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See how others live and let them know what YOU think!

Borat’s brother’s house?


On Youtube there are tons of video’s of proud home owners sharing footage of their humble abodes.

Some are amazing, stylish, chique, trendy, quirky, crafty and cute. Other are.. well, just different…

Borat’s brother?

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I do like the dining room chairs and, obviously, the pool but the rest of the decor is missing a certain je ne sais quoi..Maybe he just moved in? If not, let’s hope he’ll discover the joys of decorating soon 😉

This house obviously shows massive potential!

I will ask whoever posted it to share the final result with us. The floor and view alone make for a fantastic home. I bet it will look smashing once everything is renovated and done up. Can’t wait!

Then there is this post of someone’s new home in Raleigh North Carolina USA.

The music is a bit too bombastic and, quite frankly, scary for the nice outdoorsy feeling you get from watching the video.  I never knew it could be fall like that in North Carolina, thought it was too far south for that. I do hope they put up some sort of sound wall along that highway there. The house seems to be pretty close, and judging from the video the deck is facing the highway.

The street looks like it is a dead end street which will limit the traffic in front of the house. And I think you can walk towards the creek from the garden? The fencing and barb wired structures on that bridge  just scream “please don’t jump” don’t they?

Check out Youtube yourself and type in ‘my new house’ or ‘our new house’.

Accidental view from bedroom window


Mathilde from the Netherlands shared this picture with me. She writes: “We have this amazing accidental view. From our bed we can see the river Linge and the horses on the other side. We also discovered that the sun rises right where we can see it, and we have the best view as we don’t have any curtains yet.  When we bought the house, we knew we’d have nice views but these beat all.

This made us decide not to get curtains all together. Last week, when it was so cold, and the river was frozen over, I saw ice skaters coming past my window. As I just had a baby and was still in bed, I was extra pleased with such a romantic distraction!

 

Winter view towards river Linge

Winter view towards river Linge

New Kitchen in French summer home.


My aunt and uncle are the lucky owners of a little bit of paradise in the French countryside. It’s a semi-detached house that is part of a small estate. Their property once was part of the stables with possibly living space for staff or farmers. When they bought it, the furniture of the previous owner, and old lady, was still partially there. Many pieces of these left behinds were wonderful and now look fantastic between m aunt and uncle’s antiques and vintage pieces. 

My uncle built the new mantle of the fireplace himself out of large sand stone bricks. It’s an elegant work of art and fits the house like it is the original fireplace. The next time I am there I will take pictures of it and post it on here too. 

The latest project was the kitchen. It looked cosy enough as it was but just needed a bit of attention. Instead of fixing the odd screw or door here and there they decided to rip the old kitchen out, and replace it with a new one. Obviosuly keeping with the decor and mood of the house. 

Below a collage of the before, in between and after shots. It looks absolutely great! 

Kitchen before

Kitchen before

 

All but the sink have been removed

All but the sink have been removed

 

The tiles had to go too

The tiles had to go too

 

The old sink had to be drilled out!

The old sink had to be drilled out!

 

The new cabinets and stove are put in

The new cabinets and stove are put in

 

New backdrop and making sure it's all water tight

New backdrop and making sure it's all water tight

 

Final result!

Final result!

 

Love the eclectic clutter! Check the Franch vintage jars!

Love the eclectic clutter! Check the French vintage jars!

 

Want to see how Matthew McConaughey lives?


This is another gem of a site…Real Estalker.

Check out the houses that the famous and fabulous are trying to flip! They swap houses like they do boyfriends and girlfriends. Seal and Heidi sell to Nick Lachey, Hillary Swank  & Chad Lowe and Ellen & Portia  have amazing taste, Matthew McConnaughey used to live pretty modest up to now….. It’s all there and your fabulous host Your Mamma shares ALL!

Check www.http://realestalker.blogspot.com

Loving Chad and Hillary's rustic yet intellectual style!

Loving Chad and Hillary's rustic yet intellectual style!