Sorry for delay in updating the list. Thought I did it earlier but gremlins must have eaten the post.
Most of my reasons were practical - I set up my birth pool etc in the kitchen (kinda open plan kitchen/lounge area). It had easy access to water for the pool, close to outside for emptying of pool, enough space, non carpet on floor. I would have liked the bathroom but it was too small.
In order to make it more birthy, I ran an elastic wire along ceiling to hang large celtic mural bedsheety thing down that provided bit of privacy/intimacy. I was able to cover windows/doors with blinds. I had all my birthy stuff arranged on the change table that was in another room but the plan was to bring it out when labour started into the birth space and so everything would be on hand. (DH didn't listen to that part of the plan and so he had to keep going to get stuff).
It worked well. Afterwards, the midwives could sit at kitchen table doing their thing while I was in the pool still. At one stage, we closed the curtain and I could hear them chatting and having a cuppa etc with dh, while DS and I were just hugging and waiting for placenta.
We also dragged a mattress in later for me and DS to have a nap on.
I wanted my birth space in our formal lounge (has double sliders and a romantic-y fireplace and is very cosy) so DH went out and bought 10 metres of food-grade hosing lol. worked a treat 
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