Did you want your Cyprus house to be like your British House?

MarkVPiazza


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 530

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 13:47

After reading the post about fitted carpets, I was thinking of the ways a home in Cyprus needs to be different to one in the UK, and the things I would change if I could go back in time



e.g.

Small windows are better than big - they let in too much heat in the summer, too much cold in the winter.



Bedrooms - small is good, cheaper to keep cool in the summer and warm in the winter .



Inside space - spend a lot more time out of doors, so need more shady terace areas rather than large inside rooms.

kaysera


Joined: 14/07/2009
Posts: 103

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 14:13

Mark

I'm not trying to make my Cyprus home like my British home. I have an old place with noisey floorboards upstairs and thought that carpets would be the best idea to dampen the sound.

Really wish I hadn't asked now.

mamachina


Joined: 22/11/2008
Posts: 730

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 14:19

I can think of one thing Id like here from UK - more cupboard space for all the odds and ends, the kitchens are usually great and then ......nothing!

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 14:24

Back in UK I have central heating, instant hot water, a jacussi bath, dishwasher the works! Here I have an old village house that has no mod cons whatsoever, frequent power cuts, water spasmodic in the summer, hard to heat the place in winter etc



Where would I rather be?? No contest - Kusey Kibris!!!!!



Maggie

everon


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 956

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 14:28

I came from a very old cottage in the UK, all 'olde worlde dark wood furniture, chesterfields, beams etc, now I love the modern, simple, no clutter lifestyle (and I never thought I would) x

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 14:36

Ditto, MaggieAndBernie, all mod cons in GB, to me its just wonderful to not have to be the same in NC....

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 15:04

One day i might get my dyson with all the pets we have its the only thing i miss..





Spider,x

ClaireCat44



Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 739

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 15:05

There is nothing worse than getting up to go to work at 6am in the winter and having to put your feet on a cold stone floor. Brrrrrrr!!!!!! I love my carpets!! If I could afford to have fitted carpet in my bedroom, I would.

Clarissa2


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 1476

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 16:55

Re:Msg 8,

Please alleviate me from my ignorance!

What is wrong with a nice thick rug next to your bed to put your feet on if you have stone floor? Why it has to be FITTED carpet? To collect dust , breed dust mites etc. ?

And why, please, why do I still see fitted carpets in cloakrooms and bathrooms in the UK! Very hygienic!!!

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 17:37

cooper if youre online please post the link , is it me thats gone mad ? weve got more sailors for the banana boat ? lmao .

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
06/03/2010 02:42

Sorry - just picked up on this. Did you mean living full-time in Cyprus or just having a holiday home? I would imagine there are vast differences - i.e. I have a holiday home and I fight the dust on a daily basis (actually, not as much as I used to - you get sort of acclimatised to it) and I just live with it. However, I do like my washing machine, air con, etc.etc. I think if I lived there permanently, I would like to have some sort of heating. Unlike some, I rather enjoy my home comforts and, in particular, I would like to be warm in the winter months (I know how cold it can get). Still, I suppose it's each to their own - it would be a funny old world if we were all the same (God forbid).



Jeannie

Vidal


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 867

Message Posted:
06/03/2010 17:20

Mess 9



There are just as many mites in your pillow and mattress, chomping away at your dead hair and skin and each one dropping their poo up to 20 times a day for you to breath in while you are sleeping and I bet you have those in your house.

Clarissa2


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 1476

Message Posted:
06/03/2010 18:01

Re: Msg 12,



My mattress , pillows , duvet and mattress protector are all hypoallergenic and have an anti-dust mites treatment. And what is more important - all my bedding is washed, dried, aired and vacuumed very regularly.

Whilst fitted carpets... - well , they stay fitted with all these "nice things" accumulated for years.

And fondness for fitted carpets was named as No 1 reason for the highest rate of asthma sufferers in the UK as compared to other developed countries.