Or I'd fix the quirky quirks in this house. But they do amuse, if you look closely.

The light and medicine cabinet are not centered with each other. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? (Oh, and those are shoe pockets hanging over the door, if you're wondering.)

To the right of the medicine cabinet, you will find this quirk. Yes, the sink is just slightly too big, so the door frame had to be cut to fit. (Tell me, because I'm not an architect or decorator, is it really that hard to measure before you purchase and install?)

No, I cannot open this drawer unless the oven is opened first.

I'm not sure I'll be able to give this room's dimensions very well with the pictures I took. This is a view of the left side of the room.

This is the view from the side of the treadmill looking back.

This is the view from inside the room looking out.

This is the other corner of the room. I'm not sure how come they put the wall and ceiling together like this. Anyone have any clue?

This is the only piece of this in the whole kitchen.

One last half-step up, and then another trip step that you can't even see because it's only half a centimeter up from the last half step. Does that make sense?

Well, I don't love the lamp. But it's actually the different colors that drive me nuts. Not because they are different colors of paint, because that only makes sense to create the shadow effect...ish, kind of thingy. But the problem is that this color of paint is not used anywhere else in the room. It is used in the living room, and also Savanna's room. Is that weird, or is it just me?

The upstairs bathroom has this beautiful orange shade, along with gold blinds. Is it just me, or do they clash?

This thing (what is it called, I don't even know?) goes all around Caleb's room. It was not applied evenly, so it doesn't match up at the end, and you can see where it starts to get crooked. Again, I ask, is it really that hard to measure?

Here I'm just displaying the lack of taste in paint colors. The wall is light green and the door is light yellow. You can just barely tell the difference. Is it just me, or should there be more of a contrast? (Again, not a decorator here.)

Not only do I
not love this color, but you will find these drips in every room, on every wall in the house. And even on the carpet. Is it really that hard to tape so that the paint job is even and perfect?

What is this, you ask?
I don't know. A shelf? A TV stand?
Nope, and it isn't the other side of the stairway, and it doesn't have a door, so it's not storage. ???

Security system next to my nightstand. Sure, it makes sense to have the emergency buttons right next to my head if there were an emergency in the middle of the night. Does it make sense to also have them in perfect reach of a two-year-old? (The owners also have small children.)

Just painting part of the door frames on either side of the sliding door.

Not sure what that hole in the ground is for.

Okay, so I don't like this tiling at all. But did you also notice the weird angles of the sink, tub, and shelf (?)? Maybe I'm just not getting the modern style of things...

You can't really tell, but the walls are painted a very light pink. Why, OH WHY? To match the beautiful magenta-ish color?

This is the bottom of a closet door. This chunk was cut out to fit over...

The baseboard at the bottom.

One wall with this wallpaper. Does it match anything else anywhere in the house? No.
Also, to turn on the light and the fan, you must first flip up the left switch, and
then use the remote to turn them on.

Just point and click. ?????
Hope you enjoyed the tour of our quirky house.
13 comments:
Quirky is right, but so totally cool at the same time. Quirky houses are the best to tell stories about. I had a drawer like your kitchen drawer in our last apartement. It was totally useless. It only opened 1.5 inches unless the oven door was open. We kept appliance user manuals in it (you know, something I do not need to look at every day).
I think my favorite is the partially painted magenta door frame. That is a gem! Good stories.
It's a good thing all of these quirks are superficial. It's scary when "chicken or the egg" issues deal with inconsistency in the flooring or plumbing or roofing...
That is hilarious! Good thing you are only renting or you would have a ton of things to fix. The cutting out of the door frame to fit the sink is pretty funny. Enjoy all these fun little quirks.
Sweet house--I'm sure you enjoy finding more and more crazy things all of the time!
Hilarious!! I loved the quirks and had a good laugh! Thank you for sharing someone's funny way of doing things. Perhaps it brings mind to the fact that some people just think differently--instead of thinking from point A to point B, they go from A to C to E and then maybe to K and then to B...
How funny! Well you know the things to look out for when you buy a house! Sometimes I just wonder what builders are thinking! We have those kinds of things in our house too! And light switches in the most obscure places!!!
love it! you have one fine place. how'd you get so lucky??
ha ha! that was pretty awesome. The reason I liked it so much was because I feel exactly the same way about he house we just bought. Now we have to worry about fixing all the stupid, stupid mistakes from the previous lazy and crazy owners. I'm really beside myself with some of the dumb things that they did in this house. You may have inspired me to do a post like yours.
Soon you'll be pro at fixing everything!
hehehe. I took an interior design class, but even if I hadn't, I would've known better. I guess as long as you're only renting its ok.
that is so funny! next time we visit (which i would like to be soon, if it works for you) i will try to spot more of those in person. i can't believe how many pictures--they just kept coming! funny.
It's not just you....I think those people must have been on a tight budget and went to yard sales for their supplies...I know a little about that kinda thing...
The joys of a rental house!
When we bought our house it was already painted in (fortunately tasteful) ways. Everyone who comes here assumes that we did it and gives us credit for it. But we just inherited all of it. It's just possible that the owners of your home inherited some of these quirks themselves, and don't necessarily love it any more than you do. So if you offer to paint over something or remove a light fixture or something easy, they might not necessarily be offended--they might appreciate it. I've decided that next time we rent somewhere, I'll just submit my improvment plans to the owners, and hope that they want their property improved at somebody else's expense. Let me know if it works...
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