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A conservatory with a balcony on top of it leading out of the master bedroom. And a hot tub. Those are both possible though, just expensive!

Impossible wishes are a porch and a utility room. And a side return.


Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:08 pm
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I also wanted somewhere covered outside where I could hang washing all year round (:simpletastes:) so I didnt have to use the tumble drier.

I now have this and its brilliant to be able to hang the towells out when its pissing down :granny: jeeze how sad does that sound :lol:

But to balance the eco arguement a hot tub and sauna wouldnt be sniffed at :)

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One of those hoovers that have a socket in every room that you plug the hose into and the dirt goes straight into a bin in the basement (that we would also need :)) )


Ex has one of those, and it is very good!

I would love a glazed extension on the top of my tall, pitched roof house, like this. If only I had £130,000 doing nothing :(.


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Oooh, a rubbish chute and a separate recycling chute :idea:. One day...

A woodburner in our front room would also make my very happy; we have the perfect space for it. Unfortunately they cost hundreds of pounds plus we are only renting, so it will never happen.


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Oh, I would also love one of those big fancy halls with a sweeping staircase in the middle and then a balcony around the edge leading to the upstairs room. I could have one in my current house, if they whole house was taken up with this so all the doors led outside or into a wall. ;)

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Well if it come to an unlikely upgrade to the house, moat filled with Greek fire, for the zombie apocalypse of course

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I'd love a sound system that was wired throughout the house that had sensors so that when I walked into a new room my music would follow me. This sounds a bit like I would have my own theme tune, which I wasn't originally aiming for, but now I thought of it I'd really quite like that :lol: Or maybe just a simple fanfare whenever I walked through the front door :humble:

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Kenickie wrote:
Oh, I would also love one of those big fancy halls with a sweeping staircase in the middle and then a balcony around the edge leading to the upstairs room.


That would be fantastic! With a chequerboard floor and a statue and big mahogany doors.


I would also like a library with one of those sliding ladders that goes all the way around.


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Viggy! :lol: That would be fantastic!

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I would like to turn our downstairs garage into a nursery. :lol: Then we would have no need to move in the future.

I would also like a stereo wired through the whole house, that would be amazing.


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That would be very cool, Viggy (the sound system bit, rather than the fanfare. ;) ). I stayed in a place in Cornwall once where the hifi was wired up so it would play in the indoor pool in the basement. Amazing.

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Ella77 wrote:

I'd also love a library. It would ideally be a secret library behind a secret door.


A secret room behind a secret door would be good but I like the idea of pulling one of the books in a library to reveal the door.

There's a pub in Aberdeen that has the toilets behind a hidden door.


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I would like a pagoda in the garden and french doors and a balcony from my bedroom. And a swimming pool, yes. Also underfloor heating.

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I would like my house to look like a hippo.


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Are those integrated hoover systems good then? I always thought they'd not have enough suction power :puzz: It's kind of a moot point though as we don't have a basement / cellar.


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viggy wrote:
I'd love a sound system that was wired throughout the house that had sensors so that when I walked into a new room my music would follow me. This sounds a bit like I would have my own theme tune, which I wasn't originally aiming for, but now I thought of it I'd really quite like that :lol: Or maybe just a simple fanfare whenever I walked through the front door :humble:


:mog: I would have something programmed to play The Ride of the Valkyries everytime I ran the bath. That would be so awesome.


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That is gorgeous, Azu.

I would like the slop knocking out of our bedroom and a kitchen extension with one of those glass walls that slide away.


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Oh I love those sliding glass walls Hannie.

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Rhodonite wrote:
There's a pub in Aberdeen that has the toilets behind a hidden door.


Do they want customers to pee on the floor?!

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I would like to move my bathroom to a larger room so I had room for a walk in shower. I'd use the current bathroom area to put in stairs allowing me to extend into the loft, where I'd have and have lots of glazing so I could use it as a studio. I would also buy the bit of land next to me that is used as a cut through, it would give me a bigger garden and drive, where I could build a detached garage and so extend my kitchen into the current integral garage and have enough room for a kitchen table, and space for a utility/drying room. While I'm at it I'll also have oak floors, under-floor heating and one of those vacummy things. Thank you.

As you can see, I have given this very little thought :look:

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