I can imagine all kinds of entertaining here. It looks sturdy enough to withstand rambunctious kids, sprawling teenagers, clusters of adults, a happy couple spending a quiet night together… I love the fireplace and he woods and it looks like water of some kind on out farther.
Siima.hassan
I like the combination of the tile and the brick here. The arbor-like ‘ceiling’ with the greenery brings the outside in.
Vanessa
I think this one is my favorite – with the comfortable protected furniture, rugs, fireplace – and then, of course the pool and the extension of the patio…
Viola Biancain
But this one is a very close second. Just lovely, with the arched windows and greenery ceiling. I love the humongous table amd the cooking area…
I’ve always dreamed of a gorgeous patio where I wanted to spend a lot of time, with an outdoor kitchen type area, comfortable chairs, some kind of cover to protect you from the too hot sun, maybe some way to stay warm when it’s a bit too cool…
This one hits all my buttons. I love the different TEXTURES in this one. It would be so much fun to create humongous salads, trays of cut up fruit, grilled meat, and more.
Color Harmony Palettes
I was immediately drawn in by the lights on this one, and the fact there is an oven, plus lots of counter space for a crock pot. It looks so comfortable, homey, welcoming. I just love it!
Eudes Sallagan
Oh, my mouth is watering! I love the hanging copper pots and pans. It looks like there is a rotisserie type grill. You could set up a buffet with the nice table close by. Pipe in some music, slow dance around the table…
K & R Companies
I like the combination of the really comfortable looking chairs, the fire pit, the brick on the pillars and the fireplace. The lighting.
My actual balcony here is about a foot and a half – maybe two feet deep by about 6 feet long, but as long as I can dream…. 🤗
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” ~ Stephen King
Jones – Pinterest
I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Scorpio – Pinterest
“The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn’t know how to read.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
Yohouli Salazar – Pinterest
“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.” ~ Walt Disney
Domy – Pinterest
“I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.” ~ Roald Dahl
I love a craft room that feels like an escape, first of all. A place where you leave other concerns at the door and treat yourself to a place that feeds all your senses, makes you smile, and starts your creative juices flowing.
This room does all that. I love the design of the room, the fact that it looks like you can open windows and sky lights and get fresh air flowing, or feel wonderful as you feel dry and safe when it’s raining, or snowing, or…
The plants let the outside in. I even love the shadows created by the sun on the floor!
Pirjo Haqpalahti
This dream craft room is more workmanlike, but it seems like a good design to me. The drafting table is wonderful. The light is good. The table with storage right beside the drafting table would make it easy to draw, paint, or do do anything else you wanted to. I had a drafting table in my bedroom-turned-art-room in Arkansas, and I loved it for doing my woodburning, painting, etching designing, etc.
Shanie Kuphal
Another good design with the large table, especially for projects that require many stages. I like the windows in here, too.
Unknown
This is another of my favorites because of all the plants and the beauty of the design. A greenhouse type escape area, where hours would pass while you dreamed of what you wanted to do, or began work. It’s not clear from this picture whether the lighting is good if it’s not daytime or it’s a cloudy or rainy day, but I could sure figure out solutions to that…
Maureen Abell
A more workmanlike design here. It doesn’t look like there are screens on the windows, which in Arkansas would need to be addressed because open windows without screens are an irresistible invitation to all the wasps and mosquitoes on the planet..
My personal experience is that there is never enough space or storage or supplies in my art room to fully satisfy me. When I moved to Thailand in April, I was forced to sell all my stuff – kind of a heart breaker. A lot of the things went to a lady I met from down the road from us. We instantly bonded, so that made it much easier. My stuff was going somewhere it would be appreciated and used. She ended up not only buying some things, but adopting our beloved yellow lab, Amber, giving her a home any dog would dream of, with a house, yard, boy to play with, another dog as a companion, and two loving parents.
Now I have a teeny tiny art alcove where I’m trying to teach myself to draw and then painting the sketches. I have a child’s watercolor set, a sketchbook, some pastel chalk and some colored pencils. I love spending time there!
When we lived in Greenwood, Arkansas, we lived on top of a ridge line on 8 acres outside of town. Our driveway was 650+ feet long and STEEP, so when the weather was bad, such as snow and ice, we would be stuck up on our hill until further notice. Sometimes it was so bad we lost public power and water for several days and had to chainsaw our way down to the road. For two old geezers, this got to be more and more of a problem.
We prepared seriously for winter, with whole house generators, a well for water, a fireplace for heat, etc. AND a room off the kitchen that was our pantry. It wasn’t ‘pretty,’ but we filled it with all kinds of stuff we would need if we were stuck up there and I loved it.
I DO love the idea of ‘pretty,’ though, so these pictures made me dream, even though we don’t need such in Thailand…
Genesis Allistair
What I look for is flexibility in design. I want to be able to store onions, potatoes, carrots, etc., as well as flour and other baking supplies, canned goods, frozen stuff, and more. I have to admit that I have no clue what the hanging stuff is in the above pic, but it looks impressive –
Love Art USA Outfit
This is small, but I like the counter space and different types of drawers that could be adapted for storage of all kinds.
Montresor
I like the counter top with the cabinets and shelves built in. The baskets could be used for all types of things. NICE.
Sixber Home Decor
This is more regimented, but I find the stoves in here interesting. I’m not sure if this is a good idea or not…
Swhinson
I love this one. I like the fridge/freezer, the baskets for fresh herbs, the pasta containers, the straw bins for potatoes and such.
The Studio at Sweet Magnolia Lane
I really like this one, too, although I would include a ladder on a slider like you see in bookstores or libraries with good rails so you (I) don’t fall on your (my) head trying to retrieve something from up high…
I like all the windows in this design, and the fact that people could sit at the island and talk to you while you cook, and then enjoy eating in a comfortable place.
Color Harmony Palettes
Color Harmony Palettes is proving to me that whatever fantasy room I’m researching, I end up drooling over their designs. I love the countertop on this island, and the whole color scheme. The lighting is wonderful, too.
Color Harmony Palettes
Here’s yet another droolworthy by the same company. I love everything about this one!!!! I WANT IT!
Poster Art
This is a light, airy, welcoming design. I love the plants inside and out.
Poster Art
And finally, a plant happy design with lots of sunshine pouring in the windows. I like the shelves, too.
I love the color in this living room and the oversized pieces inviting comfort.
Kimpton Hotel Palomar
“Sunday snuggles in the living room.”
This design encourages conversation. I would sit beside my friends, drink in my hand, and enjoy catching up.
Paisley H
“A home is made of walls and beams; a living room is built with love and dreams.”
Isn’t this elegant? Over the top, but welcoming. I love the fireplace and the candles and lanterns resembling a fire pit. The combination of wood and stone and glass and views is a fantasy come true.
Scandi
“My happy place, wrapped in warm hues.”
This one is my personal favorite. SO cozy for reading, watching TV, eating popcorn, having kids and animals in your lap…
“Make your home as comfortable and attractive as possible and then get on with living. There’s more to life than decorating.” —Albert Hadley
Haus-und-gartentrends.de
“All rooms ought to look as if they were lived in, and to have so to say, a friendly welcome ready for the incomer.” —William Morris
Houzz
“All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.” —Philip Johnson
Houzz
“Where conversations flow and memories are made.” ~ Unknown
“Splish splash, I was taking a bath. Long about a Saturday night, yeah. A rub dub, just relaxing in the tub. Thinking everything was alright.” ~ Bobby Darrin
It’s “Dream Time” again – this time with bathrooms that make my mouth water.
This is the way I look after my weight loss, except I’m not this cute. I have no clue what it would do to me to spend all day and all night in one of these glorious bathrooms…
Beautiful Boxes
A world of calming green. A hot tub ready for you to ease into, leaving all your cares behind, luxuriating in the hot, fragrant water, looking out the window sometimes at the beautiful greenery. Ahhhhhh!
G – Pinterest
I LOVE the artistry of the flowers on the mosaic tub and floor! The huge windows bring the outside in. The rocks on the wall and floor make you feel a part of nature as you enjoy adding more hot water to the tub from time to time…
Kathy Linsay – Pinterest
This is a fantasy-come-true for me. The combination of the wood and stone, plus fireplace in the bath (!) and beautiful window with a stream outside? An inside lagoon, candles, plants, lanterns… I WANT THIS!
Outfit Store
I love the tall shower you can stand under, pretending you’re standing in the rain. The tiled cubbyholes are wonderful. The fact that the lavatory is part of the whole design. A place to sit while you dry off, plants everywhere…
I wouldn’t get anything done if I had any of these bathrooms in my home. My water bill would be astronomical, my whole body would be a wrinkly prune – but what a way to go!!!! If you’re going to dream – dream big!
I have never been able to afford much in the way of beautiful room designs or fancy stuff to furnish them, but due to my active imagination, I can enjoy picturing myself in fantasy rooms I find on the net. I hope you enjoy dreaming, too…
Color Harmony Palettes
We don’t have to worry about “money”. We don’t have to consider “practicality”. We can just relax and enjoy the idea of living in these rooms…
I love the emphasis on plants in the actual plants, the green of the pillows, and the art behind the bed. I love the wood and the texture of the rug under the bed. The color scheme is quite restful.
Freepik
Wow. And wow, again! Talk about a view! What a luxurious place this is! Hopefully, they don’t have any neighbors close by… :o). My word for this is PLUSH. I want to crawl into that bed and enjoy the beauty of nature.
Treza Karg
This room really is on my wave length, really speaking to me on so many levels. The design of the windows really showcases the beautiful woods outside. Again I love the plants and the rock wall and fireplace are to die for!
These images are all from Pinterest. I don’t imagine I could get my condo building to approve any of these water features, but I can sure drool and dream!
Dreaming of wonderful sanctuaries in your home is fun. If you’re going to dream, don’t mess around with it – dream BIG! Your fantasy should take you to another world, making you drool with longing.
Once upon a time many years ago, I dreamed of living in a lighthouse. I loved the curling stairways in them and dreamed of living where the waves crashed around me.
When I got older I dreamed of stairways in my dream homes that would make a statement. These photos illustrate what I consider dream stairways.
Now that I’m proud to be older than dirt, I appreciate either NO stairways or elevators, but that doesn’t change my drooling over the creativity and artistry of these gorgeous creations.
I look at these images of what people have created as living spaces and drool and dream. It’s kind of a mini-vacation, drowning yourself in the beauty.
Lisa Smith – Pinterest
This one would give me even more motivation to keep walking at the gym – so I could negotiate these stairs with ease. I would love to see inside!
Marlene Alcocer – Pinterest
I would become a slug here – spending all day with drinks, books, and music here. You could come, too!
Michelle Reichhold – Pinterest
I will have to ogle this one from afar. For some reason, I get the urge to make bread – something I’ve had to cross off my list until further notice. Maybe a pot of beef stew in the slow cooker…
I would love to curl up here, with my coffee and a book, and while away the afternoon….
RoomToGo-Pinterest
With my fantasies, I definitely would be the cleanest person on the planet. This shower is wonderful, with places built into the wall for soap, shampoo, etc. The only thing I might add is a ‘lip’ between the shower area and the rest of the bathroom so the water would stay where it’s supposed to be. Fantasies abound here, though, for me…
Tonia Rogers-Pinterest
The only problem with all of this staggering beauty is that I would have trouble getting anything done if I actually lived with any of this. So beautiful!
We actually built a greenhouse on our property. I loved trying to make it work. Ours didn’t look like the dream one above, of course – it was more like a Quonset Hut –
Grower’s Solution
We discovered, over several years of trials and errors, that it wouldn’t work for us unless we could supply heat and air conditioning for it. That was completely unaffordable, though we tried several ideas, and a storm finally brought it down. I’m glad we tried it, though.
PlantedShack.com
Oh, I would love to have something like this! Isn’t it gorgeous? Can you see yourself with a drink in your hand, sitting at the table or lounging in a recliner, breathing in the nice weather with your feet up, visiting with a friend….
Pinterest – no attribution
I just love this, and I’m one who hardly ever takes a bath! I prefer hot showers, letting the hot water beating on my back take away the cares of the day. If I were lucky enough to HAVE this tub, though, I would certainly come around to the idea of lazing in here, up to my chin with hot water and bubbles, laying back and saying, “AHHHHHHH!” On a practical note, though, it might be difficult to get OUT of this one without breaking your neck…
As I travel in the net, looking for nice things to share with you, occasionally I stop – dead in my tracks – drooling. Not a pretty picture, I realize, but honest. I love stained glass, domed ceilings, luxurious bedrooms, plants, big, plush beds, and light – and this one has ALL of these! Talk about dreamworthy! I could fantasize for DAYS over this one… I wish I could have found more pics of this room so I could enjoy all the details.
Carla Dawson-Pinterest
I would be so much CLEANER if I had this gorgeous tub! Of course, my skin would shrivel up after staying in the bath too long, but those are DETAILS. Don’t interrupt my fantasizing! After drooling for a while, I DID go back and find that there IS a faucet for filling it with gloriously hot water. Just lean back, water to your chin, surrounded by warmth. AHHHHH! And it’s PRACTICAL – at least a little, with the stepping pad when you finally get out… :0)
When I found this photo, I teared up. What a glorious art station! It’s just beautiful, looks like it has SO many supplies all beautifully organized…
I still love it, but reality raised its ugly head and slammed me in the nose. This is a lovely fantasy, and I look at it longingly, but even if I could have this in one part of my art room, it wouldn’t look like this if I started to work at it.
Most of all, I’m a slob. And, to be able to do many of things I try to do, I would need to be able to flatten the drafting board part. And there aren’t any electrical sockets to plug in equipment, nor a place to set a container of water or tissues, or bottles of paint, or….
The list goes on and on, sadly. but it IS a beautiful fantasy, and I’ll keep the picture, just to remind myself how maybe real artists could use it…
As we age, we find that it’s more difficult to do things we used to do without even having to think about it. Some things we have had to hire out, and other things we’re still struggling with, since our funds are limited.
My fantasy is that
We win the lottery, so that money is not an issue anymore
I can help my friends and relatives who need a boost, too
I can donate to all the causes I care about
We can hire people to do ALL the things we would like, not having to plan it out, budget for it, sacrifice other things for it, etc.
And – as long as this is MY fantasy – I can wish for hunky guys to do all the work needed. :0)
SO – all I need to do is wait for my fantasy to be fulfilled…
Can you imagine taking a walk and coming upon this gorgeous place? I would have to watch my footing here, but it would be worth it to walk very slowly, looking all around, stopping to dream a bit…
Wow. I would LOVE to be able to spend time walking here and enjoying all the beauty. Whoever did this created another ‘world’ for people to enjoy, whether physically, being able to actually GO there, or just visiting vicariously, like we are.
I think I see a light, so it looks like you could walk here in the evenings, as well. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Pinterest – sorry, no credit to the artist was provided on this
I found this on Pinterest, and it revived my long-held wish that I could draw. Of course, if I COULD, I would do little else.
It would be so satisfying to be able to create like this, making people REACT, with just a pad of paper and a pencil.
I have a book that, if you work your way through the lessons, teaches you to draw. (Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards). I’ve tried it a couple of times now, making it through 2 or 3 of the 9 (I think) lessons, but then I bog down, totally intimidated.
Today I was reading through some of the reviews of the book, trying to get motivated to try it again. Someone said Keys to Drawing by Bert Dodson was a really good book for people trying to figure it out, so I’ve ordered a used copy of the paperback.
I don’t expect to become the next Grandma Moses, but it would be really satisfying to be able to look at something, try to draw it, and have others recognize what it is, rather than feeling like a 5-year-old.
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