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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:If I ever had stupid amounts of space and money I could see having a "workshop" kitchen where all your Urban Homesteading projects happen (slowly losing what precious kitchen space we have to Large Brontosaurus's diy yogurt and charcuterie and sourdough starter and homemade pickles) and a smaller one for microwaving Trader Joe's curries on "gently caress it" days. Hello  So, to the left of my main kitchen there is a pantry which has the washing machine and a counter top at one end. Large appliances like the mixer and and bread maker are stored here, along with hoover and the ironing board. Other end of the pantry is a huge walk in cupboard made out of the under stairs space. All of this used to be for coal storage but at some point was converted. Instead of having units round all the walls and an island in the middle, the main kitchen is split in half. Left half is units/cooker/sink/fridge/freezer in a square with a gap leading on to the right hand side of the kitchen. Front of the right hand section is a dining table and corner cabinet. Behind that is a proper diy workbench with two built in vices and everything. Workbench has been a great buy, I built a hinged top for it out of thick plywood so it can be extended to about 7ft so the kids can sit round it on bar stools and make as much mess and hurt the surface as much as they like., Edit: none of this cost much money as the units were cheap, it's just made possible by not putting a socking great big island in.
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Do you see anything... strange about this listing? Seriously the first few pics are bland as hell, then you see the interior and it's just unsettling. And then you start to see... those. It's an entire horror movie in a slideshow format on a real estate site. The loving trike, okay
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Jul 17, 2017 18:10
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elise the great posted:Do you see anything... strange about this listing? Jesus gently caress this is legit creeping me out. Everyone click on this. I feel like I'm reading a really creepy SCP article or something, like an evil house that is colonized by extra-dimensional mannequins that also turn you into a mannequin if you make eye contact with them for too long. And holy poo poo the clutter, so much clutter.
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Jul 17, 2017 18:19
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elise the great posted:Do you see anything... strange about this listing? What the gently caress 
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Jul 17, 2017 18:41
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They're hoarders, right? It looks like stepping into an antique store that used to be an old house, so vestiges of each room's intended use are visible but every space is crammed with stuff to be sold.
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Jul 17, 2017 18:42
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I don't get it? It's a lovely house. You should come visit when you have the chance. Flights are cheap. You should come visit. It's such a nice house.Baronjutter posted:Jesus gently caress this is legit creeping me out. Everyone click on this. Reminds me more of those old 'I Spy' books. I'm still fond of those things, and how neatly set up the photos were to find stuff.  Fantastic! And the realtor website has their own version of I Spy!  "This is a view of the upstairs game room. Notice the up-lighting on the second layer of the coved ceiling. This room also has a wet bar with fridge. There is a wall of bookshelves, and cabinets." "Can you spy a 'howling wolf', the words 'BEHAVE', an unknown animals skin, a red billiard ball?" [I'm not even kidding, there's the words BEHAVE over the doorway on the left. What the gently caress.
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Jul 17, 2017 18:45
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Rabbit Hill posted:They're hoarders, right? It looks like stepping into an antique store that used to be an old house, so vestiges of each room's intended use are visible but every space is crammed with stuff to be sold. It's better if you view the slideshow with realtor's comments, since she pointedly ignores that there's anything wrong here:   
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Jul 17, 2017 18:46
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I showed this to my sister, who suggests perhaps the house is for the dolls and claims no human has ever lived here.
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Jul 17, 2017 18:48
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But didn't you see the listing? Clearly an ARTIST lives there. After all, someone has to make all the dolls...
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I just noticed the sign saying "BEHAVE" in the upper left corner. ...I think they were trying to be funny but  efb WrenP-Complete posted:I showed this to my sister, who suggests perhaps the house is for the dolls and claims no human has ever lived here. It genuinely does look like it's a storage house for hoarders and not an inhabited home -- how could anyone use that bathroom or kitchen? There's too much stuff everywhere that would have to be moved around just as you go about your day. Rabbit Hill fucked around with this message at 18:53 on Jul 17, 2017 |
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Jul 17, 2017 18:51
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Haifisch posted:But didn't you see the listing? Clearly an ARTIST lives there.
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Jul 17, 2017 18:51
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"Unfortunately," writes the realtor, surveying the master bedroom, "the art goes with the artist." Pro tip: go back to the second picture and see if you noticed that guy by the gate the first time.
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Jul 17, 2017 18:54
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Also, this once again makes me think something I think every time I read this thread -- how does one go about cultivating good taste in design? Especially when everyone thinks their taste is good whether it is or not?
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elise the great posted:"Unfortunately," writes the realtor, surveying the master bedroom, "the art goes with the artist."  Rabbit Hill posted:Also, this once again makes me think something I think every time I read this thread -- how does one go about cultivating good taste in design? Especially when everyone thinks their taste is good whether it is or not?  Honestly just reading about it and looking at pictures helps. I'd take home decor/design blogs with a grain of salt though, since a lot of them pump out stuff that looks gorgeous in a staged picture but wouldn't be remotely practical to live in(or would be too expensive for normal people to afford).
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Rabbit Hill posted:Also, this once again makes me think something I think every time I read this thread -- how does one go about cultivating good taste in design? Especially when everyone thinks their taste is good whether it is or not? That's a great question. I think it's like every other artistic discipline - you need to understand fundamental concepts like color theory, line, and form. For interior design I'd add in study of textiles and materials, so you know the difference between wool and jute in rugmaking and can tell hardwood from veneer from pressboard. You need to study the history of your discipline, not only so you have more exposure to good design, but so you can recognize and interpret references to the past - the influence of Egyptian art in the 1920s, for instance. Then you need to practice the art, so you can understand the limitations of material and fabrication and get comfortable with criticism and self-editing. Go to museums, read books, but also practice training your eye whenever you're in an intentionally-decorated space, whether you think it's good or bad. Can you spot any influences, motifs, or references? What's the color palette? Can you spot the primary and accent colors? Do they compliment or contrast? What period is the furniture from, or trying to look like it's from? How are people intended to use this space? Does the design help or hinder that?
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Understanding the "why" of so many design elements is really good too. So many things in design stemmed out of practical origins, which were then iterated on a thousand times until it simply became a "decoration" or "that's just a thing you do if you want it to look fancy" but by knowing the history of design, and the often practical origins, you can much better know when and where to use it.
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Baronjutter posted:Understanding the "why" of so many design elements is really good too. So many things in design stemmed out of practical origins, which were then iterated on a thousand times until it simply became a "decoration" or "that's just a thing you do if you want it to look fancy" but by knowing the history of design, and the often practical origins, you can much better know when and where to use it.
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elise the great posted:Pro tip: go back to the second picture and see if you noticed that guy by the gate the first time. I did, but I thought, hey, maybe it's for scale so people don't think it's a big gate? Did you notice this warning from the owner? 
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I live in a city with one of the largest collection of victorian era homes. The "Pink Palace" is the crown and an ex brothel and it's now for sale. The interior is lovely and has been kept in amazing shape. I hate the kitchen cabinets though! It's a 6bd 4ba for an easy $735,000       Full listing https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1473-Saint-James-Ct-Louisville-KY-40208/73587406_zpid/?fullpage=true cheese eats mouse fucked around with this message at 19:57 on Jul 17, 2017 |
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Jul 17, 2017 19:54
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Haifisch posted:... I love the caption on this one. I imagine the realtor receiving photos or going there with a camera and just kinda sighing. Edit: man, that house really is weirdly unsettling.
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Jul 17, 2017 19:56
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Like that staircase. Just the right shape for the blossoming mill owner's daughter to pause half way down as the front door opens and she catches sight of the scruffy dog catcher past the disapproving glare of Gerund the butler in some BBC period drama. Edit: I actually like the staircase
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cheese eats mouse posted:I live in a city with one of the largest collection of victorian era homes. The "Pink Palace" is the crown and an ex brothel and it's now for sale. The interior is lovely and has been kept in amazing shape. I hate the kitchen cabinets though! It's a 6bd 4ba for an easy $735,000  Man I really need to clean that floor. I don't hate them, but they're a lot more appropriate for an apartment than an otherwise nice victorian home like that.
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Jul 17, 2017 20:07
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That Victorian house I like, most all the houses I "grew up in" as in my friend's houses were mostly all early 1900 houses with stained glass and really nice woodworking and tons of built-ins.
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Jul 17, 2017 20:24
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elise the great posted:Do you see anything... strange about this listing? I stopped halfway through because I instantly convinced myself that, if I clicked all the way to the end, I would be the victim of a terrible curse.
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Jul 17, 2017 20:47
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I have pull outs for pots and pans and dishes, and I store my dishes upright in them. I'd rather have a more open kitchen than fill it with massive shelves on every surface. gently caress those haters, portlandhouse is awesome and better than the sad, generic suburban house it replaced.
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Baronjutter posted:That Victorian house I like, most all the houses I "grew up in" as in my friend's houses were mostly all early 1900 houses with stained glass and really nice woodworking and tons of built-ins. We have a ton of shotgun homes with original word flooring built in that era. I really want to nab one that's been updated because they're energy efficient and built before a/c so you can really leverage the design to use your windows on nice spring and fall days. Thankfully most of these houses are respected for their craftsmanship and the built ins and original hard wood and trim are all desirable to home buyers here. Some are in bad shape and need the gut job. 
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Jul 17, 2017 21:01
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These are what a good chunk of the houses in my area look like, some are still huge private homes, others are apartments/condos that have been chunked up in variously effective ways. So many of them are still quite nice inside, others are a horrific blend of 1900's wood paneling, 1950's stucco and kitchens, 1970's fluorescent lighting, and random out of place modern stuff.  This was one of the worst and I wish I took more pictures. But that's the original stairwell, a mid-century reno that put horrible acoustic-tile like ceilings everywhere (and suspended ceilings in others) and horrible carpet that was last updated in the early 80's. They also had a big ugly fluorescent light ruining the grand entry.  Oh poo poo here's another one. 
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That interior looks like a fraternity house, minus the beer stains, holes in walls, and cigarette burns everywhere of course. e. Judging from the deadbolts and house numbers, I'm assuming that is an apartment building or condo? Explains the lazy and cheap common space decor.
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Jul 17, 2017 21:31
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Apartments... with shared bathroom.
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Baronjutter posted:That Victorian house I like, most all the houses I "grew up in" as in my friend's houses were mostly all early 1900 houses with stained glass and really nice woodworking and tons of built-ins. Growing up in Detroit with friends in Indian Village definitely ruined newer houses for me. I loved going to visit friends and they live in places like this: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2170-Iroquois-St-Detroit-MI-48214/88565873_zpid/?fullpage=true
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Jul 17, 2017 22:27
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Meanwhile if you go out into Detroit's burbs a little bit, you run into a lot of lots of tract developments from the pre-mcmansion era like this or this.The first one is a dead ringer for one of my cousin's houses. Between the smaller size and the general housing price depression in the area, they're astonishingly affordable without looking like poo poo(usually). You couldn't pay me to live over there, but I do appreciate the prevalence of houses that feel more normal-sized. Or "starter homes" as realtors have decided to call them these days.
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elise the great posted:Do you see anything... strange about this listing? I'm sick and lying in bed reading the forums, and I'm not convinced this isn't out of some delirium-induced fever dream. Also, I've been watching a shitton of "Criminal Minds" on Netflix lately (don't judge, okay? In not proud) and this house would not be out of place in an episode about a serial killer with abandonment issues who turns his victims into mannequins to replace the family and friends he never had.
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elise the great posted:Do you see anything... strange about this listing? The "artist's studio" has "tile floors for easy cleanup." What's the over/under on murders committed in that room? Like, five?
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Jul 18, 2017 02:32
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This MCM house is awesome   But idk what to think about the open-plan bathroom situation   
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Jul 18, 2017 03:01
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You missed these very important saloon doors.
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Haifisch posted:You missed these very important saloon doors. That's a different bedroom. There are two bedrooms shown with open bathrooms. Here's the other one    I think those saloon doors separate two other bedrooms or a bedroom and an office. It's a big house.
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Jul 18, 2017 03:33
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elise the great posted:Do you see anything... strange about this listing? Why... why would you stage a house like that? Much less live in it?
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Antivehicular posted:The "artist's studio" has "tile floors for easy cleanup." What's the over/under on murders committed in that room? Like, five? You are the first person I've ever seen on this site to use "over/under" properly.
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This is our skinning room...cough cough, I mean this is our crafts room. For painting and such. Easy clean up!
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