Location:
I’d love to live in an area that is lusciously
green, with mountains full of evergreens, and near the coast (no more
than a mile away). I’d be in an area that is secluded for living but not
be too far from town so getting supplies isn’t a hassle. A temperate area would
be best as the weather is neither too cold in winter nor too hot in summer; it’s
comfortable year round.
The House:
As I said, it’d be in a secluded area so I wouldn’t
really have neighbors. The house would be on a small hill with a dirt pathway
leading up to it. It’d be in a clearing surrounded by trees, but of course
there would be trees closer to the house as well but more spread out. I like
two storied houses, but I think I’d rather have a single story house. The
garage would be on the south side, but I’d only use it to park my car on stormy
days; every other day the car would be outside so I could use the garage for my
projects (cabinets, bookshelves, art, etc.). The entrance would be on the west
side so it would be in the shade for the first half or so of the day, but in
the evening it watches the sun set.
The Interior:
The kitchen and living room are next to each
other though divided by the counters of
the kitchen. Most of the interior of my house is wood with a rich stain color
(of course not all the same – the floor a different shade than the cabinets and
so on); the kitchen cabinets included. The sink would be on the west side with
a window above it, the stove would be against the wall dividing the kitchen and
the entrance with the refrigerator to its right. The counter dividing the
kitchen and living room would be on the north end and with a marble top. The
living room walls on the north side would be made of glass and have at least
two windows on the west side to let as much light in as possible. Two couches
make a 90 degree angle with a coffee table in front of them and a tv in the southeast
corner. Sliding glass doors make it
possible to go out onto the deck looking out onto the pathway and into the
surrounding trees (the deck snakes around the corner to the west side as well).
The laundry room would connect with the garage on the north side and have a
door leading to the hallway on the west side – a closet directly across from
it. The hallway goes north to south – walking south, after the closet, on the
right would first be my personal library/office – a room full of book shelves
and a desk in the middle of the room (the chair facing the door) – then after
would be the entrance and soon after the kitchen. On the left before the
entrance would be the “public” bathroom, slightly after the entrance would be
the guest room. The hallway opens up
once in the kitchen/living room and around the corner to the left would be
where the master bedroom lies. The master bath would be in the northeast corner
of the master bedroom, and the bedroom itself would have great windows on the
east and south side to let as much of the early morning sun through; the bed
itself would be against the south facing wall. Paintings and pictures would
line the walls of my house, and maybe I’d have a few sculptures.
