five nice houses you can buy in slovenia (Patreon)

hello from Slovenia, where I am living for a few more weeks. I thought to cleanse the palette I would show you five lovely houses around the country which are the opposite of our cook county nightmare. 

First off in the small city of Kranj, nestled in the beautiful mountains of Kranjska Gora, you will find this farmhouse built in 1959, which is basically as good as it gets if you're looking to have the perfect cottegecore experience. 

Of course it will run you over 500,000 euros, but look at this kitchen. Straight out of Animal Crossing.

Our second house is also in the Gorenska region, in Kranjska Gora itself. At 650,000 euros it's more expensive but also more traditional. It's the platonic ideal of an Alpine chalet complete with grandmotherly decor Thomas Kincade would be envious of. 

10/10 would have a delightful stew in. 

Our third house, thankfully, is a bit less on the pricy side. Built in 1857, it's located on the periphery of Ljubljana, near the suburb of Rudnik (where there's a mall I've been to more times than I'm comfortable admitting.) Nicely sited on a grassy knoll, it too follows the chalet style of building. 

Of particular interest in this house is the preservation of the ceramic stove, which was the primary source of heating in the Slovenian winter throughout the 19th century when decorative stove-making was at its height. Ceramic stoves are still popular today. 

Our fourth house, built in 2010 and selling for 540,000 euros is quite close to the Ljubljana center, in the neighborhood of Bežigrad. It's extremely simple, proof that to make a nice house all you really need is four walls and a roof and, not, like 50 foam porticos or whatever. 

Note the natural light and the less glamorous 2010s equivalent of the ceramic stove. 

Our final house, in the Ljubljana suburb of Mizni Dol is a bit of a mess, so I'll only include the exterior picture. 

Built in 1967, it's as close to an A-frame as I've seen in Slovenia. Kind of like if you mixed a chalet with an A-frame and also a greenhouse. Imo it's got great potential. 

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this short dispatch from my tiny studio apartment. Keep your eyes peeled for a livestream announcement once I figure out how to manage the time difference between here and there. 

P.S. thanks for your continued support during this time of unprecedented inflation. Words can't describe how much it means to me. 

Kate