25 Unbelievably Bad Home Design Decisions That Will Make You Want To Just Stay Outside, Actually, Thanks!

Siena Giljum
·1-min read

In this yearly time for peace, reflection, and gratitude, I thought I'd mess it all up by bringing you the very worst in home design. Thanks to the nearly one million members of the Facebook group That’s It, I’m Architecture Shaming, here are 25 shameful affronts to architecture itself:

1.Wheee!

A small house with a steep roof and two air conditioning units. A wooden fence stands in front

2.Showing up overdressed to the function like:

House entrance with a newly constructed wooden porch, featuring detailed craftsmanship. Two wicker baskets and construction tools are on the doorstep

3.Imagine the surprise when you go looking for the sugar.

Toilet installed inside a kitchen cabinet space with doors partially open, revealing a humorous and unusual setup

4.Life is a picture, so frame it.

Living room with modern furniture, floral wall art, and a dining area by a window

5.A playroom for the diagonally inclined.

Small alcove with sloped ceiling and wooden floor, empty and unfurnished

6.Some Scooby-Doo villains called, they want their house back.

Interior view of a multi-level stairway with a high ceiling and large window, lit by a hanging light

7.Again, wheeeee!

Garage door on the second floor of a building with no ramp or driveway leading to it. Nearby is a fence and outdoor area

8.I don't think that's what columns are supposed to look like.

Two-story suburban house with tall pillars, a two-car garage, and a landscaped front yard

9.Viva Las Vegas.

Wooden staircase built into a corner of a living room wall, featuring a triangular frame and two ceiling lights
Wooden staircase built into a corner of a living room wall, featuring a triangular frame and two ceiling lights
Wooden staircase with decorative items on a ledge, including a sign that reads
Wooden staircase with decorative items on a ledge, including a sign that reads

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10.Sleep with one eye open...

House exterior with tiled roof, small dormer window with shutters, and a garage below. Red flowers in foreground

11.When the group chat didn't agree on a dress code.

A brick house at sunset with a grassy yard and a paved pathway in the foreground

12.There's just so much going on here.

Living room with wooden ceiling, stone fireplace, leather sofa with cushions, dining area in the background, and decorative lamps

13.It's the thought that counts.

Woodwork on a doorframe showing intricate molding detail, viewed from an angle

14.Hallelujah, it's raining teacups (on our heads while we're trying to enjoy a decent meal).

Ceiling decorated with an assortment of teapots and cups, creating a unique and whimsical display above a dining room's chandelier

15.There was just no reason for... any of this?

A stairway with a handrail on the right leads down. At the top of the stairs, there's a window with blinds and a cabinet

16.That's not gonna work.

Toilet installed with a door that can't fully open, creating an impractical layout. Caption humorously indicates the issue

17.Neither is that.

Concrete stairs with a metal handrail leading upward, showing signs of wear and age

18.So close, yet so far.

A gray building wall with a vertical pipe running down to the ground, behind a chain-link fence

19.Definitely just stick another TV up there.

TV screen showing a scene with two men in conversation. Ceiling fan is above the screen

20.Why, why hang it there?

A porch with a glass-paned door, a golden leaf decoration on the wall, a hanging lantern, and an adjoining window with closed shutters

21.I thought this had been destroyed by a natural disaster, but it just looks like that.

A house tilts dangerously on an eroded cliffside. A traffic cone is in the foreground, indicating caution or warning

22.Bit of a tight squeeze.

Small kitchen with blue cabinets, white appliances, and light wood countertops. Electric stove with oven and a sink with single faucet

23.He looks like a friendly chap.

Two-story house with a car parked in the driveway, viewed from inside another vehicle. Cloudy sky and trees in the background

24.It works, but at what cost?

Living room with a wall-mounted TV showing an elegantly dressed person, cozy seating, a table, and a kitchen in the background

25.Finally... wheeeeee!

Two doors on a tiled wall; one is unusually high, with no visible access like stairs or ladder. Nearby are a vent and informational signs

Tell me why I want to install a cushy landing pad and experience these doors and garages to nowhere for myself. I know they were all bad, but did any of these really grind your gears? Sound off in the comments, please.

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