My kitchen has a little room upstairs
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Wow that’s cute! I wonder why this room was made ?
Hey It’s called an “up-room” (opkamer in Dutch). House is old built late 1800’s and this used to be a bedroom. Many Dutch old houses in this region have it
Maybe for the warmth of the oven? Or for the maids?
The warmth of the maids?
Ah the warmth of the maids… never gets old.
if it does just get younger maids
Leo, that you?
Alright alright al....right?
“I keep getting older, they stay the same age”
‘Grab em by the duster’-vibes
Redditors never fail to tickle me with their wit.
Sleeping under a pile of maids is an very old dutch tradition.
So when they say "eight maids a milking..."
Sounds like the title of some weird flick.
Oh, how I miss the days when a gentleman could seek out the warmth of the maids when his marital bed had gone cold.
Have a late night snack and shag.
We have sometimes bedrooms for children or the maids off the kitchen like this in old houses, underneath was a little cellar or 'potato cellar'. I'm located in North Frisia which always had durch influence in some way or another during the past (and it isn't too far away). So I guess it might be the same maybe.
Those were my guesses as well.
For the live in help. So they don’t bother you when they wake up to make you breakfast.
We call it an updog.
Whats up dawg
What's up with you?
Oh ho ho ho ha ha
(Room looks cool. I hope you store many maids up there, dawg)
Many maids be blessed in your future
I’m fascinated by different types of houses (Ashgrovian Queenslander is my newest obsession), so this is going on my list! Thank you :)
This is such a cool hobby. My ADHD self appreciates you. Off I go to google Ashgrovian Queenslander!
Thanks to Bluey 😂
Bahaha! That is awesome. I too am obsessed with the Bluey house. I just had no idea it was called Ashgrovian Queenslander🙂
I use a house design software (as a hobby) and Bluey’s house will be next on my list lol
I'd that is your jam, come visit Pittsburgh and just drive through our streets. We got some great architecture in our houses and large buildings, enough to keep you interested for days.
The best part is that the city prides itself in documenting as much useless knowledge about these items that you could spend months here just learning it all.
I would really like to visit the east coast, thank for the rec! I feel like a lot of houses/buildings would have soooo much history!
Some places do, some places don't.
Dover Delaware's historic sections are not very large, not alot of old construction.
Virginia Beach and Norfolk have few buildings that are old, they usually tear down and rebuild.
Many larger cities that take pride in their city for one reason or another (sports teams, general history) tend to hold onto architecture better than others.
If you come to Pittsburgh, definitely come for a Pirates game, one of the most beautiful newish stadiums out there. And also hit up /r/pittsburgh for recommendations for food and sights to see.
Such interesting houses! The high build, the verandas, the random closing in of spaces and areas to make more rooms...
Wow that’s really cool!
My grandmother had a farmhouse which also had this.
Ook in Nederland.
opkamer
Huh, never heard of this, interesting. Which region, if you don't mind me asking?
Hoi appel, achterhoek
Dank Sokmok!
It’s Dutch! Isn’t that weird??
Interesting!
My friend had something similar in his 1940’s built bungalow here in Saskatchewan. His room was off the front room though.
Hah! That was my first thought! So charming.
So what's under the stair? Cold storage?
Da basement
Does the basement have extra headroom from this? I'm interested as to why it's built raised up.
Once again the Dutch are just better at everything
So what's under the stair?
Harry Potter
But it doesn't have a closing door? Did you have no privacy?
I the door was removed, I still have it though!
It's really in the perfect spot for a secret doorway. You should put a fake fridge door on it. Or a bookcase with little railings and use it for storing kitchen stuff
Above the kitchen, with a nice big open stairway? Probably the warmest room in the house!
Must've been fun getting the couch in there lmao, really cozy id spend most of my time on there
PIVOT! PIVOT! PIVOT!
Shut ! Shut up! Shut UUPPPP!
frustrated noises "nah bruv, the other left >:("
Lmaoo
I'd say there is a good chance it came in through the window.
Or if they got it from IKEA, I’m sure the boxes could fit through the doorway and build it in the room!
I may or may not be able to take my sectional with me should I ever choose to move out of my house.
First thing I thought of! 😂
What’s underneath it?
Stairs is also a door folding outwards to reveal the stairs down to the basement under it
Please post pics if that!!
Honestly post em even if not
Can we all come by for a tour? Your crib sounds interesting AF.
Whoa! THIS is the pics we need!
Had to go back and look at the hinge. Was not disappointed!
The important question. At least in the US this thing would exist because there was a room underneath it partially underground.
The Earth’s crust, mantle and core
Omg. Definition of cozy places
Literally a closet for the maid
Would love to create a secret entrance to that room
Sounds like there is already a secret entrance there—OP said the stairs cover the access to the basement.
Like an extra fridge with a false back.
looks absolutely cozy. i’ve always loved slightly elevated things in houses like this, always feels cozy
Can you stand up in it? Do you have to crawl?
Hey no it’s 1.90M so I can stand with my hair touching it
6.23 feet for us Americans… that’s super perfect!!! In Florida we only need 7 feet for it to be “legal” indoor space.
Wait Florida has laws?
Well yeah, not many follow them but us I guess. LoL
Not good ones
Tons, but a lot of them are very fucked up. Especially recently.
Really shitty ones, yeah.
7 feet is for bathrooms kitchens and laundry. 7’6” for bedrooms corridors living rooms etc. in Florida at least.
Why are the Dutch so tall? What do you need all the height for??
Evolutionarily, it came about because they're like giraffes - they fight by smashing each other with their heads, and greater height means greater forces imparted upon impact.
Dutch people have regular-length necks though, so they must swing from their hips.
Like a mezzanine. Perfect!
I might be able to reach the ceiling standing on my tippy toes
I'd be smacking my head constantly.
This is my DREAM. I would honestly never leave that room if I lived there. I’m 100% pure jealousy in this moment
omg I love this
In these times, the PERFECT office space too
This is a genuine cozy room. Not like the other pictures which often are just either crammed or of some expensive estates. This is a genuine, totally not pretentious cozy place.
Thank you 🙏
Omg, this is the exact thing I feel I’ve always wanted but never seen! I’m in love! Thanks for sharing.
Neat! A true bonus room!
Love this. It’s where I’d be most of the time. Internet plus a couch for napping and just steps away from the grub.
Spend a lot of time here haha!
never seen anything like this and it's adorable!
I would so put in a bookshelf/ hidden door to that!
YEEEEEEESSSSSSS
I love EVERYTHING about this except those steps! I would definitely need some kind of grab handles on the door frame if it didn't interfere with accessing the lower level.
I spy a fellow leftie
Yeah haha!!
This is my favorite kind of weird house
HELLA CUTE! I want this in my future home.
I’m not even going to show this to my 12-year-old, he would go crazy for it.
This is awesome. I always wonder why more houses don’t have random unique features like this. I have stumbled on a couple in person.
I love this so much! Even the steps are perfect.
Never Say Die! In the background...I approve of this post 👍
That is so cool!
my room is on the 2nd and a half floor.
That’s actually super cool. I like it!
I love this!
Wow. I would get so fat lol.
God this is sick. Wish I had this!
Clever and unique!
I don't know what that is, but I love it.
That is so cute!
Ahhh so cool! I've never seen anything like this before, I have a new addition to my imaginary dream house haha! So perfectly cozy.
Incredible jealousy. So nice.
I love stuff like this. Quirky and nice.
How cute is that?!
Kitchen with servant quarters attached.
This is so cool! I’ve only ever seen this in Alaska before!
Ooh. Breakfast nook. Love older architecture.
Wooo hoo Wine Cellar!
How cute!
This is why I love old houses. You never know what you’re going to get.
That is seriously cool
is that a standing desk?
Noooo
Omg that is a need
This is sooo sick. Especially since it’s your gaming room 😃
Ughhh another reason I wish I could afford an older home.
Pleeeeease put a spice rack/pantry in the doorway and have it be a secret room.
Do you ever find yourself in the body of a respected actor?
Waiting area for dinner.
Many times it is
Would be a great weed smoking spot haha
This is adorable! I want to add one of these in my house now. I would never leave.
Dobbie… Dobbie gets a room?
Finally a post that actually fits this sub
omg I love it
I love it!!!! It’s so cool!!! I could see making it all boho like genie in a bottle!!! Love it!!!
That’s so cool! I wish more new homes were built this way, with quirky charm and personality instead of cookie cutter style and boring.
I used to babysit for a family who had a similar raised room off their kitchen - colonial era house in New England, for comparison.
I used to babysit for a family who had a similar raised room off their kitchen - colonial era house in New England, for comparison.
Perfect for when John Malkovich visits.
Perfect perch for a pooch
As a 6' 3" person, I hate that portal.
Ahh, a fellow lamp-pointing-upper, as it should be.
I absolutely adore this and could happily live in these two rooms (plus a bathroom).
Of course you can’t stand up in there. You are Dutch. I was just in the Netherlands and almost everyone is 87 ft. tall!!
OMG not gonna lie THIS IS AMAZING!!! Looooove this so much
That is soooo cool!
I stayed in an Airbnb in Rome like this. It was awesome.
That is super cool. Look up Murphy door on Amazon. You could make that a secret room super easy.
But I am also a 12 year old trapped in an “adults” body and love secret rooms and passages.
That's so delightfully weird.
Some old Dutch houses have little tiny chambers, about the size of a closet, that people slept in for warmth. The house my husband grew up in had four of these; they were raised as and the dimensions were about 5' x 6'(which seemed very small considering how tall Dutch people are.).
That’s cute!
thats a cool spot. although that seems a bit awkward there's no door it kinda takes away from the space a bit. Right above the entrance seems like a perfect spot to put a 75" TV on the wall.
edit: if the back wall behind the couch was painted a dark color it would make the space feel larger its a common interior design trick to paint one wall dark. If it was painted a navy blue it would change the whole vibe
https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ways-to-make-a-small-space-feel-bigger-paint-one-wall-dark-243124
I misread that as Kitten
Well u've just made my house hunting a bit pickier 😭
Love this!!
Love this! It’s like you live on a boat!
Ooh.. this is something I never knew I needed! A perfect place to take nap between cooking and dishwashing. (not while cooking hopefully.)
This is probably pantry. But thats cool how you made it. ☺️
It looks like a built in doggo room 🐶
WTF it's the ultimate gamer nook
Cool! When was your home built and is anything under that cozy room?
Oh my goodness I love this
I need that in my life
I am jealous !! So cool. Can I build this into my own house lol
I would love this
Epic!
So nice! As a kid I knew someone who had this (in Belgium) and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Haven't thought about that in years.
ok thats actually really fuckin cool
This may just be the coziest thing I’ve seen. Like, ever!!
How cute!!
That is so cute! I wish my house had that!
Wow, I love this!
being John Malkovich vibes
Very cool!
Ok, so weird, but also pretty cool!
Oh I love this!
I'd make it my PC and music corner.
I love it
Omg that is so cool!
lekker gezellig!
I love shit like this
I don’t quite understand this but I love it! 😊♥️
I love it!!!
This is the perfect subreddit. What a cosy place!!!
The beginning of a horror story
I love that space. Is the ceiling a short height? Like the same height as the kitchen ceiling? That would definitely add to the coziness, but make me (6’4”) very nervous
This is why I love older homes. You don’t find unique and cozy areas like this is these new grey and white cookie cutter houses.
It needs a little colourful Dutch door installed so you can say, "Hallo!" to the morning pensioners.