Feeling all airy and Swedish this week so this is where we’re going first. Sometimes I really do wish I had two houses next door to each other (a la Gywneth and all that) one black and white and one white and black, if you see what I mean. Then I could flit between the two as the mood took me.
See what I mean? This two bedroom apartment has lots of clever touches and great original features so what it lacks in size it makes up for in style.
To start with, if you look along the window ledge just past the cactus where there is a slight rise in the sill. Well the telly pops up out of there. Clever innit. Might steal that idea.
The second bedroom, which is small, is currently used a study and the bathroom is clad entirely in Carrara marble. This rather lovely kitchen includes a wine fridge. I’ll take it. It’s on for around £225,000 if you’re interested.
Now where? Durham. Yes, Durham. You weren’t expecting that were you? Well you probably won’t be expecting this then.
This new build five bedroom house is set in parkland next to Brancepeth Castle, four miles from the centre of Durham.
I could quite fancy this too if I’m honest. It’s on the market for £1,250,000 via Urban Base. I love this sitting room and the kitchen below, although as is often the case with modern houses like this bedrooms don’t look anything special. Click on the link if you want to see them. I prefer to just feast my eyes on these two rooms.
After all, I wouldn’t turn down the chance of being able to breakfast out here for the sake of a slightly dull bedroom. Would you?
Finally, one of my favourite agencies, The Modern House, has gone and given itself a fancy makeover. Cue even more work hours lost to hopeless fantasising about dream homes. It’s no laughing matter, I have a friend, a graphic designer, who says whenever he feels a bit cross or upset or pretty much whenever, he goes for a wander round this site. I know how he feels. The one I really loved this week has gone under offer so we can’t look at that but what about this?
Described by the emininent architecture critic Hugh Pearman as being “as good as any to be found in Britain”, it’s on the market for £850,000 and is in Maidencombe, Devon.
The four bedroom house was designed by Stan Bolt and sits on a plot of just under 1.5 acres with sweeping views towards Dartmoor on one side and coastal views towards Portland Bill on the other.
I wouldn’t normally show two exernal views but this one really appeals to me and you can also get a flavour of the inside from the two other images. For a more complete tour, click the link above. There are lots more images.
So this week I really am in a dilemma and a quandary. I would like the Swedish interiors, the Durham deck and gardens with this exterior. Can someone sort that out for me please. I say… Hello. Is anyone listening…
Do you have any ideas about the black wall light in kitchen photos? – it’s really quite lovely.
The house is so full of light!
Would move there, NOW 😉
Andrew
I would to live in the first apartment. I love Scandinavian interiors – they are so bright, unpretentious and spacious. That arrangement is very cozy and I especially like the living room. The next houses are too big and modern for me. Of course, if I had a lot of money I would have bought all of them… Greetings
It is fun to see these homes and products from the UK. The first home you featured in your post today really exemplifies how a few interior architectural elements can really elevate a space. The coffered ceiling, built in bookcases and cabinets enrich what could have been an ordinary industrial loft. But what really adds warmth to all white spaces is a rich warm hardwood floor to ground all the white. The second all glass contemporary home succeeds only on some levels. Notice that in the kitchen image that every surface is polished, the cabinets the granite counters and backsplash, the floor, the glass stair panels. There are no surface materials to compliment all the glass windows. Although dramatic, the rooms fel cold and antiseptic. Imagine if the granite counters were honed and the floors were in a honed fossil limestone instead of polished marble or even a hardwood floor.
Oh, the Devon one to die for!
I would so have that house in Maidencombe if I had a spare £850K. What a great website and one I will return to no doubt. Thanks Kate