For a home with the wow factor, it’s hard to beat a bespoke architect designed property.
We’ve found some fantastic examples from our listings but it’s worth bearing in mind that architects are there for everyone and not just for the grandest of designs.
Indeed, it’s thanks to the popularity of TV personalities like Kevin McCloud and [...]

After last week’s foray into how the other half live in Westminster, we thought we’d return to a more basic form of dwelling; namely the traditional two-up two-down terrace.
This humble house has been the starting off point on the property ladder for many, and it’s easy to see why.Â
They offer more space than your average [...]

Do you live in a house with a top class architectural pedigree?
If so, listen up, because the conservation body that looks after Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Fallingwater has come up with a crafty way to get the windows replaced: sell the old ones off to architectural relic hunters.
Their website explains that the old windows are [...]

Interesting piece in The Times yesterday about a property that, at 7′7″ wide, may well be the narrowest house in London.
It’s in London SW11 and is owned by singer-songwriter Polly Paulusma – she’s supported Bob Dylan and Coldplay – and comes with an elongated reception room that measures  7′7″ x 42′2″ (Foxtons, Tel: 020 7801 [...]

We like a bit of staircase porn here at Winging It, even if the staircase in question is attached to a property that’s, well, just a few zillion quid beyond our budget.
And when it comes to statement staircases, there aren’t many who can match Eva Jiricna’s sinuous steel and glass creations.
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Quite special this one. Not only is it a) super and b) shiny, it’s c) officially the best house in the world and d) it exists in more dimensions than it ought to!
Confused? Then I’ll cover these points one by one.
a) and b) - well just look at it.

(Photographs by John Gollings - Gollings Photography)
I [...]

It’s Bonfire Night – hooray!!!  A fine reason for a few midweek tipples in a pub with a view of some fireworks action.
And, in order to remember, remember the fifth of November, we’re locating this week’s Five to View in Westminster, home to the very building that Guy Fawkes was planning to blow up all those [...]

You wouldn’t expect the architect who designed Wembley stadium and Hong Kong airport – the chief executive at Foster + Partners, no less – to be happy with a simple side extension.
And you’d be right.

But the extra living space that Mouzhan Majidi has added to his otherwise unremarkable new-build home in Surbiton is home extension [...]

Here’s a property I came across the other day – a quirky pub conversion in Brighton.

The upside, obviously, is that staying in can become the new going out. When time is called, you just stumble up the stairs and pour yourself into bed.
The downside, though, is that the exterior still looks like a pub so [...]

Not quite sure what to make of this – a new collection of bed linen from Dutch By Design inspired by cardboard boxes and pavements.

Their heart is in the right place – 30 per cent of the gross profits go to Centrepoint, the UK charity for homeless young people aged 16-25.
But is there something a [...]