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We all have an idea of what our dream house should look like, and to each and every one of us, the image is very different. To some, it’s a charming little cottage at the end of a lane in some tiny little village; to others - it’s a stunning townhouse in Manhattan, but we bet none of us thought of these interesting houses that we’ve gathered in our list as their top pick! Not that they are ugly - far from it! - but that these are such unique houses, they defy all the laws of common taste. Piqued your interest? 

To build upon the excitement of the last sentence, we’ll give you some examples of the cool houses you’re about to see. First off, we have a bona fide Smurf house on our list, which is a stellar example of architecture design but rather an interesting choice to live in. Then there’s an assortment of treehouses, which, again, are pieces of beautiful architecture, but we’re wondering how they would work to actually live in. And lastly, there’s a section of purely awe-inspiring, gorgeous, and sublime old cottages and townhouses whose pictures immerse us into the world of dreams (and make us hope to win a lottery).

So, you might have gathered that this is going to be a very thorough list - from weird houses to dream homes, you’ll definitely find something that catches your eye. All you have to do now is to scroll down below and check them out! Show your favorite houses some love by upvoting their pictures and share this article with your friends!


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Gothic Looking Building In Highgate, London

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Fairytale House In Austria

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Headless Roach
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel like all houses in Austrian mountains look like this and it's beautiful

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This Small Stone House In Edinburgh, Scotland

This Small Stone House In Edinburgh, Scotland

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JMC5003
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love all the flowers. I think this is the town where everyone goes all out with their yards (such as they are) in the summer. I wish everyone had opportunity, time, money and bandwidth to do stuff like this - it's so rewarding and somehow calming. At least, I find it to be so.

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#14

This Fairytale Cottage Was Built With Red Brick In The 1840s In Hertfordshire, Southern England

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Cabin Located On A Beach In Northern Norway

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Yeah, okay.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They couldn't figure out hinges for the door? You have to hoist it off and on every time you go through it??

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House Built In 1623. Yokohama, Japan

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Trulli, Traditional Stone Dwelling, Puglia, Italy

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SkekVi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

would add a lot of colour and stringlights to this but it looks nice and cool!

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One Of My Favorite Chestnut Hill Houses Surrounded By Verdant Splendor, After Much Needed Rain

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In Grimsby Where The Little Cottages Did Not Disappoint

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Thomas Biorogue
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My 1st reaction was, "Oh what a neat little house and check out that truc...what. the. hell. is. that...OMG!"

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#33

Stone Cottage In Snow Covered Milldale, Peak District, Derbyshire, England

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#35

Fallingwater Under Snow, Designed By Frank Lloyd Wright In 1935

Fallingwater Under Snow, Designed By Frank Lloyd Wright In 1935

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simply.Taz
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I adore Frank Lloyd Wright and his architectural style. I did a research paper on him for my Arts class while in college.

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#37

Quirky But Cosy. Isle Of Mull, Scotland

Quirky But Cosy. Isle Of Mull, Scotland

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SkekVi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't normally like 'meld the old and the new' but this time it works incredibly well. HOw gorgeous.

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#38

A Witchy Treehouse In Pacific Northwest

A Witchy Treehouse In Pacific Northwest

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SkekVi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i wouldn't live in the pacific northwest again if you paid me tbh. can't stand the kind of people up there.

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Nestled Away, Out Of View, Lies One Of Nine Unique Cottages, Laid Out Around An Open Green

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My First Home Is My Dream Home. I Love It So Dang Much (1880 Second Empire)

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Wanted To Show Off Our Family’s Cabin! My Children Will Be Sixth-Generation Owners

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This Is My Take On An Elvish Cottage. Cozy And Quiet And Named Elvyn After My Oldest Son

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Classic San Franciscan Victorian With A Very Modern Color Aesthetic

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Newport, Rhode Island

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An Average House In The Cotswolds. Every Cottage In This Area Is Like Something Out Of A Storybook

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At 742 Centre Ave... This Queenanne Definitely Gets My Victorian Vibe Racing And Thankfully It’s Not Painted All White

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Architect Arthur Erickson's Graham House (1962), Vancouver

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JMC5003
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow. This competes with Frank Loud Wright's work, IMO. Very much in the same vein. I'd hate to clean all that glass, but what a beautiful home!

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#56

Brutalist Designed Villa On Riverside Bali

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I Finally Got My Cottage Built. It’s Small At 220’ With A Bathroom On The Back And Will Comfortably Sleep

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Modern Meets Rustic In Barnhouse Renovation, Wyoming, USA

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Headless Roach
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gym would not be my first choice to use that amazing space for. But yeah, everyone has their own preferences.

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Built A Garden House For My Beautiful Wife... Hard To Leave

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kitten levels tokyo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought it was always hot in Dubai. /s /Sarcasm. /joke. /humor. /warning:jokejusthappened. /jk. /justkidding.

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My Parents House In Denmark. It's Almost 100 Years Old

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One Of My Favorite Houses! Finally Got To Take A Photo On The Way To My Kids School

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This Colourfully Decorated Gingerbread Cottage Completes My Grimsby Dollhouse Trilogy For The Summer

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Kay Price
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nice bright colors. You wouldn't have trouble giving directions to your place.

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Low-Energy Organic House Design With "Wild Slate Roof", Germany

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Our 1960s A-Frame In Southern Vermont

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Anna Meyers
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Congratulations on having one in great shape. I have seen too many in my travels that have gone to ruin.

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The Woodland Home, Wales

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Cozy Thatched Splendour In West Hagbourne An Attractive Village In Oxfordshire!

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Interesting And Historic Queen Anne Revival In Bucyrus, Ohio, USA

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The Fairytale Treehouse, New Zealand

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The inside kinda looks like the Burrow (the Weasley's house from Harry Potter)

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1925. Happy With A Grand Array Of Stonework And Leaded Glass. Tudor Revival House In Pelham, Westchester County, New York

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My Neighbours Tiny Cottage In Rural Ireland

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Orchard Cottage, Shoreham, Kent, UK

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One Of The Ballantyne Villas In Walkerburn, Scottish Borders

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The AirBnB My Wife And I Are Spending The Weekend At, Victoria Australia. It's So Cute!

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Stone Cottage In Ripon, North Yorkshire, England

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#100

Cottage In The Peak District, England

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#101

Beautiful Home In The Historic Canfield Avenue, Detroit

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#102

Today We Visited The Lovely Island Fanø. It's An Island Covered In National Parks And A Cute Town With A Ton Of Houses As This!

Today We Visited The Lovely Island Fanø. It's An Island Covered In National Parks And A Cute Town With A Ton Of Houses As This!

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The Pawling Hobbit House: This Is The Hobbit House I Designed And Built In Pawling, New York

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Cottage In Eastern Wales

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#106

Got To Book Canada’s Most Requested AirBnB For A Few Days

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#108

Found A Cozy Cottage In Muskoka, Ontario

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Headless Roach
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great setting for a horror movie, where partying teenagers get massacred by a guy in a mask... or something.

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Cotswolds! This Area Is One Of The Most Beautiful Parts Of The English Countryside

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Prebends Cottage, Durham, UK

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#112

A Stream Passes Through This LOTR Inspired Mansion In Utah. On The Market For $14.9million

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Parwich, Derbyshire

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#114

This Cute Cottage Looks Like It Straight Out Of A Fairy Tale Book

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Vallejo Gantner Hut, Victoria, Australia

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Been Obsessed With This House Lately But Could Not Find Another Angle Or More Information About It

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Firkin Dirkin
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The gardener's cottage, princess street gardens, edinburgh, scotland

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Entrance To A Cozy House In Seattle

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The Cotswolds After Fresh Rain

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Cottage In Cotswolds, England

Cottage In Cotswolds, England

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Penny Fan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They look so cosy now, with modern renovation, but even 80 years ago they were cold and damp, and 150 years ago they were mere hovels

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Townhouses In Clinton Hill Historic District, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York City

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#124

Autumn In London

Autumn In London

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#127

Eight-Bedroom Beautiful House In New Hampshire

Eight-Bedroom Beautiful House In New Hampshire

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#128

Cute House I Passed On My Walk (Jersey Shore)

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Found This House On The Outskirts Of Berlin

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Washington, D.C.

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#133

Beirut Terraces, Beirut, Lebanon (Herzog & De Meuron, 2017)

Beirut Terraces, Beirut, Lebanon (Herzog & De Meuron, 2017)

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#134

Quiet House Nestled Between The Trees In Portland, Oregon

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#135

This Beautiful Building In My City

This Beautiful Building In My City

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Snorky The Pig
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Guys, stop downvoting @PattyK!!! they just want to know where these beautiful homes are located, sheesh!

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#136

Lulworth Cove

Lulworth Cove

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#138

Home Sweet Home! There's More Than Meets The Eye But The Front Is Quite Cozy

Home Sweet Home! There's More Than Meets The Eye But The Front Is Quite Cozy

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Stone Cottage In The Cotswolds, England

Stone Cottage In The Cotswolds, England

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Painted Purple And Gold, This Tudor Revival Stands Out. It Has 2,010 Sqft (3/2.5) And An Estimated Value Of Of $1.44 Million

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Kookamunga
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

$1.44 million? Where is this? San Francisco? Honolulu? Because 1.4 million will get you this in Los Angeles, so I'm confused. Los-angele...b4ed64.jpg Los-angeles-14-63a3093b4ed64.jpg

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