"Dome glass, only �5 a pane."

On 27 February, the contents of the much maligned visitor attraction will go under the hammer, with everything from 5,000 sets of cutlery to two remote-controlled airships up for grabs.

The appointed auction house is billing the sale as your chance to "purchase a piece of history", but it could be the perfect opportunity to give your home a millennial makeover.

Home movies

On the Dome's darkest days, visitors were woefully outnumbered by the "attraction's" several thousand video screens and computer monitors. But the Dome's loss, as the saying goes, is your home cinema.

"Was that the doorbell, dear?"

You'd need a gargantuan living room (and be willing to shell out �10,000 per film) if you wanted to take on one of the Dome's 70mm projectors, says Home Entertainment magazine's Tom Bourton.

However, a 40 or 50-inch "plasma" screen (which retail for up to �13,000 brand new) would do quite nicely, he says. "That would be the luxury end of home cinema. The picture quality is very good, as you'd expect at the price."

Big Brother House

Rather make your own entertainment? Why not recreate the Big Brother TV show in the comfort of your own home?

What with so many visitors to keep track of, and exhibits such as the 777-carat Millennium Star diamond to protect, it is no surprise the Dome boasts 140 CCTV cameras.

Armed with these, and the attraction's four high-tech robotic cameras, you could put the Channel 4's Big Brother fly-on-the-wall antics to shame. You'll have to supply your own Nasty Nick, though.

To ensure your social experiment is as hermetically sealed as the TV show which entranced the nation in 2000, you may wish to splash out on one of the Dome's "self-contained" turnstiles for the front door.

Chez sedentary

Old sci-fi films always seemed to promise that by 2000 we humans would glide around noiselessly on conveyor belts or bomb about in gleaming smart cars.

"Cheers, P-Y! Quick, drive away before he checks the bank notes."

We may not be there quite yet, but some choice lots in the Dome auction could see you enjoying a deliriously sedentary home life.

Is the thought of tackling the stairs up to bed tiring enough to require another hour on the sofa to recover? Get a lift. The Dome has 27 looking for a home.

Claustrophobic? Never fear, you won't mind getting trapped in a 30-person elevator. Still not convinced? Then opt for an escalator, the Dome has 17 to choose from.

That just leaves you the distance from the TV to the kitchen to worry about. Maybe the Dome's impressive fleet of golf carts and battery-powered scooters is the answer to your slothful prayers.

House of fun

Of course, you could buy every lot in the sale, plus the Dome, and operate it as a world-class visitor attraction. No, that's just silly talk.