My Little Dream Home

I decided to take up the Dream Home challenge because it's something I think about a lot. The picture above is a Vision Board I made recently just for fun. When I became disabled (I'm not in a wheelchair, but I'm nearly housebound for a variety of reasons) I wound up moving to a small place that had belonged to my grandparents, then my parents, and when they died, it became mine. It's located in a remote area of Eastern Kentucky on land that has been in my family since the 1800s. I'm on a mountain next door to my closest family, though I only see them a few times a month when I happen to be outside as they bring my mail up from the road. I love it here most of the time, but the structure has seen better days and now that I'm alone and on disability, things are going steadily downhill. If I had unlimited funds, I'd hire a professional crew to clean it out, reinforce the floor and fix the leaky roof. New siding would be nice, too. Plus I need a new back door because a bear damaged mine trying to get in one night. (It nearly succeeded!)

I love things that are soft, comfortable, pretty and pink. I do have eclectic and expensive tastes in a few things - I want a kitchen full of pink SMEG appliances - an old-fashioned refrigerator with a freezer on top, a stove that actually works, and a dishwasher built into the space where useless drawers now reside. I don't think it would look tacky, just feminine and unusual. Comfy pink furniture and a smart TV for my TV room to go with a green marble table I have that I can't use right now would be amazing - I don't have a functioning TV in that room - I mostly listen to MSNBC or music via Alexa when I'm in there. I'd like to turn my living room, which goes unused now, into a functional craft room with one of CreateRoom.com's Dream Boxes. They fold up into a gorgeous armoire when not in use but open up to reveal many shelves, bins, drawers, a fold-down table and ample room to store art supplies.

When my Grandfather was very sick, he could barely walk, let alone get in and out of a tub. My aunt had the tub replaced with a step-in shower unit and my dream would be to replace that unit with a walk-in tub. Being able to soak in the tub now and then would have a profound effect on my psycological as well as physical well being. I figure a walk-in would be my best bet if I were to have more physical problems as I get older, because it's still easy to get in and out of and they can come with shower attachment options. I'd also love to have a small spa or pool in back of the house so I could enjoy the summers I have left floating on an air mattress basking in the sun or winters enjoying a hot soak. I don't get to do anything like that right now.

My dreams will seem small to most people, but they'd mean everything to me in terms of safety, comfort and even a bit of luxury. I can imagine a big Victorian house with a luxurious interior and a big swimming pool, or a lovely cottage on the shore somewhere, but at my age, in my condition and having no spouse, siblings or children of my own, the security of being near family means a lot to me. I just want to be safe and comfortable, with room to be creative and gorgeous pink appliances that work the way they're supposed to. That would definitely be my dream house!