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When we were kids, my best friends and I thought being interior designers was just like playing The Sims. Oh, how our dreams were quashed when we found out there was no "motherlode" cheat code in real life.

You'd think the 120,000 interior designers currently working in the U.S. would know how to balance limited resources with good taste. Alas, after scrolling through this list, you might lose your hope.

We've scoured the internet for the best of the worst interior design pics we could find. And so, we present to you this list of absurd design choices renters and guests saw and just couldn't help but share.

#1

Sink Attached To The Toilet, Forming A Perfect Slide

Bathroom interior design fail showing a combined sink and toilet unit with poor common sense layout.

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lazyblackcat_779
Community Member
6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The toothbrush in the toilet really completes the image! 😂

olaff 422
Community Member
6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just got your cape back from the cleaners Captain Obvious.

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Upstaged75
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6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's why you're supposed to keep the lid shut. I'll never understand why people just leave their toilets open when they're not being used! The lid is there for a reason. ETA: Yes I agree this is a stupid design.

Ipetmykitteh
Community Member
6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The “oops, dropped my toothbrush into the toilet bowl system” with upgraded new luge delivery apparatus.

Ace
Community Member
6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Smart design eida to use the sink water to flush the toilet, less so the actual implementation.

Zaach
Community Member
6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't even have the garbage can next to the sink - everything seems to fall into it; and it is not a regular fall - no, something has to knock something else which knocks something else.

Kabuki Kitsune
Community Member
6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This isn't so much on the interior decorator, but on the overall design of the system. This is a 'grey water' recycling system, where water that is used for washing in the basin, becomes the water that is used to flush the toilet.

Red Wyvern Emperor
Community Member
6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks comfortable though. Gotta admit that.

Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
Community Member
6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not my first choice for a design. But, if you keep the lid/seat closed/down, then problem solved.

Jennifer Lynn
Community Member
6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

good reason to keep the friggin lid closed

Spacey Stacey
Community Member
6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This genius design would work great for whenever you have food poisoning ; you can remain sitting on the pot while you're puking at the same time with your head hanging over the the sink! 🤢

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    #2

    Thanks, I Hate Designer Stairs

    Floating stairs with uneven spacing and no railing on one side, illustrating dumb interior design decisions and lack of common sense.

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    PurpleTribe
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Owner: how can legs be broken within minutes of visiting? Designer: say no more…

    Motherofguineapigz
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, at least I will fall directly down instead of bouncing down the stairs

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HTF did this get past building regs or health and safety?

    Jaya
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you renovate your own home, there are no rules about health and safety because it's the inside of your private property, I presume?

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    Mrs Irish Mom
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's so steep I would call it a ladder and not a stairs

    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They don't look strong enough.

    B
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You win if you don't fall down and die before one of the cardboard-thin steps cracks and hurls you to your doom.

    SnootWaggling Fox
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The handrail really adds to the difficulty

    Barbara Wilcock
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Both my ankles broke looking at this

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    #3

    Saw This Apartment For Rent In San Francisco. Looks Like They Didn’t Have An Architect Involved In The Retrofit

    Refrigerator and kitchen cabinets awkwardly placed around structural beams showing dumb interior design decisions.

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    sbj
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're going to have to limbo under that beam

    Hippopotamuses
    Community Member
    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have the same problem where I live, and I'm guessing for the same reason. Updated earthquake regulations.

    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Either that, or they did and the architect was intractable because those supports were absolutely necessary, and someone else was so stubborn they put the door there anyway.

    Mrs Irish Mom
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You would need to be careful waking up to get water at night and also put the fridge over the other side

    Laura Jones
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    stock up on aspirin you will be getting plenty of sore heads

    SouthernGal
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Building had to be reinforced structurally at some point after it was built.

    Hill Branda
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They didn't have an architect and they sure as hell didn't have any permits. Or common sense, for that matter.

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    As you scroll through this list, you might notice a trend: tiny apartments with all the rooms of a house cramped into a one-room, 400-square-foot apartment. It's a phenomenon people have been noticing since the late 2010s.

    In 2018, apartment search website RENTCafe conducted a study and found that newly built apartments were 5% smaller than they were in 2008. Studio apartments were getting smaller too: their square footage shrunk by 10%. The size of an average new apartment was 941 square feet in 2018. In 2008, it was 993 square feet.

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    #4

    They Put A Bed, On Top Of The Stairs

    Loft studio flat with a bed suspended over the staircase showing a dumb interior design decision.

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    Witch with a B
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Well converted"?!? In whose opinion?

    Mreoww
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But there’s so much space on the carpet…why stick the bed in the weirdest spot possible?

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry boss can't come to work today - got out of bed on the wrong side and now have 2 broken legs.

    Hippopotamuses
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. I wonder whether the 'bookcase' could stop anyone falling out of bed.

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    Deborah B
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you have a bed on top of the stairs rather than putting a murphy bed on the oposite wall?

    Mrs Irish Mom
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would be iff that bed and down them stairs because of the mad positions i sleep in

    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol, roll outta bed and straight down those stairs

    Grace Note
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes no sense. Btw, I live up the road from here. My 1 bed is er, safe.

    Laura Jones
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hope not a restless sleeper or they would be in trouble

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    #5

    Rental Where The Combine Bathroom, Toilet & Bedroom In The One Room

    Small bedroom with a bed, shower, toilet, and sink all combined, showcasing dumb interior design decisions.

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    R Dennis
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm disabled and the 10 foot trip from the bedroom to the bathroom is like a highwire act... I love it.

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As long as I'm in there alone I'd be OK. Temporarily of course - I'd never live there!

    Vinny DaPooh
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only if the stove is on the other side of the bed

    Mark Hastings
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My aunt and uncle rented a very small house on the Washington coast. After living there 20 years, the owner surprised them with an addition to the house, a new master bedroom and bathroom. The sink in the new master was about 4 feet from the bed, the toilet and bathtub were behind a 4-foot half wall. The only problem with this is when they had guests and they had lots of them during the summer months. The owner gutted the original bathroom to expand the kitchen. It was impossible to use the one toilet at night without waking up my aunt and uncle. They resorted to renting a Porto-potty during the summer for their guests.

    Solu Mons
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The right side of my brain said "hell no!", the left side said "why wouldn't you?".

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    #6

    Thanks, I Hate Foetus Lamp

    Lamp with lampshade casting a shadow resembling an embryo, illustrating dumb interior design decisions and lack of common sense.

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    Hippopotamuses
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay for a prank gift. But for everyday use. Creepy and gross.

    Chewie Baron
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you turn the lamp on, Teardrop by Massive Attack needs to play.

    Danny Jeffery
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Disembowled child thrown off a roof" was a bold choice for Nancy's interior decoration design.

    Danny Jeffery
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Disembowled child thrown off a building" was a bold choice...

    Toika Gao
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First time I support abortion

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    Ironically, people were paying more in rent than ever before. During that decade, rent had increased by a whopping 28%. In 2008, people were paying around $950 on average for an apartment that was almost 1,000 square feet. In 2018, an apartment of 941 square feet cost around $1,994. Essentially, people were paying more and getting less.

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    Sadly, this trend continued during and after the pandemic. In recent years, the average rent increase peaked in 2021 with an 18% year-over-year increase. It slowed down in 2022, although it was still at "above historic levels" with 12.2%, according to experts.

    #7

    Two Windows Of My Workplace Are Constantly Fighting For The Honor Of Being The One Who Is Going To Be Opened

    Two white corner windows installed at an unusual angle, illustrating dumb interior design decisions.

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    Ipetmykitteh
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After you! … No, I insist. After you.

    Bill Swallow
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Gopher Twins (Looney Tunes), after 'Alphonse and Gaston'. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_and_Gaston)

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fold one of them completely flat against the lower wall. The hinges look like that might be possible.

    #8

    The Shower In My Dorm Freshman Year (I'm Only 5'7)

    Woman standing very close to a showerhead in a bathroom, illustrating a dumb interior design decision.

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    Mrs Irish Mom
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If head cant fit just wash shoulders knees and toes

    Lil Nitemare
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's just sad that would work for me. I'm only 5 ft 😞

    NapQueen
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perfect for me being 5 foot 3!

    Red Wyvern Emperor
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would make a joke about washing a certain body part... but I'm not going to. XD

    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That requires a refund for yyour dorm fees.

    Janice Seagraves
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awful design. You'd have to take something to the show with you so you can dump water over your hair to wash it.

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like the shower head leaks as well given your top.

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    #9

    Toilet Seat Makes It Looks Like Someone Didn't Quite Make It

    Old toilet with stained seat and tank in a poorly maintained bathroom showing dumb interior design decisions.

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    superfluous
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And used it with the lid down

    Nina
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like one should ofcourse. For the people unconvinced: https://youtu.be/qf7lgq7Y9ug?feature=shared

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    Mreoww
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ewwwww. If you want a floral toilet, brown is the worst colour possible for that. Do pink flowers, blue flowers, literally any other colour.

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The scatter gun approach when trying to use the toilet with diarrhea.

    Still Going
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, let me tell you about the time when my son had this terrible stomach flu...wait, I've got some pictures, too!

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    Beth Wheeler
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like either dried or silk flowers

    L.V
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least it's easily fixed

    Still Going
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, it was waaay too early in the morning to see this. Not that there's an appropriate time to look at it...

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    However, there's something to be happy about concerning the latest data. As of August of 2024, the increase of average rent was steady at a low 0.8%. And the average size of apartments doesn't seem to be shrinking anymore, either. In their 2025 report, NETCafe found that studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments got larger, reaching an average of 908 square feet.

    #10

    This Was The “Sink” In A Restaurant

    Granite bathroom sink with flat basin design showing poor interior design decision and lack of common sense.

    Nope, this isn’t a minimalist, avant-garde design. The water just spills off the edges onto the floor, which is why the mop is right there. There isn’t even a drain pipe below this counter.

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    Red Wyvern Emperor
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finished the bathroom, boss. We even did it with a whole sink to spare. XD

    Mreoww
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s not a sink, that’s a countertop.

    Beth Wheeler
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somebody obviously doesn't know what a sink is.

    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How did that even pass Codes, Inspections & Permits?!

    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So people walk through a wet bathroom floor and then bring whatever back into the dining area on their shoes. Sounds unsanitary.

    Otto Katz
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here's how it actually works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGppKB4Xdhs

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can also double as a chopping board - especially for raw meat.

    #11

    Leg Breaking Stairs

    A staircase with carpet pieces awkwardly and confusingly installed, showcasing dumb interior design decisions.

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    Mreoww
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t even understand how one is supposed to climb this.

    Scrappychick
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I slipped on some stairs like this on my birthday and broke 4 bones in my foot/ankle

    QueenKittyCat
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The view of the feet made me think someone was already laying at the bottom of the stairs at first.

    Ipetmykitteh
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This staircase looks mad. Mad and hungry.

    Holly Herr
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why didn’t they just make a landing?

    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is literally no point to this design.

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    #12

    Thanks, I Hate These Stairs

    Confusing interior design with irregular and unsafe stairs showing a poor common sense design decision.

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    Data1001
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alternating steps make a *little* bit of sense, but this setup is just awful. It's like each level contains its own mini-staircase.

    Bill Swallow
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These stairs are enough to drive a Slinky to drinky.

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to climb these stairs using a pogo stick.

    veryvenasaur
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could do it. Apparently this is what those 6 years at a circus themed summer camp were training me for.

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    superfluous
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They aren't made correctly - they should alternate. These are step right, left, left, right, right, left, left, etc.

    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now that you mention it... 🤦 To use these correctly you'd have to zigzag your way upstairs - downstairs will only be a problem once, at most, because corpses don't use stairs.

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    Vinny DaPooh
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who needs Misery with stairs like this

    Jennifer Johnson
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    thought the steps had hinges and each was a storage spot

    Marlene Ricker
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who is the idiot who designed these stairs?

    LV PT
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This has to be edited. Can't be real...

    Maim
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They aren't even consistent!!! "OK right foot, left foot, right foot - oh! Right foot again! Now two lefts!"

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    Still, people are having trouble finding apartments to rent all over the world. In the UK, it seems nearly impossible to find a reasonably priced flat amid the cost of living crisis. In London alone, average monthly rent prices reached a record high £2,200 in November 2024. National monthly rent in the UK was £1,300.

    #13

    I Was Looking For The Microwave When It Hit Me… Just Like The Scalding Hot Food In My Face

    Modern kitchen showing a poorly placed microwave above tall cabinets, highlighting dumb interior design decisions.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So what's over the stove top?

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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Judging from all the other designs on here, I think that's some new design in kitchen toiletry.

    Dizzie D
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s ridiculous. It must just be stored up there and brought down to use when needed. Can’t think of any sane reason why it would be up there. Unless someone who is 7ft lives in that house.

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is there a space to keep the stepladder?

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to babysit my cousins and they had their microwave on top of the fridge. I was 25 but less than 5ft. It wasn't quite this high but enough for me to need a chair to stand on to use it.

    Red Wyvern Emperor
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd be fine. But shorter people... not so much. XD

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    #14

    Probably Wouldn't Be Such A Bad Idea If Every Angle Wasn't Slightly Off

    Corner kitchen sink installation with poorly positioned cabinet doors causing impractical interior design decisions.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When the countertop came in I can just hear the "oops! ".

    Kabuki Kitsune
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen this one before, and suspect the issue is the countertop contractor, and the cabinet contractor didn't communicate with each other. Most likely the countertop angle is the right one, but when the cabinet contractor went to the producer, they found out they couldn't make the tight angle that the plan, and didn't communicate that to the countertop guys so they could adjust to match the new angle.

    Beth Wheeler
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somebody either didn't measure and or cut the pieces the right way.

    Jaya
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one always makes me laugh

    Nina
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is quite upsetting

    #15

    Who Wouldn’t Want A Ceiling That Looks Like It’s Covered With Hair?

    Close-up of a textured wall with random dark squiggly lines illustrating dumb interior design decisions.

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    Timbob
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Better than a floor !!!

    2econdSelf
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At first I thought they were shower tiles, which would be worse.

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A bald person - it might get their hopes up.

    Elli Honkamäki
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm getting serious anxiety from this.

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    Australians are grappling with the same problem, too. SGS Economics & Planning principal Ellen Witte explained in November 2024 that there are households in the biggest cities such as Melbourne and Sydney that would need to pay 75% of their monthly income to be able to afford rent. Researchers dubbed these areas as "critically unaffordable".

    #16

    The Most Useless Kitchen Drawer

    Broken kitchen drawer with misplaced panel and c*****d front, illustrating dumb interior design decisions in home renovation fails.

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    Upstaged75
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    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Skewer drawer? Or for straws? :)

    Bill Swallow
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What, *your* kitchen doesn't have a drawer for your fishing pole?

    ƒιѕн
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Complete with broken drawer face

    Zaach
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they had done that with the whole space, it would have been a good place for baking/roasting pans

    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a stupid design, but one might make it work for slim objects like skewers. You'd need something to lift them out (drawer's too slim for my fingers), but a ribbon/piece of string attached to one side and running under the skewers would work.

    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very specific spice rack. Just don't see how you get anything out.

    superfluous
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The cupboard below should have just been made taller for baking sheets.

    Jaya
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The top comment on Reddit (where it was originally posted) says it's for hanging freshly made pasta. I still can't figure out whether everyone is upvoting it because it's true, or as a joke. The reason for the bottom of the drawer would be for structural reasons (it would become wobbly over time without it). And you'd hang them over it, on each side, the middle part would be for easily picking it up. I don't know...

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    #17

    Maybe Not Best Design For End Table At Hotel Where You Place Items In The Dark Before Bed

    Round side table positioned awkwardly around a corner by the bed, showcasing a dumb interior design decision.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this a Pac-man themed hotel?

    Adam
    Community Member
    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn’t order a pie dish!

    L.V
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's the point?

    White Sauce Hot Sauce
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bottle or cup of water, so you don't knock it off in the dark in the middle of the night.

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    #18

    10 Year Old Me Lighting Up Any Room In The Sims:

    Multiple ceiling lights installed in a room with wooden trims showing a dumb interior design decision.

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That room has chicken pox!

    Mreoww
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks like when 8 year old me randomly stuck those gemstone stickers on every surface.

    PurpleTribe
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A bit of an overstatement, IMHO

    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the ceiling of every church designed between 1965 and 1990.

    Red Wyvern Emperor
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not one to dwell on OCD, but... even I wanna slap whoever did this. XD

    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gaaaaarghg! Align them properly OR go rogue and "sprinkle" them around! Either might work out, but make up your d**n mind!

    If you're paying more than half of your monthly salary, a bedroom with a shower or a toilet next to the bed would definitely feel like a punch in the face. These types of dwellings are also called micro apartments. And while not all are expensive, the common characteristic they all share is limited space.

    #19

    This Looks Illegal

    Kitchen with bathtub shower and stove nearby, illustrating dumb interior design decisions lacking common sense.

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    PurpleTribe
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably an old tenement building (usually on the lower east side). Originally each floor had only one toilet and a tub. As time went on, each apartment added their own toilet and bath, but had to use existing plumbing which often lead to a toilet in the back of the unit and the shower in the kitchen.

    Roni Stone
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, that's lack of plumbing.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's for washing extra large pots.

    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so awkward. But at least the loo is in a different room

    Red Wyvern Emperor
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean... if we're working with a single-room flat...

    #20

    $1 Million San Francisco Loft Has Diagonal Support Beam That Cuts Through The Middle Of The Kitchen

    Modern kitchen with a large wooden plank awkwardly installed, showcasing dumb interior design decisions.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who would buy this? And who would actually think this a good idea?

    QijianSanek
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd buy it after the price has gone down because no one else will

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    Kabuki Kitsune
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Old warehouse conversion most likely. The beam is structural (probably steel), so it can't be removed or moved. So they 'worked' in the area they had. Personally, I'd have put a dividing wall there to hide the beam, put the Fridge in a different location, and made the dining/sitting room area larger by about four feet.

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd trip on that every single day.

    Red Wyvern Emperor
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you neighbors with the other one in this post by any chance? XD

    Mreoww
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My pinkie toe hurts looking at this.

    Bob Jones
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The beam was probably there long before this was converted from whatever it was before into an apartment

    Nancy Lynch
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Need warning tape on that.

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    #21

    “Having All The Plumbing In One Area Just Makes Sense!” - The Landlord Trying To Rent This Out

    Small kitchen with stove and sink directly adjacent to a toilet and bathtub, illustrating dumb interior design decisions.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least extra TP can be stored close by.

    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the US, a toilet is not legal in the same room as the kitchen; in the UK, its legal as long as there is a wash basin between the toilet and the kitchen facilities. And yes, unlike most things, it's illegal in all 50 states (except California, where housing for slaves, er I mean migrant workers, is exempt from nearly all housing regulations). You'll note the plumbing shows this is a relatively new kitchen/bathroom (one faucet, like in America). I googled it. Yes, bukowhiskey is in the UK, and yes, this is legal.

    Hippopotamuses
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow. I'm please to live in a place where there has to be a door between a toilet and a kitchen.

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    SouthernGal
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Excuse me chef, I need to pee.

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can wash your left foot, have a dump and prep dinner all at the same time. Alternatively if your having a pìss then it woul be your right foot.

    Cécile V.
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seen this in old apartments in Paris years ago

    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this even legal? The toilet next to cooking and food storage facilities is such a health hazard.

    Ashtophet
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, I always have to go right after I start washing dishes!

    Micro apartments are usually recommended for students or professionals who spend very little time at home and can do with basic amenities only. Apartment List writes that micro apartments often have high ceilings and huge windows to make them look bigger than they actually are.

    #22

    The Mirror In My Hotel Room Let’s Anyone Look In On The Bed, Even With The Curtains Close

    Hotel room interior with door blocked by heavy curtain, showing dumb interior design decisions and lack of common sense.

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    Boredandsomea
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    leave the door open to block the mirrror

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Conversely you can peek out - good for spies and undercover agents.

    Red Wyvern Emperor
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also... anyone who wings that door a little faster will shatter that mirror.

    Wang Zhuang
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strangely enough, my first thought was the idea of breaking the mirror with the door rather than dealing with a peeping Tom

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    #23

    My Hotel Desk Drawer

    Curved glass desk with drawer mounted underneath, revealing a dumb interior design decision lacking common sense.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least you can make sure it remains empty.

    Kin ak
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    even better they can raise a ulture of mushrooms and watch an ecosystem durin work

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    Roni Stone
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey wait! Who stole my Gideon?

    #24

    Manhattan Apartment Kitchen, $1485 Per Month

    Tiny kitchen with poorly planned layout, stove and sink positioned too closely, illustrating dumb interior design decisions.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With cabinet doors that aren't straight?!

    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, no hate! 😜 On second glance it would bother me more that those cabinets don't even open properly and thus are mostly useless. My third glance says that the cupboard *above ste GAS stove* are an accident waiting to happen - and getting impatient, by the look of those knobs.

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    Glix Drap
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try not to set yourself on fire whilst cooking and using the sink at the same time.

    Angela Corvaia
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Manhattan apt WITH a kitchen? So lucky….

    EJN
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do people even live in NY?

    Hill Branda
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    another reason people hate the city

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    Although they're tiny and suited for one or two people only, micro apartments are usually in the best parts of cities. The lack of amenities in the apartment itself is balanced with a trendy, convenient location and amazing views. Some people even prefer micro apartments for how minimalistic they are: there's nowhere to accumulate clutter, there's less space to clean and keep tidy.

    #25

    Nicely Done

    Small apartment with a bathtub in the kitchen area showing a dumb interior design decision and poor common sense.

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's kind of cute. Too bad about the tub.

    Vinny DaPooh
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You could do the dinner prep work while soaking in the tub

    Roni Stone
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would love it if only for the tub with legs!!

    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least appliances were upgraded.

    Goony
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your house parties have a built-in ice bucket for your keg of beer.

    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All that water sloshing over the side is a terrible idea with wooden floors

    #26

    Why Cut The Door When You Can Cut The Carpet Instead (Found In New House Basement)

    Uneven carpet installation around a wall corner revealing old flooring underneath, a dumb interior design decision example.

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    primeline31
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those are old, old tiles. Like circa 1954. The white stuff in the seams indicates that they are laid on a cement floor and that moisture over the decades has drawn white efflorescence up from the cement beneath them.

    Jaya
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kinda get it. It's an ugly but cheap and easy solution when you're laying the carpet yourself. Cutting a bit of carpet is easy to do yourself, shortening the door is difficult. So for the basement, I imagine there's plenty of people who'd rather use a cheap and simple solution, because a basement doesn't have to be pretty.

    #27

    A Room I Booked In Belgium

    Man sitting on bunk bed next to a toilet inside a bedroom, illustrating dumb interior design decisions.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    However, it makes things easier if you've spent too much of your night out drinking tequila and need to worship the Porcelain Goddess.

    Angela Corvaia
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very convenient, should be standard in dorms

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    Marnie
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nobody is mentioning the lack of seat or cover? That's as bad as its position, if not worse.

    Ryan Mercer
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm too busy noticing that plumbing connection to the sewer drain. Is that a dryer vent?

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    2x4b523p
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you book yourself into a prison?

    PurpleTribe
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hopefully it’s a single room. Ooof

    Deep One
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a plus you get to lie in a bed covered by aerosolized excrement.

    Goony
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your mother-in-law will love that view.

    Ivona
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This must be some kind of a communal lodging place.

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    Environmental activists also say that micro apartments can be the most planet-friendly choice of dwelling. Tiny apartments use up less materials and there's no construction waste if we don't need to build more new apartments. They also don't need as much heating and energy as bigger ones. For an urban dwelling, micro apartments might just be the perfect, environmentally conscious choice.

    #28

    We Rented An Apartment

    Living room with poorly designed TV placement showing dumb interior design decisions and lack of common sense in decor.

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does that even work???

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The black rectangle is a TV mount, meant to hide the cables. It was probably intended for a 40" TV, instead of whatever this is.

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    QueenKittyCat
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is the tv not a big tv but the background for a floating tablet instead?

    #29

    Hotel’s Mirror

    Man taking selfie in bathroom with two mirrors creating distorted face, illustrating dumb interior design decisions and lack of common sense.

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Specifically for weird selfies?

    GirlFriday
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It scares the witches away.

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Possibly the 'aniti-fog' part of the mirror, so if bathroom fogs up you can still see in mirror. Problem is everyone is a different height. I'm not sure why they don't make the whole mirror anti-fog.

    Kabuki Kitsune
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Costly, and depending on the system (some use a heating system behind the mirror), more prone to break.

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    Glix Drap
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mirror, mirror, on the wall - who is the fairest one of all?

    Bob Jones
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe had a crack so they just stuck a piece over?

    #30

    I Saw The Carpeted Bathroom And Would Like To Share This Lovely Kitchen Carpet

    Kitchen with carpeted floor, wooden cabinets, and white stove showing dumb interior design decisions.

    ImJedi420 Report

    Elli Honkamäki
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is it with Americans and carpet?

    Cydney Golden
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once had an apartment with red s**g carpet in the open plan kitchen, dining room, living room.

    Maim
    Community Member
    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad put carpeting in the kitchen for my mom so her feet wouldn't get cold (yeah, never heard of slippers I guess). While the thought was sweet, it wasn't so sweet when that piece of hard spaghetti landed upright in the carpet.

    Elwood Schwartz (it/that)
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is carpet in my kitchen (was there when we moved in.) luckily it's dark brown.

    RS
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've played The Sims, I know where this is going.

    Inge Diedericks
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The drawers and doors have no handles

    Kabuki Kitsune
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quite common in some older homes from the 80's and 90's. There was something of a fad about putting carpet in places you don't expect.

    tracy black
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    growing up in the 70's everyone we knew had carpetted kitchens and baths

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    But what about these questionable interior design decisions on this list, Pandas? Which ones made you laugh the most? And which annoyed you? Let us know in the comments, and don't forget to upvote your favorites! In the meantime, check out our previous posts about interior design fails here and here!

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    #31

    The Ad Literally Says, "Modern Kitchen, Great Layout, Bright And Spacious!"

    Small kitchen with white cabinets and countertops showing dumb interior design decisions lacking common sense.

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    Vinny DaPooh
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hope that dishwasher lasts forever. You'd have to take out so much to replace it

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm too fat to use that dishwasher! :)

    Hippopotamuses
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same here. Imagine having to lean over the door from the side to load and unload it.

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    Wang Zhuang
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, a great layout if you're a Tetris piece

    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think there used to be a second sink in that spot.

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that might be where a refrigerator used to be. I have a feeling that the boxed-in area on the right may be hiding a water heater. I used to live in a place which for 50 years had a water heater under the counter (in a steel cabinet, like a washing machine). When it failed and couldn't be replaced I just got a bare water heater in the laundry room.

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    Never Snarky
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do you use that dishwasher?

    Goony
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These type of lies need to be crowd bombed. 1000 people queing up to view it, wasting the agents time then saying "nah, you lied" will soo sort them out.

    B
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's certainly bright. Unlike the person who designed it.

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    #32

    New York Hates Ovens

    Oven door blocked by a large pipe, illustrating dumb interior design decisions with poor kitchen layout.

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    Woof Yo
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG I thought the towel was a hand LOL

    Nancy Lynch
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Take the turkey out of the oven.

    SnootWaggling Fox
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just cut the pipe. How important could it be?

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the pipe doesn't carry water or gas then it's angle grinder time again.

    Roni Stone
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, honey? Did I hear you say you were going to start baking specialty cakes as a side gig? Well, umm......

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    #33

    Knee-Height Microwave Is Extremely Annoying To Use

    Person standing next to a built-in microwave in a kitchen, showing a dumb interior design decision.

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    Leah C
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Less annoying than the one above the fridge which I wouldn't be able to reach.

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or one above the stove (which has been posted on BP before).

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    NJ P
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many kitchen designs now put it below the counter. Don't understand it.

    Woof Yo
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine is under counter but it opens like a drawer. Took some getting used to (and it’s a bit shallow for some things), but it’s nice.

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    Kabuki Kitsune
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if the previous tenant or owner was in a wheel chair. Because, that's roughly the height it'd need to be to make access much easier.

    Timbob
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aren’t regular ovens about knee high ?

    XenoMurph
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's for when you want a little meal.

    Angela Corvaia
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never understood this. As a child I would have nuked every single thing…

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    #34

    The Washer And Dryer In My Apartment. Doing Laundry Is Even More Infuriating Than It Looks

    Two front-loading Samsung washing machines side by side with doors open in a small laundry space.

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    OooohABanana
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How did they install those?!

    Nina
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stacking wasn't an option?

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why didn't they just swap them around?

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That might have been a problem for where the hookups are.

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    NeOsage
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why didn't you just stack them?!

    Pam Wilson-Walter
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should have put in 'top-loading' appliances.

    Elli Honkamäki
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they can't be towered? Put the dryer on top of the washer.

    Timbob
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would you like it better if they were reversed ???

    B
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, it looks pretty infuriating.

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    #35

    Hotel I'm Staying In With My Mum Has The Shower Open To The Entire Room

    Black partition wall blocks access to bathroom with glass shower in small modern room, showcasing dumb interior design decisions.

    Makewayfornoddynoddy Report

    PurpleTribe
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An uncomfortable family holiday for sure

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is the glass frosted? I suppose that's better than nothing....

    Maim
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fairly common in Caribbean resorts

    Mreoww
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really don’t like those random floating black squares.

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    #36

    This Is Everyone's Favourite Window At My New Job

    Narrow window design with limited natural light illustrating dumb interior design decisions in a small space.

    SoThisIsHowThisWorks Report

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Call it Arthur - Arthur Window.

    #37

    I Think My Stairs Fit Here

    Carpeted spiral staircase with narrow steps and tight turn showcasing a dumb interior design decision.

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    SnootWaggling Fox
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They need to add one of those camouflage carpets

    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And not even a rail in sight.

    April Pickett
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want the bottom-floor ensuite.

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you live in a tower or something?

    #38

    I Can Feel That Carpet Under My Wet Toes Already

    Bathtub covered in carpet with wooden posts in a room, showcasing a dumb interior design decision lacking common sense.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that an electric baseboard on the side.

    QueenKittyCat
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's usually the covering for the heat. A horizontal heater that's on the ground.

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    Mreoww
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My toes are curling up, cringing.

    superfluous
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The carpet feel wouldn't be as bad as the smell, because even with a shower curtain I can guarantee that floor has been soaked. Repeatedly.

    Elli Honkamäki
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The person who designed this should be prosecuted.

    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a crime against bathrooms.

    Beth Wheeler
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ewwww mold and mildew galore just waiting to happen if it hasn't already.

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    #39

    Again With Carpeted Bathrooms

    Bathroom with outdated s**g carpet, wooden cabinet doors, and a teal toilet seat cover showing dumb interior design decisions.

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It already looks like mold!

    HeavyMetalHeart
    Community Member
    Premium
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I lived in a flat with a carpeted bathroom for years. It wouldn’t have been my choice but it was actually fine and didn’t smell.

    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And it doesn't even match the toilet cover.

    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd take that as the best of features - it might imply that at least one of the two was changed at some point after the initial installation. I'm good at faking optimism.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually PurpleTribe, the last thing you want to do is vomit on this.

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    Pam Wilson-Walter
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They put in carpet to cover floors they don't want to replace.

    LiuLiu
    Community Member
    Premium
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't even

    Child of the Stars
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm in the "all carpet is gross" camp, but it should be illegal to carpet bathrooms, kitchens, and dining rooms!

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    #40

    Modern Living Condo For Sale. 2 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1/4 Kitchen

    Narrow kitchen with poor interior design decisions, showing cramped counter space and awkward layout choices.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe you can sit at the sink.

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like you have to stand on the windowsill to use it.

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    #41

    Found This Gem In My Mate's New Rental

    Kitchen cabinet door blocked by wall trim, illustrating dumb interior design decisions lacking common sense and functionality.

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    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, how wide is that jar of peanut butter (er, marmite?) anyway?

    Skeeter
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    take the door off the hinges

    Deep One
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Knew someone who had something similar. They took the door off and hung curtains to keep the dust out.

    Goony
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Show you really neefd to try to open everything BEFORE renting.

    #42

    Sofa Built Into The Floor

    Sunken living room with all carpeted seating and floor in a small brick-walled space showing dumb interior design decisions.

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    Nannychachi
    Community Member
    Premium
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't like the carpet, but I love a sunken living room.

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gross carpet, but I love the idea. Bring back the 70's. ;)

    Ipetmykitteh
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bet you could get a contact high and an STD just rolling around on this dinosaur.

    to old to care
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, the 70's live again!!!

    Kabuki Kitsune
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's an old 1970's feature called a "conversation pit." The idea was to build in seating around the fireplace, to create a kind of cozy relaxation area where you could sit by the fire and... well, have a conversation.

    Deeelite
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure. "Conversation " pit. Wink wink, nod ,nod

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    Pam Wilson-Walter
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My sister's home has one but it lead to the pool out back. Basically an entertainment area. But there was not another 'living room' in the house.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They werecalled "conversation pits".

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    #43

    Just Look At This Kitchen

    Small NYC apartment kitchen with a cramped layout next to a fireplace, illustrating dumb interior design decisions.

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    Woof Yo
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you have to move the fridge in order to use the oven?

    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're short but strong. Tall people can lean.

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    Elli Honkamäki
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But you just gotta live in New York huh.

    Bill Swallow
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a big dang mouse hole there on the left. Must be for one o' them NYC Pizza Rats!

    OG
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is this door? Is this a door?

    Beth Wheeler
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like they crammed it in a closet

    Timbob
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And I bet the refrigerator opens left to right.

    #44

    Guess I’m Paying For The Upstairs Neighbors Heating

    Living room with couch, round mirror, desk, and radiator installed awkwardly on the ceiling in a dumb interior design decision.

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks nice otherwise. Very random.

    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, maybe he's paying for yours.

    B
    Community Member
    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ceiling looks like its already cracking under the strain, or at least the beams its (hopefully) attached to are moving. Seriously wouldn't want that weight crashing down on me.

    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, this falling on your head would do some pretty major damage.

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    #45

    Toilet In The Bedroom

    Minimalist bedroom with toilet and vanity in the same space, showcasing dumb interior design decisions and lack of common sense.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where's the exhaust fan?

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have to open the sliding glass door. ;)

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    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate this whole toilet in the bedroom thing.

    Timbob
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No ! no ! Bedroom in the toilet !

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    #46

    I Give You The Tale Of The Crooked Banister

    Wooden stair handrail with sharp angled corners showing dumb interior design decisions and poor common sense.

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    ƒιѕн
    Community Member
    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're going to follow codes this is pretty much correct. There is a tolerance of how high the rail can be from the top pf the stair nose. Not a design fail, just following code. Would have been better to put in a landing instead of those two wider treads.

    Jaya
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's weird. I like it.

    #47

    This Hotel Room Has A Window Into The Bathroom

    Bathroom visible through an unusual interior design mirror cut into bedroom wall, showing dumb interior design decisions.

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    2x4b523p
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My colleague and I were booked into similar room on a business trip. We were adults about it and just left the room or sat on the bed facing away if the other was using the bathroom. Our boss booked whatever room was left, they always booked late for conferences and expos. That company unsurprisingly faced a lot of lawsuits for the way they treated employees in general.

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I stayed in a fancy hotel with the same thing once. The window wasn't that big though. Thankfully I was staying alone.

    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lots of international hotel rooms put a glass wall between bathroom and bedroom.

    Woof Yo
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why? I’m curious because it makes no sense to me - I would love to hear its logic.

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    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why on earth would you do this?

    luci (he/fae)
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the hotel i stayed at with my parents when we went to sienna also had this-right into the shower.

    Mreoww
    Community Member
    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the bigger problem is that the bathroom is out in the open.

    Delight Disaster
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All the hotels I’ve been to in India and cons have these but bigger !! 😂

    #48

    Oh Yeaah, Bed Sheets Smelling Like Food

    Small bedroom and kitchenette showing poor interior design decisions with cramped space and minimal furnishings.

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    Stephanie Fay
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "The tall ceilings create a sense of space..."

    Deborah B
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least put a murphy bed in so you can pretend there's sufficient floor space.

    Fellfromthemoon
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bed, kitchenette, a shower, check. Where is the WC?

    Red Wyvern Emperor
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well... for a single-room flat... I'd probably make the bed foldable or otherwise retractable, but otherwise... not that bad.

    Elli Honkamäki
    Community Member
    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You could make that work if you move the furniture a little. Rotate the bed 90 degrees, and place it on the wall where the closet is. Then use the closet as a room divider at the feet of the bed. Finally, use the dresser as a nightstand and it's much better.

    veirdbuttrue
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so depressing.

    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone on BP called me a lunatic for saying that such places existed in the UK. Hey, you can MAKE breakfast in bed.

    Spittnimage
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was called an efficiency apartment in my day.

    Helen Rohrlach
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks to be a reasonable amount of height, why not a loft bed?

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    #49

    Please Step On Your Kitchen Counter To Go Up

    Modern interior design with black stairs and cabinets, large windows, and minimalistic furniture in an open living space.

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    kiteman
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would just put up some kindof partition to separate the stairway from the counter. And also require anyone that comes over to take their shoes off…

    Mrs Irish Mom
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That one bit of countertop has nothing at all under it, that wouldn't hold a bigger person at all

    Mreoww
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn’t trust food from this place.

    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hope the countertop is strong enough.

    #50

    It Looks Great... But Why In The Living Room? Will The Furniture Just Float On Top?!

    Room with epoxy 3D ocean floor design, glowing green and blue, showcasing unique interior design decisions.

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    Red Wyvern Emperor
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might be a minority here, but... I actually kinda like it. I like these epoxy resin sea motives.

    Kabuki Kitsune
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless every single person takes their shoes off, and you have furniture that doesn't have hard 'feet' on it, that's going to get scratched to high heaven. What's more, even if you put a throw rug or two down on it, if you spill a liquid on it, it's going to be slippery as ice where the carpeting isn't, and be a danger to anyone that steps in it while you go get a mop to clean it up.

    QueenKittyCat
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like that it glows, but not enough to rent it.

    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure I like the look, but it's done excellently! I'd be tempted to put on photo wallpaper with beach/sea/island topics, but that might push it over the edge for good.

    Mreoww
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I…kinda like the executiōn? It’s pretty, at least.

    #51

    Tripping In Every Direction

    Narrow hallway with a confusing multi-level carpeted staircase showing dumb interior design decisions.

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    PurpleTribe
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would last 2 minutes, sober…

    Roni Stone
    Community Member
    Premium
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My advice would be to stay drunk. At least you wouldn't fight the falls.

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    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm OK with this. Access to three different directions without having to enlongate the stairway or shorten the stairs.

    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nighttime nightmare.

    #52

    Today We Moved Into A Rented Apartment. Everything Is Fine, But The Mixer Tap In The Bathroom Is A Bit Strange

    Shower faucet with poorly designed hose placement showing dumb interior design decisions.

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    Stygtand
    Community Member
    Premium
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My A-hole has never been this clean!!

    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exchange the shower hose and the spigot.

    Kabuki Kitsune
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a hospital style shower. The bottom part is supposed to be used to clean out portable urinals. You see these quite often in bathrooms where someone disabled, or very elderly lived.

    #53

    Just Moved Into My New Apartment And This Is In The Kitchen For “Some Units” Of Course We Got It Despite Specifically Requesting Our Unit Not Have This Waste Of Space

    Kitchen interior design mistake with wall blocking counter space and electrical outlets behind cabinets and countertop.

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    #54

    I Give You The “Can’t Pee Standing Up Toilet”

    Small cramped bathroom with low ceiling, cluttered with large water bottles and poor interior design decisions.

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    Data1001
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And judging by the missing seat, can't do it sitting down, either. Hope you've got strong thighs for squatting!

    Emma Goudie
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the first time I've ever thought "I hope that is mould on the floor".

    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a western take on the squat toilet.

    sadmrguna
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is like one of the toilets in my weird "can't find a toilet" dreams.....!

    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, if you REALLY have to pee, you don't need to stand so close to the toilet.

    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That caption elevates it from bug to feature 😄

    Delight Disaster
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s not a problem !…. That’s a challenge!!

    Vinny DaPooh
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You assume I'm not going for the sink

    #55

    How Do You Feel About Wall Ceiling Fans?

    Spacious living room with high ceilings and carpet flooring showcasing dumb interior design decisions and poor layout choices.

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    PurpleTribe
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel confused but also intrigued at how effective it may be.

    Red Wyvern Emperor
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you have a floating green diamond above your head by any chance?

    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Won't last too long as bearings not designed for this position.

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most ceiling fans have oil-impregnated bronze sleeves (one of the quietest bearings for low-speed use) and they do not care what orientation you operate them in.

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    #56

    This Two Bed Hotel Room Has A Window Looking Directly Into The Shower

    Small square window with decorative grapevine design surrounded by beige tiles illustrating dumb interior design decisions.

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    #57

    Interior Designers Hate This One Simple Trick

    Overly ornate living room furniture with silver finishes and plush upholstery showing dumb interior design decisions.

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    Vinny DaPooh
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is the trick to make me hate the room???

    PurpleTribe
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is the “simple trick” i should be looking at?

    Ipetmykitteh
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This room is like going to a tailgate party in a quincinera dress. With extra sequins.

    Bill Swallow
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I, too, like to use silver Krylon rattle-can paint.

    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That poor interior designer got their sense of taste amputated 😢 The lamp (small, simple, angular) clashes with the chunky, baroque cabinet. Even if I didn't hate the silver (painted?) furniture - which I absolutely do - the "ornamental" design and the patterned carpet are warring over the viewers' attention, and their screaming makes me twitch. The walls on the other hand might at least compliment the loud room by being unadorned and "calm", but instead they make it look like two aged aunties moved together: cheapskate Dame Edna's furniture does not mix well with prim, and stuffy aunty Joy-Leech.

    Kim Kermes
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the rug detracts...

    Stephanie Fay
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, it really ties the room together (IYKYK)

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    Red Wyvern Emperor
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not my style, but I wouldn't say it's necessairly bad. Kinda like medieval room.

    Mreoww
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What’s the trick? Pretending you’re a maharaja???

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    #58

    Thanks, I Hate The Ceiling Of My New Dorm Room

    Perforated ceiling tiles with uneven spacing highlighting dumb interior design decisions and lack of common sense.

    I am less than 3 feet away from this in my face because of my lofted bed.

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    Wang Zhuang
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm somewhat trypophobic, this is making my skin crawl

    BrownEyedGrrl
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THAT'S the word I was looking for! This would make someone with that disorder freak all the way out.

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd make some gold stars to hang - you could put the hooks in the little holes. :)

    April Pickett
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not a bad idea. Make your universe on the ceiling. It would be helpful if you were studying Astronomy.

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    QueenKittyCat
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ceiling is a now a target to throw pencils into as I've seen on tv shows when kids are in detention.

    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Easier to count the holes when trying to fall asleep.

    Nancy Lynch
    Community Member
    Premium
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Posters on the ceiling... or fabric.

    #59

    The Place I Just Moved Into Has This Infuriating Drawer In The Kitchen

    Partially opened wooden kitchen drawer blocked by a thick countertop edge showing poor interior design decision.

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    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd take a big gate hinge and make the drawer rotate out toward you.

    #60

    Bathroom Inside The Closet

    Closet doors opening into a small bathroom with sink and mirror, showcasing dumb interior design decisions.

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    Stygtand
    Community Member
    Premium
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its actually pretty cool. Not a fan of the colours, but the concept is not bad.

    Roni Stone
    Community Member
    Premium
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't actually hate it.

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had one like this in a BnB I stayed in one Prince Edward Island, but it was even smaller!

    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Manhattan's unsatisfying answer to Narnia.

    #61

    The Traditional NYC Apartment Living Room Pole

    Hallway with a central column blocking access to adjacent rooms, a dumb interior design decision showing lack of common sense.

    gabejamckinley Report

    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pole dancing anyone?

    Jp Goat
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    2 ½ inch waste pipe from the flat above I reckon

    Roni Stone
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Think of it as a May Pole for every holiday!

    #62

    Scooter/Table

    Vintage scooter repurposed as a glass dining table with modern chairs in a quirky interior design decision.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kinda neat but the handles definitely intrusive.

    Stygtand
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It need a bigger top plate so there is room for your legs under the table

    Red Wyvern Emperor
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interesting idea... not sure about the e*******n though.

    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, I give up. what are the missing letters? 😄

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    Mreoww
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The table is small enough as it is. Now with the addd scooter handles, I’ve got no space to place dishes.

    Trashy Panda
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Enjoy banging your knees and knocking over your glass

    #63

    This Hotel Bathroom When You Turn The Bathroom Light On At Night

    Small bathroom with frosted glass door inside a hotel room showing a dumb interior design decision.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least it's frosted.

    #64

    This Crossbeam In A Bedroom

    Bedroom with mattress and wooden furniture highlighting dumb interior design decisions and common sense errors in decor.

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    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is with the architects and their crossbeams!

    superfluous
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Helps hold up the building? Space is being utilized that previously wasn't? Conversion of building to residential?

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    M O'Connell
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd use beam clamps to attach some glass shelves to it.

    Red Wyvern Emperor
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this room under the ones in this post by any chance? XD

    #65

    NYC Apartment Living

    Kitchen with dishwasher and oven doors open simultaneously, showcasing dumb interior design decisions and lack of common sense.

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    Data1001
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, at least they both open all the way.

    Upstaged75
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Better than some of the other ones we've seen here.

    NJ P
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you need both to be open at same time?

    PunnyPanda
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can only use one at a time cause they're directly across from each other :/

    QueenKittyCat
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm picturing legs getting cut off.

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    #66

    This Countertop Redone With Paper Bags To Resemble Leather

    Kitchen countertop with poorly applied brown paper pieces over granite surface showing dumb interior design decisions.

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    Data1001
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't hate it, but why cover up what looks to be a perfectly fine countertop?

    Lulu Waters
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably some stupid s**t they saw on TikTok

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    Mreoww
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    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That works? Plastering paper onto a counter top?

    #67

    Tred Or Bruck, Choose Your Warrior

    Bed designed with truck trailer lights and license plate, illustrating dumb interior design decisions with poor common sense.

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    Upstaged75
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    6 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My kid had one that looked like a bulldozer when he was a toddler. ;) Is this the adult version?

    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Remember Bill Clinton? "I put astroturf in the back of my pickup. Lemme tell you, it wasn't just for planting Flowers." *shudder* (If you don't get how terrible this quote is, albeit from memory, he was being sued for r**e by Jennifer Flowers.)

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    QueenKittyCat
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Big Boy Bed that I wouldn't want.

    #68

    Apartment For 8K Per Month (How Is It) ⁠

    Toilet with faucet pouring water directly into bowl, room with candles and projector, and window with sheer curtains in poor interior design.

    I decided to rent an apartment to live with my girlfriend. And in the end, I rented a one-room apartment near Pushkino without finishing for a short period for 8k. This is the main thing, I don’t like renting apartments for more than 4 months, I have my own apartment and the emotions from the new home pass. I have to look for something new.
    So, we are doing minimal repairs).

    Toilet for 1300 in Leroy, plumbing fixtures were mostly used. Except for hoses.

    Mattress and carpet from home + cables around the perimeter, like curtain rods.

    In general it is warm and cozy, new building. But there is no hot water and shower)) We go home.

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    Vinny DaPooh
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Assuming it is Pushkino outside Moscow and Leroy is Leroy Merlin (French home improvement chain) that 8k a month might be Rubles. In which case it is a steal at $100 a month

    NJ P
    Community Member
    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What country currency?

    Slapdash1
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Orcs still can't figure things out