My wish list

I've just returned from meeting up with an old friend and her sister-in-law. I was of course chattering on endlessly about the new house and land etc and showing them some photos we had taken. (I'm not going to post photos yet for fear of jinxing it!). My friend's sister asked me what my wish list had been going into this process, so here it is:-

My forever home

What will it look like? 

OUTSIDE:-

An older house, perhaps white rendered. Between an acre and two acres of land, mostly flat *

Views and the potential for a cottage garden *

Fruit trees/orchard * 

Chickens * 

Vegetable garden *

Polytunnel

Greenhouse * 

Barn/garage/workshop

Outside storage *

Water nearby? Walks from the doorstep *

A community close by, preferably within walking distance *

Solar panels if possible 

INSIDE:-

4/5 bedrooms * 

2 bathrooms *

Good sized kitchen *

Snug *

White walls/ soft colours

Wooden or tiled floors *

Pre-loved furniture

Cosy settees - throws and cushions

Quilts and eiderdowns

White bedding

Natural materials - wool/cotton

Wood burner *

Flowers from the garden in jugs

Rugs

Hand-made treasures

Aga/Rayburn *

Stable door *

Lots of storage *

Painted furniture

Fireplaces *

Soft green paint on the doors and woodwork outside

Beams

Utility room/boot room *

Pantry

Bookshelves

Interesting artefacts on display

Rocking chair

Stripey stair runner 

Cellar 

Hand knitted tea cosy

Everything marked with an * is already there, which isn't a bad  start!
The list was a verbal mood board for how I envisaged my next home. The beautiful farmhouse meets a large number of the criteria, but in particular the view, land, water nearby and old style house - all things you can't 'manufacture' or alter. Other aspects of the list can be additions and tweaks or I may in fact find that I don't care quite so much about some of the things after all....
Still keeping my fingers and toes crossed :)