Okay, I'll go first - hopefully not last.
You are probably already familiar with my preferences. A front lawn makes me feel like I'm camping. If my house isn't attached on both sides, it makes me feel like I'm out around the bay. I need a neighbourhood where everyone is living on everyone else's lap.
I'm also a big spender on experiences - concerts, poetry recitals, fancy dining, etc. is where my money goes - so although I have a middle class income, I needed a working class neighbourhood.
I chose Rabbittown, just outside the old town core, the majority of which was built between the two World Wars for returning soldiers.
Based on experience living in St. John's, there were three mandatory things for me when choosing a home:
1. $150K or less. Not interested at all in the suburban bungalows for $400K.
2. It had to be on the opposite side of the street from the light poles. I didn't want wires right outside the window.
3. It had to be an area where people do things on their FRONT steps.
So I got this purple one with the orange door, which just felt right as soon as I stepped in. And the colour scheme is the same as Fred's Records on Duckworth, so... you know music is more important to me than anything else in culture.
Inside I went the typical St. John's style of contempory floors and accent pieces with 70s style colours plus a splash of your favourite rowhouse colour - in my case, turquoise.