Seeking glorious humans to help build a home

We have recently moved into a house in Forest Gate and are looking for one more person to help turn our house into a proper home.

One very important thing to know: we are expecting a BABY in April! So you will be sharing a home with a newborn, two gorgeous Filipino street dogs and three very different but lovely humans.

We are not just looking for someone who wants a cheap room. We are hoping to find someone who genuinely wants to be part of a little community.

Mel will be on maternity leave with the new bub, and we would absolutely love to find a housemate who is excited about having a baby around, happy to share in the chaos and cuddles, and become a part of the next chapter for us all.

We've all spent years living in various countries, communities, warehouses, boats and the like. We would love to create some of that spirit here: communal, creative, supportive, generous and full of life.

Our home is a home where we do stuff together, between the residents and the visitors alike. Make music, host events, cabarets, any ideas you want to bring to the game! We want to share our time and love with folks rather than have someone rent a room and stick to it.

We have been creating a space where everyone should feel welcome and enjoy it. We would love to build on this further. We want that to extend to who we live with, having them feel welcome to use, adjust and contribute to the space so that when they are here they feel comfy to be themselves and at home.

The house itself is a work in progress. Everything you need to live exists and works. Showers, toilets, cookers, stove, heating, a fish toilet seat, a fish poacher... in the decor, fitting and the like - the previous dweller was incredibly resourceful and has really Heath Robinson-ed the place. There are loads of nooks and crannies that we are discovering, some need removing, some need fixing, and most importantly - a lot need us, and you, to evolve it into it's next form.

We have:
- One smaller, more affordable room for someone who doesn't need loads of personal space but loves having plenty of shared space and a little community around them.

Who are we?

James

James loves music. Currently learning the banjo, and will hopefully have the synths out soon. Loves cabaret, making inappropriately sized costumes, climbing, hiking, community, and is often the last one standing at a party. He works as for a climate tech company in software.

Mel

Mel spent three years hitchhiking around the world and still has a steady stream of friends passing through from those travels. She loves silliness, cackling, hiking, camping, folk music, learning guitar, and filling houses and fields with gorgeous souls. Mel is finishing a PhD in psychology working on a clinical trial investigating compassion focused therapy for mood in people with dementia.

Mel and James are a couple, expecting a baby soon.

Jemima
Jemima is a lucky soul who has lived, worked, hiked, ran, cycled, scuba-d and hitch hiked around this beautiful earth for the last 2 decades. Hardwired for experiences, she has applied her high energy toward all manner of pursuits (tech, art, start ups, marathons, film, gaming, charities), and now is hatching the next installment in this one wild & precious life. Originally from Australia, she met Binky Bu & Jasper (“aspin pinoy”)in Cebu, The Philippines back in 2018, and they are now proud to be East Londoners.

Who are you?

We have no expectations bar the want to get involved and are open to all beings.

Tell us about yourself, what excites you, what you want from a space and it's people, and what you can bring to it?

Excited to hear from you.
Love James, Mel, Jemima and the pooches
P. S The photos are the ones the estate agent popped up, its a lil more chaotic with all of our stuff in.