Ask someone about his or her dream home, and the answer usually includes a big kitchen, a lush backyard and maybe a waterslide if the man is feeling crazy. We asked you to push the limit. What wild thing do you want you can put into your home: an indoor bowling alley, a private tropical beach, closets that go on indefinitely or slips rather than staircases? Sure, we are dreaming. Nonetheless, it’s enjoyable.
For a number of ers a dream home is at the treetops, surrounded by forests, or around Paris’ Left Bank. A number of you are already living in fantasy houses, large and small. Have a look at a few of our favorite answers to our call for home fantasies and see just how illustrator Leslie A. Wood pictured some of them below.
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Home in the treetops. Inspired by several Tours of tree houses, er 5katya5 wants a home that feels like it is at a tree — if it is a room with large windows and lush woods around, or an actual tree home to hang out in.
Parisian penthouse. er ismoon’s dream home is a multiple-level penthouse set on Paris’ Left Bank. “It’s outdoor space with a fireplace, floor-to-ceiling windows and all the bells and whistles: kitchen, bathroom and Sex and the City–worthy cupboard,” ismoon writes. “It should also come with a stunning billionaire husband.”
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Parrot paradise. For er michelleann1, a dream home means taking her cherished pets into consideration. “I want to have a glass space with cement floors, a drain and huge branches and playpens for my parrots,” she says.
Castle with all the trimmings. “My dream home is my castle … literally,” writes er lilion. “Stone, towers, hidden passageways, but of course with all the modern conveniences. An amazing kitchen, bathrooms like little spas, tons of fireplaces (gas, however — no chopping wood for me personally), thick and comfy furniture and large bedrooms. I really could have a river for my moat! If you’re going to dream, after all, do it large!”
Fallingwater. Element180 chose a more special architectural route. “My dream home is Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, built on 10,000 acres in the center of nowhere,” that er writes, “with a 40 Mbps fiber-optic online connection and full voice automation.”
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Aquarium home. professional John Whipple is currently helping his daughter plan her dream home. “My eldest daughter is 11, and she has a style in her notebook of her fantasy home that she wants me to build 1 afternoon,” he says. “It’s an aquarium home, with the majority of walls being see-through.”
This fantasy inspired Erika Jade to recall a home she dreamed of when she was little. “My childhood dream home was both over the top, with a large climbing tree lined with hammocks growing to a giant atrium, just I think I’d aquariums from the floor,” she says.
Rotating office tower. er Christian Nommesen put a lot of thought to his dream home, listing everything from a rotating office tower to remote-controlled walls which could merge his living room and room. “I’d have the ability to roll out of bed to the spa and watch the news on a wall-sized screen,” he says. “The living room roof would be retractable, and the walls would be full of aquariums. A tiny private beach with that form of sand that seems so good on your toes would improve the landscape. I would swim to the outside using the indoor-to-outdoor pool.”
More: See all the er dream home thoughts
Your turn: Do you think about your very own private island, helicopter pad or giant obstacle course to the three cats? Or are you living in your dream home?