Dance studio, tree house in the garden
One of those massive double staircases in the entrance hall with medieval weaponry all over the walls.
Suit of armour.
Turret with a top floor study.
Huge reclaimed fireplaces.
Four poster bed on raised dias.
Widow's walk.
And I would instruct the architect to put hidden rooms and secret passages in but not tell me where they are so I could have hours of fun looking for them.

Essentially, I want to live in a castle.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 17 Aug 2010, 12:59, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

from the sounds of things
everyone on /offtopic wants a castle
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 17 Aug 2010, 13:01, Reply)

except me, who has actually thought seriously about when he builds his own house

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 17 Aug 2010, 13:03, Reply)

I have srs house thoughts
But the child in me still wants that damn slide.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 17 Aug 2010, 13:22, Reply)

That's a great list!
I'll have one of those too, or failing that, invade yours.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 17 Aug 2010, 13:02, Reply)

You don't need to invade.
You can come visit and we'll have victorian tea parties. I'll teach my guard dogs to recognise your scent.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 17 Aug 2010, 13:30, Reply)

That sounds perfect!
I shall dress in my finest attire.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 17 Aug 2010, 13:37, Reply)

My family's castle has the spiral staircases going the opposite way from normal,
because we are predominantly left-handed. REPOSTED TRUFAX.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 17 Aug 2010, 13:26, Reply)