9 Magical Places to Fantasise About Moving To
Love to dream about living in your fantasy home? These stunning properties are sure to spark your imagination
You know that feeling: when you put aside the boring, practical considerations of cost, daily commute and what the schools are like, and let yourself fantasise about living in your dream home in a magical location. Perhaps you’d love a place on the coast? A remote bolthole in the middle of nowhere? Or a chocolate-box cottage in the country? Take a look at our inspiring selection of gorgeous properties and dream…
The house design was inspired by local agricultural buildings and takes advantage of the topography to shelter it from the wind.
Stay snug
If you yearn for cosy rooms, rather than large open living spaces, you might prefer a cute cottage like this one. This room has a spacious feel despite its small dimensions. Large-format tiles mean the floor isn’t complicated by multiple grout lines, and white walls and woodwork keep the room feeling bright and spacious.
A mirror reflects light from the pretty cottage window (you can just see it reflected), while book shelving on the staircase is a neat way to pack in storage and prevent the space feeling cluttered.
If you yearn for cosy rooms, rather than large open living spaces, you might prefer a cute cottage like this one. This room has a spacious feel despite its small dimensions. Large-format tiles mean the floor isn’t complicated by multiple grout lines, and white walls and woodwork keep the room feeling bright and spacious.
A mirror reflects light from the pretty cottage window (you can just see it reflected), while book shelving on the staircase is a neat way to pack in storage and prevent the space feeling cluttered.
Bring a bucket and spade
Nothing but a house on the beach will do? Then what do you reckon to this new home in Camber Sands? This four-bed family house replaced a rundown bungalow and is oriented to the southwest for the best sea views possible.
Notice the glazing: the corners are column free and the outlook to the beach is through a single piece of glass, so it’s completely uninterrupted.
Nothing but a house on the beach will do? Then what do you reckon to this new home in Camber Sands? This four-bed family house replaced a rundown bungalow and is oriented to the southwest for the best sea views possible.
Notice the glazing: the corners are column free and the outlook to the beach is through a single piece of glass, so it’s completely uninterrupted.
Build your own
Nevermind extending, renovating and redecorating, if commissioning an architect to get the home of your dreams is on your bucket list, check out this beautiful new pad in Hampshire.
Considering hiring an architect? Find out what one can do for you
Nevermind extending, renovating and redecorating, if commissioning an architect to get the home of your dreams is on your bucket list, check out this beautiful new pad in Hampshire.
Considering hiring an architect? Find out what one can do for you
The open-plan interior is as stunning as the outside. Here, a change in level from dining to seating areas is a subtle way of dividing the generous space without having to use partitions.
Live in a glass house
This is the perfect property for those who want to be right in the garden when they’re inside. It’s a contemporary take on a conservatory and replaced an outdated version previously attached to this Cornish manor house.
The glass is structural – it doesn’t rely on a frame to support it – which allows architects to create dramatic designs like this.
This is the perfect property for those who want to be right in the garden when they’re inside. It’s a contemporary take on a conservatory and replaced an outdated version previously attached to this Cornish manor house.
The glass is structural – it doesn’t rely on a frame to support it – which allows architects to create dramatic designs like this.
Look in the mirror
This house would make an impact every time you came home. It’s a renovation clad in mirror-polished stainless steel that reflects the trees opposite. It may be located in London, but you wouldn’t feel far from nature living here.
This house would make an impact every time you came home. It’s a renovation clad in mirror-polished stainless steel that reflects the trees opposite. It may be located in London, but you wouldn’t feel far from nature living here.
The pared-back interior, with its prominent natural wood tones, ties in perfectly with the outside setting. An intimate niche makes a cosy spot for the dining area within this open-plan layout.
Try country living
A barn conversion could tick all your fantasy home boxes. There’s the possibility of an open-plan layout, plus bags of rustic character. This Devon barn fits the bill beautifully. Wood and stone are prominent, keeping the property true to its agricultural origins. The suspended fireplace, meanwhile, is an eye-catching feature that gives the space a contemporary twist.
Want a stylish way to warm your home? Check out these cool contemporary fires
A barn conversion could tick all your fantasy home boxes. There’s the possibility of an open-plan layout, plus bags of rustic character. This Devon barn fits the bill beautifully. Wood and stone are prominent, keeping the property true to its agricultural origins. The suspended fireplace, meanwhile, is an eye-catching feature that gives the space a contemporary twist.
Want a stylish way to warm your home? Check out these cool contemporary fires
Dive right in
Forget trudging to the local pool. If you yearn to swim at home, this design has your name on it. It’s indoors, but can be opened up to the surrounding meadow, so it’s like having an outdoor pool as well.
Forget trudging to the local pool. If you yearn to swim at home, this design has your name on it. It’s indoors, but can be opened up to the surrounding meadow, so it’s like having an outdoor pool as well.
Here’s the exterior of the same house. It’s set in an area of ancient woodland on the edge of Ashdown Forest in East Sussex and has a covered terrace that lets you enjoy the lovely view all year round. Yes please!
Take the long view
Here’s a dream home (as long as you don’t suffer from vertigo) with a panoramic outlook on the London skyline. This apartment’s in the Strata tower – that’s the one with the three wind turbines on the top in Southwark, if you happen to know the area.
A generous rug links dining and seating in this lofty living space, a strategy that can be repeated to anchor furniture even when the proportions of your home are far less dramatic. The textural finish adds a softness that balances the harder materials of the apartment.
Are any of these the fantasy home you’d love to own? Where do you dream of living?Tell us about your perfect property in the Comments section.
Here’s a dream home (as long as you don’t suffer from vertigo) with a panoramic outlook on the London skyline. This apartment’s in the Strata tower – that’s the one with the three wind turbines on the top in Southwark, if you happen to know the area.
A generous rug links dining and seating in this lofty living space, a strategy that can be repeated to anchor furniture even when the proportions of your home are far less dramatic. The textural finish adds a softness that balances the harder materials of the apartment.
Are any of these the fantasy home you’d love to own? Where do you dream of living?Tell us about your perfect property in the Comments section.
If you’d adore a home with expansive water views, check out this house on the Isle of Skye. It overlooks Loch Dunvegan in the northwest of the island, and makes the most of its enviable position with a wall of glazing.
The furniture is arranged to take in the gorgeous natural views and, with a wood-burner to keep you cosy (and maybe a local whisky or two), what else do you need?