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Sharon would know what to do ...

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RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 2 Mar 2015 13:07

about these interior decorating faux pas

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/11444039/Could-you-live-here-21-terrible-estate-agent-photographs.html

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

SheilaSomerset

SheilaSomerset Report 2 Mar 2015 14:26

:-D - I love the kitchen with the patio umbrella

Researching:
Gloucestershire, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, London, Lithuania, Russia

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 2 Mar 2015 16:44

My sister and I once looked around a house that had a bedside table next to the bed, and a loo next to that!!!
No screen, nothing :-0

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 2 Mar 2015 17:02

the weird bathroom, with a chair...........

and the dog or cat's food & water bowls lolol

Kense

Kense Report 2 Mar 2015 17:12

Like Eric the pig.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 2 Mar 2015 17:32

The pig is quite a selling point - she looks really comfortable :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 2 Mar 2015 21:24

The man in the bed reminds me of a house that we viewed 30yrs ago.

We never saw the occupier of the bed because the room was in darkness but, there was definitely a person in it and.... it was daytime!
The woman owner kept talking about missing cats...
We were quite certain that they were long since dead but still somewhere in the house. (Pong)

On the way out, my OH ( to be) turned to me and whispered
"I wouldn't say it was dirty but, make sure you wipe your feet before going into the street" !

Researching:
Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 2 Mar 2015 22:56

:-D

When I was house hunting (long before I met DH), I looked at a few "fixerupers", also known as "renovator's delights". In other words, they were tips.

One in particular I will never forget. Holes in the walls, holes in the carpets, a disgusting kitchen, garden full of weeds....... the "bathroom" was outside...... and the loo was at the end of the garden. The high point of the visit was the loo...... a small tin shed with holes in the walls & roof, cobwebs everywhere, and a brand new white fluffy & frilly toilet seat cover.

I didn't buy it. :-)

Tenerife Sun

Tenerife Sun Report 2 Mar 2015 22:57


The photos are funny but the written quotes are hilarious.

Researching:
Matthew and Jane Elwood who had my great great grandfather Francis Edward Elwood baptised in 1807 at Horsham Sussex. There is no sign of Matthew or Jane from this date and my great great grandfather was brought up as Francis Edward Elwood MITCHELL