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Unnecessary But Awesome Things Everyone Wants in Their Lottery Dream Home

By: Lauren Oster

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, as Jane Austen might have said, that a lottery winner in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a gigantic master closet. And a waterbed. And probably a tiny personal railroad that runs around his property. Choo choo! Consider some of the things we dream about when we dream about winning big, à la the lucky people David Bromstad meets on My Lottery Dream Home.

The theater in the home of Khloé Kardashian Odom & LaMar Odom before it's remodel by cousins Anthony Carrino & John Colaneri as seen on HGTV’s Cousins on Call. The cousins will update the screen, sound system, & seating transforming an out of date mini movie-theater into a family friendly entertainment lounge.

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A Home Theater

Thanks to leaps and bounds in TV technology, many of us can afford theatrically large screens if we dedicate ourselves to saving up for them. A proper home theater, on the other hand, has crushed velvet walls, seats for everyone in the neighborhood, and some sort of extra-unhealthy popcorn-making contraption.

Outdoor shower of the HGTV Dream Home 2015 located on Martha’s Vineyard.

Photo: Eric Perry

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A Miniature Version of the House for the Dog

This is just good manners. Who offered unconditional love long before the big win, when lottery tickets were just something to dig past on the way to the chicken bones in the bottom of the kitchen garbage? Yes, Rex deserves a dream home, too.

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A Sauna

It’s often said that rich people have better skin than everyone else does. Part of this is due to $200-a-jar moisturizers like Crème de la Mer, sure, but the real pore-refining action is going on in the sauna. (If you want to double down on the luxury here, an Hermès beach towel will set you back a mere $530 or so.)

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A Wine Cellar

After a good steam in one’s personal sauna, who doesn’t fancy a sip of insouciant Pinot Grigio from one’s own wine cellar? This is a gateway luxury, mind you: The true oenophile’s investment is in his or her own vineyard.

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A Stable

No one really gets over wanting a pony, even long after they grow up. (Or wanting to be a cowboy, for that matter.) Manure, schmanure: A stable full of horses is childhood wish fulfillment at its purest.

View of the Aquarium Disco holding 15,000 gallon tank and retractable roof revealing the custom disco. Each piece of glass cost $250,000 each imported from Japan; $55,000 for retractable roof and dropping disco; $100,000 for interior tank detail. Homeowner Sal Cannizzaro caught all the fishes in his tank himself,as seen on HGTV's Million Dollar Rooms.

Photo: Emilee Ramsier

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A Gargantuan Aquarium

The blue serenity of an aquarium is well known for its therapeutic properties, as watching fish swim is stress- and anxiety-reducing. Huge aquariums, in turn, are known for making their owners’ homes look like supervillains’ headquarters, and how cool is that?

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A Moat

Having one’s neighbors over to watch movies in the home theater is well and good, but it’s important to be able to raise the drawbridge, so to speak, when it’s time for privacy. In some cases—let’s be honest, the best cases—that actually means raising the drawbridge.

After losing the master bedroom renovation challenge, host Drew Scott is put to work detailing Wayne Newton’s car collection at Casa de Shenandoah in Las Vegas, as seen on Brother vs. Brother.

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A Car Museum

Car Museums: When You Care Enough to Buy the Very Best (But Acquire So Much of It That You Drop the Pretense of Using It All).

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A Helipad

If you’re the sort of person whose estate covers a lot of ground, it can be a real hassle to drive home (especially if most of your cars are in the museum). Also, what if you invite Billy Joel over? (He commutes by chopper.) Long story short, it’s time for a helipad.

CORTLAND, OH-January 12: The Ross' indoor swimming pool features waterfalls, Mayen ruin replicas, a waterslide, a hot tub, and a glass ceiling. Brian and Kim Ross built their 75,000 sq ft home(including garages) a decade ago along a stream on 130 acres of property north of Youngstown. The home has been an inviting refuge for the Rosses and their 3 children, and their friends.

Photo: Jeff Swensen

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A Waterslide

Public water park employees get all kinds of upset when you try to use their slides in the nude.

Exterior view of the back of the house connecting to the boathouse, which includes the main deck area with small kitchen, hot tub, and guest dock. As seen on HGTV's Amazing Water Homes

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A Dock

As Captain John Paul “I have not yet begun to fight” Jones wrote in 1778, “It follows then that as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious.” Furthermore, having a dock means having an excuse to wear a captain’s hat. (Acquiring a boat isn’t crucial, since you can always tell people yours is at sea if they ask about your empty dock.)

CORTLAND, OH-January 12: The Ross' library features cherry and walnut woodwork taken from the forest on the property. Brian and Kim Ross built their 75,000 sq ft home(including garages) a decade ago along a stream on 130 acres of property north of Youngstown. The home has been an inviting refuge for the Rosses and their 3 children, and their friends.

Photo: Jeff Swensen

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A Library (with a Rolling Ladder)

Amassing so much literature that you can’t reach all of it without mechanical aid is the mark of a true scholar. Plus, you’re never allowed to roll around on those things at other people’s libraries.

But this bookshelf is a secret passage that leads to a private library and reading area underneath the house.

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A Secret Passage

The glitzy homes on shows like Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous and MTV Cribs are well and good, but at the end of the day, it would be a lot more fun to live in the Clue mansion.

Pergola Casts Shade Next to Tennis Court

Photo: Jamie Rector

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A Tennis Court

Tennis is called the "sport of kings," and a true class act must have his or her own court. Playing tennis doesn’t sound all that exciting, but the game does inspire a lot of tasty-sounding cocktails.

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An Estate Name

Graceland, Paisley Park, Castle Dracula—all the best properties have names of their own. Years from now, tourists might come from far and wide to crowd into Bob and Cheryl Manor. It’s a delicious thought.