Real estate agents are the keepers of the keys - many keys. They get to see unique homes of all shapes and sizes, from modest to mansion, along with some truly interesting architectural choices and design ideas. Just like with fashion, everyone has their own idea of what works or not, and there are bound to be some design fails along the way - and real estate agents get a front-row seat to the madness.
Agent Venessa Van Winkle wanted to share just how weird and random the interior design of some houses are, so she called on her fellow home sellers to share photos with her of the bad, the ugly, and the bizarre. Scroll down below to look at these unbelievable home designs, and don't forget to upvote your fave funny pictures!
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This is an art piece done by Makoto Egashira. She uses floral carpet to make sculptures, her work is amazing. Please check out her art, support the artist instead of just believing the photo.
What are you complaining about? the toilet makes a good "folding seat" when you have guest
No. It's called "I have too much time on my hands and I have no taste at all, so I'm happy to make my house look like Holly Hobby vomited all over it.
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I wouldn't mind just the island with the rest being normal but this is very very unique
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Wit ha few alterations I don't think I'd mind this one too much. I do like the designs.
It is like Martha Stewart had a rococo acid-trip! Individually I would like some to add a little fun, but all of it all in one small space is overwhelming!
I love this house already. It just needs some areas of flat greens to give your eyes a rest!
Somebody took a wall-papering and stencilling curse from Home Depot.
I saw the article about this...I cannot recall, the lady sounds really sweet.
Mary Engelbreits biggest fan's kitchen? (No offense, Mary! I always loved your work, but with some limits....)
Owner took a paint and wall paper hanging class at Home Depot and the rest is history.
Ah yes! A good friend sent me this link when the house went on Zillow in Texas.. Lot's and lots of over the top decorating in the home. Obviously a very talented artist, but someone needed to intervene and say "enough".
Up on the plate rail to the right there are indeed plates. But to the left — are those supposed to be strawberries?
One...oops, hit the post button too fast. This is so incredibly busy, it's an anxiety attack in living colour.
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My Bubi told me the Yiddish word for this style: Oisgapotchkied (but ? spell it)
Not bad..got a unique look. Not my type of look...but better than the bathtub next to stairs
I saw this somewhere else. It is from the home of a woman who has taken decoupage to a whole different level.
if you put so much effort in it, why leave ? And lose on the resale price due to all the effort needed to get it off...
Deadset Awesome (but serves as a timely warning not to sniff craft glue)
Someone thought they were interpreting Mackenzie-Childs' design aesthetic. Someone was wrong.
This came up on a site called 'Mc Mansion Hell' check it out.
I'm sure we have seen this before, and it is amazing! Of course it is way too personal for resale, and one should think long and hard before doing anything like this - as in, am I going to live here forever? This is truly an art installation, and I admire the quality (and quantity) of the design. I wonder if the decorative plates are hand done as well? I would think it would break the artist's heart to leave this behind.
The decoration style is nice but would be a lot better if it was toned down
Uh wow. Just ... wow. Hope the owner never feels ill, that kitchen might induce a severe case of nausea.
I like it too - seriously. It looks like the inside of a Gypsy caravan.
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This homeowner put a lot of him/herself into this kitchen ... not sure there can be anything left to the former homeowner at this point.
This was on another site, and believe it or not...it is ALL hand drawn!! The entire house is very bizarre, and they had quite a few pics of this kitchen...they hand painted and drew all of it.
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Not only nausea from the rose bathroom above, but now I have a headache from this totally overdone and fussy kitchen.
It was an Art installation ... Can't you read woman ?
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I think this must go with the Deloris Umbridge Rose/floral carpeted bathroom!
This actually looks like a good idea. It removes that little line of light the peaks through the curtains.
Those prints were very popular in the 80-ties (well at least in my country). Had a similar design for wall paper in my teeny-weeny room back then!
The big question is, do the agents ever manage to sell/rent these places?
I think that life is nothing without values and money is very obviously nothing without education. These rooms remind me of mr Trump and retired porn producers tho Lol
I'm comforted that I'm not the only person whose seen these mental homes! When my hubby and I were looking for our first home to rent, we came across the flat that we'd come to call the 'pimp's palace'. It was dated af, with a carpeted bathroom and a tacky 70s bar in the living room but the layout was weird as we became more and more aware that we were walking around a hidden room in the centre of the flat, as we went from room to room which were all interconnected in a circle. We asked the estate agent what was in the middle and she sighed as she opened a hidden door. There was an actual f*****g sauna, all tiled floor to ceiling, with benches and the thing you put the coals in, in the centre of a one bed flat. We could not get out of there quick enough!
Oooo I used to go on some website/blog/I don't even know anymore that was basically this. It was hilarious and I forgot about it til now. Too bad I can't remember what it was
I can't remember the name, either, but I do remember that blog. It was (hideously) awesome.
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Hideous!!! That toilet only for skinny people, and that bathroom design are they expected once you in the house you take a bath right away lol And the bed so close to the bathtub you know once you demolition that house, all the mold growing in flooded or damp spot can cause your health issues. Wtf they were thinking.
Imagine how hard it must be for the real estate agents to sell these homes! These agents have my respect! Haha. :)
Our house could have been featured here. It had a “death window” (a giant window set too low in a bedroom with no glass that looked down into the vaulted kitchen). We ended up hiring people to drywall over the Death Window. Lol.
Most colourful and creative places can be toned down with a coat of boring paint. People who leave these places behind will make the next space their own. Interior decorators NEVER put the owner's history or personality into a space, only cold pieces from current trends.
yes, they tell you to only paint your walls neutral 'safe' colors...I'd live in an apartment if I wanted generic. I have each bedroom painted in a jewel tone pastel, light green, sky blue, lavender and my kitchen and baths are in a beautiful French vanilla semi gloss that looks like pearl.
Load More Replies... You're right, and OMG, so much why? over there :)
Load More Replies... What do I think? I think that humanity needs to be destroyed we've passed the brink of redemption.
Nope, nope. First you need to find the origin of some of these atrocious designs & do some targeted elimination ;-) The entire world doesn't need to suffer due to, for what it seems a large part coming from 1 particular western civilization. Ah wait...... that is a possible result that could happening right now :-/ ;-)
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I actually adore a couple of these. I love houses with personality. The bedroom with the jade carpet is my favorite! I love it. So unusual
I m real state agent, but in Brazil and I already see nonsense pleaces. www.cassialima.com
I have been an interior designer working in other people's homes since 1976. never have seen anything as awful as this stuff. the worst was some red water spigots holding a valance in the kitchen.
I think I saw some of these on the Terrible Real Estate Photos website.
To each, his own. Everyone has their idea of "decor". I assume these places were all decorated by their current owner(s) whose taste may or may not be to everyone's liking. Seriously, though, if you want to get a decent asking price for your home, make it neutral. Remind yourself that not everybody wants to walk into a bathroom of old country roses; not everyone wants a jacuzzi 6" from the bed. Best to paint walls neutral beiges and let the new owners put their own stamp on the decor. As for that jail cell toilet, get it removed and turn that into a pantry.
Thinking of performing home improvements or a remodel without professional guidance nor advice? You might as well set fire to several thousand dollars. That would be less expensive in the long term.
And I thought it was bad to put the kitchen (and living room and dining room) upstairs in a house with no AC. You go through the front door and you face a winding stairway. Gotta carry all groceries, etc. up said winding staircase. And try to get appliance up there when they need replaced. Or go up the outside stairs in rain + snow and through upstairs porch door. God-awful hot in summer anyway, and even more so during meal prep. The countertop halogen oven does help a little.
The real question is, will you credit @pleasehatethesethings from Instagram?
If it's got good "bones" as they say and is super cheap, they can be fixed and made into nice homes
Yup! Chip and Joanna could make these houses into real treasures. (Or die trying!)
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It's all basically a flashback to the house I was raised in, except cleaner, without my family's chaos and fighting and '80s-'90s awkwardness. On my own I've lived in a duplex where I used the front living room as my bedroom. When we had a party one night I had several people hanging w/ me in that bed/living room, at one point eight loose acquaintances sprawled out on my bed drinking. Design fail? Nay, success!
A lot wouldn't pass inspection in a number of countries - doesn't stop people doing weird things themselves and not getting any kind of authority involved.
Load More Replies... The big question is, do the agents ever manage to sell/rent these places?
I think that life is nothing without values and money is very obviously nothing without education. These rooms remind me of mr Trump and retired porn producers tho Lol
I'm comforted that I'm not the only person whose seen these mental homes! When my hubby and I were looking for our first home to rent, we came across the flat that we'd come to call the 'pimp's palace'. It was dated af, with a carpeted bathroom and a tacky 70s bar in the living room but the layout was weird as we became more and more aware that we were walking around a hidden room in the centre of the flat, as we went from room to room which were all interconnected in a circle. We asked the estate agent what was in the middle and she sighed as she opened a hidden door. There was an actual f*****g sauna, all tiled floor to ceiling, with benches and the thing you put the coals in, in the centre of a one bed flat. We could not get out of there quick enough!
Oooo I used to go on some website/blog/I don't even know anymore that was basically this. It was hilarious and I forgot about it til now. Too bad I can't remember what it was
I can't remember the name, either, but I do remember that blog. It was (hideously) awesome.
Load More Replies... Hideous!!! That toilet only for skinny people, and that bathroom design are they expected once you in the house you take a bath right away lol And the bed so close to the bathtub you know once you demolition that house, all the mold growing in flooded or damp spot can cause your health issues. Wtf they were thinking.
Imagine how hard it must be for the real estate agents to sell these homes! These agents have my respect! Haha. :)
Our house could have been featured here. It had a “death window” (a giant window set too low in a bedroom with no glass that looked down into the vaulted kitchen). We ended up hiring people to drywall over the Death Window. Lol.
Most colourful and creative places can be toned down with a coat of boring paint. People who leave these places behind will make the next space their own. Interior decorators NEVER put the owner's history or personality into a space, only cold pieces from current trends.
yes, they tell you to only paint your walls neutral 'safe' colors...I'd live in an apartment if I wanted generic. I have each bedroom painted in a jewel tone pastel, light green, sky blue, lavender and my kitchen and baths are in a beautiful French vanilla semi gloss that looks like pearl.
Load More Replies... You're right, and OMG, so much why? over there :)
Load More Replies... What do I think? I think that humanity needs to be destroyed we've passed the brink of redemption.
Nope, nope. First you need to find the origin of some of these atrocious designs & do some targeted elimination ;-) The entire world doesn't need to suffer due to, for what it seems a large part coming from 1 particular western civilization. Ah wait...... that is a possible result that could happening right now :-/ ;-)
Load More Replies... I actually adore a couple of these. I love houses with personality. The bedroom with the jade carpet is my favorite! I love it. So unusual
I m real state agent, but in Brazil and I already see nonsense pleaces. www.cassialima.com
I have been an interior designer working in other people's homes since 1976. never have seen anything as awful as this stuff. the worst was some red water spigots holding a valance in the kitchen.
I think I saw some of these on the Terrible Real Estate Photos website.
To each, his own. Everyone has their idea of "decor". I assume these places were all decorated by their current owner(s) whose taste may or may not be to everyone's liking. Seriously, though, if you want to get a decent asking price for your home, make it neutral. Remind yourself that not everybody wants to walk into a bathroom of old country roses; not everyone wants a jacuzzi 6" from the bed. Best to paint walls neutral beiges and let the new owners put their own stamp on the decor. As for that jail cell toilet, get it removed and turn that into a pantry.
Thinking of performing home improvements or a remodel without professional guidance nor advice? You might as well set fire to several thousand dollars. That would be less expensive in the long term.
And I thought it was bad to put the kitchen (and living room and dining room) upstairs in a house with no AC. You go through the front door and you face a winding stairway. Gotta carry all groceries, etc. up said winding staircase. And try to get appliance up there when they need replaced. Or go up the outside stairs in rain + snow and through upstairs porch door. God-awful hot in summer anyway, and even more so during meal prep. The countertop halogen oven does help a little.
The real question is, will you credit @pleasehatethesethings from Instagram?
If it's got good "bones" as they say and is super cheap, they can be fixed and made into nice homes
Yup! Chip and Joanna could make these houses into real treasures. (Or die trying!)
Load More Replies... It's all basically a flashback to the house I was raised in, except cleaner, without my family's chaos and fighting and '80s-'90s awkwardness. On my own I've lived in a duplex where I used the front living room as my bedroom. When we had a party one night I had several people hanging w/ me in that bed/living room, at one point eight loose acquaintances sprawled out on my bed drinking. Design fail? Nay, success!
A lot wouldn't pass inspection in a number of countries - doesn't stop people doing weird things themselves and not getting any kind of authority involved.
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