Secret carports, stairs with built-in slides, and a water chute that takes you straight from your bed to the pool: Lavish design whims of property billionaires revealed
- Images show novel ways some home owners are improving their pads
- Ideas include an indoor climbing wall, waterfall shower and putting green
- Clever design can make functional features more fun
If money was no option, how would you improve your home?
How
does a helter skelter-style staircase with a built-in slide for the
kids sound? Or maybe an outdoor home cinema where you can watch the
latest films from the comfort of your inflatable pool chair?
These are just some of the extravagant home improvements being made by property owners who have big ideas and big bank accounts.
Forget
riding down the stairs in a duvet, these staircases have clearly been
designed with youngsters in mind. The spiral version (left) brings an
element of helter skelter to proceedings while the design on the right
lets you get downstairs a lot quicker
No space on the drive for your
ever-growing car collection? No problem! Just have an underground
carport installed beneath your driveway
Teeing-off...without leaving the
house: A putting green, complete with slopes to challenge home golfers
is a very modern way to add value to your home
A
series of images shows that the sky's the limit when it comes to adding
novel - and almost always expensive - ways to make their 'cribs' stand
out from neighbouring abodes.
It's
not clear whether some of the photos really exist or are simply the
stuff of idle daydreams, mocked up by those who yearn to own a home with
heaps of wow factor.
Among
the more adventurous high-spec additions is a substantial climbing wall
built next to a staircase. And if you fancy going straight from the
bedroom to the swimming pool, one particularly natty design shows a
waterslide that can do just that.
Built
into the room's wardrobe, the flume is linked directly to the pool room
below, ensuring that guests can drop straight into the water for a
cooling dip when they wake up in the morning.
Climbing the walls...literally: This
property brings the pursuit of rock-climbing into the home, ensuring
inhabitants can don crampons and enjoy some high-octane fun before
dinner
From the closet to the pool in just a
few seconds: A water flute, built into wardrobe space, is one way of
getting your fitness regime started in the morning...
Sleek: The flume flings riders straight from the bedroom into this refreshing pool built below
Is it a spa? No, it's your shower...a waterfall-inspired indoor pool is just the ticket if you have cash to burn
Curvy beauty: This luxurious pool, complete with a garden house and rock facades could be a hotel
Dress for dinner in your bathing suit:
This BBQ is built into the pool's design, making it easy to swim up to
the bar and order a burger (from your mum, one assumes)
Other
extravagant water-based ideas include a spa-style waterfall shower and a
pool that comes with its own inflatable chairs overlooks a large cinema
screen.
Elsewhere,
a jungle-style outdoor shower features. The private wood-clad cubicle
delivers a refreshing blast in the middle of a rainforest setting.
For
those who are high on funds but low on space and don't fancy moving,
there's also some natty space-saving ideas including a hidden carport
that's built under the driveway so you can effectively house two or more
vehicles in the same space.
Other
ingenious designs to create extra space from nowhere include a modern
take on the hidden bookcase and a floor that can be lifted up to reveal
extra drawers built underneath it.
If
impressing your friends coming over for dinner is the main aim,
there's also an indoor putting green with challenging slopes and even a
rustic-style home cinema with oversized cushions and a roaring log fire.
Kids
will also love the wooden spiral staircase that turns getting from
floor to floor into a helter skelter ride. An alternative design sees a
direct slide right next to the stairs, meaning you can whizz from upper
to lower in seconds, with minimum effort.
One for the daredevils: This floor hammock design removes the ceiling and lets you hang loose from a great height
A new take on the pool party: This
swimming pool has a home cinema screen built into a wall nearby, meaning
guests can hang out on a balmy evening and take in a film
Hidden
treasures for those looking to space-save: This wooden floor (left) has
plenty of storage tucked away belying its ordinary appearance (right)
Anyone for a slumber party? A pretty,
rustic-style home cinema invites guests to relax on large cushions and
enjoy a film and a roaring fire
Fancy a jungle-style
shower without setting foot in the rainforest? This wooded trail leads
to an enclosure made of trees...where you can wash as if you're in the
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