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Interested in showing up your neighbor with the hottest, coolest, hippest, trendiest, have-to-have-at-any-cost add-on for your house? Real estate author Mark Nash has a few ideas for 2007, based on a survey of 900 industry folks. Among his ideas, courtesy of BW's Chris Palmeri:
Upscale garages: Think lots of cabinets, mini-fridges, A/C and heat.
Man caves and Mom caves: Personal space where you can hang out without being hassled by kids, Sparkletts men, etc.
Two home offices: Why can't everybody work in their PJs?
Sustainable Design: A totally green thing, mixing energy and resource conservation.
Rejuvenation rooms: The place to exercise, meditate, take saunas and watch Oprah.
Snoring rooms: Better than the couch and guaranteed to save thousands of marriages.
Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted
until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.