I used to work across the street from this house, always felt jealous of whoever lived there and wondered what it looked like inside... Now I know it looked horrible and I am not jealous AT ALL! thank you so much!!

@howdan1985

11 ай бұрын

This comment made me smile. Never be jealous of anyone because, as I've learned, often these mega-house owners are mortgaged up to their eyeballs with huge monthly payments plus astronomical running costs, structural issues, neighbour wars and the rest.

@SoulLeeGuided44

11 ай бұрын

Lmao 😂

@alexe6308

11 ай бұрын

no chill XD

@realestudergroundsou

11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@paolamura3497

11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately this house is very depressing.

looks like they used the most expensive materials just for the sake of it. without any taste tbh.

@princebuster93

11 ай бұрын

@Dalliskay, The more money someone has, the less style they have it seems. This house looks computer generated

@supaflysye

11 ай бұрын

Definitely you can't buy taste. Sometimes it's better to find an interior designer

@jasonlicos

11 ай бұрын

Yeah I cannot with the marble stairs to floor to kitchen island

@MsTeeweetea

11 ай бұрын

Agree. Too crass n loud

@lyndaryan5673

11 ай бұрын

Ugly home agree money doesn’t buy class or taste it’s horrible

Must have been a beautiful property once before “interior designers” ruined it - shocking

@mrsc120

11 ай бұрын

Totally agree. An elegant and beautiful house ruined. Heartbreaking.

@dalliskay6719

11 ай бұрын

possibly no interior designer was involved in the first place. such a sad bad design

@CaptainFearless1

9 ай бұрын

is it me, or do they like a bit of marble !!!

@cboy0394

8 ай бұрын

Yeah I doubt they hired an interior designer here. This looks like it was designed by the owner, possibly a Russian Oligarch.

@riscnx

8 ай бұрын

@@cboy0394 Russian Oligarchs don't live in houses with such terrible construction quality.

Whoever designed this place needs to go to jail, it’s abominable! How can they call “outside area” the garden ?

@CC-si3cr

8 ай бұрын

A mad man designed that townhouse! The principle suite has padded walls where it feels like the walls are closing in on you. For that amount of money can I have some space? All of the rooms are small and closed in. Oh and I 100% agree with you on the "garden" area. It's not a garden. There was not one blade of grass anywhere. I have no idea what they were talking about when they said you can decorate the garden. There's no room to put anything. My blood was boiling when he called that large tub downstairs a pool. You can't do any laps in that thing. Let's just call this place what it is...a party house for some social media influencer.

@cotwold

2 ай бұрын

Lol, abominable is a bit strong but I agree it's very bare and cold without plants or soft furnishings.

@Sharon-kr1ui

Ай бұрын

100% agree.

@toppcatt5113

Ай бұрын

How to tell us you have no style without telling us you have no style.

@toppcatt5113

Ай бұрын

@@cotwold buy it and fill it with potted plants.

I UNDERSTAND NOW WHY THIS TOWNHOUSE HASN’T SOLD

@nawgra8455

10 ай бұрын

😂😄🤣👍

@juneplum3229

10 ай бұрын

The black paint makes it quite dark and needing more light

This house gives me the shivers. A totalitarian, dystopia, burtalism aesthetics which is completely horrifying and horrific. Actually tragic with the plastic plants outside. Before, I suppose, there was greenery in the small backyard. Was the interior designer on drugs? Is this design a sort of revenge, becaue people who could afford this would freak out "living" inside this prison/tumb-like house., and the designer hates rich, mindless people? Perfect for horror movies about schizophrenia and apparitions. Really bad, yikes.

@HatredPrime

6 ай бұрын

This doesn't look like brutalist interior, more like shity glam.

@tictoc5443

5 ай бұрын

IYHO

Someone wasted an awful lot of money on the redo of this house. Terrible design, narrow and almost claustrophoic. The "terraces" outside are all COMPLETELY useless with those glass floors, because you can't put any furniture out there on any level - you will cut off the light for the level(s) below, not to mention people downstairs will be looking at the underside of furniture and up the skirts of people above. I laughed at the "gym" which fit exactly one stationary bike. You'd have to spend a mint more just to make this place functional, and another mint for interior redecoation to make it beautiful and worth of its location.

@tanwaukdewuyi7610

11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂funny innit???🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@MD-xb2sy

11 ай бұрын

Just say u cant afford it

@beverlysnow9315

11 ай бұрын

Row /townhouses are always narrow. This one is very airy and filled with light.

@sararichardson737

11 ай бұрын

It’ll be a cliche in a couple of years if it isn’t already. As soon as it’s purchased all that stuff will be ripped out and put on the skip. Short shelf life interior sadly.

@CommanderStarblaster

11 ай бұрын

Hmmm... However, if you were filthy rich (which I wish I was), surely a stunning mansion in the country would be your main home, but this for when you had to 'go into town' for business or entertainment would be lovely. Ideal home for Boris and his ever growing multiple wives/girlfriends family.

Thanks for sharing this with us - I've often driven past this house and wondered what it's like inside. Shocked to see how bad the renovation is: Claustrophobic, stark and austere with terrible use of the space, useless terraces and a courtyard that looks like a prison (Oh and as for that hideous marble.......). At £8.5m it's grotesquely overpriced in my view (not on a pure price per sq ft basis because £2,575 psf is probably about right) but on the basis that any buyer would need to spend *at least* £2.5m completely redesigning it.

@mehitabel6564

11 ай бұрын

Completely agree. And on top of that too hard and shiny, too much like a knocking shop.

@susanstricker5416

11 ай бұрын

Horrible and so dark.

@gordonspicer

11 ай бұрын

wonder how they got permission to paint facade horrid depressing black ?

@jojot9342

11 ай бұрын

You just nailed it with your comment, totally agree.

@gordonspicer

11 ай бұрын

​@@jojot9342 Doubtful if even retrospective planning approval with work here. Maybe Luxury Homes agent who proudly shows us the property may shine some light on this question as it might effect our joint offer bid ? lol

Money really can’t buy you taste.

@akilahbrooklyn8236

11 ай бұрын

Thank You! Your response was so simple and very straight to the point. 💯

The marble is ruining the whole decor for me. Marble on the countertops is absolutely fine but using marble everywhere makes the house look like a cold clinic. Does not give off cozy vibes at all. The house otherwise is gorgeous

@moniqrupley6019

11 ай бұрын

Marble looks nice but I feel like I would get a drop of water and fall on my ass all over this house because marble and glass everywhere.

@steppingstones144

4 ай бұрын

I know - like a morgue in a hospital!!

@Lisasoul-yv1cs

2 ай бұрын

It comes across as feeling very cold in there and all for show,due to all that marble , I can't imagine who thought that would be a great idea for a London property, there is nothing warm ,cosy & homely about this dwelling.. It would personally drive me nuts trying to keep all that glass clean from fingerprints, it's not really a child or animal friendly place at all,is it. Imagine a child running about in their socks i am presuming it would be like walking on an ice rink,while walking through a maze of glass. No thank you .

Honestly this may be the worst property I’ve seen I mean the rooms are small and the space been wasted with aesthetics that don’t matter like the chandelier.

@lizzielonglegs1980

9 ай бұрын

And the huge glass doors all a waste of space on that landing view area as well to the hideous garden !

The "garden" is a misunderstanding

I love Art,Architecture, Interior and exterior Design, Style, Haute Couture, etc.. but to be completely honest there is only one feature to this home that excites me and that is the black painted facade.

@lizzielonglegs1980

9 ай бұрын

Same here love the outside and the windows but depressing inside

@CC-si3cr

8 ай бұрын

This house is going to sit on the market for a very long time. I thgt Notting Hill was a nice place to call home. I remember watching that Julia Roberts movie years ago thinking it was a lovely place. I saw none of that in this video. I do not see why anyone would want to live across the street from so much public foot traffic. Makes no sense to me.

"Like a chamber" indeed. It will be perfect for the personality-free buyer who will get to live in the anonymous hotel room of most people's nightmares. That said, I respect that you (the channel, clearly not the designer) have tried valiantly to make it into something to look at for the show. Imagine, if the owners hadn't removed most of the furniture -- you wouldn't have had room to even walk around!

@howdan1985

11 ай бұрын

"if the owners hadn't removed most of the furniture -- you wouldn't have had room to even walk around!" - THIS 😂😂😂

@lulukazhila6309

2 ай бұрын

"You have tried valiantly...", that sentence took me out 😂😂😂😂

It looks lovely from the front, but that's where the appeal ends for me.

Cool video! I liked it until I saw the inside its so cold and looks like an art gallery. The "garden" is actually horrible. I don't see furniture making it livable for me. is the place next door cheaper? Another thing I noticed about the stuff skipped through in the end of the tour 8:36 is the quality seemed to plummet as you went upstairs.

Whoever the interior designer was that convinced the owner this look is a great move is so wrong. I get the price tag for the area but that’s it. I’ve always learnt, keep it simple so that potential owners can put their mark on it. All I kept thinking was the money I would spend changing it so this must be a niche market. And the swimming pool, that should have been an extra bedroom 😂😂😂

@sarfaraz.hosseini

11 ай бұрын

Imagine the pool parties. It already has 4 bedrooms.

@courtyard1972

11 ай бұрын

I agree, it all needs painting WHITE and a complete refit

@gordonspicer

11 ай бұрын

Agreee. They did so much deep digging already but a bit more might have produced an "elevator garage" for an extra car ? Most people have 'em these days

@lyndaryan5673

11 ай бұрын

I am a Interior Designer and no I do not like this house, except, for exterior black paint, very disappointing

@gordonspicer

11 ай бұрын

@@lyndaryan5673 Plese do your future clients a favor and inform them you clearly, without reservation, adore the mat black incongrous facade of this house. You really think it had planning permissionand no reservation from neighbours ?

8.5 million and the garden view was a 30ft prison brick 🧱 wall 😂😂😂😂😂😂. Also, Never mind the guests… Good luck if the spouse has a small car to park as well. 😂😂😂😂

@howdan1985

11 ай бұрын

" 30ft prison brick 🧱 wall 😂😂😂😂" - Yes travelsphere!! That was *exactly* what I was thinking too when I saw it. Hideous.

You never want to use marble for kitchen countertops. Marble is a soft stone as will stain easily by food / drink.

@mtmslg

11 ай бұрын

Don’t be silly: Marble has been used in kitchens for thousands of years. If you are careless enough to spill something and not wipe it up, you probably shouldn’t be allowed near the knives or stove. Order take out.

@TheBTG88

11 ай бұрын

@@mtmslg You assume that everyone will abide by this material mandate. Acidics especially, like vinegar and wine are especially bad. Those pristine Carrera marble tops end up looking trashy after awhile. Better to go with an engineered stone like Quartz that can be made to look the same, but does not require the maintenance of marble.

@venom5809

11 ай бұрын

@@mtmslgMarble is terrible for kitchens, also don’t use it for the foyer or anywhere that has shoes walking on it. My neighbor did marble for the foyer and it got wrecked from shoes walking on it.

@_wesleyhome_

11 ай бұрын

Clearly the person who buys it will never cook here anyway.

@mrsc120

11 ай бұрын

@@mtmslg Totally agree. I've had marble worktops in my kitchen for 10 years and it is as good as new. I am a serious cook and I look after my kitchen. Marble is so cool and beautiful for working on, too, which is why it has, as you say, been used in kitchens forever.

What a shame, should of kept original features. Too cold looking, not to my taste at all.

@Italiana911

11 ай бұрын

Agree. The only thing I liked was the chandelier. Even the swimming pool is too small. 🤔

@howdan1985

11 ай бұрын

Completely agree with you! Cold, uninviting and stark. Ghastly. It's like a cross between an art gallery and a marble factory.

@Lu-Beng-Ngap

11 ай бұрын

Wow .. what a waste

@Italiana911

11 ай бұрын

@@howdan1985 it’s as if they thought “marble is expensive, I’ll use that absolutely everywhere.” 😂

It sits boldly amongst a row of pastel toned houses. (Except for the other black one almost immediately next door bar one) LOL.

Sorry but a busy street is NOT an incredible view

Doesn't feel homely, feels more like a gallery. Doesn't even feel family friendly and cosy. Very interesting though 😊

No way hugh grant could live here owning a little bookstore.

@tomquigley6323

11 ай бұрын

That barely sells any books

@dugebuwembo

11 ай бұрын

Well, if he inherited money then yeah he could live here. Rich people move different...

I really like the way the outside of the house looks. The house looks like a novice interior decorators very expensive 1st or 2nd project. Lots of wasted space and poor design choices …so sad.

I don’t know why anyone would do this to a historic townhouse 😢 Worth noting that in Brooklyn, the equivalent of £9m would get you an absolutely stunning designer brownstone in the most prime neighborhoods. But hey at least there’s a Jigsaw across the road 😅

@minixtvbox

11 ай бұрын

No youd need 180million for equivalent location Brooklyn isn't equivalent of somewhere between Knightsbridge and Kensington

@CulturedThugPoster

11 ай бұрын

Looks like the developers moved in next door, so they decided to move rather than endure years of digging and building noise (what goes around comes around as they say!). You get much more for your money just moving further out of London.

@venom5809

11 ай бұрын

@@minixtvbox What would make you say that? I don't live in NY but I own an apartment building in Brooklyn. Brooklyn may not be technically as nice as those areas but it is still very nice. I have not been to England in quite some time but there is no evidence that those areas are that much nicer than Brooklyn and worth that much more. I would say the $9 million assessment is spot on. I could take my apartment building and gut it and redo it for maybe $3 million and it would look as nice as this place.

@happyaslarry5839

11 ай бұрын

@@venom580980% of the value is post code prestige, ie the value of the plot

@_wesleyhome_

11 ай бұрын

@@venom5809 in Park Slope it would be lovely. But some people just go for labels, what can you do.

Reminds me of a mausoleum,

In my humble opinion, it is a travesty how these classic homes are renovated with the most sterile, ultra modern decor that completely strips away all the house's original character. Ugh! 😢

@anonuser4806

9 ай бұрын

I completely agree with you. It's absolutely horrid what is being done to what would otherwise be a timeless home.

Money doesn`t buy you taste it would seem.

This is home without a soul. So sad they ruined such an incredible historic townhouse. No wonder it hasn't sold.

Not to my taste at all. Being French and having lived in England for 3 years, I enjoy seeing real “British” homes, which is not the case here. Has anyone else noticed that the gigantic door opens right in front of what seems to be a bench ??? Plus it looks like the other part of the door doesn’t open 😮.

Kitchen looks like Stilton.

@fannydesaintaignan8556

11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Thank you for sharing. I am afraid the house wasn't nicely done from my point of view. The architect destroyed the ground floor, which is like a corridor. I am sure someone may love it, but if I had the money I will bring it back to its original form...

I really hope someone bought this house with a view to renovating it to make it more like a home.

It’s a great location and the exterior looks great.

@gordonspicer

11 ай бұрын

Its very close to post war council development and area still run down in parts. Parking is a nighmare

The house has not been renovated to my taste, I’m afraid! Nice presentation though 😊

@philcliffe6909

11 ай бұрын

oh dear.

9 mils for a townhouse is too much. If I've to spend that kind of money, I will definitely go for a villa in some other part of the city or in suburbs. I already have a nice car with chauffeur to drive so I don't mind traveling for a few more minutes to reach my expansive state with ample parking space, privacy, calm nature and large rooms in 2-3 flour horizontal building. And if I have to stay in London once or twice a week, I will rather buy a penthouse or a modern apartment with 2-3 bedrooms suites and a kitchen. And if there's a common swimming pool in the building, I won't mind since I won't need to use it mostly.

@trooper1972

11 ай бұрын

But you don't have the money....................

@felicytatomaszewska2934

11 ай бұрын

@@trooper1972 That's none of your business

Nightmare place to live when it's Notting Hill carnival time... 🙄

@jameswalker366

11 ай бұрын

Word.

@Bucketbrain82

11 ай бұрын

For-shaw

@howdan1985

11 ай бұрын

💯 this is what so many people forget - Every August Bank Holiday your front garden becomes a public toilet for all the Carnival-goers.

@jameswalker366

11 ай бұрын

@@howdan1985Or, one can make some money selling overpriced jerk chicken and rice. Something has to pay for the book matched marble.😂

@howdan1985

11 ай бұрын

@@jameswalker366 Now *that* sounds like a very entrepreneurial idea 😂

Opposite shops on a busy road - not where a lot of people would like to live, but the house has seen care lavished on it.

There is absolutely no way I would spend that sort of money and not have to garage for at least 4 vehicles

I'd remodel the entire house and make it a 4 bed minus swimming pool

Love it. The use of reflective surfaces all over and glass peers everywhere, even that ornate cut out wall...such a great use to let in natural light. And velvet everywhere to warm up the cold marble and soften the sound. What a gorgeous home.

Garden - and not a single plant. 😂

EIGHT and a half MILLION?! That place is going to be on the market for a few years ; then it will finally come down to a slightly reasonable 2 million.

@gatekeeper9837

3 күн бұрын

@@johnknighton2621 after another mil is spent redecorating it.

to be honest, my 'favorite feature of the house' is the presenter guy!! Wow. lets forget about that 'Marble House' let talk about him 🤩

OMG it’s monstrous

I was curious what were the comments. Few, what a relief that almost everyone thought this was simply ugly.

It definitely needs more trees and grasses.

There should be a strict set of rules that state properties of this level can not be altered in this way. You must maintain the history when you can. Shame on these people. On the other hand the outside is breath taking.

How are these period properties just ripped apart without even a thought and I can’t even get double glazing in the uk

Aiming for a cohesive color palette like this home complements the space and creates a harmonious atmosphere. Love it! 🖤🤍

@slonecznikdoniczkowy

11 ай бұрын

That comment! I knew you must be selling houses. Please😅

What a splendid lush green garden 💚 Ample of space to plant more trees as well.

A great area, and they’ve spent a lot of money on quality materials and construction. Still, it looks more like a boutique hotel than a home. With none of the character of the original period property retained…which seems to be par for the course nowadays, when it comes to many building renovations in the UK, unfortunately.

how on earth did they get those big glass windows in the back? There seems to be no access from the back

another stone mausoleum. I have fancy natural stone in part of my kitchen, but thats where it ends, Some of these recent properties have shoved in marble everywhere, and in a narrow dark property, it just looks like a crypt. A home needs to be at least somewhat inviting and cosy. This was the opposite.

"swimming" pool? Paddling pool maybe. Two strokes before you reach the other end!

Just won £2.90 on the Euro Million Lottery!!!! But I won't be buying this house. Don't like it. It feels so depressing and claustrophobic. 😜

Feels kinda cold to be honest

It unfortunately is devoid of warmth and nature, but the parking is a great touch.

@gordonspicer

11 ай бұрын

what's special about 1 car parking space ?

I’d love to know what the renovation costs and purchase price were.

Good luck with all those stairs

Reminds me of the foyers of apartments blocks in Spain. Imagine spending all that money to achieve that impersonal, soulless result.

Rich people: money's no object Designer:do you want it ugly, tacky, impersonal, impractical? Rich people: yes, all of that. I want it to feel like a non human entity like a AI robot would find it cozy

@ListedInTheSouth

11 ай бұрын

This comment 🤣🤣🤣

@tasmapittock5680

2 ай бұрын

I get night club vibes

The best part is when you manage find your way out and run away.

The internal design simply does not go with these beautiful old houses. This is an example of money over style

‘And here is the garden ‘ I’m still waiting for the garden

Gentrification destroyed London 😢 As for the "decor", we have a term in Brazil and it is CAFONA

Way way too much marble, I have done that before with a house and it was just too much. You need a break with carpet and nice woods. Fantastic location though.

@eugenel2724

11 ай бұрын

Yes, I thought the same thing as well. Marble used sparingly looks nice, eg for the island and kitchen countertop, this is an overkill, and you get tired of looking at the marble after a while.

the fact that the kitchen is that accessible from the street does not feel right at all

Great materials and amazing area- it explains the price tag, but not enough privacy / premium details.

Looks like and office, fully isolating themselves from the charming surroundings

I love all the original features they kept

Terrible on the inside. Too much glass, far too modern.

@ArtTheSinger

2 ай бұрын

This is an investment property. The interior is great for renters or a business home.

That's swimming pool is too claustrophobic for me, who wants to swim underground?

Not for me this one. Despite all the lavish design and use of marble for me it’s cold and has no soul. It felt claustrophobic to me. But hey we can’t all like the same things.....I definitely don’t like the price tag 😂

The definition of more money than sense... buying a terraced house in London. Pure insanity... spending £8500000 on it! All the space and comfort of a shoe box. You can keep it thanks, couldn't pay me to live there.

Love to watch your every single vlog and today you have matching outfits❤

I can't get the beauty of that garden with not slightest green plants there.

The house is amazing. But all the interior design is a great big No.

Love the view of the shops.

If the host keeps saying “tell me what you think” he knows it’s not good

Excellent presentation. Those doors 🚪 🙌

Notting Hill carnival goes right past here I’m sure

The terrace with the view of a wall 😂😂😂. This is art, a real masterpiece, to see 💩 and talk about it like it’s a 💎 😂. INCREDIBLE HONESTY

Just from checking out the interior and the neighborhood, I get why the price is so high. There's so much expensive materials used as interior, marble being not so ideal imo for some parts but oh well. Thank you for the tour though. It was interesting insight on a house within busy foot traffic area.

That house is truly hidious

This property tells you that you can construct whatever you can think and imagine , it’s all about execution of the plan 👍

The beautiful black exterior is the only high point of this house for me.

What a modem mess off a house soulless looks cold looking .

Samą siebie zaskoczyłam - bardzo podoba mi się budynek czarno- biało- zielono- błękitny. Wygląda nowocześnie, a jest przecież stylowy. Naprawdę udana aranżacja zewnętrzna. Jednak środek rozczarowuje. Mimo wielu ciekawych rozwiązań, wnętrza są zimne, mało przytulne. Minimalizm nie musi być szpitalny.

8 & half million?? If I bought that property my friends would think that I had gone mad....

Throwing marble on everything….as beautiful as marble is, just putting it on every surface is lazy and predictable design that wealthy clients often fall into. Not a fan of this place…… it could have been beautiful and ‘smart’…but alas it is not…..and it definitely will not stand the test of time. A pity.

Plants. I would do plants, because the complete absence of greenery is a little dire.

It’s like a giant death tomb, like a big urn to keep ashes. Look down to the garden? What garden? And a magnificent view of………a brick wall😂

So iconic there’s another one two doors down

Love the marble!! amazing place.

The only thing I loved about this house, was the door leading out.

Didn't say if the pool is a salt water pool. If not, then being a chamber, the burning chlorine air cannot dissipate.

I used to live (grew up) down that road. Westbourne Grove! Ha ha ha ha ha Mum had to sell due to family arguments bla bla bla. (fun fact- I know which pop star lives there!) Mum sold late 90s early 2000. But my God! It was the saddest day. It's crazy how this area blew up. But ah well. I'm lucky I have house at all. But I do miss the area. Every Saturday Mum dragged me to Portobello. We sold hot dogs outside the house one year during carnival- it rained! Ah well ah well.

I like the sage wardrobes and the bathrooms, that's about it.