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Shard Sep 24th 2013 9:58 am
Re: French Chateau Calgary Style?
 
Originally Posted by bats (Post 10916356)
...understated (is that the word you were looking for?).

BristolUK Sep 24th 2013 10:15 am
Re: French Chateau Calgary Style?
 
Originally Posted by bats (Post 10916356)
More Garagey.

I always think two is a waste of space that could be better used...but three? Probably doubles too.

Auld Yin Sep 24th 2013 10:24 am
Re: French Chateau Calgary Style?
 
Originally Posted by Oink (Post 10915892)
All these houses look the type of places those wankers on the Canadian Dragon's Den would live in. Did I mention they're wankers?
Takes one to know one.

bats Sep 24th 2013 10:38 am
Re: French Chateau Calgary Style?
 
Originally Posted by Shard (Post 10916358)
...understated (is that the word you were looking for?).
That would be one of them, yes.

Oink Sep 24th 2013 11:15 am
Re: French Chateau Calgary Style?
 
Originally Posted by Auld Yin (Post 10916387)
Takes one to know one.

I realise its only Tuesday but I’d of expected a lot better than that. Put some effort into it man. :)

jimf Sep 24th 2013 12:06 pm
Re: French Chateau Calgary Style?
 
Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 10915755)
"European kitchen" is the best. They have no idea that a real European kitchen is 6' x 6' and incorporates a 30 year Baby Belling cooker attached to a gas bottle and a vinyl curtain instead of cupboard doors.
Dundee is your hometown isn't it? You could use your dirty oil money to buy this one ........

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-36023626.html

Faded grandeur rather than chichi........

MillieF Sep 24th 2013 1:11 pm
Re: French Chateau Calgary Style?
 
Originally Posted by jimf (Post 10916484)
Dundee is your hometown isn't it? You could use your dirty oil money to buy this one ........

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-36023626.html

Faded grandeur rather than chichi........
Oh yes! I wouldn't mind looking like a w*anker in that! I'm just having my kitchen upgraded...which is involving my husband and and I and a large hammer ( I just cannot find one good workman here!) but I'm feeling very underwhelmed after that!

mandymoochops Sep 24th 2013 4:36 pm
Re: French Chateau Calgary Style?
 
There's no soul in any of those houses (the new money Canada ones I mean) doesn't matter how much money you have, they will always end up looking cookie cutter (albeit with virgin feathers adorning the countertops instead of granite / stainless steel that seems to be still the buzz words for kitchens)

dbd33 Sep 25th 2013 12:07 am
Re: French Chateau Calgary Style?
 
Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 10916710)
There's no soul in any of those houses (the new money Canada ones I mean) doesn't matter how much money you have, they will always end up looking cookie cutter (albeit with virgin feathers adorning the countertops instead of granite / stainless steel that seems to be still the buzz words for kitchens)
I thought the Newfie one looked quite nice. The Calgary ones are certainly subdivisiony, huge but squished together; that's what Mississauga looks like.

We, however may be worse than the Canadians. We too can produce ghastly interiors. In doing so we may ruin delightful buildings

(http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...?premiumA=true)

at least the McMansions are uniformly horrible and built in places where no one wants to go.

Shard Sep 25th 2013 12:19 am
Re: French Chateau Calgary Style?
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 10917225)
I thought the Newfie one looked quite nice. The Calgary ones are certainly subdivisiony, huge but squished together; that's what Mississauga looks like.

We, however may be worse than the Canadians. We too can produce ghastly interiors. In doing so we may ruin delightful buildings

(http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...?premiumA=true)

at least the McMansions are uniformly horrible and built in places where no one wants to go.
Someone forgot to tell the designer that the Nineties were two decades ago. Like the oast house part though.

bats Sep 25th 2013 1:58 am
Re: French Chateau Calgary Style?
 
I want one of these

http://www.huf-haus.com/en/show-houses.html

bats Sep 25th 2013 1:58 am
Re: French Chateau Calgary Style?
 
I want one of these

http://www.huf-haus.com/en/show-houses.html

woodworm Sep 25th 2013 2:06 am
Re: French Chateau Calgary Style?
 
Nova Scotia's contender for McMansion Chateau....

http://beta.realtor.ca/propertyDetai...rtyId=13015590

Shard Sep 25th 2013 2:08 am
Re: French Chateau Calgary Style?
 
Originally Posted by woodworm (Post 10917405)
Nova Scotia's contender for McMansion Chateau....

http://beta.realtor.ca/propertyDetai...rtyId=13015590
I actually like that one, though I would be a bit concerned with mighty Atlantic at my doorstep.

dbd33 Sep 25th 2013 2:17 am
Re: French Chateau Calgary Style?
 
Originally Posted by Shard (Post 10917414)
I actually like that one, though I would be a bit concerned with mighty Atlantic at my doorstep.
It's only on 4 acres though, what if the neighbours are noisy, or smelly.


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