Essentials:
* A balcony with a view.
* Small reading lamps (preferably adjustable ones), strings of fairy lights, coloured mood lighting.
Absolutely no overhead lighting. (I am a creature of the dark.) To save energy, only have one or two lit at the same time. Alter them to create the illusion of change.
*
Hardwood or stone floors.
* A laptop.
* A big bed. There is no overwhelming need to make it - a messy bed looks cosy and inviting.
*
A good table.
* Windows from which you can see people (who can't see you).
* Comfy chairs and/or sofas with plenty of blankets or throws.
*
Candles.
* Somewhere to keep all the books.
* A mug of
steaming coffee or a glass of wine on the nearest available surface.
* A small, unobtrusive TV screen.
* A bath tub or tiny sauna.
* A
fireplace.
* A back door leading out to a lush garden or
enclosed Moroccan courtyard with
turquoise mosaics and a private pool.
* If curtains are absolutely necessary, something white and gauzy.
* A dog.
General guidelines:
1. Keep it simple.
2. Don't spend money on anything (this might change if at some point I actually have money).
3. Colour scheme: White with
grey, or white with some other rustic pale colour like
tan or
olive.
4. Exception to the colour scheme: something like the bedroom or reading nook will probably succumb to my guilty love of
gypsy colour madness (fiery shades of red, orange, yellow).
5. Keep it tidy and clutterfree, but don't worry too much about the dust bunnies.
