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Ridiculous Real Estate Photos (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 OP
I love that harvest gold kitchen, the fourth picture in. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 #1
I had a house that had that same wallpaper. blueinredohio Jan 2022 #12
Those who live in glass houses... n/t Harker Jan 2022 #2
Oh! Glass...glass...yeah, I thought you said "crass". ret5hd Jan 2022 #5
Well, it could be a long wait for a Keith Haring fanatic. Harker Jan 2022 #9
Except for the ghost kid in the window who died in a hayloft accident back when this was just a barn NBachers Jan 2022 #24
Gads. Harker Jan 2022 #26
Reminds me of an Ayahuasca trip. n/t BlueGreenLady Jan 2022 #3
Not that I've ever had an Ayahuasca trip. BlueGreenLady Jan 2022 #4
looks like attack of the 80s and then the 70s OhZone Jan 2022 #6
Those rooms could give me nightmares. highplainsdem Jan 2022 #7
Sometimes you wonder if the agent really cares... Peregrine Took Jan 2022 #8
I grew up with that Daisy wallpaper and PXR-5 Jan 2022 #10
Much more interesting than than the bland staged photos. nt delisen Jan 2022 #11
😎 Deuxcents Jan 2022 #16
Most look like a... 2naSalit Jan 2022 #13
To be honest, the top one looks like a chill place to hang out. forgotmylogin Jan 2022 #14
The first photo would be appropriate for a Florida Keys stucco home, I'm thinking. NBachers Jan 2022 #19
Yeah, glass bricks and colors scream South Florida. forgotmylogin Jan 2022 #22
Clearly Florida OriginalGeek Jan 2022 #27
Depending on location and price I think they are all fine. LakeArenal Jan 2022 #21
My wife and I once stayed in a Mexican motel room that looked just like that. hunter Jan 2022 #29
Well worth going to the site unc70 Jan 2022 #15
These aren't too bad. rickford66 Jan 2022 #17
This article made me laugh. I worked in a pediatric office in... 3catwoman3 Jan 2022 #23
I've seen worse in RL, but local RE guys don't use those pix. Some I actually like, though, and... TreasonousBastard Jan 2022 #18
Proves this point, "When you think you have seen it all, There's always MORE & MORE..! Stuart G Jan 2022 #20
I LOVE the Keith Haring kitchen!!!! Coventina Jan 2022 #25
Yeah, just the floor TexasBushwhacker Jan 2022 #31
My neighbor's master bath is in the front of their house... Phentex Jan 2022 #28
I grew up in a kitchen like that! TomWilm Jan 2022 #30

blueinredohio

(6,797 posts)
12. I had a house that had that same wallpaper.
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 06:30 PM
Jan 2022

And no I didn't do it. It was already there when I bought the house.

Harker

(14,019 posts)
9. Well, it could be a long wait for a Keith Haring fanatic.
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 06:11 PM
Jan 2022

I like what I see of the windowed place, though.

NBachers

(17,110 posts)
24. Except for the ghost kid in the window who died in a hayloft accident back when this was just a barn
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 11:28 PM
Jan 2022

Peregrine Took

(7,414 posts)
8. Sometimes you wonder if the agent really cares...
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 06:09 PM
Jan 2022

The photos are taken with no regard at all. Sloppy house, unmade beds, dishes in the sink and the inevitable photo of the toilet.

What's with that? I assume they have one.

PXR-5

(522 posts)
10. I grew up with that Daisy wallpaper and
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 06:17 PM
Jan 2022

those beams on the ceiling in the 70s.

And that last one, um...
well it looks like my place lol however my TV is older!

I have a restored 1949 Philco.

2naSalit

(86,636 posts)
13. Most look like a...
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 06:32 PM
Jan 2022

Psychedelic nightmare! Yikes.

I think the first one might have been done by someone who is colorblind.

forgotmylogin

(7,529 posts)
14. To be honest, the top one looks like a chill place to hang out.
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 06:33 PM
Jan 2022

I don't know if the color in the picture is off, but other than the wall being a little too green - if the were a bit bluer it looks like they were using the earth tone+sky colors in the trunk as a reference palette. The wall by the trunk *does* look bluer to match, the far ceiling corner looks as though it just needs cleaned or repainted (or may be reflecting a grass tone from outside the windows?). The pink door is a legit accent choice.

It's a great conversation pit, I'd just change the walls to make it a little less "dentist office". Bluer walls (match the tabletop), red door to match the carpet, and change the curtain on the left to a neutral or containing the burnt-orange couch tone, and it's actually fine. I'd also elect to paint the ceiling either same as the walls or matching the door. With a palette that vivid, you can't include too many extra off-colors.

forgotmylogin

(7,529 posts)
22. Yeah, glass bricks and colors scream South Florida.
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 09:23 PM
Jan 2022

That's probably why it looked like I'd enjoy it! It could be a Miami Vice escape room!

LakeArenal

(28,819 posts)
21. Depending on location and price I think they are all fine.
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 09:05 PM
Jan 2022

Most of it was just out dated but functional.

hunter

(38,313 posts)
29. My wife and I once stayed in a Mexican motel room that looked just like that.
Fri Jan 7, 2022, 03:06 AM
Jan 2022

Same color scheme, same glass brick windows, everything.

There was a great restaurant next door.

It was pretty wonderful actually.

3catwoman3

(23,996 posts)
23. This article made me laugh. I worked in a pediatric office in...
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 09:31 PM
Jan 2022

…the suburb of Barrington, mentioned in the article, where the author says 9 of the 10 worst offending houses are located.

They are into ostentation there. A house I drove by on my way to work looked like a castle, complete with turrets, and was reputed to have 13,000 square feet of living space.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
18. I've seen worse in RL, but local RE guys don't use those pix. Some I actually like, though, and...
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 07:23 PM
Jan 2022

can't help wondering why people don't have much imagination.

Oh, and some handy ideas for fixing up your double wide there.

Phentex

(16,334 posts)
28. My neighbor's master bath is in the front of their house...
Thu Jan 6, 2022, 12:16 PM
Jan 2022

the builder had it in the back with the guest bedroom in front but they changed the plan and now have the bathroom in the front with very large windows and blinds that they never open. If they had put it in the back, the large tub would overlook the woods. No, now the bedroom has small windows along the top edge of the room and no view.

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