It's pretty interesting that I can definitely see elements in everyone's dream house that I would certainly like. I guess that shouldn't be too shocking. I'm a total lush for this kind of stuff, so I'll elaborate for anyone else who really cares...
Mine would be spanish colonial villa on top of a heavily-forested hill inside of an inlet or bay in the southern part of the pacific northwest. Northern California or southern Oregon. It would be so tucked in that no one would know it was there, but anyone within would have one hell of a view. In fact, it would overlook the bay and would have a beautiful, well-landscaped path all the way down the hill to the water. If anyone isn't familiar with the villa style, its a U-shaped structure made of stucco and/or brick with a courtyard in the middle, and has a Mediterranean-tiled roof. My house would be somewhere between dove-grey and mauve, with cobalt-blue tiles. The interior trim, beams, stairs etc. would be aged chestnut and the railings would be cast-iron.
It would be a south-facing home with bold canna lilies lining the front, succulents and a rock garden in the southwest, trailing white poppies to the west, a moon garden to the northwest, blue hydrangeas to the north, an immaculate arbortoreum all along the east, and finally, a full-out lily garden in the southeast - comprised of all of the hundreds of lilies known to man. This is all for harmonious feng shui purposes of course. The courtyard would be full of vegetable, fruit, and various other plants. It would also have water features like a fountain and a waterfall/pond. Everyone could hear the sound of rushing water anytime they liked. Instead of being open-air, the courtyard would have a mural-like stained glass ceiling. Clear skylights would highlight the ceiling, so that we could see the stars at night.
The rooms would all be tall and lofty, most would have fireplaces with tile-rock-glass mixed-media mantles, and huge portal-like circle windows to the outside of the house. Rooms include: a library (duh), a fantastic master suite (with a antique brass bed, embroidered textiles, fur rugs, and an immaculate jacuzzi tub), a music studio with incredible acoustics for my husband, a art/sewing studio for myself, a state-of-the-art kitchen with plenty of [stone] counter space, a gorgeous dining room painted emerald with a glass chandelier and an antique walnut dining table. I suppose there'd have to be a couple of extra rooms for guests and future children. Each of these would be fantastically beautiful of course, and tailored to that person's needs.
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