We love looking at those old 50s and 60s expo pictures of what the future was going to look like – and now we are the people of the future, sometimes they were spot on.

Now Rightmove has taken a look at what our homes will look like in 2030.

The company checked with some tech experts and came up with some interesting ideas.

For instance, we may all start using social media shower curtains, smart scales and a mirror that gives fashion advice.

The teach team was made up of experts from PC Pro, Pocket-Lint and Future Timeline.

The result is a nice interactive webpage with all the best bits we can expect in our own future.

Abiola Oni, Research Manager at Rightmove, said: “New technology will transform the home of the future.  Complaints like an internet black spot at the back of your kitchen or worrying if you’ve switched your heating off could be a thing of the past. It’ll be fascinating to see how people adapt to these new products and tailor them to suit their lifestyle. Of course such advanced technology won’t appeal to everyone, but those who are prepared to push for the latest and greatest could find properties like the apartments for rent in Durham stand out from the crowd when it comes to selling up and moving on.”

Here are the top seven key changes that could be coming to our homes sometime soon.

     1 Internet-enabled doorbells

“Who’s that at the door? Sorry, I’m in America”. This could well be something you have to tell your friendly visitor in 15 years’ time. Pocket-lint’s Stuart Miles says that every single electronics device in the home will be connected to the internet, including the doorbell. He thinks they will become a must-have item in the next couple of years, as people get excited by the idea of having their phone ring wherever in the world or house they are when someone is at the door.

     2 How much milk is in the fridge? Did I leave my straighteners on?

Tim Danton, Editor of PC Pro magazine thinks that smartphones will advance to the point that we’ll be able to control nearly everything in the house with them – even if we’re not home. “You’ll be able to check how much milk you have in the fridge whilst you’re at the supermarket,” he said, adding that smart security systems will also give us constant updates on who’s in the house and what they’re doing.

     3 Mirror, Mirror on the wall…

A smart mirror, which is a screen with an integrated computer, features a virtual wardrobe function so users can try different garments on a model of themselves before getting dressed. The magic mirror can even make polite outfit suggestions, to make sure you’re looking your best before leaving the house.

     4 Smart scales

There are numerous apps that tell you how many calories you should eat a day, but in the near future this could extend to your bathroom scales.  The scales would be integrated into a sensor pad in the floor and connected to the shower curtain screen, and could provide you with a detailed assessment of your vital statistics, letting you know many calories you should plan to have that day.

     5 Self-cleaning clothes

These might sound too good to be true, but nano-tech clothes could mean the end of the weekly wash.   Self-cleaning fabrics, truly waterproof materials and personal climate control are all being developed right now, and could be available from a retailer near you in the future.

     6 The social media shower

That’s right, in the future you could be washing your hair while checking the news.  Using flexible display technology, your boring old shower curtain could double up as a screen.  You can check social media, listen to music or catch up on the headlines while you shower.

     7 Grow your own veg – indoors

No outdoor space for starting your veg garden? No problem. The need for more and more reliable crops will lead to a surge in the use of hydroponic technology, which will spread into the home with indoor gardens providing fresh fruit and veg all year round.

To see their vision of a future house, go here http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viz/home-of-the-future/