Not Your Average House

I used to love watching a show called Weird Homes (you can guess what it was about). Unfortunately I don't think it airs anymore in Canada. But it was so much fun to see how creative people could get with their homes.
 
I don't like weird for the sake of weird but I love fun locations, imaginative designs, unique features, creative materials, and--most of all--when spaces intended for one purpose are converted into homes (like the bank below). I'm particularly partial to the idea of converting an old church, but I've seen some fantastic renos of barns, schoolhouses, railroad cars, boats, lighthouses--even an old water tower. It really makes you look at buildings and their surroundings in a different way.

I find the idea of a home built into a hill cozy and appealing (and not just because they remind me of hobbits):

 

A little on the precarious side for me but they'll never have to worry about flooding!

 

On the other hand, if you're a fan of water...

 

Bank turned home. Apparently the vault is now a guest bedroom:

 

One way to recycle all those empty bottles:

 

This is actually an ancient cave house in Italy:

 

It looks like it simply grew out of the earth:

 

Bonus points for being creative and pretty:

 

Homes like this make sense in mountainous regions. They also seem like they'd be a lot of fun to live in!

 

Love the seashell design:

 

Underground houses somehow seem extra safe and cozy. And they're environmentally friendly too!

 

This one is just lovely and elegant:

 

If you have the money and space why not build yourself a castle (although I think I'd rather live in a real one for the inherent history)?

 

Another seashell, this one with a colourful stained glass window:

 

Right out of a nursery rhyme--how could you not love it?

 

Do not adjust your screens--this is really how this building looks:


 

Whoever came up with this is a mad genius:

 

And an interior shot to bring the post to a conclusion. I don't know how practical this is to live in but it definitely looks cozy:

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