Dream Home
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shavastakWell, Pyat and I got talking about dream houses, so I decided I'd go ahead and write up my ideas somewhere so I can come back and reference them, add to them as needed, etc.
For starters, it's 3 stories, with two 'first' floors. Here's how that works. It's built into the side of a hill, such that the top story has a ground-floor entrance, and the second story down has a ground floor entrance down the hill on a different side of the house. The third story down is entirely underground.
The top floor is the lightest, airiest, and has the best windows. That's where the kitchen is - the big, well-organized, well-maintained kitchen, with huge windows and a little balcony that faces the yard. The dining room is on the same floor, and doubles as a dancefloor when the table is moved out of the way. There's a small sitting room up here, nothing big, but good for chats with casual acquaintances. (Close friends get entertained in the basement; you'll see why later.)
The middle floor is where the master bedroom is (small bedroom, BIG bathroom), and the study/library/studio, where Chris does his drawing and most of the books are stored. The middle floor also contains the cat room, which is the only room in the house with carpet. This room has carpet covering all six walls (except for the litterbox area), and is also bedecked with climbing platforms and cat toys. The door is always closed, and has a cat flap in it.
The basement is where the fun happens. There's an entertainment room, set up for tabletop gaming, but that can also be converted into a movie room, video-game room, or a bunkhouse for overnight guests. It includes several computers hooked up to a LAN, a fridge, popcorn maker, microwave, and a big enough bookshelf to contain the needs of two or three weekly RPGs. The basement also contains the utility room with a dumbwaiter (good for emergency sandwiches from the kitchen as well as shipping the laundry up and down), and the terrarium. The terrarium is where the rats and snakes live. The snakes each have their own lush tank, but the rats get the really fun stuff: three cages connected with Habitrail that runs all over the room. And of course, the basement also contains The Server.
There is also, of course, a garage, but the cars don't live in it. Rather, that's where the forge and workshop are.
The yard is big enough to maintain a horse and several goats, and includes a stream with a little pond in the middle, full of ducks. It abuts against woods which are pleasant to explore. Out in its furthest corner, away from the woods, is a big concrete block like a stage. There's a basketball hoop at one end, but it's main purpose is evidenced by its numerous scorch marks. It's used as a firepit and as a platform for setting off fireworks.
The house is excellently insulated and uses all the best environmentally-friendly technology to keep it energy-efficient and running smoothly. Its construction used as much recycled material as possible without endangering its durability, and includes several back-up methods for producing electricity, including solar, wind, and human power.
That's all I can think of for now, but I'm sure I'll change it later.
Edit 2/21/10: There will also be a tower, at the top of which will be an observatory and small herb garden. It will be positioned over the kitchen in such a way that the dumbwaiter system goes all the way up to the top. This makes it easy to send herbs down, or sandwiches and hot chocolate up.
Oh, and the whole house is set up with a sound system that a) allows the playing of music or podcasts in any room, and b) connects the entire house with itself, so that you can page anyone anywhere.
For starters, it's 3 stories, with two 'first' floors. Here's how that works. It's built into the side of a hill, such that the top story has a ground-floor entrance, and the second story down has a ground floor entrance down the hill on a different side of the house. The third story down is entirely underground.
The top floor is the lightest, airiest, and has the best windows. That's where the kitchen is - the big, well-organized, well-maintained kitchen, with huge windows and a little balcony that faces the yard. The dining room is on the same floor, and doubles as a dancefloor when the table is moved out of the way. There's a small sitting room up here, nothing big, but good for chats with casual acquaintances. (Close friends get entertained in the basement; you'll see why later.)
The middle floor is where the master bedroom is (small bedroom, BIG bathroom), and the study/library/studio, where Chris does his drawing and most of the books are stored. The middle floor also contains the cat room, which is the only room in the house with carpet. This room has carpet covering all six walls (except for the litterbox area), and is also bedecked with climbing platforms and cat toys. The door is always closed, and has a cat flap in it.
The basement is where the fun happens. There's an entertainment room, set up for tabletop gaming, but that can also be converted into a movie room, video-game room, or a bunkhouse for overnight guests. It includes several computers hooked up to a LAN, a fridge, popcorn maker, microwave, and a big enough bookshelf to contain the needs of two or three weekly RPGs. The basement also contains the utility room with a dumbwaiter (good for emergency sandwiches from the kitchen as well as shipping the laundry up and down), and the terrarium. The terrarium is where the rats and snakes live. The snakes each have their own lush tank, but the rats get the really fun stuff: three cages connected with Habitrail that runs all over the room. And of course, the basement also contains The Server.
There is also, of course, a garage, but the cars don't live in it. Rather, that's where the forge and workshop are.
The yard is big enough to maintain a horse and several goats, and includes a stream with a little pond in the middle, full of ducks. It abuts against woods which are pleasant to explore. Out in its furthest corner, away from the woods, is a big concrete block like a stage. There's a basketball hoop at one end, but it's main purpose is evidenced by its numerous scorch marks. It's used as a firepit and as a platform for setting off fireworks.
The house is excellently insulated and uses all the best environmentally-friendly technology to keep it energy-efficient and running smoothly. Its construction used as much recycled material as possible without endangering its durability, and includes several back-up methods for producing electricity, including solar, wind, and human power.
That's all I can think of for now, but I'm sure I'll change it later.
Edit 2/21/10: There will also be a tower, at the top of which will be an observatory and small herb garden. It will be positioned over the kitchen in such a way that the dumbwaiter system goes all the way up to the top. This makes it easy to send herbs down, or sandwiches and hot chocolate up.
Oh, and the whole house is set up with a sound system that a) allows the playing of music or podcasts in any room, and b) connects the entire house with itself, so that you can page anyone anywhere.
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Date: 2010-02-19 08:32 pm (UTC)Can I live there?
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Date: 2010-02-19 09:10 pm (UTC)It should be attached to the house such that the dumbwaiter goes all the way to the top so that sammiches, popcorn and hot chocolate can be sent up.
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Date: 2010-02-22 02:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-22 02:10 am (UTC)