I like to spend time dreaming of what I would do if I won the lottery. One thing that keeps coming back in my lottery winning day dreams is buying a house somewhere out of the UK. Now that I know for a fact that this item is a given on my list, I have started to dream about what the house would look like and what the village where it will be will look like. I’ve come up with some pretty nice things, and would love to just share them with you.
The General Area
I believe you should always start with the bigger picture. The bigger picture, hence, has to be where my dream lottery winning house is going to be. Although Barbados sounds really nice, it is also a little bit far away from my friends and family, so I thought it had to be slightly closer to home. However, a dream home isn’t a dream home if I regularly have to sit inside because it’s raining. So, clearly, my dream home has to be somewhere in the south of France, southern Italy, Portugal or Spain. Here, the climate is pretty much perfect all year around, so if I fancy a little weekend away in the middle of winter, I can still go and have a good time. So now that we have the general location sorted, let’s look at zooming in on our Google map a little bit more.
The Village
My dream home definitely has to be in a village. I don’t want to live in a big city where everybody is stressed and in a hurry. It has to be the type of village where people sit on their back or front porches and enjoy a well-deserved siesta, preferably between 11am and 4pm. The village has to be old, with windy little streets. It would be really perfect if the streets were made of cobblestones - that would really add to the charm. Besides this, the town has to be filled with animal herders like goats and sheep (nothing big, nothing too industrialised), so I can see little boys running after the cattle with sticks. I would also like it if there were some local crafts people in the village, perhaps some artists who make fantastic decorations that I will be able to place in my house.
The House
The house itself has to be modern and stylish, but still fitting with the overall feel of the village. I imagine a terra cotta property, with big white doorways and arched windows. If at all possible, it should be situated on top of a hill. It will have a beautiful drive and landscaped gardens, where I will have my very own gardener and pool boy. They will be young and muscular, in that beautiful Mediterranean tanned olive skin, with shiny black hair. Because I have a pool boy, I will also have a pool in my house. This will be overlooking a beautiful valley, where I can watch the sun set over the little village that I have chosen to grace with my presence.
Inside, the house will be like a futuristic marvel, with all the modern conveniences I could possibly want. I want to live in complete luxury and style, where my maid can make me a cup of coffee by pressing a button on a remote. Naturally, I will have a lot of staff, but that doesn’t mean they have to work with ancient equipment. But the garden will be the focal point – and not just because of my gorgeous gardener – with the most beautiful plants and flowers that get lit up by solar lamps (and a few fire flies) at night.
I really do hope I get those numbers right because I have found the property of my dreams at the Monte Da Quinta Club. Please let me win!
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