50 Times Homes Had Such Awful Interiors, It Was Unclear What The Designers Were Thinking (New Pics)
Call the Aesthetics Police because we’ve got a crime spree to report. They say there’s no arguing about taste, but there are some truly awful design decisions out there. They don’t just ask to be judged, they demand it. ‘Quirky and unique’ don’t quite cut it anymore.
We like to think that we’ve got a good eye for quality designs. And on the flip side, we think we know what best to avoid when decorating your home. That’s why our team here at Bored Panda has put together this list of the very worst home interior design fails. Some of these are so epic, they’re bound to make your inner designer wince. Check out the best of the worst, and remember to give the pics you hate with a burning passion a big old upvote.
Read on for Bored Panda’s in-depth interview about our sense of aesthetics, how it forms, and how we can develop it. Spoiler warning: nobody is ever truly lost, no matter how bad their current sense of style might be.
Meanwhile, if you find yourselves in the mood for some jaw-droppingly horrific design ‘solutions,’ take a look through Bored Panda’s recent articles about them right here, here, and here.
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Staircase Beautified With Loose Boulders And A Broken Pelvis
Lars Ulrich
This Chandelier At A Restaurant I Ate At Bothers Me So Much
Bored Panda reached out for a chat about aesthetics and developing our sense for it with pie artist Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin. She is the author of 'Pies Are Awesome: The Definitive Pie Art Book’ and has made a career from putting her great sense of aesthetics to use in the kitchen. Her work is as much about design as it is about delicious baked goods.
We were curious to get her take on whether or not good taste is something that we can develop or if we’re born with it, and how subjective she thinks our sense of aesthetics really is.
“Our sense of taste is a product of our upbringing and the people and content we are exposed to throughout our life, particularly during our formative years,” artist Jessica explained to Bored Panda how we develop our aesthetic tendencies.
This Is A Bad Idea
You Have To Step Over The Bathtub To Get Between The Toilet And The Sink
You Can Take A Bath And Die Immediately
“Different cultures, different families, different peer groups place different value on different aesthetic conventions. If we want to ‘fit in’ with whatever group we are affiliating with, we tend to morph our own personal tastes to match that of the group,” she said that we tend to sacrifice a part of our taste to better adapt to our new social circle.
“But what if we don’t want to ‘fit in’ and conform our taste to match the crowd? Well, that’s where things get interesting,” Jessica mused.
She said that we start developing a truly personal sense of aesthetics when we start looking at different types of design, learning about various artists and artistic movements, listening to different types of music, and reading fresh new authors whose books we usually wouldn’t flip open.
When They Said "Half-Bath", I Wasn't Expecting This
We Have A Really Small Radiator In Our House
I Raise You Carpet Wall Bathroom
“Once a person has, for whatever reason, decided to expand their horizons beyond what is naturally presented to them in their immediate circles then something magical happens: their true ‘personal taste’ begins to coalesce,” the aesthete said.
“We may be born into a family/community that places a high value on exploring different aesthetic forms and embarking on journeys of personal discovery. We may be born into a family/community that punishes any deviation beyond the accepted norms,” Jessica told Bored Panda.
“But we always have the choice to learn about something new. Taste may always be somewhat subjective, but the more forms of aesthetic content we seek out and allow ourselves to be exposed to, the better our shot at claiming that elusive, “good taste” badge!
Man Opening The Curtains Of His Windowless Hotel Room
Can't Stop Thinking About This Sink
My Grandparents Have A Fish Pond In Their Living Room
According to Tim Antoniuk from the University of Alberta, it’s up to the designer to ensure the client’s project turns out well and that the builders turn their vision into reality.
“Everything, in my view, rests in the designer's hand. This is why some of the most outstanding designers in the world have such a deep knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, of the problems that can happen during installation,” the Associate Professor of Design Studies told Bored Panda during an earlier interview.
Bottom Side Of The Stairs. Just Why
Seems you got yourself a glitch. Not to worry, just push restart and it should clear that in a jiff!
My Eyes Are Hurting Me
The White Is Actually A Part Of The Marble Floor
"It's hard, but that's why the best designers get paid so well for their outstanding work. They do great design/aesthetic work, but they also create efficiencies and they foresee and spot (some) problems from happening."
Essentially, this means that the designer has a huge responsibility when it comes to making sure the house is designed well. And that means being on-site, often. "Many jobs can not just stop because a designer is not onsite or is not able to be reached. That said, builders need to honor the designer's vision, but again, if there is 'fuzziness' in the drawings or plans, decisions will be made by people that we may not want to make them."
Fleshy Shower
An Apartment In London That Has No Front Door. Just A Set Of Stairs Leading Up To A Window
This Bathroom With Too Many Stairs
In Tim’s view, designers need to focus on good and clear communication, doing great drawings and visuals, and constantly educating themselves in the field of construction while keeping on top of any important changes. “We exist in a field that is ever-changing with the introduction of new materials, new construction requirements, and restrictions," he said.
Privacy? Never Heard Of It. Only Showers With Full Viewing Windows In This House
This Combination Of Staircase, Cellar And Bathroom Gets Worse Every Second You Look At It
"Don't Come Down The Stairs! I'm Pooping"
Previously, Tim from the University of Alberta explained to Bored Panda that there are objectively good and bad interior design decisions. Not everything is subjective. Though that doesn’t mean that our sense of taste is unimportant. In fact, it’s what causes a gray area between quality and a lack of it in interior design.
What Was The Point Of This Again
Okay, What The Hell
One Closet. 6 Feet Above The Ground And No Stairs To Get To It. Why?
"The gray area comes in when people start to talk about taste and about degrees of aesthetic. I may love the design of Bauhaus furniture, for example, while somebody may feel that it is too cold and void of personality. Not unlike great art, I believe that much of what came from this era is ‘great design,’ in part because it represents an era and a philosophy. When we start to mix in discussions of taste and preference, that is where the gray areas of good and bad design get blurred,” he said.
Sacred Resource
Flat For Sale In Kiyv, Ukraine
The Intersection Of Three Rooms At My New Place
Because this is where air, land and water meet.
Load More Replies...Never mind the intersection, feast your eyes on that duct tape repair on the slipper
I doubt you can see this ugly blue linoleum anywhere but in an ex-council flat in England 🤮
Ah, simple! Room A, room B, room C... Wait, how the heck do I get out of here?
If you step into the middle the player will remove all doors and your sims will die.
According to the expert, we can intuitively tell if a particular design is good or not. "Quite often, this relates to ergonomics and the usability or functionality of the products and services and systems. Having said that, I think far too many people expect poor design that doesn’t really work well," he said.
"For me, great design is what Dieter [Rams] talks about—it is also intuitive, it is deeply sympathetic and empathetic to the user at all levels, and at some level, it is emotional. It is a catalyst for giving us feelings."
Studio Apartment. No Thanks
Fish Scale Stairs At My Grandma's
Nice Paint Job On The Cabinets But Why Purple
'Okay Prince, you can decorate the kitchen. Just don't spill any paint on th... Oh. Whatever'
DC Condos Really Pretend That This Is Ok (5'7" Man For Scale)
My Grandparent’s Carpeted Bathroom
You can get out of the bath and simply roll round the floor a few times, no need for towels
$500 Per Week Excluding Expenses. Close To Shops
Stairs Retrofitted Into Old House Are A Death Trap
This Shower At My Airbnb
Let Me Just Hop Into The Bathtub To Fill/Empty The Washing Machine. No Problem
Part Three Of Things In My House At Annoy The Hell Out Of Me
Someone Played Cat's Cradle With These Heating Pipes
Stairs To More Stairs
Oh, What A Cute House For Sale. Aaaaahhhhh What?
My Parents' Bathroom Is On A Platform Next To An Angled Ceiling So You Hit Your Head Every Time... And It Has A Telephone
Telephone to call an ambulance before you pass out due to the concussion from hitting your head. Makes sense.
Have A Good Sleep
Refrigerator Island?
My Uncle's House Got A Bathroom Without A Door, Literally The First Thing You See When You Enter The House
This Bathroom In A House I Was Shown By My Realtor
Well You Asked For A Kitchen Island Didn’t You?
The Lamp Prevents The Cupboard From Fully Opening In My New Apartment
Because Having Two Staircases Is Better Then One In The Bathroom. Toilet Is Behind The Wall On The Left
The well in the center is for the corpse disposal in case somebody gets lost and does not return?
My House Has Many Of These Architect Flaws (I Live In Brazil), One Of Them Is The Flaw In The Ceiling Of The Living Room's Stairs That Makes My Mom's Bathroom Have Stairs
Nurse: "Oh, my goodness! What happened to you this morning?" Homeowner: "Honestly, I feel so silly. I got off the toilet, tripped up the stairs, bashed my head on the edge of the sink, slipped on the blood, and broke my wrist trying to save myself. *tremulous smile* But at least it's not Covid"
This Bathroom I Saw While Looking For A House
I would love to know how much crack the owners smoked to think this was a beautiful choice!
Let’s Hear It For Amber And Tiffani Coming Up On The Main Stage Next
My House Has A Working Toilet At The Top Of The Basement Stairs
It's Going In The Corner One Way Or Another
Not What I Had In Mind For A Double Vessel Sink
Princess Potty
Some Maniac's Bathroom Tile
Multitasking
The Family I Work For Just Renovated Their Home And This Was The Can Light Configuration They Ended Up With That I Get To Be Annoyed By Every Day
Don't Come Stumbling In This House Drunk At Night. As Seen On Zillow
The Builders Decided That They Wanted This Bannister To Clip Through The Wall
Cozy
This Bedding Set With A Romantic Rose Bud Print
Who Comes Up With This Stuff?
You Can Take A Shower And Don’t Worry That You Will Miss Pizza Delivery
Hotel Shower Has No Edges So It Floods. Door Has Water Damage
May I Present To You: The Weird Stairs At My House
Nice View Isn’t It?
Old Estonian Apartment
This Is Just So Tacky And Unappealing
Invisible Step At My Parents' New House That Has Injured 4 Of My Family
Ice Fishing In Your Bathroom
Installed The Toilet, Boss
Crappy Design Indeed
Luxurious Apartment For Student
Is Ok. No Water Will Come Out
Guest (In-Laws) Bathroom
The Perfect Place To Store 15 Years Worth Of Dust
Good Thing That Door Is There To… Ummm, I Don't Know
So My Cousin Bought A New House And This Is One Of The Two Bathrooms
Room Was Advertised As Having An Ensuite. Because There's Nothing I'd Like Better Than Having The Toilet Actually In The Bedroom
Beautiful
Guillotine Urinal
Found While House Hunting. This House Is Clearly Plagued By Malevolent Spirits
I Feel Like It's A Safety Hazard
This Is Apparently A Clean Wash Basin
Four Doors, One Corner. Left To Right: Closet Door, Door Leading To Bathroom From Living Room, Door Leading To Bathroom From Bedroom, Bedroom Door
My Toes Tend To Get A Little Cold At Night
Bring Your Horse To Work Day
Having My Bathroom Remodelled And They Installed My Shower At Less Than Knee Height
Less than knee height? Just how tall are you? Obviously it's too low, but it is higher than the sink next to it. Is the sink basin at your ankles?
This Pebble River
Why Cut The Door When You Can Cut The Carpet. Found In Basement Of A Friend’s Newly Bought House
My Dad Moved To A New House In Vegas. This Is The Light Switch For My Room. It's Avant Garde I Swear
This Was The First Thing I Saw, When I Came To My Friend's House
The Games Room In My Friend's Grandparents' House
Just Noticed This In The Living Room
And now you are doomed to notice it every single time you walk past. For ever.
That’s It, I Am Architecture And Home Design Shaming
Seriously?
This Six Inch Wide Triangle Window In A Stairwell On My Campus. Just Why?
A Lovely Chicago Apartment Bathroom
A+ For Being Ingenious
The Outlets Are All At Different Heights In My Mom's Apartment
This Tiny Gap, Where My Wedding Ring Now Lives
These Stairs In My Sister's House Are A Joy To Use
This Sink At My Uncle's House
This Outlet + Radiator Configuration Is Everywhere In This House. Why
This Gap In The Bedroom Wall
Convenient When Everything Is In One Place
The Arch In My Hallway Doesn’t Quite Cover Up The Stairs In My House
I Like I Like His Her What
The Stairs To The Attic In My Old House Built During WW2 Is In The Bathroom. Luckily I Live Alone
Is This Hell
Living Room Bath Anyone?
Convenient
Ronnie's Kitchen
Strange Bathroom
Door Gone Wrong
These Drawers In My New House
“Puddle Mirror”
It Finally Happened To Me. I Found A Carpeted Bathroom
I can remember when most bathrooms and kitchens were carpeted. And GET OFF MY LAWN
The Bathroom In A House I Spent My Vacation In
Drift off to sleep as perfumed steam gently eases your blocked sinuses
Shower Curtain On The Other Side Of The Shower In The Bedroom
The New Homeoffice, Where Important Executives Take Care Of All Manner Of Their Business?
In My Hotel Room, I Can Either Close The Closet Or The Bathroom, But Not Both At The Same Time
Very Well Planned
Some People Are Feeling Lonelier In Quarantine Than Others
This Apartment I Used To Live In Where The Door And Toilet Had Trouble Coexisting
This Non-Adjustable Shower Head Holder That's Set Up To Spray The Water Directly Outward Across The Bathroom
You Can't Really See The Step
I Don't Think I Need To Explain This One
The Placement Of My Toilet Makes It Physically Impossible For A Toilet Covering
Could make a slim cistern lid from wood, cut to shape and painted to match the colour of the loo. Not ideal but better than leaving it like that. Would look 'finished' at least.
These Stairs
You're screwed if you have big feet. Some of those steps are only inches wide.
My Mom's House Has A Complete Dip In The Floor. I Can't Tell You How Many Times I've Tripped
My Bedroom Hallway Door. It Opens, Just Looks Really Bad
This Stovetop
Alternate Placement For Toilet Roll Holder
The Door That Never Should've Been. Let Alone The Handrail - It Would've Opened Onto The Stairs
Searching For An Apartment Today And Ran Across This Picture. I Think I'll Pass
Technically You Can Close It But
My Dorm’s Bug Screens Have Gaps On All Of Them
Bathroom Open To House And Visible From The Entryway
(Left) Oh Look How Cute The Natural Light In This Hotel Shower Flows In Through This Window. (Right) The View From The Bed At 4AM When My Wife Has To Pee
It lights up the whole room.
Everything About This Bathroom Is Wrong
My College Has A Bathroom With A Toilet On A Mini Stage
Can't Open The Drawer Because The Handle Blocks It (The Same Thing Happens With The Drawer On The Right)
This Flat's Bathroom Up For Rent
This Half-Eaten Post On My Staircase
Bathroom In Airbnb's Party House Doesn't Have Shower Cabin Or Elevated Water Drainage Which Leaves Whole Room Flooded After Showering
My Friend's Stairway To His Bedroom
Designed & rented out by an Orthopedist with a LOT of kids to send to college...🤣
When The Architect, Engineer, Interior Designer, Fail To Communicate
Honestly, it can be harder to get them all agreeing than you think! Then they'll all blame the others. Worked on one property's renovation where the architect and the builders got into massive disagreements. The steels were wrong and the place was a bodge up from that point onwards.
Just Installed My New Radiator
I Guess There Is No Need To Turn On The Light
There's so many easiest rental-friendly solutions, that's not even a problem. But i kinda like how they tried to match the lines on tiles and rug.
Great Place For A Toilet
When You’re 8’7”, 150 Lbs
What Kind Of Monster Would Do Something Like This
Can't Close The Bathroom Door In The Hotel Room I Just Stayed In, It Hits The Toilet
This Airbnb In Warsaw Had Completely Useless Curtains In The Living Room. Who Needs Privacy Anyway?
Took Me Five Tries To Read
I could read it immediately. Oh dear, I wonder what that says about me!
My Grandmother's Bathroom Is An Abomination
Stop ya bitchin' and throw out those toilet paper tubes before she gets a switch on ya
Sofa Sleeper Can’t Come Out Fully Because Of The Fridge And Microwave Cabinet Right In Front
This Hotel I Stayed In Built The Wall Around The Window
It Is Like This In Minecraft When You Miscalculate And You Are Left With This. Expect This Is Irl At My Friend's House. You Have To Duck Down Half Way Up The Stairs
Is It A Bathroom In The Bedroom Or A Bed In The Bathroom?
This Disgusting Arch In My Friend's House
Why?
Have You Ever Been Working On Something And Stopped Giving A Thing About Half Way Through?
Couples Toilet
Wall Mounts Are Overated
This Shelf In My House Is Blocked By The Toilet
I’ll Just Trip Then
Quick, put a plant there, so no one steps off the edge! Or, maybe a nice, heavy statue?
I Was Browsing House/Apartment Rentals When I Saw This Monstrosity Of A Shower. How Does Anyone Even Use This?
That Symmetry
I'd like to read Bored Panda's definition of new. They use the same pictures over and over again. This post is especially full of pictures that have been here lots of times. It gets really annoying.
These posts make me feel so grateful that I not only have a roof over my head, but a house that doesn't have wonky stairs, carpeted bathroom, or a crapper in the kitchen. I am truly fortunate.
After years of playing Sims, I'm pretty sure I can design a house better than all of the above!
i could do better than these designers by designing a two room house that is literally just a decent bathroom and bedroom
Load More Replies...It seems to me, that good taste is a lot about common sense. Design that is dangerous or higly impratical does not look good to most of us
My kitchen sink is built into a bar that faces into the living room, which is great for watching tv from the kitchen, but the faucet is capable of a 360 turn, meaning it's perfectly possible to run water full blast directly onto the floor.
Ok why does BP keep deleting parts of certain topics after uploading it? Things like ‘50 ways of’ becomes ‘40 ways of’ about 30 minutes later. Why?? Why suddenly delete a part of the topic? No apparent reason.
It's not deleted just hidden. Click on the link at the bottom of the last entry of the shortend thread and it shows you the remaining pics.
Load More Replies...I'd like to read Bored Panda's definition of new. They use the same pictures over and over again. This post is especially full of pictures that have been here lots of times. It gets really annoying.
These posts make me feel so grateful that I not only have a roof over my head, but a house that doesn't have wonky stairs, carpeted bathroom, or a crapper in the kitchen. I am truly fortunate.
After years of playing Sims, I'm pretty sure I can design a house better than all of the above!
i could do better than these designers by designing a two room house that is literally just a decent bathroom and bedroom
Load More Replies...It seems to me, that good taste is a lot about common sense. Design that is dangerous or higly impratical does not look good to most of us
My kitchen sink is built into a bar that faces into the living room, which is great for watching tv from the kitchen, but the faucet is capable of a 360 turn, meaning it's perfectly possible to run water full blast directly onto the floor.
Ok why does BP keep deleting parts of certain topics after uploading it? Things like ‘50 ways of’ becomes ‘40 ways of’ about 30 minutes later. Why?? Why suddenly delete a part of the topic? No apparent reason.
It's not deleted just hidden. Click on the link at the bottom of the last entry of the shortend thread and it shows you the remaining pics.
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