Automatism by Lori Langille has long been a favorite weblog of mine. She recently featured this long abandoned church that had been converted into a second home in Cape Town, South Africa.
It brought me back to a wonderful church conversion that was done by This Old House in San Francisco in 1997.
While some have turned old churches into wonderful summer homes and cottages, I have a simpler dream. I would love to convert an old church into a private library with the walls covered with books (and of course the obligatory rolling ladder).
Once the books are in place, give me a coffee table with a tabletop radio, a place for my dog to nap at my feet, a reclining chair to read on, and a comfortable sofa (for when I decide to join the dog for a nap). I can't imagine a more enjoyable way to spend a winter storm in Saskatchewan.