Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Top 5 Features in My Dream House

I'm not asking for much.  I don't need a huge swimming pool or a 10 car garage, just these few, relatively inexpensive features.  Is this too much to ask for in a future home?

1. Mega Library
For anyone who knows me or, heck, has even met me, knows that the ultimate library is what I aspire to acquire.  While the rest of the items on my list would be topping on the sundae, a mega library would make my entire life.  Below are a couple examples for the future builder of my house-o-awesomeness:


2. Hidden Passageways/Doors
How killer would it be to just disappear on someone and they are all, like, "Where did they go?"  Where did I go you ask?  Just through one of my many hidden doors and passageways.  Back in the day, one reason these were built is so the comings and goings of servants were as unobtrusive as possible.  For me, it would be so I could escape an unwanted guest, murderer, rabid dog, etc.  Though why these sketchy characters would be in my house in the first place is beyond me.


3. Tree House
When my sister and I were little, we had the perfect climbing tree in our backyard.  Like most kids, we desperately wanted a tree house.  What we got was a board up in a tree and a father saying, "Have at it."  There weren't any nails to hold it in place, no railings to keep our fragile little bodies from falling to certain death, and no ladder to access it.  That board lasted about four seconds.  Therefore, my future abode would have a killer tree house.  You can call it the fulfillment of a youthful fantasy...because that's what it is.  Like my hidden passageways, I would use my tree house to escape people I would rather avoid.


4. Hedge Maze
For some reason these puppies have always signified wealth to me.  Maybe it's the perfectly sculptured hedges, the servants required to prune it, or the fact that old English mansions are the only places these things tend to exist, but if I had a hedge maze, I would know that I had made it (if the massive library, hidden doors, and tree house weren't enough).




5. Home Theater
This is probably the only semi-realistic feature that my future home could have.  Nothing fancy, just some recliners and a TV.  But if I happened to have one of the theaters below, I would not be complaining.




What have we learned here?  Apparently, I have the desire to occasionally disappear.  Perhaps I can rig it so I can disappear into my library or home theater...maybe even a secret passageway to my tree house.  The options are endless--so get building it for me, people!

2 comments:

  1. I am still affected by our Tree House Debacle. Imagine your dad waking you up in the morning saying, "Get up girls, we are going to Home Depot today to get materials for a tree house!" Oh the excitement!! You can't handle your happiness, you skip through the store with Dad, watch him buy just a single piece of plywood (saying to yourself in your 7-year-old mind, "How is that going to make a whole treehouse?" but are too mind-numbingly stoked to even question what is going on), and drive home to build the house of your dreams! The moment when Steph & I realized what was really going on, we were staring at a board so high in the tree, we used it as a roof.

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    1. I wouldn't even use it as a roof! That thing wasn't stabilized!

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