specs, you can enjoy 1.3 liters of capacity, an auto-shut off, drawer system equipped with an electronic lock and a removable water reservoir. A very cutting-edge sort of a design that will reign your hearts and homes for many more years to come.

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Do you wanna know the latest trend in the luxury market today? Well, there is an increasing demand for combo home furnishings if the items for sale are anything to go by. Looks like the discerning shopper wants dollops of both — multi-functionality as well as the glam of owning a superior product. Take the new TV mirror combo from Fendi Casa Collection for instance.

We do know that it is not the first time Fendi Casa has developed a furniture integrated with technological solutions. The mirror in reference works as a regular one as long as the power has been switched off. Turn it on and you can see the 42″ LCD TV LOEWE reveal itself.

The unit comes with an analog reciever, digital terrestrial, satellite in HD, USB input, IR repeater and predisposition for PAY TV. And if you desire the wireless headphones as well as form compistions for all sorts of home theathre systems along with a home automation interface, you can do so by making a special request order.

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