Dreamhouse

segasega

This is my first thread in here so go easy on me if this has been done before.

I recently bought a house and talking with some friends jokes about bars,bowling allys etc being put in our house went around.

Just wanted to know what mad ideas you had in your heads when buying a house or ones you might of had as a kid about things you would make/have in your house?

Terry

A bomb shelter. Seriously.

I'd like one to get away from the rest of the world for a few days every so often.
No tv, radio or internet. Just me, a few books and some beans.

This would be underneath the house I build when I win the lotto.

Puddleduck

My house should be made of lego, that way I can extend it myself if ever I need to, no builders! However, much of my furniture and decorations will have to be square.

That or a house made of sweets...and a good few crazy dogs out front to keep the kids away

MagicMarker

A sexy lady room, full of sexy ladies being sexy....

...and a sex swing.

segasega

MagicMarker wrote: »

A sexy lady room, full of sexy ladies being sexy....

...and a sex swing.

That would be a very very very fine house.

OldGoat

A friend has a house with a swimming pool in the basement. The problem is that when you heat the pool the entire house gets damp with condensation and because the pool is in the basement it gets no direct heat during the summer. If he wants to swim he has to wear a wetsuit. Not exactly the look he intended when he was planning on inviting the ladies to his pool parties.

galah

proper insulation.

Holsten

A games room/bar, which is quite possible to do.

And I'd be happy as larry.

Mingey

Warm, solar powered, triple glazed, bright, wood features with lots of trees etc in the garden and an aga in the kitchen.

Terry

Mingey wrote: »

Warm, solar powered, triple glazed, bright, wood features with lots of trees etc in the garden and an aga in the kitchen.

Would you live there with Gary?

Puddleduck

MagicMarker wrote: »

A sexy lady room, full of sexy ladies being sexy....

...and a sex swing.

Imagine explaining that one to the parents when they come round to visit
'Er its for potted plants ma'

Actually Id love one of those houses with a huuuuuuuge library and secret passages all over the place.

Mingey

julep wrote: »

Would you live there with Gary?

NooOOo. Gareh duzzent lahke Mingeh, Gareh wants to stay wiv Oprah.

Cookie_Monster

One of these
http://www.huf-haus.com/gb/intro.html

On big grounds surrounded by a big fence to keep out all the riff-raff/sales people/ religious nuts/ revenue:D

Cookie_Monster

MagicMarker wrote: »

...and a sex swing.

I read that as sex wing first. LOL a whole wing of a house devoted to sexy ladies:pac:

5starpool

Instead of a room that had a bed, I'd ideally like a room that WAS a big bed essentially. One huge room sized matress with loads of pillows and quilts in there. If I could combine this idea with post #4 I don't think I could be happier really.

Barring that, a sitting room with a double decker couch for shared houses is something I have contemplated in the past.

IvyTheTerrible

I'd like a house like Mingey's and totally off-grid (not impossible with a little bit of money).

Huge library, small cinema, games room, big big garden with lots of trees and a walled vegetable and fruit garden.

Das Kitty

Secret passages and hiding places were what I would have liked when I was a kid. Heck I'd still love them. I wouldn't mind a full size snooker table as well, although I can't play for toffee.

Dyr

there was a website that was selling abandoned american missile bases from the 50-60's. That would be pretty sweet.

But I want a castle

segasega

Bambi wrote: »

there was a website that was selling abandoned american missile bases from the 50-60's. That would be pretty sweet.

But I want a castle

Stephen Fry met the people who ran that company in America. Mad idea. But cool....in a odd way.

Terry

segasega wrote: »

Stephen Fry met the people who ran that company in America. Mad idea. But cool....in a odd way.

Saw that alright.
They said companies were buying them to use for data storage in case there's another 9/11 type crash.

I'd definitely buy one of them if I could.

Quazzie

This one

I'd love a bathroom that was actually an exotic garden, complete with waterfall shower and sunken jacuzzi rock pool and glass ceiling to watch the night sky from.

truecrippler

5starpool wrote: »

Instead of a room that had a bed, I'd ideally like a room that WAS a big bed essentially. One huge room sized matress with loads of pillows and quilts in there. If I could combine this idea with post #4 I don't think I could be happier really.

Barring that, a sitting room with a double decker couch for shared houses is something I have contemplated in the past.

Ha, that was one of my idea's also. Would be so cool. I'd never get out of it.

Mingey

Moonbaby wrote: »

I'd love a bathroom that was actually an exotic garden, complete with waterfall shower and sunken jacuzzi rock pool and glass ceiling to watch the night sky from.

Sounds good, but you would want to be able to open up the window when you are nice and warm in your pool, otherwise it would be all steamed up.

Bijoux

http://www.shraheenhouse.com/Images/muckross_house_small.jpg

OR

http://www.piazzatravel.com/images/Ireland/Ashford%20Castle.jpg

5starpool wrote: »

Instead of a room that had a bed, I'd ideally like a room that WAS a big bed essentially. One huge room sized matress with loads of pillows and quilts in there.

Oh yeah, you gotta have that.


And a room, with Christian Bale in it.

And a room thats basically a bouncy castle with loads of funky lights.

And an underground paintball maze.

I could live with that.

dr.bollocko

I just want a room to house a full size snooker table and flanked by a well-stocked bar accompanied with a personalised neon sign reading "Docbox'".


Or maybe "The Blue Oyster."

Large flat screen TV and wall mounts for me guitars in the room too.

orestes

A treehouse in the woods in the mountains, miles away from anyone but with plenty of space for books.

One day I'm seriously gonna build it and go live like a hermit

stovelid

Make the gaff multi-story with a big water slide that went from the top room round and round the house to the bottom. Like that ad where the lad hops in the water slide in the office and heads home.

Also +1 for an underground bomb shelter.

00112984

Remember the cartoon Ducktales where Scrooge McDuck had this huge vaulted room with all his money in it and he'd spend all day swimming through the notes? I'd love a room with a shoe-wearing duck swimming through cash.

Biggins

Panic/Safe room. Its a pain once in a while (4/6 months) having to restock some items but heck, kids will be safe.

Davidius

Justice League Watchtower.

The Master

I'd love to live in boulder hill from M*A*S*K

lets see the TV liscence man get in there!

Senna

I'm starting to convert the attic into my personal room, snooker table, computer, lcd projector on the gable wall. Thankfully the house was designed so the attic is just a big open space at the moment, it will take a while, but hopefuly ready by the end of the year.

MIN2511

Things i would like in my house

1. Games room: pool table, poker table, ps3
2. Pole in the bedroom
3. Bar: proper bar with everything you can imagine


With all 3 i would be very very very very happy!

JangoFett

Mine involves a really kick ass basement. Essentially it'd be like a Batcave but with more gaming consoles and retro arcade games

banshee_bones

A library...floor to ceiling bookcases...with really comfortable armchairs....and a big huge open fireplace....

PrettyInPunk

Id like a house on the beach in a hot country meh to whats inside as long as its not a dump.

BroomBurner

I'd love that house from Grand Designs that was built by the charcoal maker in the woods in the UK.

Would also love a massive open hearth style fire that could be used as a spitroast (calm!) and a vegetable and herb garden.

Oh, and have it's own water and power supply

Pyr0

Biggins wrote: »

Panic/Safe room. Its a pain once in a while (4/6 months) having to restock some items but heck, kids will be safe.

Does anyone ever really need these ? Maybe if you're the son or daughter of a Billionaire business man with a of dangerous enemies but if you're just an average joe with a nice house I doubt you'd need it.

spoonbadger

A room the size of a small barn, which no furniture, no wallpaper and no radiators. It'd have wooden floors with underfloor heating, smooth plastered walls (painted white), a high domed ceiling (baroque and church-esque) and many power sockets.

I would fill it with massive guitar amplifiers, drum kits and a grand piano and bask in my reverby goodness :pac:.

spoonbadger

Moonbaby wrote: »

I'd love a bathroom that was actually an exotic garden, complete with waterfall shower and sunken jacuzzi rock pool and glass ceiling to watch the night sky from.

Wow. That sounds beatiful .

I can honestly say, i couldn't imagine a more perfect place to take a massive dump...

Senna

Pyr0 wrote: »

Does anyone ever really need these ? Maybe if you're the son or daughter of a Billionaire business man with a of dangerous enemies but if you're just an average joe with a nice house I doubt you'd need it.

Biggins isn't the average joe!! he could tell you what he does but he'd have to lock you in said panic room for the rest of your life afterwards.

A urinal.

jamieh

This bad boy would do me:

http://www.dupontregistry.com/homes/Search/Details.aspx?itemid=312492

weemcd

Elaborate crazy golf course that goes indoors and outdoors, probably a proper golf course at the back of the house, rooftop heated pool with bar and heated lamps for nightime partying.

steof1984

an indoor 5 a side pitch plus a train that can bring me around the house (equipped with a tunnel not sure to where i just better have a tunnel)

LolaLuv

Mine would be a little cottage in the woods where I would have easy enough access to town if I wanted, but could go play in nature on a daily basis without having to think about civilization.

giggsy664

A room which was a giant bed, complete with 60" TV, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. And a Dell XPS PC aswell. With Virgin 50MB broadband or the Japanese 300 MB alternative.
Oh and Sky + HD with all, and I mean all channels included.

It would have a mini fridge with Jones root beer in it, and a mini fridge with frankfurter sausages, cheese, ham and bread rolls. And a microwave beside that.

Another jones mini fridge, but with different falvoured drinks.

And I would have a large hole in the middle of the room, in which, at my command, a toilet would rise up from.

And a midget gem dispenser, and a subway machine. Actually, a mini subway store.

And sexy ladies being sexy

jester77

I wanted carpets made of bubblewrap... actually I still do