Strange & Unusual Houses

[Lola]

That is so weird!

This made me laugh. The tiniest kitchen island in the world :))

https://www.foxtons.co.uk/properties-fo ... hpk3117554

[baargain]

It's like a kitchen filing cabinet :lol:

[Kenickie]

:lol:

This one isn't that strange, but the design of having built-in servant's quarters (with their own back staircase so you don't need to meet them more than you need to I guess) is a bit odd. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/ ... el=RES_NEW

It also goes to show that even if I had a lottery win budget I still wouldn't necessarily get everything I want round here - it's huge, but I'd like a house where all three children can be on the same floor as me and P.

[baargain]

It might be a rental type set up. I stayed in a B&B that was basically one room in a house, with it's own entrance.

[Kenickie]

It suggests that it's useful for a nanny/au pair, and it does seem a bit 'know your place' to have to enter and exit through the utility room. :lol:

It is quite underwhelming for the price!

[baargain]

Hah! I missed the description.

[rosy]

Is it something about Hampshire? My father’s house in Winchester (which now belongs to my half-brother) is the most bizarrely laid out house I’ve ever known. If my brother ever puts the house up for sale, it will be a worthy contender for this thread.

[Glint]

Needs a bit of work, but could someone buy it, please?

https://www.knightfrank.co.uk/propertie ... n012257848

[Estrella]

It would be great for the Turtle commune!

[Luna]

Not for me :nerves:

[ParisGal]

:lol: "Six bedroom island"

[Wiggle]

Not sure how this house design/plan came up as a suggestion. I just can't see how having an indoor pool would work

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1106390 ... ouse-plans

[Livilla]

Meanwhile this house is a total time capsule from the 60s! I did spend quite a while wondering what on earth they’d done with the kitchen ceiling :lol:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/ ... el=RES_BUY

[Wiggle]

Oh wow! I see what you mean about the kitchen ceiling and had to zoom in. That's a very different way to display your collection :lol:

[Lola]

Oh wow, I love it :))

The rocking horse, the harp, and the strangely modern fitted furniture in one of the bedrooms :lol:

[Rebel Pebble]

Oh that is an amazing time capsule. When I see houses like that, invariably chain free, a bit quirky, with a well tended garden, it always makes me a little sad. That's been a much loved family home and next time it appears on the market it will probably be greyed to oblivion with a blanket turf job in the garden.

[Hazey_Jane]

A million quid for a house on Southgate though…

[Annabella]

A million quid for a house on Southgate though…

For a 4 bed with garden and pool it's quite a bargain when minuscule 1 beds are going for £500K

[Dutchie]

Fantastic garden too! I also love the quirkiness of the house and its amazing kitchen ceiling!

[Hazey_Jane]

A million quid for a house on Southgate though…

For a 4 bed with garden and pool it's quite a bargain when minuscule 1 beds are going for £500K

I forget sometimes that I moved away from a nearby (and nicer) bit of North London in 1996…