Most incongruous interior VS. exterior

Sorry, I meant to title this Tasteful Friends!

The kitchen is kind of [italic]Sweeney Todd...

I wish I could post individual pictures. That kitchen sink is an insult.

Thanks r2

Its like a Tim Burton set without the cobwebs. Apparently they got a big chunk of money at once,Im guessing 1992. Such a shame,it has a sweet facade.

So fucking awful and what's even worse is that it must have cost a mint to decorate it.

what a pity, I agree. But it wouldn't take all that to put things right. If they sunk all that into the decor and cabinetry, I assume the structure is entirely refurbished, plumbing, electricity, windows, the works. Also you'd need to rip out that HEINOUS water feature.

Unless you are a 35-55 year old frau who inherited your several hundred thousand, recently. Then it is a MOVE IN.

It's nice that you can scoot the wheeled office chair up to the stove...

It's a real housewives of NJ look

What’s that pop up grill thing in the middle of the table? Looks great for Korean bbq.

That's the stove! r10

How does one wash a pot or pan in that sink?

Too small, but very tasteful.

Could you all please deconstruct this design aesthetic? I'm at a loss.

OMG.

OK, (not OK) is that really the only sink in the kitchen????

[quote] Sorry, I meant to title this Tasteful Friends!

No problem. It's completely overused and overplayed since the fraus from Amarillo parked their carcasses here. You shouldn't have circled back around.

Maybe they put absolutely everything in the dishwasher?

Who imagined this? JP Morgan Chase is a big employer in that town. Is this some executive office manager's fever dream?

The color is very grim. As in [italic]Brothers Grimm.

The wall to wall carpeting is the best part.

The dining room of the dead....

This is indescribable:

Are the owners Italian, the interior has a Jersey Shore look look about it.

I like that someone said, [italic]"Here, we'll put this little bamboo shoot over...here. THAT will warm it up!"

A Parisian garret passed through Alice in Wonderland rabbit hole wrought iron, via "luxe" bathroom contractor in Bukarest?

There seem to be some references to Pirate Ship Captain's cabin?

Sort of a frau goth aesthetic?

$639 for fucking OH? I'll stay in SoCal- thank you.

Like a trainwreck, I often have a morbid fascination to know what could have been the story/circumstances that led to those tragic design and decor executions.

Thankfully they ran out of money or were stopped by the time they reached the attic.

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This is a very sad story as old as plaid - a story of love, loss, and rebellion.

A Morrissey fan inherited his grandma's abode and butched it up with the aid of his internet mistress Gewrewren1958 who has employee discounts at both Hobby Lobby and Aaronson Furniture. In better days, he'd barbecue vegan hot dogs for her while she scooted around the kitchen rubbing herself down with coconut oil.

Since the Romaine plague of 2018, the house is oddly silent - except for the sounds of Gewrewren clicking, clicking on any menu item that doesn't contain dairy, wheat, soy, rice, nightshades, or corn.

My eyes! My eyes!

Formerly known as the "Overlook Hotel."

The flower pots on the back steps are a hazard. The back garden is cute, as is the porch. I suppose you gotta give the homeowner kudos for having the guts to decorate a place like this AND post photos of it for the world to see.

That's pretty big for German Village. We considered looking there, but 300k will only get you about 1000 square feet there. Old houses with old problems.

Interior is hideous. Given that it's a historic district, exteriors are kept to strict standards. Most of the interiors I've seen in that neighborhood are very tasteful.

[quote]Sorry, I meant to title this Tasteful Friends!

Some things are so tasteless, you just can't.

That kitchen with it's "let's sit at the stove." I don't know what to say. Who wants to put their face that close to stove burners? This bitch was insane. And $600K+????

Why would you want a gas range in the middle of your kitchen table? And why do the kitchen chairs look like office chairs?

It's not a table. It's stove with chairs gathered around it. And table-things in between.

Where they filmed Dark Shadows.

I like that someone showed enough coordination to decorate their home entirely in the Stevie Nicks Collection from Raymour and Flanagan

They must like to do a lot of hibachi grill cooking. Can't think of any other reason to put that stove in the island.

A lot of modern kitchen designs show sinks in the center island too, which is also dumb. The island should be solid, countertop surface ONLY. When you have a gathering, people tend to congregate around the kitchen island. It's a great place to lay out a buffet or hors d'oeuvres. Why would you want to have your sink with dirty dishes on display?

Yes, that table-stove with the chairs around it is weird. Were they performing a show like at a Japanese steakhouse?

It looks ok from the outside, but what a sad expensive mess on the inside.

I hate kitchen "islands," period. I think they are tacky and gross.

The sink in the bathroom is weird too, the faucet is a circular disk that tilts. Bathtub looks huge and deep but straight-sided. How are you supposed to lean back and relax?

You have to admire the full-on commitment.

The exterior reminds me of the house of the TV show Charmed and, with that in mind, the interior seems rather ... witchy? The kitchen looks like you can only use it for brewing potions and highly impractical for cooking meals and the rooms seem perfect for rituals, seances and oujia board sessions.

And follow up to r48. And what about the garden? All kinds of herbs and plants you can grow for your witchy spells and rituals!

Casino chic. That kitchen is something else. It's relatively large but utterly useless, even as a showpiece. When will people learn that rarely is anyone going to think your faux finish paint choices are lovely & appropriate, especially when every surface in the house is covered in them? I'm sure that most of that price reflects all the money they put into that house. Good luck with that strategy!

R41 there is no kitchen exhaust above the stove, a small chandelier is in place where the exhaust should be. Either they never do anything more strenuous than boiling water or never turn on the stove.

Sometimes the exhaust fan is built into the stove. I had one that rose up at the push of a button. I hated it. It was a bitch to keep clean.

[quote][R41] there is no kitchen exhaust above the stove, a small chandelier is in place where the exhaust should be. Either they never do anything more strenuous than boiling water or never turn on the stove.

Then it makes the whole setup even less understandable with the way the chairs are situated.

This would be a great concept for a show on HGTV. Kind of like hoarders, owners of homes with outrageous interiors would be interviewed and give a tour of their home. I would hope that the interviewer would be vicious in the questioning, much like our comments here. Everyone wants to know how train wrecks like this happened, did the contractor even try to argue with the owner? Did the owner win the lottery? etc. It could be a great show.

How terrible!

Please do not assign this miasmatic shit show to the frau aesthetic.

This is ethnic grandeur without doubt. I would say more, but I don't wish to be red tagged.

All that money to outfit that house with garish everything, why did they leave that textured sponge work on the ceilings?

Frankly, it looks like a TV set. Maybe we should try to describe what sort of TV show would be set in this Cow Town home?

photos should be here

This house, sadly, owns this thread.