What does your ideal home look like?

Like most of us do, I’ve had a dream home in mind since I was very young. Over the years the idea of it has changed from a princess castle, to a mansion on a lake, to a townhouse in Paris, but nowadays all I truly want is something simple and cozy.

I don’t know what my ideal home would look like, since I love old farmhouses and small brick homes all the same. But I do know it would sit upon acres of land with gardens and animals thriving on it. There would be a wide, welcoming front porch complete with rocking chairs and wind chimes.

Every room in the house would have a theme and be decorated to match it and would always be clean and ready for unexpected visitors. The kitchen would have black-and-white checkered floors and a window above the big sink. There would be plenty of room to raise children and have family over.

It would be comfortable and inviting; a small slice of paradise within the dark world we live in. A place where happiness can blossom.

– A.B.