Change out the carpet, fine, but why that God awful laminate?Update the cushions, great. Paint the beams and fireplace, short term thinking to destroy something that will now forever need work and updating. I hope you drywalled over the wall panels and didn’t just slap paint on them. It is a current “look”. Will be out of date/trend in a couple years - far shorter than the other look that took 30 years to be dated and now would be retro.
That grey laminate flooring pisses me off like nothing else in cheap home remodeling. It’s embossed with wood grain but what fucking real wood is grey like that? It’s the 2020s equivalent of 1970s faux wood paneling.
I thought left was a picture of the Miller House in Columbus IN.
Love they left the structural fireplace CRT TV. god I’m tired of AI rage slop
It’s load bearing.
I love how everyone thinks they hate modernism too when they see something like this, but it started out as mid century modern
You never built a crt into your fireplace? It’s super effective. I stacked my vcr and dvd player on top into the chimney.
They painted the beams… they. Painted. The beams.
It looks like a prison.
My uncle used to design and build houses. Normally he didn’t work for anyone - he’d take out a loan, buy a piece of land, design a house custom fit to the contours of the land, subcontract some parts, but he did the carpentry with some hired help, and when it was all done, he’d sell it (he was a realtor too) and as far as I know always made a profit, though some did better than others…
One year I went to work for him. But he was doing it differently that time, some wealthy developer had hired him to build his own house. I remember him talking about what a big mistake that was turning out to be, the guy kept changing his mind about what he wanted when we were halfway done with something - for example when he saw the rough openings for the windows, he decided they weren’t big enough and he wanted bigger. Problem was, my uncle had already ordered the windows (custom sized of course) and they were already built, just not delivered yet… But the guy had money to burn, so he paid for both sets… Anywho, my uncle had designed the roof to be held up by some hefty beams, and had intended them to be unpainted, so had sourced the high quality (expensive) ones. After we set the beams- most by crane, but one short one was in such an odd position we had to do it by hand- heaviest thing I’ve ever lifted and I only had one end… a motorcycle engine was light in comparison… anywho, he brought his wife to look at the progress, she took one look at the beams and said “… and we’ll paint those lavender…” I could just about hear the steam coming from my uncle’s ears.
Beams? Mf, they painted the rocks!
I’m never hiring a home designer.
The pic on the left looks lived in, just needed an update on the carpet and cushions. Pic on the right looks like the inside of a lich’s phylactery.
Whoever decided to put a rectangular table in a curved space is completely unqualified to make design decisions.
That table is going to demand so many legs in sacrifice…
And if there are toddlers around, maybe an eye or two…
Just looking at it makes my shins hurt
I will never understand people that paint hardwoods or natural stone with white paint.
That whole phase where everyone was painting their kitchens white killed me. That ruined so many gorgeous cabinets.
I can at least understand the kitchens. It’s nice to know a surface is actually clean. Drives me insane the amount of kitchens I’ve seen with countertops that constantly look spattered with food.
How very dystopian.
Yeah I have no idea how people like no. 1 better, but you do you
The stone wall looks sooo much better and it being painted white just looks depressing
Bullshit. Someone just used an ai filter on a picture for internet points.
The AI even kept the CRT TV in the “after” pic lmao
Holy shit indeed… The reflection on it is identical too…
Nothing says Modern Decor like a CRT TV
What do you guys use for a TV stand?
CRTs are peak for retro gaming
But I can’t imagine the kind of person who would love retro gaming would destroy such a beautiful room like this
Anyone read that in Hank Hill’s voice? It even feels in character with how into that whole neighborhood parade of homes competition thing he was.
Dale, if it gets one shade more gray in here, I’m gonna kick your ass!
I think too many people are just being cintrariannbecause this style is popular now. I think it looks good.
This looks like an AI edit rather than an actual renovation.
The shelf thing on the left has exactly the same items on it. Why would they keep the hole with the CRT TV in it? Also I’d hope that nobody would actually put a square table in a round space.
100% an AI edit
You can use the cross-eye trick like everyone does to cheat on spot the difference puzzles. The two images have perfectly identical perspectives that you could only achieve if you mounted a camera perfectly and never touched it throughout the entire construction process.
Also notice that the handrail in the original photo has turned into a divider in the makeover. It’s a subtle perspective change but one that wouldn’t make sense in reality. AI wouldn’t be able to discern that properly.
Definitely. But unfortunately, flippers (and people with awful taste) do this all the time. So at least LLMs and they have something in common — soullessness.
Good catch. Some items are positioned exactly as per the previous picture.
Why would they keep the hole with the CRT TV in it?
RETRO CRT nook (GAMING (RARE!)) ofc
I’m fine with the 2010s era minimalist decor.
But painting over stone and high quality wood panels is crazy. If you want the minimalist look, then this wasn’t the house you start with. Fucking Beetlejuice ass joists.
Fucking Beetlejuice ass joists.
LOL i knew the room reminded me of something!
