my dream home

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I have many dream homes in my head. Which dream home it is depends where it would be built.

In the mountains- a log cabin. Timbered on the inside with majestic, soaring open-beamed ceilings and huge windows.  About six bedrooms suites, each with a fireplace. A library with a cozy reading corner. Wide-planked floors. Color scheme? Black and white with touches of red. A huge stone fireplace. Lots of soft comfy furniture with fake fur throws everywhere. A rustic kitchen with lots of pottery. Earthenware dishes.

By the lake it would be a cottage, a big one though. Stone on the outside. Two stories. Lots of nooks and crannies. White-shabby chic furnishings. Ball-fringe pillows.  Hardwood floors. Pale blue-green accents. Lots of chintz and patterns. A library. A boathouse.

In the country-an old farmhouse with a porch on all sides. Antique furniture. Mis-matched dishes. Walk-in pantry. Again, a library. Crocks and pottery. Fluffy comforters on the beds. Gazebos and arbors everywhere. A country garden behind a white picket fence. Meandering paths through the woods ending at a bubbling brook. Big trees I could climb on to sit and read.

In the city-a loft in an industrial building with obscenely high ceilings. All chrome and glass but patterned overstuffed furniture and soft window treatments. An elevator that opens into the loft. Huge windows. A library in one corner.  Only one big room with dividers that can be moved. Huge abstract paintings.

Gosh, I didn’t know I had such details in place. Looks like I’ve been planning these homes all my life. But the physical space doesn’t matter that much anyway. What matters is that I would want each home to be filled with laughter and love. I would want to share my home not just with family and friends but with strangers who needed to be surrounded by beauty for a while.

Big, beautiful homes should always be shared. Houses were never meant to be museums.

Rebecca

Hi. I'm so glad you're here. My blog focuses on faith and mental health issues such as mood disorders like depression, anxiety, and dysthymia (chronic low moods that don't qualify as depression.) I post DIY and decorating projects when I can. My book, "Depression Has A Big Voice. Make Yours Bigger! (Expanded Edition), is on sale at all online retailers. I have a Psychology degree and post-graduate courses in Clinical Pastoral Education. I am a former hospital chaplain, Bible teacher, and retreat/conference inspirational speaker. Thank you for visiting and may you feel God's presence today.

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