What do you think of this house?

[MadameCastafiore]

Honest answers please.

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Like the new photos !

much better

Still would have lost those teddies though

Yy I remember the great dinosaurs, the fab shower and the bathroom with all those diddly fiddly mosaics that must have been a bugger to tile. And space for four cars and all that . Can't remember why you're moving though. Is it a space thing or an area thing or a schools thing??

why on earth are you moving? your house is beautiful!

Love your own house - beautiful and I think the dino wallpaper is fab!

So you must be near the secret nuclear bunker if you're in Kelvedon?
We love it there.

Can you say your reason for moving?

Don't like the metal framed sliding patio doors
Like the outside

Its in Braintree, nuff said.

This looks nice.

Is this your neighbour?

But this is lovely - modern but not boxy.

You must have been round them all. What's wrong with them?

Hi there, I happen to know someone who was interested in the first one but there is going to be a housing development built on the land next to it.

I dont like either Madam.

The first has a very industrial looking exterior, well it is a barn, eh? I dont like the small windows. And what is with the central part with massive window, and a sort of half patio with nothing?

The master bedroom, from my perspective, is the biggest bedroom with the bed in the middle and the bathroom behind ?? Nice enough. But many very small bedrooms. Lots of living space though. But not very nice.

The second, well, better layout, but the KITCHEN, oh, my. Hate the floor tiles and the "pillars" on the units.

Quint.

Don't like the wired panelling in the sitting room, but lovely views and looks like a nice kitchen / dining area.
btw...Sorry if the discussion has wandered on - haven't read whole thread.

sorry weird not wired(!) and 'twas hallway not sitting room. But I see now that you've already decided against!

Love that Messing House auntie - beautifully finished and lots of space.

Your current house is utterly gorgeous and neither of the other two come close to it IMO. Sorry:)

Typical barn conversion - lovely space downstairs but a small and pokey upstairs. Prefer the second one. Can't believe how much house you get for your money. Where we are that would buy you a semi!

Forgot to add the worry for the second one would be how busy the road is, but I suppose you are used to road noise in your current house.

I'm personally not a fan of barn conversions or rural settings. But thats just personal taste. Objectively, its a spacious, lovely family home.

Don't like the first one - really odd downstairs layout. Quite like the 2nd house - it sits in a really nice plot. But I really don't like the windows and think you would need to do a lot of work to get it even closely comparable to your current, very beautiful, house.

I don't like the layout of the second one - especially the way the 'utility' room faces on to the garden, complete waste of one of the best spots. And the garden faces north, a deal breaker for me.

I think the first is better.

But mostly I think you get a LOT of house for your money in Essex.

I like it alot. It's an eye opener and shows how massively over priced the North West is with less jobs, crap weather and more space apparently.

Oh yes, north facing garden an absolute deal breaker. Also looking at the street view, that road has a real hotch potch of houses. And it is very close to the road too.

The second one is nicer but I really think you can do better than either of those.

The second home is totally gorgeous and I want it it seems more your kind of thing now have seen your current home. Can't see you in the first one.

CAsta - i have no idea how mumsnet works so cant find a way to msg you! i'm the one who said i had considered buying your current house but disclounted it for XYZ reasons, if you remember?

anyway, things have changed and i would now love to come and have a look. it might be better for us to arrange it rather than for me to come along on saturday tho, as we can cut out the agent if anything were to progress.

btw - that stisted barn? really bad idea. if we meet i can tell you why!

anyway, can you msg me or something? i'll check back on this thread (if i can find it again)...

Zoelda-to message someone you just need to click on the 'Message poster' words at the right hand side of the blue line their name appears in at the top of the message.