Is this small enough?

Incisor

lynzpower wrote: »

in the first one, there is no space for a fridge FREEZER.

But most modern fridge freezers have room for the property ...

sarah_elton

I think the EA who wrote the description is about as bright as the potential buyer:

"It is a new property and so is offered with new kitchen, bathroom, carpets, windows and the like."

Also, I assume there's no picture of the bedroom because it's window is under the stairs at the back that lead out of the lounge, and therefore the room is dark... Shame since that's actually the biggest room.

sarah_elton

lynzpower wrote: »

in the first one, there is no space for a fridge FREEZER. Presumably one is happy to use an Icebox for the next 25 years while they pay it off :rolleyes:

In the two bed flat I rented before buying mine there was only a single under-worktop space, so I had to make do with an ice-box. Someone living on their own can certainly survive.

sarah_elton

Incisor wrote: »

But most modern fridge freezers have room for the property ...

I'm having images of American style fridge freezers being marketed as alternatives to houseboats for those who have given up on regular housing.

lostinrates

If I lived alone and had no pets I think something like this could be made quite cute. The kitchen though, would be a nightmare. It seems really bad use of what little space there is too...really, the developer would have been better going for something built to it the space here I think, rather than the standard size units.

sarah_elton

lostinrates wrote: »

If I lived alone and had no pets I think something like this could be made quite cute. The kitchen though, would be a nightmare. It seems really bad use of what little space there is too...really, the developer would have been better going for something built to it the space here I think, rather than the standard size units.

You do get one bedroom houses that are cute and dinky, obviously designed to appeal to people who want a small, cheap (relatively) place, but don't like living in a flat. Here you get a semi-detached with a garden which is hugely preferable to a flat.

The room sizes are about what you get in a one bed flat too. The problem is the sloping ceilings and room shape in the lounge/kitchen, which make the space very difficult to use. Agree that a bespoke kitchen that built into the spaces would have been better.

tomstickland

lynzpower wrote: »

in the first one, there is no space for a fridge FREEZER. Presumably one is happy to use an Icebox for the next 25 years while they pay it off :rolleyes:

I don't have a fridge freezer - I just use an icebox. Freezing things is a bit of a waste anyway - it'll never taste as good.

Generali

tomstickland wrote: »

I don't have a fridge freezer - I just use an icebox. Freezing things is a bit of a waste anyway - it'll never taste as good.

Stew freezes well. So does vodka. Ice cream goes funny if I keep it in the larder.

Apart from that I reckon you're right.

lynzpower

Generali wrote: »

Stew freezes well. So does vodka. Ice cream goes funny if I keep it in the larder.

Apart from that I reckon you're right.

Oh come on lads you need to head over to Oldstyling.

Living without a freezer- it just means WASTE! What do you do with stale bread? Stale cheese?

Or are you so organised it never comes to this

Generali

lynzpower wrote: »

Oh come on lads you need to head over to Oldstyling.

Living without a freezer- it just means WASTE! What do you do with stale bread? Stale cheese?

Or are you so organised it never comes to this

Cheese never gets to the stale stage at chez Generali. It's lucky if it gets to the fridge stage.

If I have stale bread I buy a belly of pork. Whizz the breadcrumbs with parsley and then add onion, carrot and celery cooked in butter for a bit.

Stuff the belly of pork with the stuffing and cook in cider for about 5 hours in a very slow oven checking the level of the liquid occasionally.

Remove the crackling and put it on a baking tray and cook on a high temperature for about 20 mins until it goes crsip.

This recipie is fantastic. 7,000 years of domestication culminate in this porcine perfection and proves you don't need a freezer for stale bread. If you have any extra bread then make bread and butter pudding with the fruit soaked in brandy.

Or just entertain yourself by shattering pieces of stale bread on your kids' heads. Hours of fun on a wet Sunday afternoon.