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To feel uncomfortable about comments on our bungalow...

155 replies

boogieboogie · 06/10/2022 15:11

So we moved into a detached bungalow
2 years ago. I love living here, our road is wide and we have a field behind us in a semi-rural area.
It's 3 bed with an en-suite off our bedroom and a large living room.
DH and I are both 35 and DD is 3 - what's upset me on a number of occasions is comments from people such as
"Why have you gone for a bungalow!?"
"Isnt that for retired old people?"
"That's a funny choice for a house"
And many more...

I had no idea until we bought the house people perceived bungalows in such a way, to me it's just a detached house - anyone else out there in the same boat?

OP posts:
MsAnnFrope · 06/10/2022 16:47

@EleanorRavenclaw I would want your house purely on the description of the garden. We didn’t look at bungalows as we need 4 bedrooms and couldn’t afford one but I can’t see why you would discount it as a family home. It sounds lovely.

HappyGranny6 · 06/10/2022 16:49

I bloody love my bungalow - been here 40 yrs and moved in in my twenties. Yes, it has a large garden - and it's so quick and easy to clean - would hate to move to a house now.

dancemonke · 06/10/2022 16:51

We live in a bungalow and I was a bit off the idea when we moved in, but actually living in it is an absolute game changer. You realise that anywhere in the world where space isn't an issue, everyone lives in a bungalow because it's so much better. Being able to walk straight into the garden from every room. Little table and chairs outside each bedroom for morning coffee.

dancemonke · 06/10/2022 16:52

I think it's ironic because they tend to be your last home. And it's only then that people are like "OOOOOH, now I get it". LOVE mine.

TwoWrightFeet · 06/10/2022 16:53

I’d love to live in a bungalow. I remember mentioning how much I like them to people in their 60s and they all seemed to have some strange
prejudice against it. I couldn’t be bothered asking why as I don’t live a restricted life. Perhaps it’s a generational thing?

DramaAlpaca · 06/10/2022 16:57

DH & I both grew up in bungalows. The age we are now, we'd quite like to live in one again.

MimmiCooper · 06/10/2022 16:59

Bungalows are fab
Larger plots
Detached
Great for mid century style if that's your thing
When you want to extend if more space needed going up through the roof for dormers is simple .
In our area bungalows go like hot cakes
Grew up in one and proud to say still live in one .

TellMeWhere · 06/10/2022 17:02

I'd happily live in a bungalow if it was just me and DH but I worry about lack of privacy/noise annoyances having us and teens all on one level. I also worry that we'd be the noisy neighbours as the bungalow streets in a our area are definitely an older demographic. I've seen some of the planning objections so know there's a lot of curtain twitching and busy bodying if any outliers should arrive and "lower the tone"...

Enjoy your house and ignore the haters. As long as it works for you that's all that matters.

ViscountessBridgerton · 06/10/2022 17:03

I grew up in a bungalow, nowt wrong with them! My parents are now getting to the stage of life where they struggle with stairs, but they don't have to move out of the propert they've lived in got over 35 years. Winner!

HeythereDelilah101 · 06/10/2022 17:04

I’ve lived in a bungalow before, loved it. Some people are just rude.

Mumtofourandnomore · 06/10/2022 17:12

We live in a bungalow - it’s fab. We use all the floor space too, I think ‘upstairs’ is only really used at bedtime in a normal house - how wasteful !

We have four bedrooms and a large lounge, maybe one day we’ll extend upwards if we save up (unlikely….) - our loft is huge fortunately as it’s full of crap.

Ghskl78888 · 06/10/2022 17:17

We have a bungalow, in our late 20s with 2 children. In fact it was a probate sale and the daughter was holding out for a family to offer because she wanted the it to be full of a family the way she grew up in it !

LidlCinnamonBun · 06/10/2022 17:20

I would LOVE a bungalow. I also love floral wallpapers and going to bed early. Calling my home a place for old people wouldn’t bother me at all because it would be true 😬
(I am 42!)

Cantthinkofanewnameatm · 06/10/2022 17:24

Lovesacake · 06/10/2022 15:37

Thing that puts me off bungalows is I like sleeping with my bedroom window open but on the ground floor I’d worry about intruders…what do all you bungalow dwellers do in a heatwave?

This is the only problem I found ( and I’ve lived in 3) The one that had shutters was the best solution, they were vented so rolled down, locked, windows opened inwards. Kept the rooms cool too in a heatwave.

Blowyourowntrumpet · 06/10/2022 17:25

I've got a bungalow and I love it. I lived in a bungalow when I was a child too. If I ever move, I'd get another bungalow. I think some people are just jealous. Enjoy your lovely bungalow.

WireSkills · 06/10/2022 17:26

I have a question... I have stairs. When I go upstairs I regularly forget what I went up for and have to come back down again to remember.

Does that not happen if you live in a bungalow?! If so, I may have to consider moving...

Ignore them OP - I love the expression of "a bungalow is just a detached apartment"! Plenty of people live in apartments with children, and you've got a garden!

NeverDropYourMooncup · 06/10/2022 17:27

I'm just surprised nobody's told you that you'd be a millionaire if you knocked it down and stuck a block of flats up in its place yet.

It's what's happened to all the disabled accessible housing round here. Arseholes.

buckleten · 06/10/2022 17:31

We love our bungalow, it is spacious, huge garden, quiet, and never gets too hot or too cold. Houses with upstairs are usually stifling on hot days!

fussychica · 06/10/2022 17:40

Our first property, in our 20s, was a bungalow, we loved it. We then moved to a chalet bungalow, not keen, then a big detached house where several of the rooms upstairs seemed wasted. Since then we've always lived in a single storey home both in the UK and abroad. Our son was bought up in a bungalow and now lives in a ground floor flat!

In my opinion they are much more versatile. We're now in our 60s so future proofed to a degree. Certainly wouldn't move to a house now. Ignore them and just enjoy the benefits of a bungalow.

slowquickstep · 06/10/2022 17:42

I moved for one bungalow to another in my 40s, next move was a house we didn't stay long and soon bought another bungalow. Living in house with stairs is a nightmare

Mistletoewench · 06/10/2022 17:45

Oh I’m so jealous, I would love a bungalow. Echoing the posters above, all the bungalows get snapped up around my area and built on/made into two floors. It’s such a shame. Your garden sounds lovely as well. As long as you are happy, who gives a shit what other people say xx

HaveringWavering · 06/10/2022 17:45

It's funny isn't it, if you lived in a garden flat nobody would bat an eyelid.

My Mum had a bungalow, she died and my brother and his wife (in their forties, no kids) decided to move into it. 3 months later he had a horrific accident at work and is now paraplegic. It was bloody fortunate that they already lived in a bungalow.

Redundantmum22 · 06/10/2022 17:47

Bungalows are in high demand due to plot size!

comfortablyfrumpy · 06/10/2022 17:48

You can't beat a bungalow :)

Always4Brenner · 06/10/2022 17:49

Your home sounds perfect. Take no notice probably jealousy.

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