Have you been trying to think of a way to bring some cool to your rec room decor? Here's an idea that involves ordinary glass blocks and copper flashing that's tricked out with some under car neon lighting.

That's right...it's a neon-lit glass block wall that's well worth checking out.

Choosing to live in an underground home isn't for everybody. Some might say it's a little extreme! On the other hand, a certain percentage of homeowners may wish they had the opportunity to live in an underground home to save on the high cost of utilities these days.

Woody and Wilma Ravenscraft of Greenfield, Ohio (between Cincinnati and Columbus) chose to design and build an underground home for a very simple reason that you might not have thought of.

Don't just go with a bland poured concrete driveway. Shake things up a bit! There are so many options for poured concrete these days that you would be doing yourself a disservice by not investigating the myriad of different looks you can get with readily available additives, materials and techniques. Think of your driveway as a huge, blank canvas just waiting for a little bit of an artistic touch to help transform your house into a home.

Here's a great idea that I picked up from the English cottage that I frequented last year...(r u ready) a sealed, washed river pebble-embedded poured concrete driveway. It turned out beautifully so have a look.