Article created by: Mindaugas Balčiauskas

We’re pretty sure about one thing—nobody was born an architect. It takes years of study and practice to become an expert in the art, history, and engineering of the built world. Yet, some think that designing a house from the ground up is a task they can do themselves.

Even if we agree that architecture is subjective, sometimes there’s no denying the flaws people make. In fact, some home designs turned out so wrong, they’ve made their way into the You Should Have Hired An Architect Facebook group, which is showing why not hiring a professional is a mistake.

From weirdly shaped roofs to open concept toilets, take a look at some of the pictures we have collected from the group and make sure to upvote the most bizarre ones!

Also, scroll down for our interview with Allison Beer McKenzie, the admin of this Facebook group, where we talk about the errors people make when designing a home themselves and the benefits of hiring an expert.

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#1

Challenging Physics, Mathematics, Gravity, Engineering, Space, Time, Nasa, Einstein And The Holy Spirit!

Dilapidated brick home precariously built on a steep slope with uneven support beams, illustrating ruined home construction examples.

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    Nope. I Am, However, Impressed That Someone Took This Photo Without Being In It

    Walkway lined with mirrored closet doors and pink carpet showing examples of how to ruin a home interior design.

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    #3

    Home Of Brave

    Concrete planks serving as an unsafe walkway to a home entrance, illustrating examples of how to ruin a home.

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    #4

    It Looks Like Someone Couldn't Stop Adding Floors

    Unusual brick home with metal spiral staircase and snow-covered roof, illustrating how to ruin a home design example.

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    #5

    This Is So Atrocious That I Just Realized There Are Two Dogs In The Front Yard

    Modern house with a castle-style tower entrance, illustrating one of the perfect examples from a Facebook group on how to ruin a home.

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    #6

    Future Er Visit

    Poorly designed wooden stairs with awkward angles and mismatched steps, showing a clear example of how to ruin a home.

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    #7

    What Should We Do With All This Space? More Toilets!

    Spacious bathroom with multiple toilets, white fixtures, patterned tile floor, and eclectic wall art in a home setting.

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    #8

    Lack Of Alignment

    Front entrance of a home with uneven, poorly constructed brick steps showing examples of how to ruin a home.

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    #9

    Accident Waiting To Happen

    Interior of a home with awkward door placement on stairs, showing an example of how to ruin a home design.

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    #10

    Murder Vibes

    Modern bathroom with a bathtub and shower featuring rusted and stained walls, illustrating home ruin examples from Facebook group.

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    #11

    My Ocd Is Having A Breakdown

    Brick fireplace with mismatched cabinetry and awkward shelving layout, illustrating a common way to ruin a home design.

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    #12

    Huh. Never Seen A Commercial Toilet Partition In A Single Family Home Before

    Bathroom with cluttered fixtures and mismatched design showing examples of how to ruin a home interior space.

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    #13

    Figured You Guys Would Get A Kick Out Of It

    Modern kitchen with stacked washer and dryer placed awkwardly next to refrigerator, illustrating how to ruin a home.

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    #14

    Such A Welcoming Front Door. This Gets Worse The Longer I Look At It

    Narrow entryway with a dark front door and stained brick wall showing how to ruin a home examples from a Facebook group.

    Allison Beer McKenzie Report

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    #15

    Bathroom Carpet

    Bathtub with wood paneling and green s**g carpet surrounding and covering the tub base, an example of how to ruin a home.

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    #16

    Eeeek! But Whyyyyy

    Staircase fully covered with outdated brown carpet, an example from Facebook group showing how to ruin a home interior design.

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    #17

    Hope Your Guests Are Observant

    Spacious empty home interior with tiled floor, wooden front door, and staircase, illustrating home design flaws.

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    #18

    New Construction In Dallas. "Interesting" Roof

    Modern home exterior with white siding and black trim, showing an example of design that could ruin a home aesthetic.

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    #19

    World's Smallest Island

    Small awkward kitchen island in a modern kitchen, illustrating bad home design examples from a Facebook group.

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    #20

    Solitary Stove

    Stove placed oddly in middle of kitchen floor, an example from Facebook group on how to ruin a home design.

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    #21

    Too Many Turrets

    Large suburban house with oversized garage doors and awkward architectural design, an example of how to ruin a home.

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    #22

    Multitasking Too Hard

    Spacious room with sunken bathtub and stairs, showcasing an unusual home design example from Facebook group discussions.

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    #23

    This....

    Toilet placed in stairwell area with unsafe design, illustrating examples of how to ruin a home shared in Facebook group.

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    #24

    Open Concept Toilet

    Bathroom with toilet between two gray doors, light wood flooring, and a modern freestanding bathtub, showing home design flaws.

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    #25

    Kitchen Tub

    Open kitchen with white cabinets next to a built-in corner bathtub in a home example from Facebook group how to ruin a home.

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    #26

    Addition? What Addition?

    Small suburban house with mismatched siding and an awkward wooden addition illustrating home design issues.

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    #27

    This Is A Luxury Hotel In My City (São Paulo, Brazil)

    Unusual home exterior and interior designs illustrating how to ruin a home with poor architectural choices.

    When it was built, everybody was like “ooooh, what an AMAZING piece of architecture!!!!”. It’s supposed to look like a ship, but all I can see is a rotten slice of watermelon. A boyfriend at the time, who was an architect, called me crazy for saying it’s ugly. Am I? It’s called Hotel Unique in case anyone wants to look up and see how weird the rooms look. They have a window between the bed and the bathroom. As for me, I can only see pictures, because it’s insanely expensive to stay there

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    #28

    Universal Design At Its Finest

    Staircase leading down with narrow space and poorly placed signs, illustrating examples of how to ruin a home.

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    #29

    Silly Shutters

    Front porch of a brick home with mismatched shutters and a small red table and chairs on the balcony railing.

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    #30

    Glad This Is The Back

    Two-story beige house with a damaged roof and uneven deck in a suburban yard, illustrating how to ruin a home.

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    #31

    Driving Down The Street In The Very Fashionable And Pricy West Loop Of Chicago. I Literally Had To Stop Dead In My Tracks To Comprehend And Then Photograph This. So Very Much Wrong

    Building balcony with poor support structure highlighted, showing a clear example of how to ruin a home from a Facebook group.

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    #32

    I Have To Give Them Credit For Utilizing All Of Those Awkward Spaces

    Living room with red walls, mismatched furniture, and eclectic decor showing examples to ruin a home interior.

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    #33

    The Next Evolution Of Barn Doors Looks Captivating

    Custom made steel barn door with vertical bars blocking kitchen entry, example of home remodeling gone wrong from Facebook group.

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    #34

    A Man's Boat Is His Castle!

    A boat with an exterior designed to look like a brick wall, illustrating examples of how to ruin a home.

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    #35

    This Isn't Ideal

    Kitchen with wooden cabinets and a central island featuring a large wooden support post disrupting the space layout.

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    The Only Way This Could Be Worse, I Think, Is If There Was A Sleeping Tawny-Colored Cat Right On The Middle Step

    Carpeted stairs with a confusing and poorly executed design, illustrating how to ruin a home with bad renovation choices.

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    #37

    Cult Vibes

    Open wooden railing overlooking a sunken tiled area with built-in carpeted seating, an example of how to ruin a home.

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    #38

    I Feel Like The Mason Had A Bad Day Near The Beginning

    Single-story brick home with minimal curb appeal and overgrown lawn, illustrating how to ruin a home from a Facebook group example.

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    #39

    If You’re Going To Insist On A Classical Column Wrap, At Least Align The Capital Correctly

    Spacious modern living room and kitchen with dining table, chairs, and large pillar under bright natural light.

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    #40

    Neck Pain And A Head Injury Anyone?

    Bright bedroom with bold purple walls, ornate ceiling art, and mismatched furniture showing how to ruin a home decor.

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    #41

    Summoning Infinity

    Bathroom with outdated fixtures, dark countertops, and multiple mirrors showing examples of how to ruin a home interior.

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    #42

    Elevation Challenged

    Unconventional split-level stairs in a living room with red walls and wooden ceiling beams showing home design flaws.

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    #43

    It Might Be A Cyclops

    Two-story home with unusual window and garage design, illustrating examples from a Facebook group on how to ruin a home.

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    #44

    Listed For $1 Million In Austin, Texas (This Is The Front)

    Modern white house with unusual roof design behind a tall wooden fence, illustrating home design fails from Facebook group examples.

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    #45

    This Is A House In Tuscaloosa, Al. It's Near The Uofa Campus, I Assume They Had A Small Lot And Wanted Cram As Many College Kids On It As Possible

    Tall, narrow pink house with multiple balconies and a small shed on a grassy lot, illustrating how to ruin a home.

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    #46

    Or At Least Someone Who Wasn't Drunk!

    Small brick home with white trim and chimney, showing an example of how to ruin a home from a Facebook group discussion.

    I don't mind the painted brick (it's very common in charming old houses in northern Germany - although they tend to be bright white, rather than purple) but the chimney isn't an eye pleaser. Maybe they wanted to draw the attention off it with the crooked porch? They definitely succeeded in that!

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    #47

    Tub On Wheels

    Copper bathtub on wheels in a bright bathroom with yellow walls and large windows, illustrating how to ruin a home design.

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    #48

    Architects In Philly

    Interior of a home with unusual floor design near stairs, illustrating examples of how to ruin a home from a Facebook group.


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