Ok, so I'm sure you're like me and through the years you formulated a "dream house", one that you honestly think
some day you will end up with. I know I still do
So, actually I have several dream houses, depending on the time of year and my mood.
First is a cottage in the mountains of Colorado, or maybe Wyoming. Nicely wooded acres, with a lake downhill about 100 yards away. My cottage would be study and rustic, and inside very warm, plush with lots of heavy paneling. The ground floor would be split into the kitchen and living room, wrapped around the big stone fireplace. An open staircase would lead to my bedroom and study. It would snow me in 4 months of the year, so I would not have to go anywhere until spring. Isolation!
My other dream house is a lighthouse constructed of dressed stone. Yeah, the lighthouse would have circular living quarters split into 5 levels, each level smaller in diameter until the top, the lantern room.
Lantern room with balcony (accessed from below by ladder)
5th level: Sleep chamber & bathroom (accessed from below by ladder)
4th level: Study (accessed from below by circular staircase)
3rd level: kitchen (accessed from below by winding staircase)
2nd level: Living area (accessed from below by staircase)
Ground level: Storage and pantries
Naturally, this has to be on a seafront property, ideally on the US east coast or Scotland in a lightly populated area, with lots of rocky cliffs and cold, pounding surf.