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CherryKerry · 03/11/2026 16:04

OMG, that is such a lovely house with the most hideous interior!

Hunkermedown · 03/11/2026 16:07

I love it too! The wood is so warm, and that kitchen and cupboards is not to all tastes but has obviously stood the test of time.

I reckon once you got modern furniture in, it would look deliberate and amazing. I would even keep the bathroom!

SevenYellowHammers · 03/11/2026 16:09

Gorgeous

Aydel · 03/11/2026 16:11

My parents had that aqua bathroom suite!

seahorsessky · 03/11/2026 16:36

Before my time, but I always think of pre-nineties things as stinking of smoke. Probably very unfair, as not everyone smoked.

JudgeJ · 03/11/2026 16:45

MyBestThing · 03/11/2026 15:28

My parents house in the 70s had a lot more orange!
The kitchen is more 80s.
It's entirely hideous but that's because I lived with brown wood like that for many years. I'd definitely rip it all out.

I wonder how many of the sneerers would rip out all the brown and replace it with frigate grey?

PickAChew · 03/11/2026 16:55

Bandsis · 03/11/2026 15:04

Intersting that the agent is selling it as a modernisation project rather than a 70s masterpiece.

It's lovely and so well maintained, superficially, but I bet the electrics need replacing.

LibertyLily · 03/11/2026 16:57

I can appreciate it was well done, but all that teak and the hideous bathroom/1980s kitchen are not for me. I'm afraid 1930s houses aren't my favourite period of architecture either, although the stained glass in this one is lovely and the proportions are good.

It's partly because I was brought up in a similar house (built in 1925) surrounded by lots of teak furniture and chick tiles!

My preference is for older houses (victorian and beyond) with lots of character and a more eclectic country house style.

Blingismything · 03/11/2026 17:20

Teak heaven! would be great in a film with a few tweaks. Love the Rose and Peony bedding and curtains.

HugADiamond · 03/11/2026 17:26

It was obviously someone’s pride and joy because it’s been looked after despite being dated

PleaseDontStepOnTheDaisies · 03/11/2026 17:27

I don't think I've ever seen a house with so much wood panelling. It's nice though - I'd probably paint a lot of it.
The chintzy curtains and furnishings are more 1980s I think - wasn't 70s all orange and brown swirls?
The house does look so well cared for though - it's a great house.

RaraRachael · 03/11/2026 17:36

I'm back in my 70s childhood - right down to the turquoise bathroom suite.
It's so immaculately kept.

Bandsis · 03/11/2026 17:39

This house is a mystery. The 1970s refurbishment would have cost ££££ and looks like it was done with real quality and been really well-maintained ever since, but it doesn't seem odd that a well loved home has never been updated.

I agree with PP that with some modern furniture it wouldn't actually need much changing.

I think the rugs and the kitchen are more 80s than 70s? And I probably would change the kitchen.

SweatySpider321 · 03/11/2026 17:41

FairyInTheMossGarden · 03/11/2026 14:59

Absolutely love it.
The downstairs loo is a bit like being in a coffin though.

Yeah that jumped out at me as well. Coffin come sauna?!

MyOtherCarIsALandrover · 03/11/2026 17:41

That is absolutely hideous ! The actual house is lovely with beautiful views but wow that interior is awful 😂.

PleasantGreenPorcupine · 03/11/2026 17:49

I absolutely love it! Look at that fabulous turquoise bathroom suite! Unfortunately, the kitchen is 80s, but otherwise some fabulous features.
No doubt someone will rip it all out and paint everything battleship grey.
It's immaculate though, spotless, and that garden has been well looked after.

PleasantGreenPorcupine · 03/11/2026 17:54

FairyInTheMossGarden · 03/11/2026 15:11

You know the next time you see this house it will be on Instagram's Weeping1930sHouse all gussied up with black windows, plastic grass and a resin drive.

Of course, and it'll look like a cave with drab dark grey or navy walls, but there will be massive TV screens on every wall and the bathrooms will be greige. Oh and a massive ugly kitchen island.

PleasantGreenPorcupine · 03/11/2026 17:57

I love the parquet flooring as well. It seems like a low price for such a spacious home?

IzzyLeng · 03/11/2026 17:58

Love the hallway, love the aqua bathroom, quite like the sitting room. The bedrooms would need decorating and built in wardrobes removing. I’d replace the kitchen and bedroom doors as well.

Nameshavebeenchangedtoprotect · 03/11/2026 18:42

Oh, so nostalgic. 😍

KatiePricesKnickers · 03/11/2026 19:32

Looks like it needs 50 years of upgrades in one hit.
It’s also advertised as Park Crescent, when it’s actually on hand main road.
Half a million? Is he avin’ a laff?

Goodmorningeveryone26 · 03/11/2026 19:39

Is that lovely parquet flooring really from the 70s? Not earlier? I’d love to know the history of it - who put it in and when. Whether or not you’re a fan it’s beautifully done

erwerewr · 03/11/2026 19:41

Beautiful. I wouldn't want to live in it though. It should be kept as a museum.

HatStickBoots · 03/11/2026 19:43

I love it, it’s so spacious and still clean and bright. I’ve seen houses with really fusty and dingy 70s decor but this house looks spotless. I imagine they entertained and had parties there making full use of those downstairs rooms ❤️ It’s Sindy doll’s dream house.

Greenjersey · 03/11/2026 19:51

It really reminds me of our house when we bought it (probate sale) except it was much less grand and the bathroom suite was orange, not peach, orange. We gained 4ft in the kitchen when we took the pine panelling off.