Inside Rightmove’s quirkiest homes

The one with a Great Gatsby-style interior

We are very much amused by the interior of this property – and we suspect this is precisely the effect the homeowners were hoping to create when designing the place.

It’s on Wigton Lane, one of the most exclusive residential areas in North Leeds. You may not think there’s much to note about the house when you see it from the outside (except if you happen to notice the Statue of Liberty or the three water fountains round the back), but that changes the second you open the front door…

The décor is really unlike anything else we’ve seen before, so it scores highly in uniqueness.

It’s packed with a vastly eclectic – some might say eccentric – collection of items. Statues, mannequins, wigs, and hundreds of other random pieces are strategically placed and end up producing this surreal atmosphere.

Obviously no expense has been spared in creating this luxurious fantasy world; it’s got ten chandeliers throughout the property, several Jacuzzis, and four (yes, four) kitchens – because sometimes two or three just aren’t enough!

The little terraced house with an organ

So you’re walking down the streets of Bristol and strolled passed this terraced house, very much like all the other ones on that street. It looks small and cute, but nothing to write home about, right? Not so fast.

Step in through the front door and the first thing you’ll notice is that – as is often the case with this type of property – it’s bigger than it looks from the outside.

Eventually you’ll get to the showstopper: the huge organ and podium occupying the top floor!

We don’t know for sure if it works well enough that you could play your favourite tunes on it, and for the moment let’s not think about the neighbours, but it certainly is a novelty.

The estate agent selling the property points out that this is a home with tremendous refurbishing opportunities as it is spacious and bright, but parts of it do need some TLC.

Another noteworthy part of the house is the medieval-style reception room, with the high ceiling and stone hearth fireplace.

The stately home with a modern twist

The Grand Lodge is part of what used to be the enormous Beaudesert Estate, an impressive palace in Staffordshire dating back as far as 16^th century. It was so big, in fact, that the Grand Lodge – this very large property which  include stables, and kennels – was only a part of the entrance to the estate.

Very much about this home is totally unique: its history, its shape, its appearance, and without a shadow of doubt, its interior design.

As you approach it from the very long driveway, it looks something like a smallish manor house. As you get closer and notice the huge glass front doors, and the original doors sunken into the walls of the entrance hall behind it, you realise you’re standing in a one-of-a-kind location.

It’s a place with many contrasts. You’d think the original brick and stonework on the outside might clash with the white gloss kitchen; yet somehow it does.

It’s bold and daring, and we think this is a sophisticated blend of historical, traditional, and contemporary features. Somehow, they made it all come together quite nicely.

The converted water tower

This extraordinary building in Reading was built in the late 1800’s as a massive water tower. In 2002 it was converted into six individual apartments, including one penthouse, and the entire building is now for sale.

What really stands out is of course the cylinder shape of the property. We think there’s a certain charm to it; there’s something about knowing that it was once nothing but a container of water that makes it intriguing.

Converting the inside must’ve been fun. The roundness of it would have required a very different designing method than the normal, square-based approach that most of us are used to.

It may have been a challenge to furnish and decorate, but there’s a lot about it that we like, such as the 360 panoramic views from the top floor.

The circus carnival one

This dazzlingly quirky former Victorian Turkish bathhouse, which previously stood derelict for 20 years, has been converted into one-in-a-million ‘carnival’ house.

This remarkable four-bedroom property, on the market for £1.25 million in a quintessential seaside town in East Sussex, is filled to the brim with whacky features and classic fairground staples.

Your senses will be overloaded with fairground nostalgia as you’ll notice a retro bowling alley in the main reception room, an arcade basketball game, a giant clown’s face above the bowling alley and even a coconut-shy sign above the sink.