Home makeover television is a favorite genre of programming among many TV viewers.
DIY and home improvement shows such as those that are on HGTV inspire homeowners or house flippers to come up with brilliant ideas to dramatically alter their homes.
But not everyone has the means to make their vision come to fruition. But, hey, we can all dream.
Speaking of which, Redditor Butterflies_Books asked strangers online to channel their desires into a hypothetical and asked:
"If you had enough money to build your dream house, what's a strange room/feature you'd include?"
These Redditors want more than an aesthetic change. They want a lifestyle change.
Purrrfect Plans
"Cat walks. Between rooms. For my cat."
– ThinkMouse3
Wet Theater
"An indoor swimming pool in the underground floor with a synced screen on all four sides and normal + underwater sound system. I love swimming. I love watching movies and series."
– Meins447
Bringing The Outdoors Indoors
"I want a freshwater pond in a central location inside the house."
– DoctorSneak
Liquid Dreamz
"An indoor swimming pool - with a lazy river. I LOVE swimming but I f'king hate public pools. I have a recurring dream where I have a house with a lazy river in it. I love those dreams."
– [deleted]
It gets really specific.
Siesta All The Time
"I want an outdoor area dedicated to taco night. It’s gonna have a meat smoker, and a tequila bar, and pepper plants, and a huge grill and an awesome speaker system and it will be fiesta themed and amazing!"
– DreyaNova
Middle-Earth Food Storage
"I want a hobbit pantry."
"Earthy, timber-stone decor that is climate controlled to be a perfect storage area for wheels of cheese, sausage links and beer."
– Shangiskhan
Aquarium Study
"It's not that strange, but I think an irrationally large number of decisions in my life have been motivated by the desire to eventually have a study with high ceilings and floor to ceiling bookshelves so I can have one of those ladder things that sits against the shelf and have it be justified."
"I would add an octopus tank but I think they live like two years tops and having to bury a pet biennelly seems depressing."
"Edit: people keep suggesting I eat the octopuses."
"I'm not going to eat my pets."
"As a former fish monger, please do not eat seafood that has died of old age. Not gonna taste good."
– Nrussg
Again, we can dream.
No More Solicitors
"A moat. No one has a moat anymore. Do you not want to talk to people? Pull up the draw bridge!!!! And in the winter you have your own personal skating rink!!"
– Hardlynotpoor
Tropical Oasis
"I really want one of those natural bathrooms, that looks like you just walked into a jungle, everything is stone and steam and plants and sounds of a water fall."
"Or one of those open stair cases where the back wall is completely glass and there’s a leafy garden under the stairs."
"Basically just a tropical oasis for plants."
– YEEyourlastHAW
Bringing Nature In
"I saw a cool house online yesterday that had an indoor greenhouse and I am here for that."
– [deleted]
Calgon Take Me Away
"Absolutely a secret beautiful bathroom just for me. I don’t know what it is but I just really value bathroom time and the luxury of getting washed and relaxing and getting ready in a big beautiful marble bathroom. But nobody else can use it. Like the secret bathroom in B99."
– cats_rule_on_mars
I've always dreamed of owning a house that has an interior Japanese tranquility garden. As in, rock garden.
There's nothing to maintain and all you have to do is gaze out into the contained courtyard and meditate.
It would be the perfect space from where peaceful energy would flow. The house's heart.
What's your dream home addition?
There are very few people who don't wish there was something different about their body.
Who doesn't dream of washboard abs, smooth silky hair or sparkling eyes?
But what if we could improve our bodies even further?
What if we could give them special features more commonly found in science fiction?
Redditor MeatScepterGuy was curious what feature, big or small, people wished was part of their anatomy, leading them to ask:
"If you had the ability to add a feature to the human body, what would it be?"
These knees aren't what they used to be.
"Reinforced knees."- KesslerTheBeast.
Don't worry, they'll grow back.
"Teeth regeneration."- Independent_Mall_78
"Regenerating teeth."- Conqueror_of_beans.
"Regeneration, ability to regenerate any lost organs or body parts."- VastPurpleSky.
Let's see what the problem is.
"A diagnostic interface that tells you what's wrong with you."- ofsquire
Mucus be gone!
"The ability to clean out your sinuses or clear your stuffed up nose at will."- 50M3BODY.
Power napping to the max!
"Fast-charge."
"So I"ll only ever need 1-2 hours of sleep."- ofsquire.
GIF by OriginalsGiphySo many ways to say "hello"...
"Built-in translator from/to any language."- RutgerCastro.
Built in filtration system.
"An organ to filter salt water into drinkable water."- Never_stop_caring.
Let's take a closer look, shall we?
"The ability to zoom in with your eyes."- JoyousMelon4.
Halloween Looking GIF by GIPHY Studios OriginalsGiphySome very fascinating ideas.
And who knows, with the ongoing advancements in science, maybe some of these fantasies might one day be a reality?
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People Break Down The Most Underutilized Features On Their Phone
For most people, a cellphone has become almost like an extra appendage.
It goes with us everywhere and is rarely out of reach.
And most people are also now sporting so-called smartphones.
But how many of the features on these handheld computers are we using?
Redditor akand_1 asked:
"What is your most unused feature on your phone?"
Ring-Ring
"The ringer."
"I’ve been on silent for at least 9 years."
- dynnk
Oh, Samsung...
"Bixby."
"F'king Bixby."
- MenAreHollow
"What? Bixby is my MOST used feature!
"I mean, never on purpose, it just happens to get pressed ALL THE F'KING TIME!"
"GODDAMMIT WHY DID THEY ADD A DEDICATED BUTTON?"
- Beautiful-Carob-6864
Oh, Apple...
"Apple Store."
"I have never opened that app."
"I don't even know what it does, it's not the App store, that's a different App."
- SuperstitiousPigeon5
"You can buy new apple hardware using that app."
"I also never used it."
- 53bvo
Bloatware
"Most of the Samsung sh*t that you can't delete, only disable. Ugh. Oh and Bixby."
- jeezbigknees
"And likewise, all the Apple bloatware."
- ClassBShareHolder
"Same. Actually I think all phones are problematic with bloatware."
"I think it would be better if we could remove all apps easier."
- Quit_social_media
Unutilized
"Anything that’s in my utilities folder."
"Measure, stocks, compass..."
"The only one I use from there is calculator."
- retrobread_
"I just looked at my phone and discovered measure. Never even knew it was there."
"And no, I don't need a compass. What would I use it for if I have GPS?"
"I am not planning on getting lost in the woods."
- Botryoid2000
"Measure is actually really cool. You can use it as a pretty accurate level and you can use AR to measure stuff. Also quite accurate in my experience."
- ssssskkkkkrrrrrttttt
"Unfortunately, when I need to level or measure something, it's very rare that I need a tool that's 'pretty' accurate."
- ImRudeWhenImDrunk
Take A Picture
"The selfie camera."
"I just hate taking pics of myself."
- FiskTireBoy
"Ditto, but in my case it's more because I have spatial awareness/prosopagnosia issues because of autism."
"I can't center my face in the selfie view."
"It's complicated, but basically my brain gets confused about which direction to move to get my full face in a shot. I look like an idiot moving the camera and my face around trying to line them up."
"Every selfie I manage to cut some part of my face off by having it out of frame so I just don't bother."
- LakotaGrl
Shut up, Siri
"Any type of voice command."
- WickedDreamer99
"That’s it for me. I hate talking to machines."
"Even if it worked perfectly, which it never does, I’d rather use the more cumbersome method of manually entering my commands."
- Annhl8rX
"Word. I love technology, but I hate talking to a machine."
"Literally any other interface is preferable."
- Aman_Fasil
It Happens Eventually By Itself
"The off button."
"My old phone tends to run out of charge, as opposed to switching it off."
"My iPhoneX needs a few buttons pressed to get to the swipe to off screen."
"I have to turn it off so rarely I have to look up the button combo each time."
"Usually I end up taking a few screen shots of my desktop until I say f'k it and look it up."
- SuperstitiousPigeon5
No News Is...
"News"
- Poorly-Drawn-Beagle
"If I want to see any news I just open Reddit. Anything important will have memes about it."
- broken-not-bent
"Same, if I want to read the news I use the internet browser but I never use the app."
- cl4r_
IDK
"How would I know?"
- HiddenHippo
"Seriously."
"Phones have so many features now that everyone's 'least used' is likely something they don't even know it has."
- Geobits
Until I got a job that required using the phone to actually talk to other humans, that was my least used feature.
If it can't be sent in a text, IM or email, do I need to hear it? I don't think so, but society still disagrees. *sigh*
So what's just taking up space on your phone?
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Humans are built to be attractive to one another.
And there are some qualities you can't help but find yourself overtly attracted to. No matter who is sitting right in front of you.
u/xxxabgdisasterxxx asked:
What is a feature that is inarguably hot, regardless of gender?
Here were some of those answers.
A Click In Place
Definitely humor. When you have the same sense of humor as someone else and you can just feel the click, that's an amazing feelings.
Loneliness
Context: I am a very lonely man and don't connect well with people on a deep level. But a girl sent me this message after an event and I will treasure it 'til the day I die.
Come get your hugs y'all.
Love In Your Heart
Passion. When someone speaks about something they're really passionate about I can sit down and talk with them for hours. Just to hear them speak about it.
Let Me Get Lost
Eyes. I was once working at a charity shop and a women came in, she was probably in her late 40s about 5 foot 2 when she approached the counter the first thing I saw were her eyes and they were gorgeous, they were just so mesmerising and beautiful. They were like a grey/blue with a hint of light purple all combined to make a pastel galaxy. After that I realised how amazing our eyes can actually look.
Name It, Let It Take Up Space
Emotional intelligence and communication skills. If you can tell me what you're feeling during a disagreement without being hurtful, and can also tell me what you're feeling and what feels good.........that's hot.
Carrying A Tune
A good singing voice. A lot of singers are okay but there are a few that certain parts of their songs will give me that same rush like someone kissing my neck.
Real Humans
Definitely authenticity. I don't want an Instagram clone! Tell me about your niche hobbies and interests! Be the weirdo you are on the inside!
This Is Me
Confidence.
Being sure of yourself goes a long way. It comes across in how someone walks, talks, wears clothes. Even someone who is not traditionally attractive can become so through confidence.
How Do You Treat Those Bound To Serve?
I pay attention to how people in particular, treat their service staff. Saying "please" and "thank you" to your waiter is definitely nice to see in a person.
It's Always Passion
Excitement over something. I don't care if it's the trip you took to wherever or if it's the most recent XMen comic book. If you're excited and telling me about it, it's super attractive to me.
It's always great to get compliments, it can be an excellent boost to one's self esteem. The things we get complimented for can vary pretty widely, though.