Dream House: Windows, Ceilings, Flooring

The absolute most important element in my dream house is to have TONS of natural light.  We are not buying a house if it feels like a cave.  My perfect dream house would have windows like any of these:

via Life of Polarn Per

Designer Darryl Carter

via Patterson Maker

For the ceilings I SO badly want exposed beams.  There are so many that I love:

via Country Living

Annette Joseph Kitchen

I also love the brick in this one:

Designer E. Cummings

via This Pretty Space

And the ceiling and columns in this one:

via This Pretty Space

Tricia Guild

Madeine Stuart

For the flooring, I really love wood floors like I love chocolate - DARK. 

via Decorista

via thatkindofwoman

Of course, I want my bedrooms to have carpet or some big rugs...and probably carpet in the living room area too.  Like these:

Leopard:

Patterned:

Shag:

Striped:

Patricia Gray

My Dream Home

Lately I have been thinking a lot about the future.  Where will we end up settling down?  What kind of house will we finally buy?  We still have 5 years of school ahead of us, but sometimes it is fun to plan some of these things; even though I know I can't plan that far ahead in the future.  

For the location:

Of course I love Seattle and would love to be by my family.

Although, I would also love to live in Oregon 

(preferably close enough to go to the coast every so often)

If the great northwest isn't where we end up I would also be in heaven in Florida.

While we were there last Fall we drove through a couple cities that we really liked.

 For the style:

The last two years of blogging has opened my eyes to the many styles of interiors there are.  As of recent I have been drawn to the Rustic Revival style.  I took this quiz to see what it was called and read more about it.  Go take it yourself!

First off, the layout:

I love ramblers (since they tend to have more light) and I would love something with big windows 

(preferably south-facing.)

I shared this pic a while ago on my blog already, but it really does portray my style to a tee.  The dark rustic wood, white fabrics, big windows, lots of natural light, and wicker.

I love the contrast of dark wood and white; and an open kitchen is a must.

I am also a huge fan of interesting ceilings and crown molding.  Along with big, tall doors...

 ...and windows.

I would love to have a fireplace (preferably white)

And, a spot for a desk out in the main living area that doesn't look out of place.

I love big, open rooms, and this includes the bathrooms.

Again, the contrast and marble will always be my counter-top of choice :)

Stay tuned for the rest of my dream home...