i got us new flannel sheets last week (on sale!) and they are soooooo cozy and soft and nice... i love some things about being an adult, like picking bedthings and towels and stuff... i remember i was so excited picking out our shower curtain when we moved in :,) my house is very old and not very fancy but it is cozy, and safe, and has my nice things in it. i get to be here with my wife and cats and that's all i wanted.
and i think it has more personality, being a hundred years old! it's seen so much. i would like to upgrade the windows for insulation reasons but i don't think i'd change much else... i like old houses, i miss the old manor a lot. it was falling apart because the landlord didn't care, but i loved that place wholeheartedly. if it had been mine and i had the money, i would've fixed it up so beautifully... it was a bit too far gone, though. still wish it hadn't been torn down.
maybe one day i could have one of the big edwardian houses in town, if i can find one that flippers haven't ripped all the charm out of. (or could afford it, but i'm just dreaming here.) i imagine a sunroom for the cats, and a little garden with plants for the pollinators... maybe some neat old kitchen appliances. a music room, and a sewing room...! maybe even a library, the kind with the rolly-ladder. definitely a room for guests. a real pantry, even! i love the idea of a big-ish house, a real big kitchen. baking for all my friends. old houses are so much work but i love them... i'd have the dustcaps for the stair corners, and real vintage brass for the fixtures, and my friends' art hung everywhere!