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An Art Deco house that has remained unchanged since the 1930s is for sale in London

The vintage trend has been going on for a few years now, and it is still far from running out of steam. With the emergence of new technologies, a certain nostalgia for old times has arisen, often linked to authenticity and a certain carelessness in life. This can be seen in particular in terms of decoration:the fashionable objects, colors and shapes of past decades are favored over modernity by many. If you belong to this category of the population, a home currently on the UK market should appeal to you. Located in the borough of Enfield in north London, the Art Deco-style terraced house has remained (almost) as it was built and fitted out… in the 1930s (in 1934, precisely)! The only exceptions:paneled doors were added to the living room and a gas cooker was installed in the kitchen in the 1950s... But it's still vintage, so...

Bought for a few hundred euros

The current owner, Elizabeth Whycer, inherited it from her parents who bought it in 1958 and spent the rest of their lives there. “My mother hated having workers inside, that’s why the structure remained unchanged “, she explains to the site Evening Standard . And indeed, some details betray the time when the house was built, such as the square fireplace, the slightly curved windows or the black and white tiling with geometric shapes in the kitchen. Ah, and a small detail that is important:the house, once bought for £350 (380 euros) like most homes in the 1930s, is now up for sale for the sum of… £550,000, c i.e. €605,000! This is the price to pay for an express time travel… All the photos are available on the website of the real estate agency Emoov. So, would you be tempted by a vintage house?