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Have you ever walked into someone’s house and wondered “what on earth were you thinking?” Some people are born to design or decorate. Some get by on the bare minimum of creativity. And others clearly have no cooking clue. While trends change as times move, there are certain things that will just always be a “no!”

Instagram account "Please Hate These Things" has been created to warn you about the biggest mistakes you could ever make while decorating or designing your living space. The brains behind the page is an established interior designer called Dina Holland. She started it as a laugh for her friends, but it's grown to clock up and impressive 616, ooo followers. As the account's bio notes, it's a gallery of "absurd, ugly & just plain stupid things in home design." Bored Panda has picked the worst of the worst from the page so you can check yourself before you wreck yourself during your next home design project...
#1

Carpet design disaster on a staircase with misaligned geometric patterns causing visual confusion.

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Anxiety Panda
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11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I broke my ankle just looking at this picture.

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    #4

    Hallway with awkward wooden beam installation, illustrating a design disaster.

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

    church or barn conversion gone horribly wrong

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    #5

    Staircase with excessive ceiling and wall lights creates a design disaster needing to be shamed.

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

    They're really good light fixtures but after a few years they start to sag.

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    #6

    Unusual home design with a brick turret entrance juxtaposed against modern house architecture.

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    lwolf1952
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Started to build a castle and ran out of money.

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    #7

    Strangely designed door with mismatched panels, showcasing a design disaster that deserves to be shamed.

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    beck speck
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry but I love this and want it to be my room!!!!!!!!!!

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    #9

    Shower door design disaster with awkward corner cut and drainage issue.

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    #10

    Sidewalk with optical illusion pattern, showcasing a design disaster deserving criticism.

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    The Announcer
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And within 3 months everyone on the street had two inch thick glasses

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    #11

    Bathroom design disaster with chaotic wall pattern and unconventional decor choices.

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    #13

    A fridge and wall oven installed awkwardly in a poorly designed kitchen setting.

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    Kise Miarse
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a short person and I do not approve. Also . . . how is the back of that fridge getting any ventilation? The bottom vent doesn't do it.

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    #14

    Bathtub design disaster with tiles extending into a seating area, raising questions about practicality.

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    Pages ByTheSea
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    P. Diddy's breakfast bar. Out of shot to the left is a 55 gallon drum of baby oil.

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    #15

    Poorly designed door cut around a ceiling light, a clear design disaster deserving to be shamed.

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

    "What is this recessed light fitting of which you speak?"

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    #18

    Interior design disaster featuring a misleading mural with arches and scenery, clashing with door placement.

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    K Reed
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone REALLY loved working at Olive Garden.

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    #19

    Kitchen design disaster featuring a pole awkwardly placed through the countertop, highlighting a design mishap.

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

    The sad part is that it's still being constructed.

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    #20

    A house with uneven window placement and mismatched porch pillars, representing design disasters.

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    Anxiety Panda
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought it was a sweet little house until I found the door. Now it is an abomination. Burn it down and try again.

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    #21

    Room with a staircase leading to nowhere, showcasing a design disaster with wooden flooring and a single ceiling light.

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

    Call it a built-in bookshelf.

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    #23

    House with multiple overlapping roofs, showcasing a design disaster.

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    Floeckchen
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you try out the roof tool in Sims 4

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    #25

    Design disasters: door with holes patched beside utility meters in a cluttered utility room.

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

    Someone spent seriouse time on measuring, check, measure, check, measure, check, measure, check, measure, check, measure, check, measure, check, measure, check, measure, check, measure ....... cut cut cut cut

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    #28

    Design disaster featuring a mismatched balcony and doors with a utility pole obstructing garage access.

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    Karina
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    for a moment i thought the "joke" was a cat lying in the nest of wires. There is no cat, is there?

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    #29

    Bad design with a wall outlet interrupting decorative paneling, showcasing a design disaster deserving to be shamed.

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    Daniel Atkins
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The wall stud is most likely to the right of out let just a poor placement of the trim

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    The Announcer
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Sorry, we can't center the entrance to the door because of the gutter downspout."

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    #35

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

    I'm sure there are no 2-year-old bits of dried up toothpaste and soap scum stuck in between those rocks.

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    #36

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

    Looks like a Looney Tune where you just *know* sooner or later some poor hapless cat is going to get dragged through that downspout. Backwards.

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    lwolf1952
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that's how baby light switches are made.

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    A. Br.
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh... looking at this picture; I can smell the mildew emanating from the carpeting.

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

    Obviously designed from the inside point of view without caring about the outside elevation. Tsk tsk.

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    Dan Lewis
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have one of those sinks in my apartment. It's not stylish, it's freakin' useless. Give me some storage!!

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Improvise, adapt, and overcome!

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    Carl Roberts
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you order the White House on Temu

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

    Someone replaced two inches of baseboard and it's not an exact match. Boohoo.

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

    Tile paint is your friend here. I'd be tempted to paint the border & both upper & lower tiles

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    Bill Swallow
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just waiting for a janitor to come along with a dripping, soaking wet mop.

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

    The walls are cute, the floor needs to be split into three different designs.

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    Anxiety Panda
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We are gathered here today...

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    beck speck
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    just something to stub my toes on at night when I'm sneaking a snack

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

    "Honey, are you sure you don't want to hire a contractor?" "No way. Any idiot can install a countertop! Duh."

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    Kise Miarse
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm thinking maybe there used to be a porch there and they didn't want to build a new one.

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    Mike F
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If that switch ever fails...

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

    I feel like this was done by somebody with a sense of humor, just to see people's reactions.

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    Karl der Große
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom got me a clown cow once. I couldn't sleep because I had run out of things to have nightmares about.

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    Carl Roberts
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    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not so much a design fail, but more of a buying the wrong type of range fail. Should have a slide-in range, not a freestanding range. For those confused by the terminology... https://www.whirlpool.com/blog/kitchen/slide-in-vs-freestanding-range.html

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    Panda Panda Bo Banda
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When accessibility regulations meet old buildings

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

    this is what happens when you don't have a mitre saw or the skills to pull off a join like this by hand

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

    This is fine. A lot of old homes weren't made with indoor plumbing, so when they added it, bathrooms got creative.

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    beck speck
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that would be a b***h to have to carry up the groceries

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    Bill Swallow
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean. And so between the both of them, they licked the platter clean."

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    Sarah Suelzle
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First get rid of the carpet but then you have lots of space to accessorize!! 😀

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    Wendy P
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We literally just had a new home built and our plumber put the clean out too low. I just baseboarded over it. I have never used a clean out in my life, so I figure I can always pull off the baseboard. I was really ticked about that. But what do you do after the fact?

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

    Just a slight turn to the left and it's fine

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

    Would have propably taken way too long to rearrange them after construction works

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

    Let me guess. There used to be a large glass window next to the door, and a smaller one above it, but they both got smashed and the building owner is too cheap to replace them, so the whole entryway is no longer secure, but wide open to anyone, including people who don’t live there. Real swell for the occupants. /s

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    Bill Swallow
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And now, it's time for 'Cooking with Yggdrasil'!"

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

    Took me a moment to realize what I was looking at here.

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    Carl Roberts
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In what way, shape or form is this a "home decor" fail?

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

    Well, it probably helps keep you from accidentally sticking your finger in the outlet when you fumble for the light switch in the dark...

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    Bill Swallow
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Asymmetrical, true, but looks like it was done competently.

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

    Hey, sometimes you have to come up with creative solutions to bizarre circumstances.

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    Carl Roberts
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Architect: " How many windows would you like?" Homeowner: "Yes"

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

    I assume it's the rainspouts that we're supposed to be looking at here? Without the sloping angle, the rain wouldn't have much downward momentum.

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

    I think they did a great job camouflaging those utility boxes

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    Bill Swallow
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Works for me. Might not be the most esthetic, but I am tired of pitch-dark living spaces. Put me on Team Well-Lit.

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

    Somebody's got a sense of humour. 😆

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    RiceRiceBaby 929
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't see anything wrong with this one. I like it

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

    A crooked lamp shade is a design fail?

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

    This is actually an old prison turned into an apartment building. It's in the US I think.

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    Carl Roberts
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where's the design fail? This is clearly a basement bathroom with a couple of kitty litter boxes

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