The House of your dreams

I downsized 3 years ago from a lofty Victorian house to a small C16 cottage. My dream now is for a detached modern house with open plan kitchen/dining/sitting room, bedroom en suite with walk in wardrobe, 1 other bedroom en suite, a study/studio, underfloor heating throughout, small courtyard garden, garage and it must have sea views and easy access to shops. My requirements are modest ?

V3ra

My dream location and house is the inspector's beach cottage in "Death in Paradise" ☀️?️☀️
I think there might be a whole village of us on those sands soon!
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I'd like the one that Inspector Montabano lives in!

I love this site where they have pulled together lots of listings in America.
Such a massive country there's probably something for everyone (if we wanted to move there of course!).

Happy browsing!

circaoldhouses.com/historic-properties/

And here's my other favourite house site:

www.wowhaus.co.uk/

It really is just sharing some truly fabulous properties that have popped up for sale. Sometimes a house they've brought to your attention comes up again a few years later. It's interesting to see what has been done to them in the meantime.

I love the Ruislip and NZ houses on there NotSpaghetti. I yearn for modern but own Edwardian.

Ellianne

*Nightsky, Callistemon etc.* These are for you from today. Sorry I didn't have time to pop into the estate agents.

Thank you Elianne. ....my favourite place in the world. The many trips on the ferry and the wonderful walks. Our friends are there now and this came today.

Can recommend “The Point at Polzeath”. Lovely restaurant with fantastic views over the golf course and lovely food.

Look at the queue, Nightsky!
Thanks for the recommendation.

I would stay in the Devon town where we moved to in 2019 as I love it here. I would really like a stone built cottage semi or detached with 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms and a large garden of around 3/4 acre. It would be divided in half with one half left like a field for my dogs to run in and maybe a few chickens.
The other half would have a summer house, lawns and flower beds. Oh and a shed for OHs tools etc.

Ellianne

Look at the queue, Nightsky!
Thanks for the recommendation.

So familiar.....Just look at that sky. A very wet and windy day in Padstow. Goughs (Coughs) for the best pasties.

The house of my dreams would automatically clean itself!

I'd like a lovely end terrace in Cockermouth with a nice neighbour, and a small back garden with a lilac tree and rose bushes.

This is a very interesting thread. Our fellow Gnetters are telling us what their dream house would be at this time in their lives.

Looking back, I am sure that the dream house would have been different at earlier stages in your life.

In your twenties - a house for one or two or more? Many of us would have started families then.

As the families grew - a different dream house?

When the children flew the nest then what would be ideal?

When you became grandparents and perhaps your family were far away, did you want a house big enough to welcome them all back home?

If you are now old and on your own, what would be your ideal home?

Varian, I agree that our dreams or wish list will change as we get older.

When my family was younger it would have meant a larger back yard, a living room and a family room, more bathrooms etc.

Now my focus would be on a smaller but beautifully landscaped garden, nice views without stairs, location walking distance to town, and a dining room big enough to get extended family around the table! Oh, and an en-suite bathroom so I don't have to share with any visitors.

I think, varian, it might depend on how hospitable you are as a person and whether you like visitors to stay. We have always enjoyed a house full of family, guests, foreign students and au pairs which has determined our choices. Added to that big dogs, so we haven't really had variations on size, just location.
Interesting thoughts.

varian I think our house was just right As the families grew - a different dream house?
Practical, well situated, the right size.

Now we need something different but we still like it here.

I agree ElliAnne, there are only 2 of us now but we still need a biggish house as we have often have (or had) a (very) full house but we relish the space when we have a lull. Hopefully, those days will return.

I think my dream house(s) have been the same all along varian.

I think I have had strong ideas about buildings/architecture from being about 13 to be honest and as my parents built their own home, it was something discussed quite a lot over the years.