Writing Challenge #7: Building Our Dream House

This month, let's build the house of our dreams. Since we are all part of an English Club, we'll make it a clubhouse. We will describe it together in the comment section.

For this challenge I need writers to do the building, landscaping, painting, home decorating, and even renovating. Each time you visit the blog, imagine that you have just spent time at the clubhouse. Answer this question: What did you do at the building site today?

Here are some things you can do:

build a new room
plant a garden
add lighting
bring in furniture
add appliances
decorate and paint
put in new floors
add accessories

Here is some useful "house vocabulary" for the challenge:Rooms in a house Furniture and decor AppliancesOkay, I'll begin...---------------------------------------------------------Today, I built the framework for the clubhouse. It has a basement, a main floor, and an upstairs. There are many staircases, but I'm not sure how many rooms there will be. The house is on a mountain overlooking the Pacific Ocean. There is a large open field behind the house. I have ordered 20 large bookcases, which will arrive tomorrow.----------------------------------------------------------What did you do at the building site today?

I want to build a room which is multitask room. We can use it in different ways. First, I want to put a big movable screen on the wall. This screen can be moved and be hidden in the ceiling. Then, there is a big stage under the screen. At the corner of the stage, I put a big black Yamaha piano. We can make a big orchestra and play together. In front of the stage, I put movable chairs for all EC members. These chairs can be hidden under the floor and by doing so, we can also have a big hall for thoes who like dancing. Then, I put some big speakers in four corners of the room equipped with Dolby sound system. Then, we can listen to English musics and we can watch English movies. Playing and dancing is exciting in such a room.

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Comments

Tara Benwell May 6, 2009 14:58

Wow, this clubhouse is really coming along. Suela, I love your idea of an inspirational loft! You described it so beautifully. And Nafis...what a great idea to think of where the sun will rise and set. The trees will be perfect too. We will need plenty of fruit to keep our minds sharp. Bedrooms are a good idea too because we need a lot of sleep to have enough energy to learn all of those English tenses. We can each have a room because our clubhouse is massive. In my room I will have a fireplace and a bean bag chair as well as a canopy bed fit for a princess which I never had as a child. Did anyone put in a swimming pool yet?
Nafis May 6, 2009 14:23

I want to build a room which is multitask room. We can use it in different ways. First, I want to put a big movable screen on the wall. This screen can be moved and be hidden in the ceiling. Then, there is a big stage under the screen. At the corner of the stage, I put a big black Yamaha piano. We can make a big orchestra and play together. In front of the stage, I put movable chairs for all EC members. These chairs can be hidden under the floor and by doing so, we can also have a big hall for thoes who like dancing. Then, I put some big speakers in four corners of the room equipped with Dolby sound system. Then, we can listen to English musics and we can watch English movies. Playing and dancing is exciting in such a room.
carol May 6, 2009 13:07

wow, lovely also romantic, cute
Expector Smith May 6, 2009 0:27

I decided to add a conference room, where we could have meetings, discussions and watch English movies together. I've just brought in a TV set, DVD player, some intereating movies and several chairs. Maybe we still need a big council table, some sofas etc. But, I'm not so sure if we need some bedrooms in the house!!!
Nafis May 6, 2009 0:18

It would be a good idea if we build our houseclub toward east. In that position, we can see the sunrise when we wake up in the morning and we can also see the sunset. As Tara said our house has a big yard, planting a lot of different trees such as palm trees, pear, apple and cherry would add more beauty to our home. We can make a water garden with lotus flowers in the middle of the yard.
Hanane May 5, 2009 21:02

As far as I am concerned, my plan is to personalise my library. For this purpose I will recommend a large room with a special opening to a very beautiful garden. My library will be equipped with a huge and a varied collection of books, novels, encyclopedia, dictionaries, as well as a large desk and a computer to surf freely and stay in touch with English club. Add a Comment
Tara Benwell May 5, 2009 19:39

Oh, yes! A balcony is a very good idea. On the balcony we will have many over-sized chairs to lounge in. We can watch the whales swimming by while we study phrasal verbs and listen to English podcasts. I'm also going to order a few commercial sized dishwashers so that we don't have to waste time doing dishes after our extravagant meals.

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