The "have a look at this!" thread II

moneyuser

Had to look twice at this one.
mooooove to pic 7

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-40267937.html

gildius

haha, how weird! I hope it comes with the house

Mozette

StumpyPumpy wrote: »

Well... Arts & Crafts/Art Nouveau is retro, just by 120 years or so rather than 40. And they are hugely popular styles now so you will hardly be alone in your choice; whereas in the 1940's they were so unfashionable that many, many examples were simply thrown away - hence the rarity of original items now. The same thing happened (and continues to happen) with subsequent style movements such as Art Deco (my personal favourite) and Bauhaus in the 30's and continues to this day.

Getting back to the theme of this thread, if you like A&C then you might be interested to see that this property has been reduced (again)
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-36022699.html :cool:

SP

Oh that is GORGEOUS! Well, that's some of my £80odd million lotto win tonight sorted then

Manchee

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

I'm very disappointed there isn't an avocado corner bath.

With a little de-orangeification it could be a nice bright house without losing its 'period' feel.

Correction - sunken avocado corner bath

Slinky

Mowie wrote: »

There must be something from every decade in that house. My particular favourite feature is the toilet roll holder on the side of the turquoise bath.

I wonder if the toilet was once where the bidet is now so the toilet roll holder would have been easier to reach?

phoebe1989seb

StumpyPumpy wrote: »

Well... Arts & Crafts/Art Nouveau is retro, just by 120 years or so rather than 40. And they are hugely popular styles now so you will hardly be alone in your choice; whereas in the 1940's they were so unfashionable that many, many examples were simply thrown away - hence the rarity of original items now. The same thing happened (and continues to happen) with subsequent style movements such as Art Deco (my personal favourite) and Bauhaus in the 30's and continues to this day.

Guess so, although I tend to refer to something 120 years old as 'antique' rather than 'retro', lol!

Getting back to the theme of this thread, if you like A&C then you might be interested to see that this property has been reduced (again)
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-36022699.html :cool:


SP

Mmmmm very nice - although hate the bedroom in pic 4 - would especially love the stained glass windows by Burne-Jones Our last house was Tudor with later Arts & Crafts additions that suited our furniture and other *stuff* of the period perfectly......only a shame it was in a not-so-nice part of Essex

robatwork

moneyuser wrote: »

Had to look twice at this one.
mooooove to pic 7

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-40267937.html

A little piece of Milton Keynes in the NE

robatwork

and a nice home

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/overseas-property/property-29353778.html

John_Pierpoint

Catherine_Johnson wrote: »

I can't remember the last time I saw one of those drink bars they've got in the lounge/hall area!

And the alsatian picture in 8/21 is a classic. And nicely faded too.

A ceramic tiled floor in the lounge? That must be cosy on a winter's evening!

It has under floor heating, it will bankrupt you if you turn it on again in the evening after charging it up overnight on nuclear electricity

phoebe1989seb wrote: »

Mmmmm very nice - although hate the bedroom in pic 4 - would especially love the stained glass windows by Burne-Jones Our last house was Tudor with later Arts & Crafts additions that suited our furniture and other *stuff* of the period perfectly......only a shame it was in a not-so-nice part of Essex

Would that be postal Essex or legal Essex ?

http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/d/defoe/daniel/britain/complete.html#letter1

Where has your escape put you now?

So will you not be voting for Denise van Outen on "Strictly" tonight?;)

ecgirl07

robatwork wrote: »

and a nice home

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/overseas-property/property-29353778.html

That's the kind of property I'd be looking for come the Zombie Armageddon - fresh water hillside easy to defend. Pity its in Argentina!