This is too funny to pass on.
“Morning. Here’s a house that looks like Hitler. Your welcome.” Thus read a tweet from UK comedian Jimmy Carr one day. This tweet turned Welsh Charli Dickenson into a bit of a celebrity Britside. It all started with a snapshot she took of a house in her neighborhood. Below is Dickenson’s photo.
The House that looks like Hitler
Several online and print media all over the world published about this picture, but often cutting of the top and bottom of the original pic to make it resemble Hitler even more.
Yes, this makes the house look even more like Hitler
Imagine owning this house. Every time you come home you enter the mouth of one of the world’s most hated men. Velcome Home!
Do you think this house looks like Hitler? Or do you have a picture of a home that looks like it has a face? Please share!
Smiling Home
Do you happen to be able to spare $55.000 a month? Or $75.000 if you are not in town for long? In both cases, you can rent the magnificent beach front property Samantha lived in in the first Sex and the City movie. It’s in the Californian town of Malibu, a short drive from Los Angeles. Malibu is known for a LOT of famous inhabitants. And for Malibu Barbie off course.
Samantha's Malibu home in 'Sex and the City'
Lot of glass and a lot of sticky sand. I'd go mad
Do you recognize it from the movie?
If the house comes with Samantha’s hunky neighbour it might be worth your money.
Thanks for Hookedonhouses for sharing the story on Facebook. Images courtesy of come2malibu
Have you ever flown business class with KLM? If you have, you most likely received a small Delft Blue Porcelain house on board. KLM has been handing these out to Business Class passengers since 1953. Law dictated that Air companies were not allowed to give presents to their customers because of unfair competition. So, KLM had some Blue Delft houses made, and filled them with Dutch genever. The airline snickered at complaints from the competition. “May we decide how we serve our drinks please? Does the law dictate drinks have to be served in a glass?”. Very clever, as the miniature homes have been collectors items since. They enjoy an almost iconic status with fan sites and trading communities online all over the world. KLM has even launched an App for those collecting the houses so they can complete their collection.
KLM huisjes App
For the true die-hard fans it is now possible to live in a house modelled on the KLM houses. In 2009, Stadsherstel Amsterdam, an organisation involved in urban restoration in Amsterdam, wanted to spruce up ‘Oudezijds Armsteeg’, a badly run-down narrow street in the city’s red-light district. The plan was to make the street attractive to tourists again by introducing business activities and giving it a real Amsterdam feeling. Jaap Hulscher, deputy director of Stadsherstel, was once handed a miniature house on board of a KLM flight, and started wondering if this is what people from around the world thought the Dutch houses looked like.
Out of the Blue, Stadsherstel Amsterdam
Architect Kees Doornenbal was given the assignment to design 6 houses inspired by the iconic KLM houses. The project is called Out of the Blue. The outside walls are painted in a shiny white to make them look like they are porcelain. The window frames and eaves are painted in royal blue to mimic the blue used in Delftware. The first habitants have been given their keys.
Oudezijds Armsteeg today
Air France-KLM, as the company if officialy called, hasn’t been involved in the project, but was thrilled ‘their’ houses inspired this project. The company was however involved in another project where Delft Blue houses were the inspiration. In Caloocan City in the Philippines the airliner built family homes as part of its corporate social responsibility program. Each unit cost Php93,500 (USD2,100/EUR 1,600) and measures 20 square metres with one bedroom, toilet, bath, kitchen sink and a laundry area.
Air France-KLM village Caloocan City
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