The "have a look at this!" thread II

LandyAndy

vansboy wrote: »

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-72234098.html

Really like the way the agent shows off the external look of this one.

VB

Odd, because if it is the one I think it is, the outside is quite impressive. I'm not sure why you'd build such a much bigger house as an end of a terrace though.

Estheroid

shortcrust wrote: »

Christ! The US ads posted on here are always so very full to the rafters with ‘stuff’. You get the feeling the vendors still think the USSR can (must!) be defeated by shopping.

I once accompanied a friend to a house viewing in New York. It was certainly an eye opener - so much junk everywhere, no effort to clean up or de-clutter! The opposite of everything that you're advised to do to show off your home to its best over here. The estate agent didn't seem remotely fazed by the amount of cack lying around :rotfl:

SnooksNJ

Estheroid wrote: »

I once accompanied a friend to a house viewing in New York. It was certainly an eye opener - so much junk everywhere, no effort to clean up or de-clutter! The opposite of everything that you're advised to do to show off your home to its best over here. The estate agent didn't seem remotely fazed by the amount of cack lying around :rotfl:

There are certainly a lot of moving/yard/garage sales in the US by people who were told by their Realtors that leaving a bunch of crap around sells houses.

NaughtiusMaximus

Estheroid wrote: »

I once accompanied a friend to a house viewing in New York. It was certainly an eye opener - so much junk everywhere, no effort to clean up or de-clutter! The opposite of everything that you're advised to do to show off your home to its best over here. The estate agent didn't seem remotely fazed by the amount of cack lying around :rotfl:

tbh my thinking is probably more American in this regard, I've never quite understood why some people make a big deal about other people's clutter. It really doesn't make the slightest bit of difference to me when viewing a property whether they've gone for the ultimate in minimalist furnishings or have tacky ornaments on every visible surface, either way you'll be getting a bare house when you complete.

Cleanliness is another matter and is an important consideration but cluttered doesn't necessarily mean dirty.

Dandie89

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-64940467.html

Is this an English Rose Kitchen? or just a lookie likie? The handles don't seem right.

TamsinC

Dandie89 wrote: »

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-64940467.html

Is this an English Rose Kitchen? or just a lookie likie? The handles don't seem right.

lol - my 'wonderful' kitchen in my RAF quarter is this! I actually quite like it despite it's age and decrepitation - dated 1970

Dandie89

TamsinC wrote: »

lol - my 'wonderful' kitchen in my RAF quarter is this! I actually quite like it despite it's age and decrepitation - dated 1970

I doubt many modern kitchen will be capable of lasting 50 years even if the modern mania for ripping out all things "last year" fizzled out.

sheepnik

Picture 17 really sells this one for me. Plus spot the cats, who might want to have a word with you about the rug in picture 3.

rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-66067130.html

quantumlobster

Dandie89 wrote: »

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-64940467.html

Is this an English Rose Kitchen? or just a lookie likie? The handles don't seem right.

That living room though.

"And here we have the living room, where it is always 1982."

ETA: and the other living room - "OK, so we've got beige walls and brown wooden furniture and floral print chintz chairs. What carpet did you get? Cobalt blue? Perfect."

ETA2: today I learned that avocado kitchens were once a thing.

Silvertabby

quantumlobster wrote: »

That living room though.

"And here we have the living room, where it is always 1982."

ETA: and the other living room - "OK, so we've got beige walls and brown wooden furniture and floral print chintz chairs. What carpet did you get? Cobalt blue? Perfect."

ETA2: today I learned that avocado kitchens were once a thing.

The sideboard in pic 7 is classic 1930s Art Deco ! If it's genuine, it could be worth a bob or two.