Tom and I ran some errands this weekend – payday equals a new t-shirt and groceries! – and we took a couple of hours to look at some open houses in the area.
We’re not really looking. We can’t afford it.
But it’s interesting to see what’s on the market right now since everything has gone to shit with the Senor Cardgage Mortgages. And it seems like everyone is going into foreclosure and doing a short sell. Bad times.
Also, they all installed hideous granite countertops and yucky kitchen cabinets. I think in most cases I would rip it out and put in Ikea. SRSLY.
Tom and I saw one place way out of our league (too much house by a third, it had two full master suites with spa bathrooms) but it was the first place that Tom and I ever agreed on as being desirable to live in. ZOMG. We have common ground.
But it got me thinking… I don’t really know what I want in a home that I would own. I’ve been renting for so long. And I’ve never really lived on my own surrounded by things of my choosing. It’s been compromises for as long as I’ve been living in places. HOW WILL I KNOW WHAT I LIKE?! WHO AM I? WHY AM I HERE? WHAT ARE MY FEELINGS ABOUT DOUBLE PANE WINDOWS?
And suddenly, all of those magazines that I see at the bookstore with titles like “ABODE,” “SHABBY STACK,” and “TREEHOUSE STYLE” are starting to make sense.
Rawhide and I would like to volunteer to take the second master suite. We’ll build a tree house for Clyde. (Were there any trees?)
Oh, man, Senor Cardgage was always my favorite. I haven’t been to that site in so long.
My future dream home has only one requirement: a library. Oh, and a bathroom.
Well, you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack.
My only advice is, don’t let anyone plant Scotch Broom anywhere near your house. You have no idea.
Kirk – scotch broom is considered a noxious weed in Washington State and I’m incredibly allergic to it. If I see it, I run away.
Annika – I don’t think it had a tree, but there was definitely space for a clubhouse out by THE POOL.
Amy – There was a bonus room that we thought would make a great library space.
I’m telling you – this house was pretty great.
I would give a lot to own a copy of Treehouse Style.
Also, I’m with you, really. I have no idea what I want to do with the rooms in my house, and I own them! Well, a tiny percentage of them. Enough for the mortgage company to kindly let me live in the house, at least…
On the more serious side, I think you just have to keep searching to find something you know you’ll like.
Your blog made my day! My week!
WHAT ARE MY FEELINGS ABOUT DOUBLE PANE WINDOWS?
You want them! The added insulation helps keep your energy bills down. Yay!