Ugly House Photos

Knotted window curtains again.  Ugh.  Make it stop.  [Mesa, Arizona]

Now it’s trendy to make fat knots?  [Phoenix]

And then really big knots??!?!  [Lancaster, Ohio]

And now people are braiding their curtains?  [Boone, North Carolina]

Here’s how the curtains look like after they are unknotted.  [Chandler, Arizona]

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Express yourself with paint.  Splash all over the wood floor too.  [Lancaster, Pennsylvania]

Unfinished paint installation.  [Lancaster, Ohio]

The stripes are fairly even.  The blue is sloppy at the bottom.  [Findlay, Ohio]

No one wants to see brown streaks or stripes in a bathroom.  [Glendale, Arizona]

At least they didn’t use brown paint!!  [Phoenix]

Faux brick!  [Mesa, Arizona]

Sponge worthy?  [Chandler, Arizona]

That must have taken forever.  A roller would have been quicker and nicer.  [Phoenix]

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Why are people in real estate promotional photos?

Are they planning their staging strategy for this home?  “You take the bookcase.  I’ll do the other areas.”

“I can’t decide if I should work out, watch TV, or help mom get the house ready to sell.”

“Gosh, if my foot didn’t hurt, I’d take down the Christmas tree and lights.”

This photo’s caption reads, “Maureen At Star.”  Short for Starbucks?  We’re not sure why this photo was included with the listing.  She’s nowhere near the house.  And she is not the listing agent nor the owner/seller.

“Mommy, I’ll get Rover out of the way while you go find the missing chandelier globe.”

“I really dig your tie-dye shirt.”

Estelle asked her grandson three times to get off the couch and turn off the TV.

Fifi needs to go out.  [Olean, New York]

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This Chandler, Arizona home is ready for buyers to visit.  They’ve staged the home professionally.  Expecting multiple offers above asking price.

Visitors can pick out a coffee cup to take as a thank you gift.

Washer & dryer are included.  Hangers are negotiable.

There’s so much counter space in the kitchen.  Feel free to cover every square inch.

Power drill not included.  Cow?  Maybe.

Fine dining.

Spacious bathroom.

What’s not to like?

Nice bedroom.

Lush landscaping.

Covered patio.

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If the dog’s cage is that big, we’re afraid to visit this Chandler, Arizona house.

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All of the real estate photo for this Chandler, Arizona home were shot from low angles or weird angles.  Makes the house look cluttered and busy.

There’s no open floor space in the living room.

The table and chairs dominate the photo.  We can see the ceiling fan pull chain at this angle.

Table and chairs again.

Christmas in April!

They sure have a lot of tables and chairs.

There’s another chair!  The paint’s peeling off the painted-over kitchen cabinets.

Massive bed posts from this angle.  And the back of a sofa.

The table blocks the view.

The sofa and table dominate the photo.  It’s hard to get a good idea of how big the house really is when every photo is shot so low and with furniture in the foreground.

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We know selling your house is stressful, so we’re offering our help for free.  Just give us ten minutes and a few boxes and we’ll have your kitchen looking better.

Won’t cost you any money.  Just filling up some boxes.

We promise your kitchen will look better.

Buyers will be more excited to see your home with it tidied up.

Show off those granite counters.

This kitchen will require some cleaning too.

Is the clutter on top of the cabinets necessary?

It’s all in the details.

An easy rule of thumb with kitchen staging is:  only one appliance on the counter.  And no dishes please.  [Poughkeepsie, New York]

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Our post in January about crooked items in real estate photos really energized those with obsessive-compulsive tendencies.  So we have three more photos to drive you batty.

Who wouldn’t want to correct this checkerboard tile mess??!!!  How did they not see the mistake?!!  [Phoenix]

Couldn’t they just even up the curtain ties??!!  Make them the same!  Would only take 3 seconds to fix.  [Chandler, Arizona]

That curtain rod is crooked.  Ugh.  And the paint is sloppy.  [Trenton, New Jersey]

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It’s de-vine.

Hip to be square (and rectangular).

Oozing with talent.

A for amazing.

Color clash.

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Better be careful what you say about this Chandler, Arizona house.  Teddy is listening and he doesn’t like negative comments.

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