{"id":28544,"date":"2015-09-10T08:57:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T12:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theenchantedhome.co\/?p=28544"},"modified":"2015-09-12T12:24:39","modified_gmt":"2015-09-12T16:24:39","slug":"a-farm-a-dream-and-my-very-vivid-imagination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/10\/a-farm-a-dream-and-my-very-vivid-imagination\/","title":{"rendered":"A farm, a dream and my very vivid imagination….."},"content":{"rendered":"

This post is dedicated to my husband and my boys who know me well and accept? me as a relentless dreamer who doesn’t give up easily and occasionally doesn’t give up at all …hey, you never know!<\/em><\/p>\n

Hi from rainy New York. We so need this major saturation of rain heading our way…..we have had such a dry spell.? Today is a really fun post and one close to my heart. It’s about a dream, a farm and hopefully one day quite possibly a reality.<\/p>\n

I have always been drawn to farms, horses, elegant country life ever since I was a young girl. But what has changed over the last 4 years or so is that it’s gone from a casual admiration for that life to thinking? an awful lot about it with increasing interest in one day actually buying<\/em> a farm and building or restoring a home with all the extras I dream of.<\/p>\n

Of course I LOVE my home that we built with pure love and determination, it’s everything I could ever dream of having and I know how very fortunate I am, but admittedly its a very big home for essentially my husband and I (and Teddy)? with a tremendous amount of upkeep and I vacillate about that end of it.<\/p>\n

In my dreams we will one day do this and have no fear,? I have it all mapped out. We would buy it within two hours of NYC, where my boys are. We would keep a small apt. in the city so we could still experience city life when and if we please. But something tells me this dream I have is where our heart would be:)? I have had so many details and ideas racing around my head that I feel that if we do do this one day, I will be one herculean step ahead of the game:)<\/p>\n

In a perfect world, we will have a fabulous home (a sensible 5,000 sq feet or so) fabulous stables, riding rings, a tennis court and pool, a huge garden, a writers retreat,? the greenhouse of my dreams and then a really special “cherry on top” which is outlined in detail later in this post.<\/p>\n

Maybe one day, (remember I am a dreamer) we will really do this and realize every bit of my wish list and who knows take it a step further and and open my very own farm to table restaurant serving only seasonal fare…..another dream I have had for a long time:)<\/p>\n

Ahhh, it goes on and on but it’s all good, dreaming keeps me alive and gives me the fuel to keep on going! So here is how it would go in a perfect world…..<\/p>\n

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The lay of the land just might look something like this…..<\/p>\n

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THE HOUSE-<\/p>\n

Now here is where I have to do some research and really allow my thoughts and desires to crystallize. Definitely need a wide front porch (back would be good too) thinking a departure from my normally formal taste and going with a really refined country house.<\/p>\n

Thinking maybe white with black shutters, gas lanterns, beautiful planters, it would feel “country” but very sophisticated. It wouldn’t be? more than 6,000 sq feet and possibly all one floor with very tall ceilings and windows.<\/p>\n

A huge kitchen (might go all white this time) no living room but just one huge great room for family and friends to gather, a wonderful master suite, an office and maybe 2 or 3 guest rooms\/en suite.<\/p>\n

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Now what I love about this room? below is everything but the purple:) I would replace it with blue…but this is the idea I see for the “great room”. Can you imagine a massive 15 foot Christmas tree and all the family gathered on Christmas eve in this room while it starts to gently snow outside?? And you would find me in the kitchen making my family favorite, Beef Bourguignon……Call me a dreamer:)<\/p>\n

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THE EXTRAS-<\/p>\n

Greenhouse- Of course<\/em> I? need a greenhouse, since it will not be attached to the house and will be free standing, it doesn’t have to be ultra fancy but still pretty. I really like this white one and the fact that it has some simple but elegant details to take it up a notch, I know I would be very busy in here:)<\/p>\n

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Where I can grow the beautiful myrtle topiaries I am such a fan of and host beautiful lunches and dinners!<\/p>\n

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Garden- I can see it now, every conceivable vegetable and herb I can dream of……..<\/p>\n

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Stables- A must both for me and of course my “inner cowboy” who would be my husband. Yes we will have horses and of course a few extra for our guests:)<\/p>\n

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I would love to build a tiny little building like this as a “writers retreat” aka blogging headquarters. My own tiny little space to think and dream up new ideas. With this huge new project you just know I? am going to have all kinds of material to blog about:)<\/p>\n

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If Teddy is really good and promises to not keep sneaking into the living room and “chilling” on my ivory sofa then I might just consider getting him a fancy dog house like this complete with his very own dog bone shaped pool, he would be the envy of the canine country crew…..think he’s earned this bachelor pad of his dreams!<\/p>\n

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THE CHERRY ON TOP-<\/p>\n

And I might just have saved the best for last. This is something I dreamed up years ago. I would love to build three small houses\/cabins (but ultra stylish) for each of my boys.<\/p>\n

This way when they get married and have kids, thy have a place to always come back to with their families, a “home base”. Everyone will have their own little house on the property and I am hopeful this would encourage more visits from my eventual grandchildren. Think Thanksgiving, Christmas, summertime,etc….I can see it now, they would be begging to come visit me!<\/p>\n

Each of their three small homes might look something like this-<\/p>\n

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Obviously no palm trees lol<\/p>\n

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Inside I visualize them having this feeling- cozy, cohesive, elegant, sophisticated but mostly really really inviting……(hope they might never want to leave)!<\/p>\n

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Of course need to do a variation on a bunk bed room not only do kids love them and they are space savers…but I want to be the EVENTUAL “coolest” grandmother in town <\/del>the country:)<\/p>\n

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I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed putting this post together, it was like a wonderful virtual escape to my future farm:) Hey, you never know….because I really believe with every ounce of my being that every success starts with a dream. This is something I could see really happening and materializing at some point in our lives and something tells me it would be the adventure of a lifetime.<\/p>\n

Just as you all shared in the building and execution of our home now…you too would come along for the ride on The Enchanted Home goes country” lol. I must say this might be one of my personal favorites posts….it just resonates with me? in a big way and really brings every one of my senses to life, just call me a dreamer:)<\/p>\n

Thank you for stopping by, wishing you a fabulous day, until next time…..<\/p>\n

PS Last day for latest promo (clearing the shelves blowout). It’s been updated to reflect what is still left for sale, click here to visit.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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