What I'd Like My Dream Home to Have...

I mean I like our house well enough - it's got enough room for everyone, it's handy and warm and all our stuff is here. 

But it's not my dream home, my 'if I could have anything home', not at all. 

I once wrote a property article about flats created from a converted castle and I spent a morning wandering round looking for adjectives. I came away certain that, while something a bit bigger and solider would be nice, I didn't want to live in anything too grand. 

However there are some essentials:

An AGA. Obviously. And the blue is so pretty. 

An open fire: 

A ferocous shower: In a large and serene bathroom with lots of space, fabulous lights and pixies to keep it clean. 

Shower complete with very clean pixie.
A room of my own: Preferably in splendid isolation. Somewhere I can go where no one is going to bother me, except to bring cups of tea. I will do most of my best work there and they'll put a plaque up later to say so. 

A courtyard: I love the living inside and outside thing. I know it's not a particularly useful way of going about life this far north but a courtyard would certainly help. The one in my dream house would have doors on all sides - Express Bi-Folding Doors - that would be open most of the time. 

The courtyard would be full of comfy seats, plants that don't die and something that create a gentle tinkling sounds. I'd probably do yoga there too. 

What are the essential features of your ideal home?
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