This Family House for Sale Looks Normal on the Outside, but It’s Totally PURPLE on the Inside

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Hillingdon, just outside London in the United Kingdom, is home to a very peculiar abode. The four-bedroom, semi-detached family property looks completely normal on the outside, but behind closed doors there’s a colorful secret.

Everything inside is almost entirely purple.

The walls are a light, bright lavender, while alcoves provide accents in a deeper shade. Plush purple carpets line the floors of every room, even the bathroom, where purple carpet creeps up the sides of the bathtub.

Real estate agent R. Whitley & Co. put the house on the market after the lavender-loving owners decided to sell, but their advert maintained the utmost discretion. Perhaps “entirely purple inside” was not the property’s biggest selling point? The agent opted to describe the property ambiguously as having a “family inspired design.”

Priced at US$644,120 (519,569 pounds), the listing justified the home’s heady price tag by describing the interior as “maintained to a high standard.” The Mirror claimed that a potential buyer was quickly lined up for the property.

Interior photos were quickly made available after interest in this bizarre property skyrocketed. Are you ready for the house tour? Step into the kitchen and you'll see purple rugs on top of an already purple carpet. In the living room, purple flowers adorn tabletops and purple throw pillows cover the furniture, which is, you guessed it, purple.

Moving on to the dining room, purple upholstery ensures that the chairs, drapes, and carpet are matched to perfection. In the master bedroom, a bed is notable for its difference, standing out white against a background of purple.

In the bathroom, purple tiles decorate the walls. From the garden, the perspective on the house is entirely different; you'd be forgiven for thinking it’s “normal on the inside,” as the only hints of purple are contained in a few modest pots of lilac.

English comedian Dave Gorman latched onto the fascinating property as soon as it was listed, posting on Facebook, “I’ve never known anyone like purple as much as whoever owns this house. I assume they’re selling, because the garden still looks so stubbornly green.”

The listing has since been removed; we can only wonder whether whoever took over the property kept the color scheme. If you enjoyed the United Kingdom’s “purple house,” then you may enjoy these other examples of weird and wonderful homes from around the world.

The Flintstone Cave House in Malibu, California, melds a “prehistoric” design with modern amenities. You can even see the Pacific Ocean from the master bedroom. And even though this home is built in the style of TV animation’s favorite cave family, the house still has a large television-watching area, a roomy kitchen, and wi-fi throughout.

The Hobbit House in the Lammas eco-village in West Wales was built in 2003 by permaculture expert Simon Dale as “a low-impact living house” for himself and his family. Dale was predominantly influenced by the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy (no kidding!).

The project comprised 7 acres of land and just 3,000 pounds’ (US$3,719) worth of materials, and guess what? It’s for sale.

Last but not least, the Shark Attack Home in Oxford, England, stands out from its village neighbors as a local eccentricity. It belongs to BBC radio DJ Bill Heine, who employed an artist to install a life-size great white shark crashing through his rooftop.

Would you live in any of these extraordinary homes?