Your house is so cute, but is it everything and exactly what you want? What changes would you make if money were no object? What changes might you actually make in real life?

First, thank you. Second, hmm.
I do love my house. I feel extremely grateful to own our home, however small it may be. (Just under 1200 sq ft) When I think of the abject poverty in so much of the world, and a lot of the US, I feel like I live in a castle. I think in our country we have a skewed perception of what is normal, of what we should aspire to, based on comparisons to unrealistic media standards.
{Ok, I'm off my soapbox. I'll answer the question at hand.}
Unfortunately, money is always an object. But if it were not, I wouldn't mind a bit more space. I like to have a cozy house, so I don't want too many square feet. I like how it keeps us close together. An extra bedroom would be great for guests since our accommodations are a bit lacking. I love basements so a full basement for the kids to run around in would be awesome.
In real life, I want to replace our old mismatched appliances to stainless steel and redo the counters- possibly concrete. I want to put a whitewashed laminate floor in all of the main living areas in our house. (Kitchen, living room, hallway, studio.) I would do it in the bedrooms too but Timm's not into it. We are going to put the girls in the same bedroom and use the other for a playroom and a place for guests to sleep. We want to build a pergola on the deck and get some patio furniture to really utilize our very large deck as living space. On the outside I really want to paint the exterior and door, and get shutters and window boxes. So given the space we have, those are really the only things we dream of doing while we're here. Of course I have a million ideas for future houses, be they real or imaginary.

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