Writer's Block: Homeward bound

[csberry]

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I started drawing up blueprints to my dream home in high school. While there have certainly been changes to the design over the years, here are the basic things that I would love to have.

1. I want a flat front yard. I don't want to have to drive up and down a hill to get in and out of my garage (because my dream home will be located somewhere that has winter in all of its snowy glory) and do want to have an area of grass to do croquet/etc and let the kids play.

2. The backyard can slope up or down into a more wilderness, hilly area. I love being able to sit out on the back porch and look out at nature.

3. Must have a front porch with swing and close enough to the n'hood sidewalk for me to say "hi" to the n'bors and walkers. It would be additionally nice for the porch to wrap 3/4 to fully around the house to allow for enjoying the porch no matter the direction of wind and the sun.

4. Somehow detach the master bedroom suite from the bulk of the rest of the house. A favorite design of mine from high school had the MB suite connected to the house by a long hallway with floor to ceiling windows on either side of it, looking out to the forested landscape outside.

5. I am a HUGE fan of Mission/Craftsman/Prairie styles with lots of built-ins, exposed wood/stone, and open floor plans.

Comments

Dream home . . .

[(Anonymous)]

Ach, you had me until Mission/Craftsman/Prairie style. I prefer the mid-century modern with clean lines and open, multi-use space, cantilevered floors and natural wood and stone (the only thing I like about M/C/P). There are glorious examples of this style in Lexington, MA and in the Kenwood area in Minneapolis, not to mention Frank Lloyd Wright's standard of Fallingwater in PA, despite the fact that the thing's falling apart.