la-vie-en-lys reblogged
I hate the “open floor plan” that everyone is obsessed with in houses now. I want nooks and crannies and bizarre floor plans. I don’t need to be able to see what someone is doing on the other side of the house. I want places to hide and lurk and dwell in the shadows. I am the beast who awaits in the labyrinth
#additionally#on a purely practical level#you want a house that's possible to fucking heat#as opposed to my mum's ~open floor plan~ house where i grew up#there are 6 storeys including the basement and the attics (...yes there are two attics)#the living space consists of 3 storeys#the middle one doesn't have even one door#the kitchen the dining room and the living room are all one open space#and there are no doors separating that floor from the ground floor and the 1st floor#it's always been hell to heat#there's a fireplace in the living room - so what if there aren't any bloody doors to keep the heat in#and it all escapes upstairs#jesus i hate that house#i don't understand why my mother didn't sell it like 2 years after we moved in ugh