New "Have a Look at This" thread

MCI

NewShadow said:

MCI said:

Was it the fashion for a while to have a square rug in a room and just paint the floorboards around it (leaving underneath as is)? We have just bought our first home and found that. Not a prob as we are painting all the floorboards in that room. I assumed it was a quirk from our vendors but it's in that house as well. 

Not fashion as much as economics.

Until about the 1930's, all carpets were woven - rather than the majority of modern carpets, which are 'tufted'. This meant 'wall to wall' carpeting was prohibitively expensive for all but the wealthiest until around the 1960's/70's, at which point synthetic fibres allowed 'fully fitted' to became an advertising feature for 'luxury' middle class properties. 

https://tedium.co/2017/01/10/carpet-history-evolution/

How interesting! Thanks for the link.

Owain_Moneysaver

lea_uk said:

It may be daytime but it’s Knight-time in the dining room (picture 8) https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-75606826.html

is that what's called a feature loft?

Patr100

lea_uk said:

It may be daytime but it’s Knight-time in the dining room (picture 8) https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-75606826.html

Either that's one of the most incongruous ornaments I've ever seen or
an Englishman's home is his castle.

KPyro

Anyone here have £1.25m going spare and fancy a castle in Devon?

stags.co.uk/properties/12702212/sales

(Apparently I haven't been on the forum long enough to post actual links so apologies that you can't just click)

GDB2222

https://www.stags.co.uk/properties/12702212/sales

Oxon

Nice house if you like that sort of thing, but what’s with the arrangement of the black chairs? https://www.redfin.com/CA/Los-Angeles/1235-Sierra-Alta-Way-90069/home/6835597/amp

NewShadow

GDB2222 said:

https://www.stags.co.uk/properties/12702212/sales

A prime example of how to take a perfectly lovely building and suck any trace of character from it... the only interesting feature is the ceiling in the lounge.

Oxon said:

Nice house if you like that sort of thing, but what’s with the arrangement of the black chairs? https://www.redfin.com/CA/Los-Angeles/1235-Sierra-Alta-Way-90069/home/6835597/amp

The overall view shows the majority of the property covered by trees - as if to shield from satellite detection...

Obviously the property is marketed at evil genius' - with the 'den' obviously being part of the secret lower level complex - therefore the black chairs are set out for the annual evil genius summit. Simples!

MoneySeeker1

NewShadow said:

MCI said:

Was it the fashion for a while to have a square rug in a room and just paint the floorboards around it (leaving underneath as is)? We have just bought our first home and found that. Not a prob as we are painting all the floorboards in that room. I assumed it was a quirk from our vendors but it's in that house as well. 

Not fashion as much as economics.

Until about the 1930's, all carpets were woven - rather than the majority of modern carpets, which are 'tufted'. This meant 'wall to wall' carpeting was prohibitively expensive for all but the wealthiest until around the 1960's/70's, at which point synthetic fibres allowed 'fully fitted' to became an advertising feature for 'luxury' middle class properties. 

https://tedium.co/2017/01/10/carpet-history-evolution/

I was wondering about the squares thing too. Though I think fully fitted carpet must have become pretty standard by the early 70's at any rate. I just about remember non-fitted carpet in a house my parents bought new in the 1960s. But their 1974 build house they then moved to had fitted carpet all round straight away (just an ordinary 3 bedroom house - not a luxury one imo).

NewShadow

MoneySeeker1 said:

NewShadow said:

MCI said:

Was it the fashion for a while to have a square rug in a room and just paint the floorboards around it (leaving underneath as is)? We have just bought our first home and found that. Not a prob as we are painting all the floorboards in that room. I assumed it was a quirk from our vendors but it's in that house as well. 

Not fashion as much as economics.

Until about the 1930's, all carpets were woven - rather than the majority of modern carpets, which are 'tufted'. This meant 'wall to wall' carpeting was prohibitively expensive for all but the wealthiest until around the 1960's/70's, at which point synthetic fibres allowed 'fully fitted' to became an advertising feature for 'luxury' middle class properties. 

https://tedium.co/2017/01/10/carpet-history-evolution/

I was wondering about the squares thing too. Though I think fully fitted carpet must have become pretty standard by the early 70's at any rate. I just about remember non-fitted carpet in a house my parents bought new in the 1960s. But their 1974 build house they then moved to had fitted carpet all round straight away (just an ordinary 3 bedroom house - not a luxury one imo).

I believe it was:
1950's 'wall to wall' becomes a 'thing' in America for 'modern' post-war houses.
1960's it becomes a growing 'thing' in the UK. 
1970's the 'thing' has become shag carpeting... 
1980's kids who grew up in fully carpeted houses consider them the 'norm' and consider hardwood floors a sign of luxury. 

hjd

Oxon said:

Nice house if you like that sort of thing, but what’s with the arrangement of the black chairs? https://www.redfin.com/CA/Los-Angeles/1235-Sierra-Alta-Way-90069/home/6835597/amp

Spectators for pole dancing??