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

Navy blue

Navy blue wrote: »

The exterior is stunning, but my god, they've removed every single original feature in it. It's a crying shame. Soulless box inside, you could be in a new build anywhere in the country.

Assuming it is a protected structure, they probably haven't removed any original feature that wasn't already destroyed or taken out in a previous era when you were allowed to do whatever you liked.

I think it's better when people modernise the interior of old homes. A house is a living thing, not a museum (admittedly, aspects of this resemble a gallery).
It should change to reflect the passage of time, and its new owners — at least on the inside. It's a nice surprise to see an old house like that so totally transformed. I like it!

josip

Allinall wrote: »

Fecking long walk to Stephen's Green, though.

The further the better

Cheensbo

Allinall wrote: »

Fecking long walk to Stephen's Green, though.

You'd get plenty of helicopter with the change

Uncle Pierre

Hell of a job to mow the lawn there, though. You wouldn't have that to worry about in the city place.

HildaOgdenx

HildaOgdenx wrote: »

I might buy this... :P when I win the euromillions. :pac:

https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/43-leeson-park-ranelagh-dublin-6-d06nr40/4498886

Yup, like that a lot.

For bonus points, can anyone make out the note on the rather incongruous sacred heart picture?

Ronaldinho

Uncle Pierre wrote: »

Hell of a job to mow the lawn there, though. You wouldn't have that to worry about in the city place.

That's what the help is for.

Aglomerado

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yup, like that a lot.

For bonus points, can anyone make out the note on the rather incongruous sacred heart picture?

"Jesus would you look at the price tag on this house!" : p
It also has a VOID on the floor plan. I wonder if that's for flinging enemies into?

Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho wrote: »

That's what the help is for.

And if Desperate Housewives has taught me anything, that would be the toyboy.

Aglomerado

TXinLK wrote: »

A bit too fancy for me,but at least there is color in the rooms.Instead of white/magnolia all over the place.

Fit for a king! Some stunning features, that entrance hall, the fireplace and ceiling.

Cilldara_2000

What is the point of this room?

And what in the name of god is that yoke in the front centre?

But yeah, that whole house is awful. Bad artwork, bad paint colour choice, full of actual glass furniture - even the fire guard is glass! It's like Dermot Bannon got loose in the furniture factory.

Deleted User wrote: »

For bonus points, can anyone make out the note on the rather incongruous sacred heart picture?

It's about the only thing in that house that isn't insane and I'm an atheist!

BattleCorp

HildaOgdenx wrote: »

I might buy this... :P when I win the euromillions. :pac:

https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/43-leeson-park-ranelagh-dublin-6-d06nr40/4498886

I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder but to my mind that's a horrible house with lots of wasted space and even worse furniture.

Good location and looks well from the outside but I'd consider it poxy inside.

NSAman

Cilldara_2000 wrote: »

What is the point of this room?

And what in the name of god is that yoke in the front centre?

But yeah, that whole house is awful. Bad artwork, bad paint colour choice, full of actual glass furniture - even the fire guard is glass! It's like Dermot Bannon got loose in the furniture factory.



It's about the only thing in that house that isn't insane and I'm an atheist!

It's not about functionality it is about aesthetic!

Not everyone wants the house functional and it to be family friendly.

While I dislike some of the house, I like the minimalism of it. No clutter!

Would I decorate differently? Of course! But that is the joy of design.... you make it your own.

SupaCat95

Cilldara_2000 wrote: »

And what in the name of god is that yoke in the front centre?

It should be obviously clear due to the ochre tones of the inner, that is the an expression of the warmth of the human heart beating with in a banal exterior. Either that or it is just a stained commode or common potty!

BattleCorp

NSAman wrote: »

It's not about functionality it is about aesthetic!

Not everyone wants the house functional and it to be family friendly.

What's the point of having a house that isn't functional?

Purple Mountain

Are we sure it's not some sort of art gallery and not a house?

ohnonotgmail

Cilldara_2000 wrote: »

What is the point of this room?

And what in the name of god is that yoke in the front centre?

But yeah, that whole house is awful. Bad artwork, bad paint colour choice, full of actual glass furniture - even the fire guard is glass! It's like Dermot Bannon got loose in the furniture factory.



It's about the only thing in that house that isn't insane and I'm an atheist!

i wouldn't read too much into that room. It been staged by the estate agent. Only a psychopath would live with books piled like that and not even a chair next to them to read in.

Sardonicat

Cilldara_2000 wrote: »

And what in the name of god is that yoke in the front centre?

But yeah, that whole house is awful. Bad artwork, bad paint colour choice, full of actual glass furniture - even the fire guard is glass! It's like Dermot Bannon got loose in the furniture factory.

The large Bowll is for the car keys when 'entertaining' guests and the glass furniture is easy to wipe down after.

Darkglasses

Sardonicat wrote: »

The large Bowll is for the car keys when 'entertaining' guests and the glass furniture is easy to wipe down after.

Should've put that in the Daft ad.

SupaCat95

Sardonicat wrote: »

The large Bowll is for the car keys when 'entertaining' guests and the glass furniture is easy to wipe down after.

I love glass as a medium, its is so difficult to stain or mark with bodily fluids and easy to wipe off afterwards.

As for the bowl, I imagine it is great for collecting the surplus from the enemas.

Mod? Am I going to get a warning/paddling for pushing the boundaries on this one?

Purple Mountain

SupaCat95 wrote: »

I love glass as a medium, its is so difficult to stain or mark with bodily fluids and easy to wipe off afterwards.

As for the bowl, I imagine it is great for collecting the surplus from the enemas.

Mod? Am I going to get a warning/paddling for pushing the boundaries on this one?

I'll whip you with my pampas grass

Aglomerado

Maybe 'void' is a euphemism for dungeon.

Purple Mountain

https://ibb.co/bWqwsT6

Courtesy of Instagram "UglyIrishHouses" page.

Leg End Reject

Purple Mountain wrote: »

https://ibb.co/bWqwsT6

Courtesy of Instagram "UglyIrishHouses" page.

Dafuq? Be lovely on a frosty morning ... splat!

Cilldara_2000

That can't be real.

Aglomerado

I spotted that last night on Hunbelieveable. What the feck were they thinking, one shower and that's going to look like the Guggenheim in Bilbao!

tea and coffee

https://royalestones.ie/categories/the-wood-effects.html

It's not this stuff is it? Saw it in Roadstone recently.

Aglomerado

tea and coffee wrote: »

https://royalestones.ie/categories/the-wood-effects.html

It's not this stuff is it? Saw it in Roadstone recently.

That's mad,Ted. Never knew you could get that.

I like the idea of this, for flow from inside to outside if you've let Dermot Bannon loose in your house and have glass walls.
Not for the house in the picture though,looks wrong for it!

Purple Mountain

It might look OK in a back yard patio area with a bbq and seating but not in someone's front driveway area!

Leg End Reject

Purple Mountain wrote: »

It might look OK in a back yard patio area with a bbq and seating but not in someone's front driveway area!

A small, mid-terrace front garden, not even a driveway!

It looks hideous there.

NSAman

BattleCorp wrote: »

What's the point of having a house that isn't functional?

Because you can!

Seriously your ideas and my ideas will always differ. Obviously this person likes the look and it is their style. Something can just “be” for the aesthetic.

If you have space that may not be functional but be for a “style”, or a “look”. When you have enough space to do it, it works. It wouldn’t work in a three bedroom-semi..with a family of five. 😀