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amother

OP ↓

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 10:37 am

Posting in that thread sometimes comes across as jealous so lets vent here....

I love in a decent size house but there is just so much I would like to have here too...

Let me start:

A fixed up basement with two large rooms for in-house simchas and 2 studio apts.for parent and in laws when they visit

A seforim room

Living room

Sitting areas

Homework nook for the kids

Walk in kids' coat closet

Walk in pesach kitchen

Mudroom

Huge built in sukkah/sunroom

Now, your turn.

amother

Maroon

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 10:42 am

I would love to live in a house Very Happy

amother

Copper

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 10:43 am

This is not socially acceptable, but I'd give up my dining room for a music room.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 10:46 am

amother [ Copper ] wrote:

This is not socially acceptable, but I'd give up my dining room for a music room.

This is an old one. I hate to cook. My dream is to convert my kitchen to a sitting room and have a chef deliver meals daily...Oooooh.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 10:47 am

amother [ Maroon ] wrote:

I would love to live in a house Very Happy

Go ahead, don't be shy. How would that house look like?

tigerwife ↓

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 10:52 am

No matter how big or small the house is, I’d like it to come with a full- time housekeeper.

avrahamama ↓

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 10:53 am

Indoor space. Mudroom/landing space for coats,bags, etc. Laundry room on floor where all bedrooms are. My own bathroom. Kitchen with separate and abundant counter space, sink space, storage space for meat/dairy and a double wide fridge. And very functional, manageable, living, playing eating space that keeps everyone together without clutter. Sponga drains for all the rooms so that mopping is a breeze.

My outdoor space is what I really would love. Pool, vegetable garden, a good paved area for kids to ride their toys/trikes/skateboards. Nice deck/patio area for the sukkah and for us to eat outdoors in summer.

If I can find a way to have an inner courtyard without compromising on sunlight I'd love for all my outdoor spaces to be enclosed with my house wrapped around it.

amother

Gray ↓

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 10:55 am

In my dream home there would be a heated outdoor pool with a grill and fridge for all the meats

Also a large jacuzzi in my room

bigsis144

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 11:02 am

A sensory gym for my kids with yoga swings, punching bags, climbing equipment, mats and cushions for body-slamming, maybe a Nintendo Wii area

Two kitchen sinks with separate counters!!!

Guest suite with a full bathroom, preferably two bedrooms so my married siblings with older kids can fit comfortably when they visit.

I don’t mind cleaning/turning over my sink and oven and fridge for pesach, but built in pesach STORAGE would be sooo helpful

↑ tigerwife

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 11:04 am

bigsis144 wrote:

If we’re dreaming- THREE counters, sinks and dishwashers- can’t forget about those pareve utensils! Wink

amother

Fuchsia

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 11:05 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

This is an old one. I hate to cook. My dream is to convert my kitchen to a sitting room and have a chef deliver meals daily...Oooooh.

I thought I was the only one with this fantasy!!!

amother

↑ Gray

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 11:07 am

custom walk in closets!

↑ avrahamama ↓

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 11:17 am

I'd love a guest house too. Just something small with two suites.

↑ avrahamama

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 11:19 am

Oh and a refrigerator drawer built into the island with glass front just for the fruit.

amother

Smokey ↓

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 11:19 am

Planning the layout for my house now and trying to fit it all in

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 11:21 am

this thread is making me happy Smile

ra_mom

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 11:36 am

I'll take one of everything proposed here. Laugh

Chayalle

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 11:37 am

My dream renovations include:

*replacing the horrible countertops in my kitchen, and making separate meat-dairy sinks at same time (right now I have a double sink with one faucet, which I do not like at all.)
*expanding my dining room into the garage (which would include a floor lift)
*replacing windows in the house - mine are drafty and some are very difficult to open or don't open at all
*finishing the basement with a study for DH, a playroom, some guestrooms, a bathroom

I can dream, right?

Meanwhile, I'm grateful for what I have B"H.

amother

Babypink ↓

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 11:39 am

I'd add:
a master bathroom (with a tub, no Jacuzzi needed)
more bedrooms (a few with bathrooms, if possible, for down the road when kids come back married) and some for guestrooms
eat-in kitchen (or weekday dining room, so we can set the table for Shabbos on Thurs night)
Pesach kitchen (not making Pesach yet, but may as well)
playroom on the main floor with large closets and doors to close the room Wink

larger (and level) patio for the sukkah plus kids riding bikes/"cars"
indoor "gym" (kid-centered), but doesn't need to be elaborate, but a place where they can run and jump without damaging furniture or themselves

I can 100% do without the pools (I'd be terrified to have one), bars, sitting rooms, music rooms, etc.

SuperWify

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:00 pm

An indoor climbing zone in the basement.
A huge practical kitchen with 2 ovens and 3 sinks. A walk-in in pantry.
Lots and lots of freezer space.
A master suite (a big bedroom to fit two queen beds, a huge walk in closet, a dressing area, a couch, a beautiful hotel bathroom with a jacuzzi).
A guest suite with 2 bedrooms and a private bathroom.
A PESACH closet.
A backyard with a nice grill area.
A big dining room to fit lots of guests.
An art/ craft room.

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