Would You Rather...House Edition

It's your Monday...it's my Friday at last...and both of us need a brain break! So howsabout we have some fun today??

I found this "Would You Rather" for houses, and I thought it would be fun! What it turned out to be was hard! There are only a couple of these that were easy answers for me. How about for you?

1. Would you rather have a walk-in pantry or a kitchen island?

First question and I'm already stumped! I have actually always wanted a walk-in pantry, partly so I can organize it. Ha! But ultimately, for as much as I'd love a walk-in pantry, the truth is I really don't want a huge house, so having that is rather unlikely. And furthermore, Ryan and I have completely fallen in love with our peninsula in our apartment's kitchen (almost like an island, right?) and will probably always have to have one in all future houses. We had no idea how much we would love it. 

2. Would you rather have a separate dining room or eat-in nook?

Aggghhhhhhh! Why are these so hard?? :) Ryan and I had a separate dining room in our Marion house and rarely used it. So we didn't even blink when our Kokomo house didn't have a dining room...and proceeded to do the most entertaining there that we've done in our entire marriage. We transformed the garage into a space we could use for dining. Now we have a dining area in our apartment and have rarely used it. Can't win, right? I think my final answer is going to be eat-in nook. I'm a sucker for a cute little eating nook. And if we don't have a very big house, I think a little eat-in nook would be the best thing. 

3. Would you rather have a drop-in tub or a clawfoot tub?

Finally! An easy one! I would adore a clawfoot tub. We had one in our Airbnb last year (remember the adorable loft above the coffee shop?) and I decided it was as delightful and useful as I had always imagined it would be. Most definitely a clawfoot tub.

4. Would you rather have an en suite bathroom or extra bathroom?

I was a little confused by the question, actually. If there is only one bathroom in the whole house, I don't really want it to be an en suite...so I'd rather go with the extra bathroom. But I don't need 100 bathrooms in the house. If I have two to choose from, then yes! Absolutely an en suite. (Meaning I would take an en suite over a third or fourth bathroom.) 

5. Would you rather have a bedroom balcony or bedroom fireplace?

This was an easy one for me. Balcony! Despite watching the one episode of a Mike Holmes show where the lady's balcony completely fell OFF the side of her house while she and some friends were on it, I still think having a balcony would be grand. And since I pretty much only use bedrooms for sleeping, I wouldn't be awake enough to appreciate a fireplace in there. But morning coffee and devos on a balcony?? Oh yes, please. 

6. Would you rather have an epic play space or cool bunk beds?

Well, we don't have kids, so neither is overly necessary, but I would absolutely choose a cool place for kiddos to play when they come to visit. Since no one lives with us on a permanent basis, I don't think anyone would miss the cool bunk beds!

7. Would you rather have a wine cellar or walk-in closet?

We don't drink, so a wine cellar seems like a waste. And while we are getting along just fine with a regular closet, I really did love having the walk-in closet we had back in Kokomo. It was fun! (Are closets fun?) 

8. Would you rather have a home library or home gym?

Gulp. I'd pick library and Ryan would pick gym. I know I should pick home gym! (And in Marion, we did designate one of our bedrooms as the home gym for a while, and I really loved it. It was nice to have a space to work out in, day or night.) In the end, I don't think I could pick on this one! (Good thing our someday house is small and won't have room for either, right?) 

9. Would you rather have a dreamy flower garden or gorgeous pool?

Both?? :) I do love a dreamy garden. I really do. But I don't know that I'm enough of a crazy plant lady yet to make it work. But Ryan and I have often talked about how much we'd love a pool on hot summer days (like the ones we're having right now), so I'd go with pool!

10. Would you rather have a self-cleaning bathroom or self-cleaning kitchen?

It feels like cheating to answer this one, since Ryan is a better housekeeper than I am any day of the week. But bathrooms trump kitchens on grossness, so I'd say bathroom!!

Whew! Harder than I thought! But how about you???? Any of these particularly easy or hard for you??