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Mary Anna

I like the first one for the water view and the second one for the interiors, pool, and gardens.

I'd happily live in either!

Steve Miller

They’re each perfect!

I’ll give a slight nod to the water views.

AndyD

@Mik
I understand, Doc Martins cottage is a picture with fab views; on the understanding that a 'cosy cottage' that's overlooked and in a tourist village is a holiday house to visit, not a home.
How to separate piano practice from wife watching tv?
So I end up wanting a near perfect spacious £2million house.

Here's an idyllic holiday house I'd buy (no sea views so far cheaper)

https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gbtrrscli199350

You could make the sitting room a piano room...

Mik

Beautiful, but the thatch roof would scare me.

Steve Miller

Also beautiful!

wtg

They are all quite lovely. Each has several features that got my attention, but I think if I had to pick only one of the houses, it would be that last one, Spring Cottage. It just seemed like the coziest and most inviting to me. And who wouldn't want to live on Lizard Peninsula??

I loved the pantry cabinet in the kitchen:

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So @AndyD , tell me about Aga cookers. I've heard of them, of course, but don't know much about them. I mean they are gorgeous, but what is it that makes them so desirable? I saw them mentioned in several of these listings, so I assume they are a "thing".

pique

The first one is my favorite. Though I really like the privacy and beauty of the grounds in the last one. I love how very green it is there. I miss living around that shade of green.

CHAS

Lovely, I want them all. I could try them and pick one. Have not made it to Cornwall, Next time.

AndyD

Aga cookers? Dunno tbh.

They are old tech, expensive to buy and run but made of cast iron so last forever. They store and radiate heat so will keep your victorian kitchen warm.

Gas is instant and gives control. Our hob

Far better than electric hobs. We have a Panasonic microwave oven and two proper electric ovens

How about you?

wtg

We have a gas cooktop and an electric oven.
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And a microwave.

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I grew up with gas ranges where the burners and oven both used gas. The apartment that Mr wtg and I lived in for a year after we got married had an all-electric range. The oven was fine but I didn't like the electric burners.

Since then we've always had a gas cooktop and electric oven. I have a friend who installed an induction cooktop in her new home and she absolutely loves it. I think I'll stick with gas. I won't have to buy new cookware; very few of my pots and pans are induction-compatible.

AndyD

We were of the same mind about induction hobs and pans. And opted for non brand kitchen gear to keep the price down as its a large room to fit out.

The one advantage of all electric hobs is they are far easier to clean. But for cooking, making an omelette, frying bacon, boiling veg... gas is as good as it gets.

Love your extractor fan btw.

Bernard

I would have to go with the 2nd one, that kitchen is my ideal. I'd have to redecorate most of the other rooms though. I like the dark walls with gold paint in the dining room but not keen on the pattern. It seems weird to me that one of the bedrooms has the same treatment on one of the walls. I wouldn't want to tie the two together.

wtg

@AndyD said in Cornwall House Browsing:

The one advantage of all electric hobs is they are far easier to clean.

The one we had in our apartment was not one of the smooth glass variety. It was like this. Dreadful to clean.

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Love your extractor fan btw

Thanks! We installed this style when we remodeled the kitchen in 1992. The original one gave up the ghost about 10 years ago and I when I went to look for a replacement I saw that the model had been discontinued. I lucked out when I found some new old stock at an online retailer. Easy DIY swap!

wtg

About those Aga cookers.

https://experthometips.com/what-is-an-aga

Seems like a great idea in the winter but around here where summer temps can be in the 90s or even 100, an Aga seems like a supremely bad idea.

Bernard

AGAs are pretty cool. I follow someone on YouTube who has a cottage at his brother's chateau estate and he put an AGA in it. A few years back he did a Christmas video in which he cooks a Christmas dinner on the AGA. Neat.

AGA bit starts around the 10:30 mark...

Link to video

Bernard

@wtg I didn't know they originated in Sweden! I thought they were a British invention.

wtg

@Bernard Same here!

It's a fascinating kitchen gizmo. A bit like sous vide done with air. Plus more.

That turkey looked fabulous and I'd love to sample it.

AndyD

I'd forgotten about those old mosquito-coil hobs

The thatched cornish cottage has oil central heating which could pricey, so the Aga will help to offset that.
Interesting that the cottage has private spring water, and drainage...
Presumably a septic tank. Delux country living.

WTF-Beta

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