CouldYou live in an upside down house ?

[Lardlizard]

Living rooms upstairs
Bedrooms downstairs

No, we couldn't because we have dogs and they aren't allowed upstairs to bedrooms, etc. They need a dog/utility room downstairs to sleep in/get dried off in, so it wouldn't work for us. Also, I can cope with the odd chicken wandering into the kitchen, but I wouldn't want to find one on my bed!

Ours was built into a hill, kitchen upstairs at the back leading out into the garden, living room at the front upstairs with a small balcony. Bedrooms and bathroom on both levels, utility room downstairs. Odd layout but worked really well.

Yes, as long as it has been designed thoughtfully. There are lots of houses like this where I used to live by the sea, to take advantage of the views. They usually have a balcony or terrace on the living level, most of them are built on a hill so the entrance is either on the same level as the living rooms or halfway between the levels with stairs up and down.

I quite like the idea of a lovely view from the living room but the practicalities of being up and down the stairs all day with DDog would put me off. We would need it to be on a hillside with a front garden on one level and a back garden on the other so DDog could wander in and out to suit themselves.

Yes for amazing views but only if it had a terrace.

I stayed in one for three months and didn't really notice it. The bedrooms were nice and cool in hot weather.

I used to live in an upside down house with a gallery staircase connecting the two floors. Sounds posh - but it wasn't that lol - just a dog legged staircase that created a bit of a gallery type effort with a skylight. It wasn't built into a hill or anything, just a standalone house but the upstairs had a big open space with a fantastic bay window and window seat.

It was ok, and it certainly kept you fit, especially lugging shopping upstairs to the kitchen etc. Also the main bathroom was upstairs as well which was a pain the arse.

Upstairs was a huge open plan kitchen, diner, lounge with a separate bedroom (sometimes used as an office) and a bathroom. Downstairs were three more bedrooms and another smaller lounge with a large utility room and and toilet..Thinking back I was up and down all day and when the kids came along it was hard work.

We learned to live with it and the upstairs open plan living area was fabulous, but I wouldn't have it again by choice if I'm honest.

I’d love to, especially if there was a view & the living space upstairs was big and light, makes much more sense tbh.

I kind of do. It's a flat but split level with stairs down to the main bedroom. My friend does too though hers is two storey with bedrooms and bathroom downstairs, kitchen living room and dining room upstairs. I'm in a city though and I don't think this is particularly unusual here.

We used to, moved washing machine onto ground floor beside bedrooms, that made a massive difference. All the dirty washing was on that floor anyway. And I could walk outside to hang it out.
We moved when the kids were small and wanted to be outside. I couldn't be in the kitchen or living room while they were outside. But now they are older I wouldn't mind that. Maybe we should just have stuck it out, I loved that house.

We once holidayed in a barn conversion built into a hill.
The downstairs had an entryway with kids’ bedrooms one side and parents’ en-suite bedroom and family bathroom on the other.
The upstairs was larger and open plan with great views over the landscape and a back garden.

We loved it. So clever.

I could if there was a good reason for it being like that. For example, an amazing sea view that could not be enjoyed from downstairs.

Yes,what's the problem?

Yes I would. Lots of my friends in New Zealand live in houses like that. It's quite common there as lots of houses are built into hills, to look at them from one side they look to be 1 or 2 story high, but from the other side will be 2 or 3 story. It's much nice in the summer months, as it means your bedroom is cooler. You also get a better view from the living areas too as being higher up you can see more.

I've got a friend with a house like this, it's stunning. Outside space is accessed from the upper floor

last house was like this - no problem with it

The house I grew up in was upside down. Bedrooms downstairs, kitchen and living room upstairs for the view over the harbour then upstairs again for study, balcony and roof terrace.

Not upside down but our lounge is upstairs.
OK now but was a pita with a crawling dc!!

My grandparents did. It was a 4 storey house converted into. There house/ flat (whatever you'd call it) was the bottom one. Bedrooms and bathroom were in the basement and kitchen living room and dining room were on the ground floor. They got used to it.

I used to. Upstairs had a large terrace off the kitchen and living room. The bedrooms were downstairs. No garden. It was lovely and was well designed.

I'd rather not as I think I'd feel u easy about being on the ground d floor in case of break ins etc (wouldn't choose to live in a ground floor flat for this reason).

I'm surprised at how many people live in townhouses and dont like it - we have a kitchen diner ith sofa which has become a playroom / where we spend most of our time with ds, and our "proper" living room on the first floor across from our bedroom, we love it!

We did. The legoland flats on Turkey Lane in Harphurhey were like that.

They were barely 12 years old and already slums.

This was 1980/1, we’d just finished Uni, we rented a room from weird French girl - who then left but ‘gave us’ new tenants who then did a runner.

The upside down ness was a minor detail. But it was a bit odd.

Oh yes, definitely. I love the cosy, cave like feeling you can get from a decent downstairs bedroom. Upstairs you tend to get better views (even if you aren't on a hill) and better light.

We have a spare bedroom upstairs that we actually use as a second living room. It's fab for sitting in a bright room through the day without having to put up with people walking past (house has very big windows and is raised above the street with sloping drive. Front is a kitchen, so not an issue, but is also south facing so gets the best light.

No. I don’t like the idea of having to go through/past bedrooms to get to the lounge/kitchen.

No.
I wouldn’t feel safe sleeping on the ground floor with my windows open on a hot night.
I wouldn’t want to lug all my shopping upstairs to the kitchen.