21 Wildly Unfortunate McMansions To Convince You That "Less Is More" Is A Philosophy Worth Following
Love them or loathe them, McMansions are the architectural equivalent of "go big or go home" — or, should we say, "go big and go home." If you're unfamiliar, McMansions are oversized, extravagantly styled homes, often popping up in American suburbs. When developers get extra outlandish with their designs, pictures of them inevitably get posted to r/McMansionhell, a Reddit thread dedicated to debating — and roasting — the mismatched features and strange facades of these overgrown homes. Here are 21 McMansions stirring up all kinds of conversation on Reddit:
1."I would be so pissed if my neighbor did this."
2."I present to you the ugliest house in my neighborhood: Modern Farmhouse Taco Bell."
And it seems the builder replaced the backyard with a reaaallly extended driveway:
3."Ronald McDonald's House of Horrors."
4."This looks like the 'houses' I made for my Hot Wheels and dolls when I was six. I used boxes and black construction paper, and my houses looked much better than this."
5."I find this home's design so odd that it’s almost endearing... It’s like a dress I’d never wear, but I’m happy someone else feels great wearing it."
6."Mr. Dursley decided to open up a school of normcraft and mugglery."
7.I suppose a roof is optional when you have a non-structural two-story Corinthian colonnade...
8.Redditor PhairPharmer decorated this large home for Halloween with eyes in the foyer windows and called it his "McMansion Monster."
9.“I want the house to have very little visual impact on the surroundings. Except the gate. I want that to be a garish monolith.”
10."This modern farmhouse trend is getting out of hand."
11.The owners took pains to install a fountain but placed it by the curb instead of front and center in the flower bed. What a choice.
12."I actually think it’s really pretty."
13."I drive by this daily, and I hate it every time. It’s like a big beige blob."
14."This is not a McMansion! That's a place of worship! All hail the banister! Praise be to the lawyer foyer!"
15."The longer you look, the worse it gets."
16."My fiance calls it the 'Bubble Wrap House.'"
17.This McMansion may not be in the big city, but it certainly has the bright lights.
18."I think I built this house in The Sims a few times."
19."I drive by this house under construction, and it screams ugly McMansion to me."
20."This is a perfect example of 'too much of a good thing is a horrible thing.'"
21.And, last but certainly not least, this McMansion image may look AI-generated, but it is, in fact, Burj Al Babas, a failed luxury development in Turkey of ostentatious, vacant homes:
Which of these McMansions irks you the most? Let us know in the comments!
