Your Dream House

[Treehugger]

I've started this thread as an article in a magazine inspired me. I was reading through the June edition of CL when I came across an article about different homes. Has anyone else seen it? Well, I saw the boathouse on the river that Paula Hamilton is living in and it just blew me away. I've seen houses over the years that I like, but this quaint, unassuming little boathouse just spoke to me. I love it! I told OH that when I am old and he is gone, I can see myself living somewhere like that with a little dog! I could imagine nothing as perfect as living so close to the river - bliss!

What's everyone elses idea of their dream home? Do you have a picture in your mind of it, or does it actually exist?

[franbee]

We lived in an old farmhouse for about 6 months, which I always describe as my dream home, but the reality might be different.

[Crocus]

I won't at all mind to live in a cottage somewhere in the UK, probably in Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales.
Or in Sidmouth.
Or Pitlochry.
Ross-on-Wye ....
It needend be a big grand and posh house, just a little cottage, somewhere in the UK. xx

[tangerine]

Even though I love living in devon, and regulary see dream homes whilst driving around country lanes, I'd love to love on the isle of skye. When we went there last year there was this old derelict house on the shore of the loch across from our campsite. Hubby thought it looked spooky but I loved it. We're going back there next month, maybe I might go and have a look round it.

[Crocus]

Hi Tangerine, now you've got me jealous no end! I so badly want to experience Isle of Skye! Do you mind taking some pictures to come and show us please? Enjoy every minute of it.

We stayed in a lovely old cottage in the Cotswolds on one of our visits to the UK. Originally it was workers' cottages and the owners renovated it for use as holiday cottages. Lovely. x

[dragonfly]

My dream house is a typical thatched cottage with roses round the door and a cottage garden surrounding it. I want it to be in a small village with an old church and a duck pond and surrounded by fields.

[Crocus]

Hi DF, a lovely Tudor cottage will also do for me, thanks - something like this maybe :

[sunflower]

My dream house would be built in the 60's with balconies surrounding the house and would be very spacious with 2 acres of land. Plenty of room for hens, goats, veggie plot, orchard, an adventure play area and a small wood to make camps and BBQs. I would so love to foster children in my dream house which would be near the sea. I have a notebook where I have drawn up the plans for this home. In the front would be a large garden split by a chalky driveway. Either side would be lots of lavendars....not planted in rows but in circles and in between chalky paths where children could run to the centre and sit on a swing seat. The name of my dream house is 'Mistletoe' ....always Christmas

[dragonfly]

Those are great cottages Crocus, I could live in either one.

[Crocus]

Hi DF, the first picture is of a English Heritage cottage in Muchelney in Somerset. The other cottage is in Castle Combe - a most picturesque village. I could also live in either one. xx

[sunflower]

Hi Treehugger, I've got the June edition of CL but can't find it. What page is it on please?