Greatest homes: quirky homes

Looking for something that makes you stand out? Make it your home

Whether it’s a fireplace or a staircase, a coloured statement wall of the very architecture of your abode, there’s something wonderful about having quirks in your home that mark it as different from the rest. Aspects that make it stand out in your heart, features to warm your cockles, and a picture window to brighten even the rainiest of days. We’ve collected a selection from what’s out there on the market at the moment, to quicken your heart and help with your house-hunting.

Connaught Road, Hove
This vaulted loft-style triplex two bedroom apartment lets the sunlight flood in and the space just stretch out. Measuring 1,355 sq feet/125.9 sq metres, including a dual-aspect living room and open-plan double height kitchen/diner with a door straight onto the patio, this is just stunning.
>£375,000
>Justin Lloyd
>01273 315613

The Cottage, St John’s Road, Hove
A remarkably designed house to be found on a little road running south from Palmeira Square. With direct sea views, two bedrooms and two bathrooms, as well as a double garage, balcony and Mediterranean style terrace catching the afternoon sun, this home lets the light flood in with a few nuanced period turns included too. Truly fabulous.
>£675,000
>Winkworth
>01273 772175

Cornish Mews, Brighton
A beautiful mews cottage in the heart of the sought-after Port Hall district, in this tucked away location giving you access to all the action – without having to be in the middle of it. Well presented throughout, with two bedrooms, a lovely spacious open-plan ground floor and a rear patio garden, it’s a city oasis.
>£284,950
>Elliott’s
>01273 773399

Langdale Road, Hove
Moments from the seafront, nestling in a lovely tree-lined residential road, is this detached double-fronted chalet style property. With three bedrooms, surrounding gardens, a conservatory and quirky features including a spiral staircase, this is captivatingly unique.
>£675,000
>Sawyer & Co
>01273 774488

Compton Road, Brighton
Mixing period features with contemporary design, this substantial three bedroom house has it all. A real log fire and a massive loft conversion, a huge modern bathroom and a walled west-facing garden – plus much more. Bright and spacious throughout, this has the character and the modernity.
>£435,000
>John Hoole
>01273 555115