Welcome to our property digest where we round up our top homes for sale or rent this week, in one bite-sized chunk. Discoveries this week include a renovated houseboat in east London and a 1970s LA home with canyon views.
Deptford Coach House, London
2 bedrooms; £795,000 via Unique Property Company
Dating from the Victorian era, when it was used to store horse carriages, this Deptford property has been converted into a bright, light-industrial residence with an oversized, toughed glass roof. Rafter ceilings and painted brickwork complete the rugged aesthetic. See inside the home.
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3 bedrooms; €630,000 via Architecture de Collection
Design duo Janine Abraham and Jan Dirk Rol designed this three-bedroom modernist house in Paris, which spans 250 sqm. Painted stucco, concrete and brick mark the interiors spaces, with timber slatted ceilings and original built-ins dating from construction.
Matrix Island in East London
5 bedrooms; £2.5m via Riverhomes
Just like traditional brick-and-mortar homes, houseboats come in a range of styles and scales. This one dates from the 1930s and has been modernised and renovated from top to toe. Matrix island spans 5,000 sq with multiple levels and five bedrooms. It’s moored at St Katherine’s Dock (where fees are around £36k per year) and has onboard amenities including a home study, sauna and deck-terrace.
Topanga Canyon home in Los Angeles
2 bedrooms; $1.699m via Snyder Sutton Real Estate
The 1970s are in vogue at this Old Topanga Canyon home, which features floor-to-ceiling timber in its cathedral-style living room. The two-bedroom LA County property will need modernising (particularly in the kitchen and bathroom areas, which are dated) but as the living room attests, it has plenty of charm. A mezzanine level is inserted beneath the roof, with a bedroom and study overlooking the living room below, while views can be seen across the property, including through glass doors at the front of the house that open onto a deck.
