A White Rock woman is selling her 91裸聊视频渨himsical fairy tale91裸聊视频� home so she can buy a castle in France.

Susan Strangway has listed her house at 14635 Marine Dr. 91裸聊视频� which could very well be one of the most recognizable properties on the waterfront strip 91裸聊视频� for $3,998,000.

At first glance, the outside of the home is fairly unassuming. French-inspired wrought-iron details the roofline of a southern-style house, which features floor-to-ceiling columns. A beautiful garden with bright pink roses adds a welcome splash of colour to the white-on-white scheme.

However, the longer one looks at the property, the more peculiar it becomes. Questions one might ask include, why are there three mannequins standing on the balcony? Or what91裸聊视频檚 the deal with the Ferris wheel on the roof?

It91裸聊视频檚 only when one takes a step inside the house that they begin to find some answers. Or, more accurately, perhaps, find themselves with even more questions.

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Walking through Strangway91裸聊视频檚 front door is a little like stepping through the looking glass.

A visitor is transported into another world, where every room is unlike the last, but each shares a common theme 91裸聊视频� an explosion of colour.

From pink ceilings and orange-striped walls, to green counter tops and checkerboard floors, every turn of the head reveals some new wonder.

Plastic legs in striped tights dangle from the ceiling, an electric train pulled by a BNSF engine runs overhead, and more dolls and Nutcrackers than there are residents of White Rock line shelves throughout the house.

There91裸聊视频檚 a lot to take in.

Every mannequin has a name. Tatiana, purchased for $100 on eBay, is the one wearing a yellow macrame bikini and fur boots.

If space seems relatively tight inside the house, it91裸聊视频檚 not due to a lack of floor area, but rather to the number of decorations and artifacts Strangway has collected, including a pair of life-sized polar bears.

In one of the bathrooms, men will find themselves within kissing distance of a yellow plastic horse head while they do their business. But if that same man wanted a quick bath, he91裸聊视频檇 need to exit the bathroom and head to the living-room.

That91裸聊视频檚 right, the bathtub sits in the open concept living-room. It91裸聊视频檚 located beside the bed, because, of course it is.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 just my husband and myself, so when we91裸聊视频檙e in the bath, you don91裸聊视频檛 have people over. So walls don91裸聊视频檛 mean anything,91裸聊视频� Strangway explained of the unorthodox floor plan.

If showers are preferable, guests will have to wait their turn while the six-foot-tall flamingo sculpture finishes up. That might take a while; the flamingo didn91裸聊视频檛 seem to be in a rush.

Strangway uses a portion of the home to host a bed-and-breakfast. While acknowledging that the decor is 91裸聊视频渘ot everybody91裸聊视频檚 cup of tea,91裸聊视频� many are attracted to it, she said.

The 3,579 sq.ft. home features fours bedrooms and four baths. It comes with two full kitchens, a secondary suite, two studios 91裸聊视频� one for arts, the other for music 91裸聊视频� a couple fire places and an elevator.

If the money is right, Strangway said, she91裸聊视频檒l even sell the contents of the house.

Real estate agent Cindy Russell, who has been in the business for 25 years, said the house is by far the most unique she91裸聊视频檚 ever listed.

She is confident the house will sell, and the ideal buyer, she said, is probably someone looking for a trophy property.

91裸聊视频淲hen you think of White Rock, you think of this house. A lot of people have said that to me, it91裸聊视频檚 a landmark property. Some people like to have showsy types of properties,91裸聊视频� Russell said.

Strangway built the house in 2010. Her vision at the time, she said, was that 91裸聊视频渨e wanted it to be fantastic.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 had all of this stuff, so we didn91裸聊视频檛 want it to be a normal house, and we wanted a certain amount of dividability,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淵ou could really have one family in here and have everything open, but it91裸聊视频檚 so divided.91裸聊视频�

Strangway listed her influences for the decor as New Orleans, France and Mexico. Her educational background is in theatre.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e always loved the props, not that I had anything to do with that. But I love the sets and the props.91裸聊视频�

The mannequins standing watch on the front balcony, she said, were extras in X-Files, so she91裸聊视频檚 been told.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e always meant to watch X-Files and find them91裸聊视频� different people have called and said, 91裸聊视频楬ey, your mannequins are on.91裸聊视频�

As for the ceiling train, Strangway said that was her husband91裸聊视频檚 idea.

91裸聊视频淲e love the train, it91裸聊视频檚 so charming that there91裸聊视频檚 a train that goes right by here on the water. Where do you find that? I91裸聊视频檝e only seen that in a few places in the world.91裸聊视频�

Strangway said she91裸聊视频檚 selling the house so that she and her husband can move to a castle in France.

She said her friend Madonna, a singer, has provided a few leads for her. Not that Madonna, she clarified.

91裸聊视频淚 feel like we can start over and do it all again, and do a B&B,91裸聊视频� Strangway said of her upcoming adventure.

Strangway is ready for France. The real question might be, is France ready for Strangway?

aaron.hinks@peacearchnews.com
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