Our next home

I love the Chouse. But after a year of living in it, its quirks are starting to wear on me. And while I am enjoying the uniqueness of our current home, it has gotten me thinking about the 'must haves' for our next home. We've lived in a bungalow in Tulsa, both an apartment and a townhouse in Houston and now a converted Church in St. Louis. And from the experience of all of these, I think we have a pretty good idea of what we might look for in a 'forever' home.

When we look for our next home, I will definitely lean toward traditional architecture.

Wouldn't this be a DREAM? Here.

Yes, with the white picket fence and everything :)

I would also accept this.

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And of course it will need a red front door.

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In our next house, I'm hoping to live there long enough to have 1-2 kiddos. Yes, I said it. Making plans, people! One thing I have always loved is the idea of kids sharing a room, so that means our next house wouldn't have to be super huge, just 3 bedrooms or so. I especially love the idea of
shared-munchkin spaces when I see examples such as these:

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Read my lips. My next house will NOT have beige walls.... I. hate. beige. And our last 2 houses have been alllll beige. And it takes alot of energy to re-paint them. So , builders/remodelers everywhere, here is my plea- can we please give white walls a try? They just give you a really great jumping off point. Plz and thk u.

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In our next home an abundance of natural light is just going to be a MUST. Living in a house with mostly stained glass is beautiful at first.... but then its just really, really dark.  Love this light-filled room.

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And this one.

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And this one.

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The last thing I would love for our next house to have is a POOL/really great outdoor space. This is something that might need to happen down the road, but it def needs to happen. Doesn't have to be huge, I'm thinking something like this...

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I've already dreamed REAL large and put together my dream home on La Dolce Vita... but I think the requirements I've listed here are more "main street" if you will :)

And of course, as you all know, I love a good DIY. So when the time comes to look for our next home, I will just look for a house that has potential... that way, I can make it into the home I want it to be!

Did I miss any 'must haves'?? What are yours?