Nooks and crannies

Morgan - Our house is around 100 years old, give or take, and brick built end back to back terrace. It is in a bit of an odd sort of mix. There are awful looking council houses that are built oddly, old just about not slum brick terraces, some rather nice thirties semi-detacheds, business parks, industrial estates and farms within half a mile of here.

The house itself is a funny mix. The bottom floor is half sunk into the ground and quite low ceilings, I think it was a cellar originally and is now a kitchen and dining room with a walk in cupboard (estate agent's description) which is actually about four foot wide or more and about ten feet long. Then above that are Edwardian high ceilings, two main rooms per floor up with the living room and study, little bear's room and darling father's room, also a bathroom that is small than some cars. Then up a really twisty staircase to OH's room and the junk room.

Realistically we are not making the most of our space. but we will get there, I am determined. There are less nooks and crannies than I would like, but then I am odd. A few yards down the road, a little further than little bear's nursery, is a house that I think originally was one house but now is two. It is odd, different from the other thirties terraces and industrial estate that are next to it, looks like four stories and at one point has sort of stairs that go up the outside of the building and seem to go nowhere. There are all sorts of jutting out bits and side bits. I am fascinated.