My favorites are modernist, antique colonial, farmhouse, victorian, cottage, and craftsman/bungalow. I'd be equally happy living in any of those.

ex-WWII bunker in Brittany

My dream home would necessite a turret (for placing a library with comfy oxblood leather armchair) and a conservatory. Anything less than that would not be dreamful. Therefore, an old whimsical Victorian with lots of nooks and crannies would work nicely.

I voted Victorian, but I also love Prairie style and farmhouse and someday I would love to live in a house that started its life as something else, a one-room schoolhouse, old church, barn, or industrial building.

Farmhouse was my pick. I would love any old house with character.

I love the layouts of bungalows. We couldn't afford the house we wanted so we live in a Victorian. They are everywhere where I live and nice ones too. Though I don't like Victorian design, I love this house. I really would also like to convert an old warehouse or school too, and have something industrial.

I'm torn between Modernist, New Traditional, and Bungalow. I feel like the modernist style houses are gorgeous in theory but I don't know if I would actually live there.

For me, it would be a tossup between a pueblo revival or an urban warehouse. I have Southern California blood running thick through my veins!

I love the southwest adobe/stone/tile homes with tile roofs and thick walls. Also the modernist, so I think the some melding of modernist with SW materials is it. And of course the SW light.
So I live in a rustic DIY home in the Oregon woods with none of those characteristics. And I love this house. Small, awkward, and totally handmade rustic/modern. And unfinished forever. She shrugs.

Farmhouse. In the country with some property, but conveniently close to everything. I know some that exist, unfortunately not affordably.

In the absence of such, any old house with character (and not falling apart) would do.

Colonial/Georgian/Federal is my fave, with farmhouse breathing down its neck :)

Just one, huh?

Spanish-style, with an interior courtyard, tile roof, and stucco or limestone walls. In Miami there are even houses made of coral--one of those would be fine too. The windows would have dark iron or wood frames and thick tile floors. The courtyard would be filled with giant tropical plants.

BTW, I am writing this from my little post-war, early mid-century house in the upper Midwest. And I love it too.

I think I will be an apartment dweller forever.

Well, I seem to be in the minority - I voted for rustic cabin. I love log homes in the mountains. The one pictured seems to be too close to some condos, though.

modernist here. my dream house is a combination of farnsworth and barcelona pavilion but with touches of warmth here and there.

I hate to say it, because I live in a beautiful 1920s Georgian, which I absolutely love, but my top choice has always been a rambling Victorian with smaller rooms, nooks and crannies and plenty of period details.

I never thought I'd end up in a house this "new", and certainly never thought I was a Georgian girl, but the symmetry, and even the enormous living room have really grown on me. I may stay here forever.

I picked 'other'. Something urban that has residential and commercial.... storefront with housing above. I want my commute from home to work to be through a door, not leaving the building. ;)

I picked the craftsman, but then Jan in Oregon mentioned adobe homes. I do live in an adobe duplex here in Tucson and I have to say I like it very much (my previous casita was adobe too). The adobe houses here tend to be older homes from they have a lot of character. I love the built-ins my place has especially the built in bookshelves and the drop down ironing board in the kitchen.

My dream house is Beau Soleil, which was in the last Solar Decathlon. I walked into that beautiful breezy dogtrot and knew I was HOME. I love the kitchen and the herb garden too.

I'm actually thinking of trying to buy the plans so I can build this house whenever I'm ready to buy a home- one story, solar powered, and awesome design.

I know it didn't win the top prize that year, but I think U of Louisiana was ROBBED. That house was just absolutely perfect. I will stop here, for I wax rhapsodic about this beautiful little house.

I've always loved high rise condos/apartments, but here in DC, the condo fees make them extremely cost prohibitive. So for my apartment, it's garden until I'm pardoned...

Beachfront cottage! Why no waterfront house?

Other - have been fantasizing about an interesting interior styles narrowboat on English canals. No idea why.

modern/bungalow/high-rise but honestly its anything that i could afford...

A tiny shack n the beach would be my first choice!

I picked high rise, which has more popular than I would have guessed.

Very, very specifically, I'd like a loft in the building above the Red Hook, Brooklyn Fairway supermarket, with of view of the Statue of Liberty. Today, that is.

I've always wanted a house suspended between two trees.

I too love those Spanish Revival houses, but the older ones from the 30s, not newer 90s versions. I LOVE those houses. I voted Craftsman/Bungalow, but would take happily take a farmhouse or a Victorian, even. And I live in a modern-ish house built in 1957, and I love it, too.

Modernist, something of a blend between Koenig's Case Study #21 and Neutra's Kaufmann House.

It's funny to see the Carter Museum in the choices, I lived down the street from it for 15 years.

Scandinavian seaside cottage... current fave

Anything simple, airy, and easy to clean. Modernist, cottage, farmhouse, cabin. Absolute favorite are those old Japanese houses (preferably U-shaped), with a little courtyard and outbuildings. I like having to go outside to get from one part of the house to another, even in winter.

Wow, this is all so Euro-centric.

I want the Korean/Chinese style, which is a series of rooms surrounding a courtyard garden, with a raised deck edging the courtyard.

my reason for a highrise dream home (besides for a potentially gorgeous view) is probably a very strange one:: im deathly afraid of bugs.

therefore, any house that puts me on the ground amidst greenery just invites the insects that come with it. nooo thank you. not even a second floor apartment will do, ive still gotten a good share of bugs from those! granted, a highrise with dirty neighbors will still invite bugs, but this is a dream home right? are dream neighbors included too? :]

I'm absolutely in love with the east coast urban rowhome. Philadelphia, Boston, New York- each are different and have their own qualities, but all are lovely

Modernist! But a liveable modern, not a John Pawson-esque minimalism that looks like crap if you leave out one coffee cup and a magazine. I admire minimalist style but I don't think it can function well for most people. I also have always fantasized about turning an old New England barn into a rustic version of a New York Loft with lots of old beams and very modernist fixtures and furnishings. I currently live in a modern version of a southwest adobe and actually, it's pretty darned close to perfect!

You forgot Spanish style.

Eichler

I voted Modernist, but any style with big windows that will let the breeze in would win my heart. I also love balconies or porches, here in the tropics I could spend hours in them.

I like them all! I also like rowhouses, as kmooney does, since I lived in one for some years in DC, steps away from everything.

I picked bungalow since I've spent time in a renovated one, and it was my secret fantasy to own it. But I tend to associate New Traditional and Modernist with greener building options, since they are often new.

Anyway, off to dream about houses in my tiny studio bed!

Cotswald Cottage.

I voted bungalow because I live in one (and I love it), but I'm going to put an extra vote in for one of the gorgeous Tudor Revival homes built in the Detroit area in the 1920's. I would like an early 20th century factory shell to convert into my dream residence.

hailtree - yes!! Big windows and a big porch/deck! :)

What about a good old ranch? There is a reason so many were built. Boring but very functional. Not my dream but now that I just moved from a ranch to my "dream" home- there's a lot I miss about the simplicity of the ranch.

I picked other because I can't decide on just one! Right now, we live in a 1920s Mediterranean revival home with great period details. I would also love a log cabin in the Rockies, a Japanese courtyard home in Hawaii, a Parisian flat in the 2nd ar. Those would be my top choices, if I were dreaming. I've done the high rise living and it's not bad, but I prefer some outdoor room. Bungalows are adorable. I fantasize about converting an old church, tobacco factory/warehouse (I live in Richmond, VA!), or schoolhouse into a warm, open home too. Too many wonderful options to choose a single style.

I'm in between new traditional and victorian.

What, no shotgun/millhouse as a choice? and I so hoped someone would have a dream to live in my style of house;)

I currently live in and partly grew up in a high rise. I love the lifestyle and the views, but if I had to live on the ground, New Traditional, mid-century modern, or Craftsman would be my dream residence.

I love the small, colorful craftsman bungalows that are so prevalent in Atlanta's older intown neighborhoods. Even better if they have beautiful wood paneling over the porch, like in the "after" picture of this house!: http://www.westviewbungalow.com/index.php?itemid=180

I'm also partial to beach houses of any type! :)

Depends on where I'm living! I want a space that reflects the location, but I do tend toward historic stuff.

A highrise to live in full-time, with a Victorian house in close second. The Victorian would have to be bright (don't like dark Victorian décor); however, all the moulding and arches and Victorian-ness needs to be intact! None of this 'open-concept', 'knock down a wall to make room for a modern kitchen that I can cook whilst entertaining' malarkey. I hate that.

I can, and want to, live in anything historically authentic. We've lived in a little 1930 1 1/2 story house, the kind that little children always draw, as well as an 1847 Georgian/Federal Scottish stone-mason built house, as well as a 1970 late modernist bungalow (architect-designed, but no bells or whistles).

Give me almost anything except the "new traditional", which is a fake historicist style, a hodge-podge, and something as someone with a background in heritage preservation, I cannot abide.

I want to assemble a shipping container house on some land in the woods. They hold all the wondrous possibility of Legos - for big kids.

I'm also split:
Modern - but more towards Googie than Mies...
Georgian/NeoClassical/Regency
Dutch Colonial
Spanish Eclectic/Monterey
and of course, Highrise living

Definitely something Spanish-style, with a tropical indoor/outdoor feel. I've been living in Mexico for too long :)

Oh, and palm trees. Lots of palm trees.

How about a Japanese influenced Modernist with bungalow touches??

I love them all - I want one of each :)

My dream home is circular and made of cob (straw, clay, sand and water).

My next favourite would be the farmhouse.

Modernist Country Cottage. That's what I want.

I love the wood elements of craftsman with the clean straight lines of modernism. Lots of glass as windows without mullions and a nice japanese zen garden with rocks which in my mind wouldn't require much maintenance but in reality would probably take all my time.

But I also love my high rise condo.

A Modernist Country Cottage with hints of Craftsman and Victorian frosting.

"Anything simple, airy, and easy-to-clean": well put! There'd be no stairs in my dream home, so as far as the photos go it would be either Modernist or Country Cottage. My current suburban small ranch suits me well.

If I had to choose from those I picked the colonial. But I do love a single story with a huge wrap around poarch no matter what the style is.

My favs are Modern & Victorian.

Other: French Country.

Bring on the buttery yellow and magnificent kitchens!

modernist! an atrium model eichler to be exact. i'd move in a heartbeat! right now i live in a 1956 john mackay (who drew inspiration from eichler) courtyard model. at first i just thought of it as a stepping stone to having an eichler and the differences used to burn me up inside because i was "so close" but not close enough, lol. but the floorplan i really love and it's reallyl grown on us. i still would move in a heartbeat though. ;)

Brownstone...but if it had to be a "house" I'd have to go Modernist/Frank Lloyd Wright.

How come there are no apartment options besides the modern high rise? I could never live happily anywhere a fire ladder couldn't reach. But I could live happily forever in my sweet riverside walk-up....

Modern

Tudor
English Country
Spanish
Haybale/Adobe/Hempcrete

Traditional Teak Thai
Industrial Loft (casement windows etc)

Cottage, definitely. At the beach would be optimal. I chose "country cottage," although the one pictured looks more like a child's playhouse than an actual home.

I would love to live in a Tumbleweed Tiny House or an Airstream trailer.

I would love any small two bedroom house with a bit of character, surrounded by neighbors who either don't have dogs or at the very least take really good care of them.

Am I the only one who likes a high rise over all the others?