The New Intimacy

In your ideal dream, do you picture yourself retiring in a BIG, FANCY house or a SMALL, COZY house?

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Contributor: LavenderSkies LavenderSkies
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Originally posted by Bignuf
Watching an older couple on House Hunters it struck me how different people define their comfort and "success" as they retire. SO...what do YOU envision, if it were the perfect world for you...and all went "as planned"? The big ... more
Small and cozy.
10/18/2011
Contributor: Cherrylane Cherrylane
My taste exceeds my means )=
10/18/2011
Contributor: married with children married with children
Small house on an island, tropical island.
10/18/2011
Contributor: Sir Sir
I would like to have a medium-sized house. Not huge, but four or five rooms would be good. It depends on what happens down the road, though. I currently do not have any children, but when I do, that will be what makes the difference.
06/06/2012
Contributor: solitudinarian solitudinarian
Somewhere big enough to enable solitude and privacy.
06/06/2012
Contributor: Jaimes Jaimes
I'd prefer a cozy, older farmhouse with a nice big barn and a stretch of land where my dogs can run free, I can have a big garden, and maybe a cow. I like my peace and quiet, and I like to feel history beneath my feet.
06/06/2012
Contributor: Hallmar82 Hallmar82
It would be impossible to clean and dust a mansion buy yourself. I would only want a manor if I could afford servants, ahaha.
06/06/2012
Contributor: LoveYouLikeThat LoveYouLikeThat
I want a cozy house, with about 3 bedrooms, so I can have a craft room, and hubby can have his sport room I want a big huge yard tho.. Something in the country
06/06/2012
Contributor: Greenleaf Greenleaf
In between. Not so small as to feel cramped, not too big that cleaning would be a chore. Need a good sized yard for pets and a veggie garden and a library. And tons of windows!
06/06/2012
Contributor: Sundae Sparkles Sundae Sparkles
I want a 2 room cabin style house with a loft and finished basement. In the deep woods of Tennessee or Maine. The garage must be almost as big as the house with a loft as well...
06/06/2012
Contributor: KyotoAngel KyotoAngel
I'd prefer a smaller house, just enough room for my man, about three kids, a few pets, and myself. (with a nice in-law house thing on the property for my mother of course)
A big mansion would feel so cold and empty to me even if there were plenty of people in it.
06/06/2012
Contributor: Gracie Gracie
I would be very content to never move again! I love my house, but I would also like to update the kitchen and master bath. Perhaps add a hot tub in the back yard. I'm always open to the idea of a camp or summer house though.
06/06/2012