Interiors from dreams

The architecture of the these locations are combinations of real-life locations, and original ideas. What drives these dreams is unclear, and usually they involve shopping for an item of some kind.

Dream 1:
A warehouse type shop. Think Costco or Bunnings. Shelves of goods floor to ceiling, with polished concrete flooring. Overhead, LED lights burned. I was alone, looking for something to buy (a common occurrence in these dreams)
Purchased: Slime, bags of lollies. I awoke disappointed to find them not real.

Dream 2:
A street that doesn’t exist, seems to be based on a real location I have visited, but altered. A pet shop sits at the bottom of this street, nestled around the corner. Inside is primarily pet goods, not animals. At the top of the street sits a lollie shop. You need to ascend a brief flight of stairs before entering. It has dark wood floorboards and shelves of sweets that glow from the yellow lights above. The street is always dark, it is around 7pm, and is lit sparsely by lampposts. It overlooks a forest, possibly a park.

Dream 3:
A shopping center, or large department store. White tile floors, white painted walls, a large window/door at the front with morning light shining through. The light is notably white and clear, perfect for a crisp spring morning. I am inside a store, a maze of shelves that if I stand on my toes I can look over. The shelves are spread out, carrying beauty and care products. I am looking for nothing in particular, just wandering on some sort of dream-created quest. I think I am younger here.

Dream 4:
A tudor-era european inspired three story house with white stone walls, wooden floors and stairs, and a downstairs playroom with little in it. A family I know had recently moved into it, it was on a mountain, I walk around their new house, exploring it with my siblings and friends. My siblings are much younger here, the house is beautiful, but something appears to be off. Prehaps it is how the house is so empty, the family still moving in. There is frequently a sense of unease or wrongness when I visit houses in dreams.

Dream 5:
A large shopping center with big windows overlooking the carpark. It is a clear day outside, I stand on a balcony near the windows and stare outside of them. I see nothing specific. Inside, the store appears to sell alcohol, or drinks, but I never purchase anything. This store is darker than previous ones, and carpeted. I am young in this dream, as I had dreamed it as a child

Many of my dreams interiors are consistent with real life architecure and rules, they rarely (if ever) stray into the realms of impossibility. This is something that is so striking about my dreams - the fantasy is always grounded in reality.

Dream 6:
The hotel is large, I only remember the lobby. White marble columns, coral carpet, gold accents. A room locked in time, mid-century in aesthetic and taste, yet it is new and shiny. It is bright and welcoming, but featuring an unusual elevator. A circular disk you stand on, that rises up to the next level. No rail guards or safety features leaves me feeling unsteady as my fear of heights threatens to make me fall. The hotel is almost too pristine.

Dream 7:
A narrow entrance into a sub-basement bathroom. It is made of moulded fiberglass, bright blue or white, the room is big despite the narrow entrance. It feels as if it is wet, yet it is clean. It almost appears clinical. This room is unpleasant to be in, and the narrow, sloped exit threatens to keep me stuck down here, unable to find purchase. The objects in the room are undefined, despite it being a bathroom in concept. There appears to be a tub.

Dream 8:
At the end of a long, complicated dream, I sit barefoot and crosslegged on the carpeted floor of a penthouse room. It overlooks a city of white skyscrapers by the sea, all covered with blue glass windows. The room is my office, and I am meeting with others. There are ladders, stairs and slides that lead to and from this level to the ones below it. The room is notably empty, as it is intended for people to fill the space.

Interiors in my dreams are rarely the focal point of the dream-narrative, but they do play a part in the atmosphere of it, either by causing fear with claustrophobia or filth, or being large and inviting. They are dynamic settings, that I ofted with I could visit in reality.