Who'd live in a house like this? Part 2

Leg End Reject

Hdjsjsjsj wrote: »

Whoever designed that is a madman. It hurts to look at

New money, no taste, just spent a fortune believing that elevated their social status. It's a well travelled path unfortunately.

freshpopcorn

freshpopcorn wrote: »

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house--casa-mia-no-36-abington-malahide-co-dublin/3174955

Looks like someone decided to make a life-size dolls house. Zero comfort considered, looks sterile.

Rows Grower

Leg End Reject wrote: »

New money, no taste, just spent a fortune believing that elevated their social status. It's a well travelled path unfortunately.

If Patrick the pipe bomber hadn't shot Nidge, Trish would have loved that place.

Aglomerado

It's absolutely hideous. Just shows money can't buy class! The utility room is cute though.

tea and coffee

freshpopcorn wrote: »

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house--casa-mia-no-36-abington-malahide-co-dublin/3174955

There is literally not one piece of furniture or decor in that house that isn't hideous.

looksee

freshpopcorn wrote: »

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house--casa-mia-no-36-abington-malahide-co-dublin/3174955

One thing (one thing? one of the things) that bothers me about that house is the bar chairs in the kitchen. How do you sit on one of those? You have to move it away from the counter to get onto it, but then you are too high to hotch it forward so you can't reach your breakfast?

Fritzbox

lintdrummer wrote: »

The way the unit and window line up but are out of kilter with the tiles annoys me more than it should.

I actually like the tiles - they look cool and understated to me.

The best solution to that off-centre cupboard unit would be to simply remove it, there seems to be enough storage space in that bathroom (or is it just a WC) anyway.

Baybay

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

One thing a lot of these massive houses have is a drawing room. What the hell is a drawing room meant to be for?

It’s an old fashioned description & also an abbreviation of withdrawing room.
In big houses, after dinner the men drank port & smoked cigars. Ladies didn’t participate in this part of the evening & so they withdrew to another room to chat amongst themselves. Or so I’ve been told.

KevRossi

Baybay wrote: »

It’s an old fashioned description & also an abbreviation of withdrawing room.
In big houses, after dinner the men drank port & smoked cigars. Ladies didn’t participate in this part of the evening & so they withdrew to another room to chat amongst themselves. Or so I’ve been told.

Yes, there was a 'smoking room' for the men where they could discuss the affairs of the day without interruption. Women went to the drawing room, which was a form of living room. Women knew their limits back then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS37SNYjg8w

HildaOgdenx

Deleted User wrote: »

Looks like someone decided to make a life-size dolls house. Zero comfort considered, looks sterile.

Usually when I look at the houses here, I'm thinking well if you took out all the 'stuff' and I can kind of picture it iykwim.
But that's so fussy, I can't even do that*.

(*Not that I would be buying a house worth millions just now... or ever.)

Well done to those who find houses for the thread, btw.
It's a very entertaining thread.

KathleenGrant

HildaOgdenx wrote: »

Usually when I look at the houses here, I'm thinking well if you took out all the 'stuff' and I can kind of picture it iykwim.
But that's so fussy, I can't even do that*.

(*Not that I would be buying a house worth millions just now... or ever.)

Well done to those who find houses for the thread, btw.
It's a very entertaining thread.

I agree. The house I am living in at the moment is not great so it makes me feel good to look at something worse.

Fritzbox

Fritzbox wrote: »

I actually like the tiles - they look cool and understated to me.

The best solution to that off-centre cupboard unit would be to simply remove it, there seems to be enough storage space in that bathroom (or is it just a WC) anyway.

Removing that cabinet would improve the look, I think the bath is to the left behind those panels.

Fritzbox

Deleted User wrote: »

Removing that cabinet would improve the look, I think the bath is to the left behind those panels.

Actually looking at that photo closer, your right. Strange I couldn't see it.

Fritzbox

Fritzbox wrote: »

Actually looking at that photo closer, you're right. Strange I couldn't see it.

It's the strange "child view" camera angle that makes it almost invisible.

HildaOgdenx

KathleenGrant wrote: »

I agree. The house I am living in at the moment is not great so it makes me feel good to look at something worse.

That wasn't what I meant.

My house would fit many times over into that one in Malahide so it's entertaining just to look at, for me.
When I win the euro millions I won't buy it.

KathleenGrant

HildaOgdenx wrote: »

That wasn't what I meant.

My house would fit many times over into that one in Malahide so it's entertaining just to look at, for me.
When I win the euro millions I won't buy it.

Will you buy it for me please. I will pay you back a euro a week.

knucklehead6

HildaOgdenx wrote: »

That wasn't what I meant.

My house would fit many times over into that one in Malahide so it's entertaining just to look at, for me.
When I win the euro millions I won't buy it.

You’d need another 2.3 mill to bring it to a non Nidge//Trish tack level.

sterz

This doesn't really fit here I guess but anyway. I don't know if it's the same place that keeps popping up on daft or if it's the thing to do if you have a place along the canal but the inclusion of random images of swans is bizarre.

https://www.daft.ie/for-rent/apartment-camden-street-dublin-2/2954100

Edit: I see that it's on Camden street so even more bizarre.

mikhail

sterz wrote: »

This doesn't really fit here I guess but anyway. I don't know if it's the same place that keeps popping up on daft or if it's the thing to do if you have a place along the canal but the inclusion of random images of swans is bizarre.

https://www.daft.ie/for-rent/apartment-camden-street-dublin-2/2954100

Edit: I see that it's on Camden street so even more bizarre.

I guess they figured a fifth shot of the same 2-person table and chairs might hint at the shoe-box-sized nature of the place.

RacoonQueen

sterz wrote: »

This doesn't really fit here I guess but anyway. I don't know if it's the same place that keeps popping up on daft or if it's the thing to do if you have a place along the canal but the inclusion of random images of swans is bizarre.

https://www.daft.ie/for-rent/apartment-camden-street-dublin-2/2954100

Edit: I see that it's on Camden street so even more bizarre.

Be a horrible place to live when things are back to normal. Drunk people stammering around outside at night, shouting etc

HildaOgdenx

mikhail wrote: »

I guess they figured a fifth shot of the same 2-person table and chairs might hint at the shoe-box-sized nature of the place.

I was looking at the pictures, thinking is there anything else there!

retalivity

freshpopcorn wrote: »

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house--casa-mia-no-36-abington-malahide-co-dublin/3174955

https://www.solocheck.ie/Irish-Company/Kinane-Auctioneering-Limited-95521

Looks like the current inhabitants are auctioneers, maybe they just decorated the house with all the crap they couldn't sell.

Hdjsjsjsj

Fritzbox wrote: »

I actually like the tiles - they look cool and understated to me.

The best solution to that off-centre cupboard unit would be to simply remove it, there seems to be enough storage space in that bathroom (or is it just a WC) anyway.

Agreed getting rid of the cupboard would help

Rows Grower

retalivity wrote: »

https://www.solocheck.ie/Irish-Company/Kinane-Auctioneering-Limited-95521

Looks like the current inhabitants are auctioneers, maybe they just decorated the house with all the crap they couldn't sell.

That's some top class investigating there Sir, mystery solved.

It had me bamboozled looking at the random collection of stuff.

Toots

The kitchen in that place makes me want to vomit. All the gold accents on the cupboards etc are just awful.

For Forks Sake

Leg End Reject wrote: »

New money, no taste, just spent a fortune believing that elevated their social status. It's a well travelled path unfortunately.

That entire development (not just that house) is a monument to bad taste and new money.

Ish66

For Forks Sake wrote: »

That entire development (not just that house) is a monument to bad taste and new money.

A friend ? of mine has old money and tacky taste !

Rows Grower

Ish66 wrote: »

A friend ? of mine has old money and tacky taste !

There's no accounting for bad taste.

josip

sabat wrote: »

A genuine medieval hovel complete with ancient vineyard and its own spring.

https://en.spitogatos.gr/property/1110709275

Air condition: No,
Attic: No,
Fireplace: No,
Playroom: No,
Secure door: No,
Elevator: No,
Furnished: No,
Internal staircase: No,
Double glass: No,
Window screens: No,
Painted: No,
UnderFloor Heating: No
Sh1t: No

For Forks Sake

josip wrote: »

Air condition: No,
Attic: No,
Fireplace: No,
Playroom: No,
Secure door: No,
Elevator: No,
Furnished: No,
Internal staircase: No,
Double glass: No,
Window screens: No,
Painted: No,
UnderFloor Heating: No
Sh1t: No

On the plus side:

Energy Performance Certificate not required for this property