What would your ideal home be like?

A cottage, a villa? A bungalow, an apartment?
Does it have a garden? If so what type?
No garden? Then what ?
Where is it?
On a hill?
In a forest?
On the beach?
Top of a skyscraper?
Underground?
Would it have a style?
Country, chic, modern, minimalist, bohemian?

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CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

Omg, so many options. Based on my own experience, I would like this:

Near a forest and some body of water but not too close to it. The terrain would be reasonably hilly but no steep slopes around. No mountains to block the sunlight for half a day. Definitely not in the valley. Not somewhere far away from civilization, I wouldn't mind being somewhere at the outskirts of a bigger city, not too far from an airport if I wanted to travel, for example.
A small detached house with a sunny terrace on the first floor where no building around would cast shadow on it for the most of the day. Kitchen and bathroom having windows facing east. My bedroom would be north or west. I'd have a garden big enough to have a few fruit trees in it. An apple tree and a walnut tree. There would be a sunny place to grow strawberries and vegetables on.

But..I also wonder what it's like to live by the sea somewhere where it's significantly warmer than the climate I know. 🤔

NOS4R2 · 41-45

@CrazyMusicLover i once lived in a place that had a huge walnut tree. I never liked them till id tasted fresh ones🤗

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@NOS4R2 I pick apples and walnuts because trees tend to endure a lot, fruits and nuts last long and I love that combination in cakes.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@CrazyMusicLover Mediterranean type climate would be excellent for growing your own food. But so many want that type of climate and real estate is hugely expensive.

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@cherokeepatti I'm not sure if it's so anymore. There's drought in summer, wildfires in many areas. Around the coast, there's rocky ground so perhaps just deeper inland. I guess this makes suitable places even less accessible. Real estate is the most expensive at the coast and the way it looks, there aren't many places that wouldn't be destroyed by huge concrete complexes or old houses built too close to each other leaving no space for gardens. I checked out the map the other day and it really looks desperate in many places.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@CrazyMusicLover Would be good if the government didn’t divert and hoard the water to keep from the citizens. It doesn’t have to be bad.