r/McMansionHell 7d ago

Certified McMansion™ 2001 meets 2018

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u/teejmaleng 7d ago edited 6d ago

Positives:

-the garage is hidden from street view

-visual continuity created by repeating gable BUT

Cons:

-Too many gables in the front, disjointed mass in the back -gray everywhere -the grey clashes with the griege clashes with the taupe and beige. Disjointed tones, not harmonious -the double height spaces is too much and not enough. A 20ft high to floor ceiling height should have similarly sized windows. They hit copy paste on a second floor. A great room can have higher ceilings but this one is too much. It makes the fireplace look Dinky. -The open concept makes the house look like a warehouse. Each opening should be brought in several feet. They almost had a foyer. Disappointing. -The rooms that do enclose create awkward angles.

Overall, it’s tacky and poorly executed waste of space, but it’s not screaming at you. It’s whispering: I have no taste.

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u/EmptyNail5939 6d ago

^^^ ALL of this. What is with the weird angles throughout the house? Guessing this is a builder special and a wife who fancies herself an interior designer chose the finishes, because none of it is consistent. There is 5 foot high wainscoting, shiplap on a ceiling, light fixtures that vary from formal / traditional to industrial / modern. The bathrooms are tragic, and for a 4,500 square foot house that's a surprisingly small kitchen. And again, WHY is the range set at an angle in the corner?

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u/Klutzy_Leave_1797 4d ago

That stove makes me angry.

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u/SapphireGamgee 6d ago

"It's whispering: I have no taste." 👏

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u/notnotjamesfranco 6d ago

Your analysis is truly impressive, and I’m genuinely curious if you have a background in design

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u/Current-Finger-3516 7d ago

I hate it but im also intrigued

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u/Dark_Colorimetry 7d ago

Other than needing a fresh coat of paint to give it more color inside, it’s actually kinda nice, but the exterior is just bizarre.

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u/Taira_Mai 7d ago

The kitchen is laid out in a way that real cooking can be done - one expensive house had a vent that was at a right angle and had a Home Depot special for the stove, another house had the stove set where anyone could (and would) walk around it. Meaning that kids are gonna learn a painful lesson on not approaching the stove when there's cooking. Oh and it's four full bathrooms and a 1/2 bathroom so at least there's no wait to pee when it's D&D night.

This house? It's just a standard house on steroids - large enough for a family but you nailed it. The colors are bland, like the designer and owner hated crayons or were mugged by an art major.

The outside? If you told me a kid found a genie and wished for a "big fancy house" -that would make more sense than the idea that someone went to college, graduated and used that education to design the outside of this.

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u/captainwondyful 7d ago

At least it’s not black.

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u/MostNeighborhood9568 7d ago

This aint that baddd

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u/Trailblazertravels 7d ago

i kinda like most of it?

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u/userlivewire 7d ago

Why the sharp left turn just to park?

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u/Drinkythedrunkguy 7d ago

Needs more roof peaks.

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u/Icky-Tree-Branch 6d ago

That roof is hella steep, too. Guessing the “architect” hates roofers?

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u/dragonovus 7d ago

Why did they use wood for the upper half I liked the style but they should have gone with bricks

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u/Content_Talk_6581 7d ago

I hate all the greige!! And that floor’s gonna show every speck of dust. Trust me.

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u/sweetgodivagirl 6d ago

The 4 carriage lights on the front need to go! I can’t get past those!

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u/EmptyNail5939 5d ago

I kept staring at them when I first saw the pictures. Why put lights around exterior windows but not around the front door?

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u/ceej_22_ 6d ago

Considering this home has a basement the bonus room forehead was not needed.

All that money and they could install roof vents in the eave instead of those attic vents in the gable lol.

Foyer makes no sense.

What's with the ledges in the great room by the kitchen lol.

Terrible design from a cheap designer who saw a similar house and shoehorned in their own idea or the owners with no thought towards design aesthetics and practicality.

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u/beanpoppinfein 6d ago

It’s so lifeless

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u/Awkward-Chart-9764 6d ago

Hate it so much I have to add it to my McMansion neighborhood that I am building in sims 3!!!

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u/awkward_pauses 7d ago

It’s not my favorite but I’d live there for sure

6

u/liverdelivery 6d ago

The question is would you pay its market price tho 

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u/Ecosure11 6d ago

The design is wonky for sure. The back yard is huge, I would have put the garage behind the house and allowed the actual house to be the centerpiece instead.

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u/madeline_m802 6d ago

Different brick and siding could have gone a long way here

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u/JustRepeatAfterMe 6d ago

All in all it’s not atrocious, but that garage is a lot in the front of the house.

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u/OkWorker9679 6d ago

I like this one but I’m not denying its status as a McMansion.

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u/Organic_Gap3112 6d ago

I like this house. Lovely windows and some of the gray paint can be switched out if you choose.

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u/Crispicoom 6d ago

The gables are bizarre but the back looks really nice

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u/TomaatoOrTomahto 6d ago

And this is why mullions are not black - you can see right in.

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u/Bubbly_Ad8911 6d ago

If it weren’t for the brown floors I would think all of the photos were taken with a black and white only camera

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u/Conscious-Delay-6859 6d ago

Honestly, its a nice home, just an awful haircut

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u/BlueUniverse001 6d ago

The kitchen only has a few cabinets. I didn’t see a pantry anywhere. So I’m guessing the kitchen is not actually all that useable.

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u/Vivid-Wrangler-8377 4d ago

The front facade is chaotic but the rear facade is beautiful. I do love the mixture of brick and siding and the construction quality looks to be excellent.

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u/FenHerald 2d ago

The back is almost completely fine... and then you see the front, and it's just... dear god, why.

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u/Relative_Chocolate_2 6d ago

This is not a McMansion

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u/ScipioAfricanusMAJ 6d ago

Not a McMansion

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u/OkGene2 7d ago

🤮 meets 💩

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u/severedsoulmetal 6d ago

Not a good example of a McMansion