Ben Fogles house... (purely nosey & invasive but still...)

[Polew]

To be shocked its Bizarrely... full & verry verry expensive

Rightmove listing

I think it smacks of the books being for show, rather than for actual reading. If they were for reading or reference, they'd be grouped according to author or subject.

My books are, of course, impeccably organised. The most recently read are on top of the teetering pile by the side of my bed, the most recently purchased but not yet read are in a pile by the sofa.

No way on this earth anyone’s paying 26k a month for that!

my minimalist brain cannot compute that interior. Makes me feel quite uncomfortable...however I could clear that no problem and would live there quite happily.

I love the garden but the freezing looking tin bath send a shudder through me.

Yep would only make sense for short term lets. To oligarchs.

That was the ONLY thing that made me really twitch!

And weirdly, unless I'm mistaken they are all almost all travel books that are colour coded. That DOES make it slightly less awful, as it makes more sense to have all your lonely planets next to each other, all your bradts next to each other, all your rough guides all together etc etc to a certain extent. (However there are lonely planet blue books on various different shelves).

There's overkill on the distressed wood effect and a few too many patterns, which I think adds to the cluttered feel - but I really don't think it is. I think the wood makes it feel smaller than it is. As do the large about of pictures and unlimited colour pallet.

As for the 'cosy, homely feel', its definitely taking personal elements but I don't think its homely. Its too ordered and deliberate to be homely. It screams professional interior design job. You can't imagine it being 'lived in' and there ever being a box full of lego tipped everywhere or kids leaving shit everywhere. Its still a show home not an actual home. Where's the kids books? It doesn't fit. If they moved somewhere else last year it does make more sense - but why keep the house for so long and with all the knicknaks still there either???

It costs more to rent that for a month than my first house cost to buy.

I know!

It is artificial grass, but you couldn't have real grass with that amount of tree cover. it's entirely in the shade, and I do like the trees. I guess stone or gravel (or both) would be preferable to plastic grass but real grass wouldn't be an option.
North Kensington does not 'sound posh' it's where Grenfell tower is. I used to work for an organisation that dealt with poverty and exclusion and North Kensignton was a target area. Hence I'm surprised at the cost to rent this, even if it is a very nice big house (decor aside).

It doesn't look homely at all, it's too contrived

312k a year!!! Fuck me

It's basic. The books sorted by colour, the kitchen letter sign, midcentury furniture, fake distress/'shabby chic', vtg Brit look mixed with exploration/colonial vibe, clashing colours & prints, vtg British product shop signs, bunting but with a twist, vtg tourism posters and maps, hobbies as decor (was that skis?), model boats, mr and mrs sinks... could go on. Surprised there's no "X place is always a good idea" sign.

There are probably more clichés but it was too horrible to look at. Shocked by the artificial grass! There's a way to artfully clash and that's not it. Clocked the few photos of family anywhere but framed dog pics and shit art are in abundance. That always makes me automatically side eye a person. 😆I know that's ridiculous!

Nope. Not for me albeit I’d love to own a house worth that much. However, I prefer my home by a country mile!

😂

Do they sell those blue fireplaces in Homesense, too?

The tiles on those remind me of public toilets.

One word. Dusting

It’s very definitely Wormwood Scrubs, re-branded North Kensington. Don’t mess with a born and bred West Londoner. (And don’t fall for estate agent shtick).

It can't be £26k a month rental. There's a mansion in Hampstead that's been reported this week to have been rented to an American family for two years, at £250k per year. That mansion is described as a miniature Windsor Castle - pictures here:

https://www.tatler.com/article/anonymous-american-millionaires-rent-miniature-windsor-castle-in-ultra-prime-london-property-wave?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fpersonalfinanceuk

That's what you get for £250k pa in London. Not a terrace in north Kensington!

Article refers to AstroTurf lawn, surprised at Ben, thought he would have preferred natural

I'm posh. I've got big gold letters in my bathroom.

They spell out "shit here" above the toilet.

Seconded, speaking as someone who had both her babies at Hammersmith Hospital 🤗

Me too. Seems to go against his eco ethics.

😂 I do this too.

Those interiors are my worst nightmare.

I like it but its definitely a posh persons house. Posh people don't give a shit.

I follow Marina Fogles Instagram, it seems they moved to the country a couple of years ago.. The photos on her new Instagram home are quite a similar eclectic style... I really like it especially as it depicts their travels. I'd imagine country life really suits them, Marina & the children are very into horses judging by her Instagram. Seem like a lovely, happy family..