How to Describe My Dream House

Sometimes in English language classes, the teacher asked you to prepare the “house of your dreams” presentation.

To be able to do that successfully, you have to know a few things about houses such as:

  • The parts of the house vocabulary
  • The most common adjectives to describe a house
  • Grammar structures to piece your ideas together

In this post, you will find all you need to describe the house of your dreams


Parts of the House in English

These are the parts of the house:

  • porch
  • yard
  • backyard
  • patio
  • bedroom
  • living room
  • roof
  • bathroom
  • rooms
  • driveway
  • garage
  • laundry room
  • Kitchen
  • Fireplace
  • Dining room
  • Closet
  • Attic
  • Hall

Adjectives to Describe a House

These are the most common adjectives to describe the house of your dreams.

AdjectiveMeaningExample
Minimalisticsimple designHer house is very minimalistic
Picturesquelike a pictureThe villa is very  Picturesque
Spaciouslarge homeThe Living room is spacious
LuxuriousExpensively styledI stayed in a luxurious hotel
ElegantAttractively decoratedThe rooms are elegant
TraditionalOld FashionedShe has old-fashioned furniture

Grammar to Describe my Dream House

This is the grammar necessary to help you describe your dream house and make an awesome dream house presentation

There is and There are

The structure that it is commonly used to talk about your house is there is and there are

  1. There is a porch
  2. There is a yard
  3. There is a swimming pool
  4. There are two bedroom
  5. There are two bathrooms

Present Simple with the Verb to Have

These are some sentences about your dream house with the verb to have

  • My house has  five bedroom
  • My bedroom has two big windows
  • My house has a big garden with an enormous swimming pool.
  • My house has three floors
  • My dream house has a big living room with a big television and two comfortable sofas and a beautiful table

Present Simple with the Verb to be

These are some sentences about your dream house with the verb to be

  • My house is beautiful
  • My house is near the beach
  • It’s a nice house with all comforts
  • The neighborhood is a luxurious residential area

Sentences with the Modal Would

These are some sentences about your dream house with the modal would

  1. My house would have an indoor swimming pool
  2. My dream house would have at least six bedrooms
  3. My dream house would have three bedrooms
  4. The kitchen would have everything you need to cook

Questions to Talk about your Dream House

These are a list of questions that you can make to learn about somebody’s dream house

  1. Where would it be?
  2. What kind of house or flat would it be?
  3. What special features would it have?
  4. How many bedrooms does it have?
  5. How bid do you want the living room to be?

My Dream House Reading

My dream house has lots of rooms and windows. It has a big red front door. There is a huge living room with comfortable sofas and an enormous TV screen on the wall for my family and me to spend time together.

In the basement, there is a giant game room with a ping-pong table and drum set for me and my friends. It has a fridge for drinks and snacks.

There are extra bedrooms so my friends can spend the night. My bedroom is blue with lots of shelves for my toy car collection. There are lots of posters of my favorite actors and singers, but they are big electronic screens so they can change all the time! There is also a brand new computer, a sound system, and a telescope because I love astronomy! My bed is special! You climb a tall ladder to get it, I sleep under a window, and I can see the stars at night!

Outside my dream house, there is giant swimming pool with water and field nearby for a beautiful black horse

Questions after completing the dream house reading

  1. Write two general descriptions of the Living Room
  2. Write two general descriptions of the game room
  3. Write three general descriptions of the bedroom

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Manuel Campos, English Professor

Manuel Campos

I am Jose Manuel, English professor and creator of EnglishPost.org, a blog whose mission is to share lessons for those who want to learn and improve their English