House with a Waterslide Directly from the Bedroom Closet

This is just the right way to start the day! Look at the top of the picture. The bedroom is on the other side of the glass. Roll out of bed, drop into the waterslide, and head into the pool. This luxury home (for sale!) in Bowdon, UK, has everything one could ask for.

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Straw Bale Garden

Straw bale gardening is a way to create a raised bed garden in areas where you normally couldn't. It is also a great way to raise a bed up high enough for someone who has problem bending or kneeling. I'm going to use a bale as a foundation for a drip to waste hydroponic system. LINK: Youtube

Luxury Mattress Costs $33,000

There’s a growing market in luxury mattresses. The most expensive made in the United States is the Palais Royale by E.S. Kluft & Co., which costs $33,000. It contains 10 pounds of cashmere and its coils are tied together by hand with Italian twine. The price only goes up for higher-end, imported European models:

At $69,500—roughly the price of a Porsche Cayenne S hybrid SUV—there’s the Vividus king-size mattress set from Hästens Sängar AB, of Sweden. Hästens says it takes 160 hours to assemble this mattress entirely by hand, which has a Swedish-pine frame with thick layers of horsehair, cotton, flax and wool inside. The company says since introducing the mattress in 2006, it has sold 250 of them world-wide.

There’s an arms race under way in the world of luxury mattresses that jittery economists and sluggish home sales seem unable to stop. Even at the middle-to-upper-middle tiers, mattress prices are creeping up as companies cater to mainstream demand for luxurious sleep.

Voon. At the link, you can view a cross section of the Palais Royale.

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50 Sleep Hacks For The Ultimate Insomniac

Not getting enough sleep is not only a major annoyance, it is also bad for your health. If you find yourself struggling to get enough sleep because of insomnia or if you know other nurses or patients struggling with sleep issues, then browse through this list.

You will find 50 sleep hacks that range from setting the right bedtime mood to tricks to make falling asleep come more readily to herbs and anti-stress tips that will help overcome sleep problems. LINK: The Presurfer

Millenium Falcon Bed

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SAFE -T- BED

Somewhere between a sock and an actual bank lies the Executive Safe-T bed. Hollandia International's design incorporates a heavy-duty safe underneath the mattress and a cover in the head joint of the bed base.

The bed was originally developed for a wealthy international customer that wanted to keep a handgun close by at all times, but it is just as useful for keeping you valuables secure. The safe can be added to any Hollandia bed for around $400, but the beds themselves can run in excess of $20,000. LINK

Robotic Television

A flat TV panel is hidden under the bed and slides out to position itself for the optimum viewing while in bed. LINK, Via: Youtube