13 Amazing Houses You’ll Wish You Had

Do you ever like to fantasies about having an gorgeous, eye-catching house? Well, let these homes stoke your imagination. These are 13 amazing houses you’ll wish you had.

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This Victorian house was built in Los Angeles in 1894. Called the Frederick Mitchell Mooers House, it has been catching peoples’ attention thanks to its intricate, asymmetrical details.

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This storybook cottage in Dorset is just the epitome of English country cottages. From the perfectly thatched roof to the bright window box flowers, it is everything that is great about the English countryside.

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In Poughkeepsie, New York, is the Smith Brothers Mansion. A great example of what happens when Americans try to build castles, the house is now reportedly home to some offices.

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Ronda, in Andalucía in Spain, is renowned for its amazing suspended homes. They cling to the cliff’s edge, giving a sense of danger in what would otherwise be a lovely town.

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This home doesn’t have the same sense of history or danger as some others, but the fairy-tale castle colours of this townhouse in San Francisco really make it stand out.

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This house, near New Hope, Pennsylvania, is the perfect woodland getaway. It looks great, it’s right by the water, and it seems to fit in beautifully with its surroundings.

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This stunning white house in Bermuda manages to pop against a gorgeous backdrop. The bright white of the house contrasts with the green hills and blue water exactly the way you’d expect a beach mansion in Bermuda to do.

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This gigantic houseboat on the Thames in London almost defies reason. A house that big shouldn’t float, right? Still, we wouldn’t refuse a night aboard.

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This house at Birr Castle is a bit of a cheat: it is known as Ireland’s largest tree house, so it’s more of a play house than a real one. Still, it is gorgeous, and no doubt it would inspire quite a few architects and home builders.

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This crazy Parisian housing complex gives you vertigo when you look at it, but it looks like it might be nice to live in. Provided the rooms aren’t that wonky, mind.

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The Skinny House in Boston, Massachusetts, is famous in the city. At four storeys high and one room wide, it manages to catch the eye precisely because it is so tiny and seemingly out of place.

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This is the Pickle Barrel House in Grand Marais, Michigan. It actually consists of two barrel-shaped cabins, linked by a hallway, and it has been preserved and converted into a museum dedicated to free paper writer and illustrator William Donalhey, who built the home.

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This is The Tiny House Hotel in Portland, Oregon. It is a great example of the Small House Movement, which seeks to reduce living spaces to the smallest possible area, whilst maintaining a level of comfort and practicality that modern people expect. Believe it or not, you and two other people can fit quite comfortably inside.

 

Hopefully, one of these amazing houses has inspired a bit of wishful thinking. Which ones do you like best? Which ones could you take or leave? Let us know in the comments.