134 points

It doesn’t even go to the ceiling! Imagine the dust.

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This is what gets me. If they were forced to have load bearing pillars there, I could at least try to understand making use of the space. What is even the point of these walls?!

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Everyone is so god damn obsessed with “open concept” that they try to wedge it in to places it makes no sense. When we were looking at houses, this kind of thing was everywhere. There probably used to be an enclosed rather small kitchen and then they tore down the walls and there’s no where for the fridge. So the kitchen is now invading the living room so there’s no where for furniture to really fit and the openness is broken up by this dumb enclosure which ruins the openness anyway. And it probably sold for over the asking price.

Usually it’s a flipper which generally means they have no taste, glob on to Pinterest trends, and do everything as cheaply and janky as possible.

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Sounds like my house. The previous owner did all of the decorating, and she was not talented. I’ve only recently bought the house so I keep wondering around and looking at bits and going, why the hell did you do that.

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9 points

This is a mobile home.

My uncle had one with this layout in the early 2000s.

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35 points

That’s where we put the booze.

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6 points

You can limit the atrocity by putting hanging plants on top.

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hmm dusty plants

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In some sci-fi future, there’ll be flying roombas to take care of that.

…actually, I suppose we have drones. Can drones dust? Can you strap a feather duster to one?

(Am I a single youtube search away from finding entire channels about drones with feather dusters strapped on?)

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I can’t picture how plants on top will reduce dust?

Is that a thing? Indoor plants to control dust?

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No, but it will make use of the fact that it doesn’t reach the ceiling and it could even look cool with a mix of plants and shelves on the sides

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🌿photosynthesis 🌿

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It gets worse, what’s going on with the door in the background? It looks like the wall goes to the same level as the ‘nook’ and the ceiling light is in the room beyond it.
Like there was some kind of mezzanine floor that got hamfistedly removed.

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I bet the door is to a pantry. They don’t need vaulted ceilings, so it’s better used as space for potted plants and the fine/display china. I’ve seen a lot of plant ledges and alcoves in newer houses. They can make the spaces appear much larger than they actually are.

ETA: the fridge enclosure is weird though. They could have just matched the bar height and put in 12-18 inch counters to make it functional

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73 points

how to make a refrigerator 5x less efficient and 10x as ugly

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Why less efficient?

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Because it pumps heat from inside to the back, so if the back is blocked it will struggle to pump heat into that tiny overheated space

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Also the heat is surrounding the fridge which slowly leaks inside making it have to work harder to cool the fridge which causes it to heat up the fridge, cycling heat into and around itself

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Every single house I’ve ever lived in or seen has had the back of the refrigerator up against a wall. Are you saying they should be free standing in the middle of the room??

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No room for it to breathe. Just massive amounts of expelled energy trapped in a small space.

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It’s even pointed away from the kitchen??

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That’s the shame part.

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Is it? I think in the top right picture you are looking at the left side of the fridge not the back.

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Nope, look at the floor pattern. You’re looking at the back.

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9 points

Detective skillz!

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My cat would find a way to be up there all day

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Looks like a good spot to lie down

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I’d totally paint that to look like a Tardis.

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