GTKY:NTTGPR:Dream Home Style

[Sammich_Cat]

Am I the only one who loves looking at houses?

When you picture your dream home what is the architectural style?

Are you a Craftsman person? Or maybe you prefer the Modern style? Cob house anyone?

Pics get bonus points!

[Sammich_Cat]

I love Gothic architecture!

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My dream home is a big open apartment. Fuck houses and the maintenance that goes with them. I love apartments.

[mtnmomma13]

I love craftsman style houses on the exterior and then more open/modern concepts inside. There is one craftsman style house with my dream kitchen in my city that popped up while we were house hunting and I LOVED it...but did not love the cool 1.1M price tag.

We just bought a house this past summer and although I do love it, it's neither of those! We are redoing our kitchen so hopefully that will make it better!

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You aren't the only one! I do this more than I would like to admit, look at houses and pretend I can actually afford to buy one. This is what my dream house looks like

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[mtnmomma13]

Jan 18, 2015 14:36:05 GMT -5 @led said:

My dream home is a big open apartment. Fuck houses and the maintenance that goes with them. I love apartments.

See, in my dream house I'm rich enough to pay someone to deal with all the maintenance!

[getzystark]

Squeee I lurve houses. I look at the houses for sale in our area on Zillow more than I care to admit.

I like crafstman style.

DH wants a shop and 4-car garage...so we're going to have to save up for that. Lol.

[lilkitty831]

Jan 18, 2015 14:36:05 GMT -5 @led said:

My dream home is a big open apartment. Fuck houses and the maintenance that goes with them. I love apartments.

I feel the same way - we had to give up our apartment since it is cheaper to live in the suburbs than the city.  I love our house but I still miss our apartment.  

So my dream home would also be a huge open apartment, with a view of Central Park.  

[lg2793]

Craftsman, with a front porch!! DH and I are thinking about moving in the next year or so, so that's what we're looking for (if we can afford it!)

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I like looking at houses -- lately its been looking at what we can afford in better school districts, though, which is much more a reality check than dream houses. We own a townhouse which we love but will be too small if we have more than one kid and in absolutely terrible school cluster (in a good school district, but our assigned schools are crap). Reality check of living in a really expensive part of the country...

[GEM128]

We bought our "forever house" a few months ago and during the house hunting process I was obsessed with HGTV & all the things house related. We bought a craftsman house that has a chalet feel with cathedral ceilings & skylights. However, there are days when I think if we didn't have animals, a condo would have been much easier!

[achromia]

Yes, I love looking at houses. It was worse when I was actually house shopping, but I still keep a running list of features the dream house will have. I want a stone Tudor someday:



Not that I expect to be able to afford anything that grand any time soon, but we're talking dreams here right?

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Jan 18, 2015 15:04:51 GMT -5 @ketchup said:

The wine cellar was just to appear classy. Obv I'd rig this baby to my box o' Franzia:

I love you lol

[Sammich_Cat]

Also a big fan of the French Chateau style.

[nuggetrn]

I love looking at houses!! I also peruse trulia more often than I care to admit for house for sale in this area. It is bad and I should really quit. We aren't in our forever home right and it will be a few years before I see us having any great need to move.

We are remodeling our kitchen right now tho which is lots of fun!

[mtnmomma13]

I like your style @ketchup!

[Sammich_Cat]

Eh, I want a yard for a garden, and maybe chickens, quail, and bees. So an apartment is not what I want, but I don't want a huge house either - a small Gothic castle/cottage would be just great haha. 

[physiomeg]

I love Victorian styles homes. When I was in middle school there were a bunch of houses on the main strip of our town that were so different in color and style than any around it...I've wanted a house like that ever since. Something like this:



Unfortunately I live in a very suburban area and there are absolutely no homes of this style. Everything is very cookie cutter and modern-ish.

I love looking at zillow and look forward to parade of homes every year even though I have no plans to move from my current house.

[walbs424]

Jan 18, 2015 15:12:05 GMT -5 achromia said:

Yes, I love looking at houses. It was worse when I was actually house shopping, but I still keep a running list of features the dream house will have. I want a stone Tudor someday:



Not that I expect to be able to afford anything that grand any time soon, but we're talking dreams here right?

+1 for this! I love this style

[nuggetrn]

@ketchup you are cracking me up

One day I would like to move out into the country and have some land for a garden and some animals.

I would like a nice big wraparound porch and DH will need a big garage/workshop area.

[Sammich_Cat]

Jan 18, 2015 15:38:27 GMT -5 physiomeg said:

I love Victorian styles homes. When I was in middle school there were a bunch of houses on the main strip of our town that were so different in color and style than any around it...I've wanted a house like that ever since. Something like this:



Unfortunately I live in a very suburban area and there are absolutely no homes of this style. Everything is very cookie cutter and modern-ish.

I love looking at zillow and look forward to parade of homes every year even though I have no plans to move from my current house.

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OOH Victorian is my third favorite. Love this picture!

[risscaboobs]

Beautiful everyone! I do this too. But I'm mobile so no pics

[ericalee2013]

I've always loved the house from Home Alone.

Our current home is similar but without the additions on the sides.

[achromia]

Jan 18, 2015 15:38:27 GMT -5 physiomeg said:

I love Victorian styles homes. When I was in middle school there were a bunch of houses on the main strip of our town that were so different in color and style than any around it...I've wanted a house like that ever since. Something like this:



Unfortunately I live in a very suburban area and there are absolutely no homes of this style. Everything is very cookie cutter and modern-ish.

I love looking at zillow and look forward to parade of homes every year even though I have no plans to move from my current house.

This house is so pretty! Thanks to DH, who loves horror movies, I could never live in it because I would have to assume it was haunted, but it's lovely to look at!

[joy]

I want a house that allows me this. However, I want it in Center City and in not a pretentious house. I do not know how that is possible, but I'll figure it out.

[joy]

ericalee2013: zomg - that house is beautiful! I've always liked it. If we were ever going to move out of the city, I'd want a house like that.

In truth, this is where my husband and I aspire to own a home: Addison Street in Center City Philadelphia. It will never have a family room pool, but I'll give that up for colonial Philadelphia history.

[GoBigOrGoGnome]

I need 3 or 4x more land than we have now so I can expand my menagerie. I'd like something farmhouse-y that isn't 120 yrs old:

[nuggetrn]

GoBigOrGoGnome

I love your style!! Very similar to what I would love to have. I am set on a ranch tho because thinking long term, I want accessibility and mobility to be easy many many years down the road.

[mrsjene]

Jan 18, 2015 20:33:35 GMT -5 nuggetrn said:

GoBigOrGoGnome

I love your style!! Very similar to what I would love to have. I am set on a ranch tho because thinking long term, I want accessibility and mobility to be easy many many years down the road.

I LOVE porches.