Six ways to funk up your home!

Does your house look too bare for comfort? Do you wish friends wouldn't come over because your house is so boring it could put them to sleep?

Then maybe, it is time you did something to spruce up your house and make it one funky home -- the centrepoint for everyone's envy!

I like to party!

Why pay so much to go to a theatre when you can have it all AND show it off with a bombastic home theatre system at your place?

A home theatre system comes with a 32" to 46" TV, a DVD based player, amplifier and sub woofer speakers. Prices start from Rs 55,000 and can go up to Rs 2,50,000 and higher.

Get it custom installed if you want your own personal touch. Shops like Tangent offer furniture made especially for Home theatre systems. You can set up the speakers in different parts of the house to complete the overall effect of a cinema hall. You could also have your own popcorn machine if you have enough space for it!

Bam"booze"led!

50 men on a dead man's chest! Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum! Discard your old fashioned teak bar for an exciting nautical themed bar. Bring in the feel of the ocean to your house!

Add in a lot of accessories that are eye-catching yet useful. Arrange bottles as the spokes of a steering wheel behind the bartender. You could have a classy transparent glass sink so that your maid doesn't break your precious glasses from the kitchen! Have a cool metal rail to hold the glasses.

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Ice buckets, stirrers with anchors at the bottom and coasters made out of laminated pictures of sea faring ships are all great ways to give your bar the nautical touch. You can also have a mini fridge for the beer and soft drinks. A cocktail blender is also a great idea to give your bar the feel of…well a real bar.

Create a bar that is easy to function otherwise you will just get fed up of it!

Light me up, lava(r)!

Are you throwing an all-out party for your friends? Then jazz up the atmosphere with an ultra funky lava lamp that you can switch on after turning off all the other lights.

Guaranteed to extract 'oohs' and 'aahs' from your buddies!Lava lamps come in different shapes and colours. Blobs of wax flow from the bottom of the container to create a really awesome effect!

Place it one corner of the house to illuminate the whole room. Even your furniture will look different!

What's your sign?

Cream and white walls are so boring!

Surely you want to bring in some colour into your life and home? Then do up one of your walls according to your zodiac sign. You could change it every month or so to include your family members zodiac signs too!

Paint the wall

with a color that you associate with the particular zodiac sign. Decorative paints are also a good idea if you want to go the whole way.

Make alcoves and shelves on your wall and display artefacts particular to the theme that you have chosen. If you have a Piscean theme, you could put up goldfish bowls and glass dolphins.

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Toss n' twist

Remember when Joey from Friends cried when his foosball table had to be split apart to save the pet ducks?

Here is a great way to make your house look funky and have fun. Set aside a part of your house for a foosball table so you won't have to go to a video game parlour or a mall to play a one-on-one match!

A foosball table starts from Rs 7,500 and goes up to Rs 9,500.

Of course if you are not too keen on spending a lot of money, you could get a dart board, which comes for about Rs 250. Or if you can afford it and have the space for it then buy yourself a pool table!

Show me the booty!

You have always envied J Lo's bottom and Kylie Minogue's legs but never really got around to working on your own "assets".

So why not set up your own private snazzy gym in a corner of the house? Invest in a fold-up treadmill which can be either manual or motorised. Prices start from Rs 7,000 and go up to Rs 1,50,000. You can also have weights and colourful yoga mats.

Make the area attractive so that it doesn't become just an extension of your clothes rack! Put up posters of beefy actors and super toned models to keep you motivated. Keep one of your speakers in the work out area so you can groove to music while exercising. After all, dancing is a great way to burn the extra calories!