The "have a look at this!" thread II

Lummoxley

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

In a house like that I'd guess that 2 or 3 of the bedrooms aren't being used as bedrooms basically. Say "his and hers studies" would take up two of them and a guest bedroom another one and only 3 of the bedrooms would get used as such basically.

I can't get my head round having multiple living areas for each person. Why? :think:

Oh and picture 5 doesn't bode well storage wise in this.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-58976083.html

Davesnave

Lummoxley wrote: »

I can't get my head round having multiple living areas for each person. Why?

In a word 'friction.'

If people don't have much dosh and the bedrooms are all in use, the answer to relationship friction is either an allotment or a shed, or better still, an allotment with a shed. Alternatively, a garage may be the better option for those with greasy rather than green fingers.

Once people are older, or acquire more wealth, infrquently used bedrooms can be commandeered for the individual purposes of the occupants, which might be fiddling with electrical stuff, or doing impossible things with material, all of which is better left out rather than put away.;)

Alternatives to this arrangement include golf and the WI, but neither of these is a singular activity, which is where fishing, photography or yoga come in.....

Anyway, I suppose it's a return to the days of youth, when "I just want to be alone!!!" was often the cry in an over-oppressive household.

I have a property where I genuinely cannot hear my OH calling me in about 70% of the places I might be. She has a bell. That works in around 80% of the places not reached by the bell, but for those, there's the trusty Acme Thunderer.

OTOH, wind direction has a huge effect on what one can hear out of doors.

System

Lummoxley wrote: »

I can't get my head round having multiple living areas for each person. Why? :think:

Quite often, this happens. The man has TV in one room for football and other sports he watches. His OH who cannot stand sport watches some other programme in another room.

moneyistooshorttomention

Davesnave wrote: »

In a word 'friction.'

If people don't have much dosh and the bedrooms are all in use, the answer to relationship friction is either an allotment or a shed, or better still, an allotment with a shed. Alternatively, a garage may be the better option for those with greasy rather than green fingers.

Once people are older, or acquire more wealth, infrquently used bedrooms can be commandeered for the individual purposes of the occupants, which might be fiddling with electrical stuff, or doing impossible things with material, all of which is better left out rather than put away.;)

Alternatives to this arrangement include golf and the WI, but neither of these is a singular activity, which is where fishing, photography or yoga come in.....

Anyway, I suppose it's a return to the days of youth, when "I just want to be alone!!!" was often the cry in an over-oppressive household.

I have a property where I genuinely cannot hear my OH calling me in about 70% of the places I might be. She has a bell. That works in around 80% of the places not reached by the bell, but for those, there's the trusty Acme Thunderer.

OTOH, wind direction has a huge effect on what one can hear out of doors.

Couldnt have put it better myself...

I was mentally running through houses of people I know (ie the children have left home type agegroup). Some examples:

- his and hers studies

- a "home gym" room

- a study and a library

- my own house is small:( at only 2-bedroom. But 2nd bedroom is a study - as sitting room is big enough for the sofa to fold out into a guest bed for putting up visitors if required and have a dining room set in the room too. I'd like a 3rd bedroom and a conservatory as well. Third bedroom not physically possible. Conservatory will happen when I have the money.

That's the thing - people often have interests/hobbies requiring space (even if they live on their own). Put together 2 people that both have interests/hobbies that require "home space" for them and...

lea_uk

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-48808170.html
The chairs are sitting there like soldiers (pictures 4 and 5).

Lummoxley

Well this is "interesting". :eek:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-60429208.html

EssexGirl

Lummoxley wrote: »

Well this is "interesting". :eek:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-60429208.html

I'm almost speechless! It looks like someone with more money than taste threw an extremely bad interior designer in and left them to it. Except for the one plain bedroom. ...

Rambosmum

Lummoxley wrote: »

Well this is "interesting". :eek:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-60429208.html

I can't work out whether the chains hanging from the ceiling in picture 7 are part of the light fitting, or something else!

Liz1966

Well this is "interesting".

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-60429208.html

They've fitted all those fancy LED lights but they still have cables trailing up to the tvs - photos 10 and highlighted again in photo 25.

Photo 11 - looks like the Estate Agent couldn't stand the room so set the camera on remote control.

Photo 14 - is the vacuum cleaner part of an art installation like Tracy Emin's unmade bed? Or perhaps an indication of lack of storage. I wonder where they've hidden the ironing board.

TheGardener

Lummoxley wrote: »

I can't get my head round having multiple living areas for each person. Why? :think:

Oh and picture 5 doesn't bode well storage wise in this.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-58976083.html

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