Realistically speaking, what would you want in it?? how many rooms upstairs and downstairs?? any particular features you've always wanted?? or dont like in most houses??
Having owned two houses so far I can realistically describe what I want:
1) one floor house....I hate going up and down stairs.
2) one that does not flood (mine floods twice/year) or have an infestation of insects (don't even ask )
3) CLEAN. I can't stress that enough. Even the smallest of houses look so inviting when they are clutter free and clean.
4) enough storage in the kitchen.
5) nice little garden that I can tinker with
6) most importantly...........something I've never had and always wished to have..........a prayer room!!!!!!
When I pray I do it in my bedroom and I have the hardest time concentrating because when I am down on the rug I am looking at dustbunnies, dirty laundry in the hamper, etc. I need a serene place to pray that is soley dedicated to praying and reading.
Having owned two houses so far I can realistically describe what I want:
1) one floor house....I hate going up and down stairs.
2) one that does not flood (mine floods twice/year) or have an infestation of insects (don't even ask )
3) CLEAN. I can't stress that enough. Even the smallest of houses look so inviting when they are clutter free and clean.
4) enough storage in the kitchen.
5) nice little garden that I can tinker with
6) most importantly...........something I've never had and always wished to have..........a prayer room!!!!!!
When I pray I do it in my bedroom and I have the hardest time concentrating because when I am down on the rug I am looking at dustbunnies, dirty laundry in the hamper, etc. I need a serene place to pray that is soley dedicated to praying and reading.
Jazzak'Allah, May Allah reward you with a house to meet your needs in dunya and in jannah.
I went on a display home hop yesterday. I love the modern squarish design.
The hallways and stuff were kinda reminiscent of mazes. It was brilliant. I easily [if it were possible] could have just moved straight into any of the oen's I visited.
I have something against big open speaces. :P Small and cramped is the ticket. *laughing* But not heaps small.
I hope I didn't confuse you guys! I know what I'm getting at! :P
OK, my ideal house or should I say one of my ideal houses, as I'm a bit of a gypsy at heart, would be a simple mud hut with a thatched roof. There'd be a stove to cook on and floor bedding - not much else. The location would be near a river and jungle without wild animals lol. There'd be birds of paradise and exotic flowers. I'd wash my clothes in the river and hunt for food. I wouldn't need a penny to live on. Sometimes I'd cook on a spit outside.
The other part-time house would be a bungalow as I am petrifed of stairs. I have visions of myself falling. So, anyway this house would have all the mod cons and a gorgeous patio with french doors and flowing voiles. This would open out to a beautiful terrace where they be a patio-set and a lovely landscaped garden. There'd be a huge wooden swing, with vine growing up the poles - just like princesses have in fairytales. I'd have maids, chauffeur and a shopper to do all the boring jobs. There'd be a room for everything. Like a walk in closet, a utility room, enuff storage. Basically everything a woman wants.
And my third house, would be mobile for when I need a change of scenery.
OMG! I forgot about my ultimate dream home. Well this one would be situated in a mountainous region. Right infront of the house would be a lake of crystal waters and behind the lake would be snow-capped mountains. It'd be sort of open-plan, so I could see the views and sunset/rise from anywhere in the house. The walls would be mostly, glass from floor to ceiling with sheer voiles draped around them. All my furniture would be expensive and elegant, like modern princesses home. I won't describe more cuz it'll get too long. But I think I'll need a helicopter to get anywhere.
Well, OK, I have these fantasies now and then. But ultimately I'm not bothered and would rather Allah gives me beautiful home in Jannah instead. InshaAllah.
a small cottage, surrounded with a garden on one side with some fruit trees and a plot of land at the back for growing vegetables. a few goats and lots of chickens, all this surrounded by a small holding of whatever crops grow in the area i am living in.
the cottage i would want to be stone to last, small windows and doors to decrease heat loss and perhaps even covered with earth and grass to make it even more energy efficient.
but i wouldnt want it totally spartan, i would want it to be attractive and hence why stone also with small pane glass windows like you see on old english cottages.
i would want two sitting rooms, or one sitting room and one larger expanded kitchen with a sitting room attached so could have sisters and brothers sitting seperately if have guests over.
the kitchen i would want something large with a big oak kitchen table, plenty of surfaces and a big wood stove as well as a gas cooker for one the gas runs out with the oil.
would want one bathroom, linked to a cystern tank to reuse the water and collect the 'night soil' to fertilise the ground around the house. but would also want a seperate bathroom!
bedrooms? would want several as planning a large family insha'allah and would want to help any children get married early even if that meant having them live with us whilst still in education. but with some cottages you can also build on extensions for others and keep it expanding.
over all... think a small version of bag-end but probably built somewhere in nwfp!
I want it to be in the English country side, 2 floors, a white fence, gardens in the back and front, a little kitchen, 3 bedrooms
and the most important thing
A LIBRARY!!
lots and lots of books!
Someone said to the Prophet, "Pray to God against the idolaters and curse them." The Prophet replied, "I have been sent to show mercy and have not been sent to curse." (Muslim)
Ideal house? Impossible for me..I guess I have too many wishes
But realistically, I would love a detached house, with enclosure, big front garden with enough parking space..Big rear garden with swings and slides (I'm a kid at heart)
Inside, well enough rooms to be spacious and look clutter free, with looooads of storage, and yeah, like sis doodlebug, a prayer room..preferably nice and roomy
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When I was a kid I always wanted to live in a house like the one Hansle and Grettle found in the woods...The one made of sweets........
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