82 Homeowners Who Accidentally Created Interior Design Nightmares
I appreciate good interior design because I spend enough time in my own house to notice when something feels off. Not that I’m any expert. My decorating strategy is mostly buying things I like and hoping they somehow work together. Sometimes they do. Sometimes you end up with a bathroom that looks like a casino lobby or a living room that seems like it was designed by Craigslist’s finest.
The homes in this collection fall firmly into that second category.
Some of these design choices are confusing. Others are impressive in a way that makes you wonder how multiple people looked at them and agreed to move forward.
A few might actually be intentional, which somehow makes them even funnier.
1. “This Would Have Gone Triple Platinum On Instagram In 2013”
2. “Saw This Apartment For Rent In San Francisco. Looks Like They Didn’t Have An Architect Involved In The Retrofit”
3. “People Tell Me My New Coffee Table Is Weird. Would Painting It Grey Make It More Acceptable?”
4. “Rental Where The Combine Bathroom, Toilet & Bedroom In The One Room”
5. “Do You Guys Like This Relaxing, Peaceful Nursery?”
6. “We Transformed Our Old Kitchen Into A 1950s Diner :)”
7. “Thanks, I Hate Foetus Lamp”
8. “I Asked For A Second Floor With Spiral Stairs”
9. “The Shower in My Dorm Freshman Year (I’m Only 5’7)”
10. “Toilet Seat Makes It Looks Like Someone Didn’t Quite Make It”
11. “This Was The ‘Sink’ In A Restaurant”
“Nope, this isn’t a minimalist, avant-garde design. The water just spills off the edges onto the floor, which is why the mop is right there. There isn’t even a drain pipe below this counter.”
12. “Epoxy Waterfall Staircases Add A Touch Of Elegance To Any Interior”
13. “Do We Like My Floor?”
14. “I Just Wish There Was Space For One More Barn Door”
15. “Some Actual Photos Of The House I Grew Up In”
“Previous owner was the creater of the pink panther and first president of marvel animation. Definitely a little eccentric. Parents got the house for pretty cheap because nobody else would touch it”
16. “10 Year Old Me Lighting Up Any Room In The Sims:”
17. “I’ve Been Debating On Where To Put A Pic Of My Horse Rug And Decided To Roast Myself Here”
“This rug has everything. It has horses. It has a leopard eating a deer”
18. “I Just Got Lost”
19. “Should I Take This Out? Or Paint It?”
20. “Leg Breaking Stairs”
21. “The Washer And Dryer In My Apartment. Doing Laundry Is Even More Infuriating Than It Looks”
22. “Can I DIY This?”
23. “I Was Looking For The Microwave When It Hit Me… Just Like The Scalding Hot Food In My Face”
24. “Should I Repaint The Walls To Match The Fishes?”
25. “Does This Belong In A Residential Home?”
26. “Probably Wouldn’t Be Such A Bad Idea If Every Angle Wasn’t Slightly Off”
27. “I Couldn’t Stop Thinking About That Gray Man Cave From A Few Days Ago So I Recolored It. (I’m Rusty At Ps So It’s Not My Best Work)”
28. “Surprise!”
29. “I Saw The Carpeted Bathroom And Would Like To Share This Lovely Kitchen Carpet”
30. “Newest Addition”
31. “Bet You Don’t Have One Of These!”
32. “My Brother Says My House Is A Circus”
33. “My Boyfriend Said I Went Too Far With My Headboard”
34. “A Room I Booked In Belgium”
35. “Focal Point?”
36. “The Home I Inherited From My Parents Has A Bath They Created By Enclosing The Patio”
37. “What Should I Add? A Middle Staircase?”
38. “Please Step On Your Kitchen Counter To Go Up”
39. “Should I Put My Vaguely Racist Table In The Living Room Or Foyer?”
40. “My Kitchen Remodel Is Finished!”
41. “My Hotel Desk Drawer”
42. “Manhattan Apartment Kitchen, $1485 Per Month”
43. “It Looks Great… But Why In The Living Room? Will The Furniture Just Float On Top?!”
44. “Why Cut The Door When You Can Cut The Carpet Instead (Found In New House Basement)”
45. “Why Are My Neighbors Trying To Form An HOA?”
46. “What Finishing Touch Will Tie My Aquatic Bathroom Together?”
47. “If Lazy Was A Picture”
“We just moved into this house and found the previous owners had painted around all their furniture.”
48. “I Can Feel That Carpet Under My Wet Toes Already”
49. “The In-Laws Housewarming Gift”
50. “I Really Wanted An Indoor Pool, But My Husband Said No. So We Compromised!”
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52. “Does My Builder Have Ocd?”
53. “My Parents Are Remodeling And ‘Didn’t Want The Old Lights To Go To Waste’ So They Did This……and They Love It……”
54. “What’s Off About Our Kitchen?”
55. “Got A Plant”
56. “Knee-Height Microwave Is Extremely Annoying To Use”
57. “Fairytale Or Too Much?”
58. “I Think My Stairs Fit Here”
59. “$15,000 Kitchen Flip”
60. “A Compromise Between My Dignity & My Cat’s Need To Supervise My Bowel Movements…”
61. “I Give You The Tale Of The Crooked Banister”
62. “Bleak, Gray Moors Of Yorkshire Call To My Newborn…!”
63. “Why Does Everyone Who Visits My House Say This Is A Red Flag?”
64. “Again With Carpeted Bathrooms”
65. “What Else Can I Decorate My Island With To Make It Look More Luxurious?”
66. “What Is My Aesthetic Called”
67. “Is My Sister’s TV Too Low?”
68. “Just Finished My Closet”
69. “Not Sure My Wall Looks Wet Enough. Any Advice?”
70. “How Do You Feel About My Leopard Print Carpet?”
71. “Microwave Too Low?”
72. “What Should I Add To Make My Dining Room More Inviting?”
73. “Loving My New Carpet, But Hallway Still Feels Incomplete. Suggestions?”
74. “Just Installed My New Toilet, How Should I Decorate The Bathroom To Match?”
75. “What Can I Add To Make This Perfect?”
76. “The Pool Is In!”
77. “Is My Tub Design Playing It Too Safe?”
78. “Bought An Antique Sideboard My Wife Absolutely Hates”
79. “I Wanted To Be On Trend And Paint It All One Color. Did I Get It Right?”
80. “I Wanted Something That Really Channeled Bathroom Vibes. Did I Nail It?”
81. “Is This Light Too Big? Dining Room”
82. “I’m Not Great With Finishing Touches. Any Ideas?”
