I went farmhouse. My heart cries for verandahs. but I do love the castle idea as well.

As much as I love this victorian classic. I'd need the $$$ to pay for someone else to keep up the constant painting it would need.
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Hehe... here's mine....

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Of course, I'd have a team of Butler/housekeeper/maids/groundsmen to manage it.

My son thinks that would be a great idea.

I voted for the Spanish Hacienda because I love courtyards. But a Moroccan style courtyard house or a siheyuan (Chinese style courtyard house) or Iranian style or any courtyard is good.

Courtyard just means an enclosed space where you can see daylight above - in contemporary architecture there is a revival of courtyards which is very nice to see.