20 best sitcom houses of all time

Even if you’ve never seen Full House, you know exactly what that house looks like from the inside and the outside. Because of the name alone, Full House needed an iconic abode for its characters, and they did an excellent job of choosing. 

The mansion in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is iconic. It’s stately and grand and looks like a dream to live in. Like many sitcom houses, this one is a real mansion, and it’s been featured in Architectural Digest, for sale, and available to rent through Airbnb. 

When Fran Fine crossed over the bridge from Queens into Manhattan, she chose the right door to knock on. We don’t get to see much of the outside of the Sheffields’ townhouse on The Nanny, but the inside is pretty spectacular with its grand staircase and gorgeous kitchen. 

The Brady Bunch house, a home in Studio City in Los Angeles, is also a real home up for sale in recent years. Going into it would be like stepping back in time, but it would also literally be like stepping onto a television set. 

All three main houses on Modern Family are amazing, but the Dunphy house takes the cake. It’s the quintessential American family home, made even more relatable with its blue walls and that pesky step that never gets repaired. 

Schitt’s Creek is about the family’s low points and not their life as billionaires, so we don’t see much of their mansion. But the moments in it do make for some of the best scenes in all of sitcom history, particularly in the pilot when the feds are raiding it. 

Lucy and Desi’s New York City apartment in I Love Lucy is a thing of dreams. It’s small, sure, but it’s cozy and warm, and it’s the perfect place for someone to walk into and tell you that they’re home. 

The mansion from The Beverly Hillbillies is iconic outside of sitcom history, too. It’s called the Chartwell Mansion (only the best houses have names), and in 2018, it was the most expensive home for sale in the United States. The Clampetts were living large.  

The apartment that Jack, Janet, and Chrissy lived in during Three’s Company made their living arrangement look that much more fun. Something about the layout is so enticing, and the location is seemingly ideal. 

Living right next to your principal probably wouldn’t be fun, but the house in which the Matthews live in Boy Meets World is awesome. It’s got a great front lawn and an even better backyard. And the inside is so perfectly ‘90s. 

In real life, the Spellman house from Sabrina the Teenage Witch is a home in New Jersey. It was the absolute perfect choice for Sabrina’s aunts to live in. It’s very New England, and it’s got just enough spook without being too suspicious. 

The New Girl loft is a cultural touchstone. The layout is slightly confusing, and it would probably be a nightmare living arrangement in real life, but inside New Girl, it’s perfect. It’s as much a character as any of the roommates, and it houses each main cast member for at least a season. 

The Staten Island home that hosts the vampires in What We Do in the Shadows is amazing. It’s creepy and, of course, dimly lit at all times. Inside, it has a living arrangement that no neighbors seem to find odd. Every room is better than the last. 

Monica’s apartment in Friends is the glue of the show. The rest of the characters shuffle throughout their places, but Monica always stays firmly planted inside her purple walls, keeping it clean and full of food for her constant guests.

Mary’s Minneapolis apartment featured on The Mary Tyler Moore Show is the ideal place for a single woman. The steps give the illusion of a sunken living room, and the unique interior features are perfect for decorating. It’s charming yet chic — an absolute dream. 

Frasier’s Seattle apartment featured on Frasier, on the other hand, is the ideal place for a single man. It’s spacious and masculine yet well-decorated and always pristine. And it’s got a great view that makes watching the show that much more appealing. 

The model home in Arrested Development is iconic in so many ways. From its location in the middle of nowhere to the attic where George Sr. hides out and the constant issues interior issues, it’s impossible not to crack up at just the thought of it. 

The home where the ladies of The Golden Girls live is part of what makes retirement in Miami so appealing. Although the decor is dated when watching the show now, it’s got great bones. Even just a weekend at this place would be a ball. 

Some people don’t know the joys of having a great basement, and that’s tragic. Luckily, they can watch That ‘70s Show and get an idea of what that walk of life is all about. 

The house in Chicago used for outside shots of the Winslows’ home on Family Matters was, sadly, torn down. But the warm, fuzzy feeling you get from seeing it on screen is always just an episode away.