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Terrible Estate Agent Photos

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Terrible photos listed by estate agents/realtors that are so bad they’re funny.

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[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 86 points 2 years ago (6 children)

With that green colour, oven placement would be very much a secondary concern.

[–] cybermass@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thank you for saying exactly what I was thinking. If they painted it and changed those ugly ass cupboards it wouldn't be a bad kitchen.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, it wouldn't take much - new doors and some paint. Happy days.

[–] Thassodar@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

I feel like having everything prepped right there next to you would probably be a benefit not a detriment. The colors will eat your soul though - absolutely horrid.

[–] PotjiePig@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

ITS AVOCADO YOU C*NT!

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[–] calebcharles@slrpnk.net 71 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I must be weird. I kinda like it. It keeps the grease and heat away from the rest of the prep space.

[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 27 points 2 years ago

Really depends where the fridge is... Triangle is optimal, but if the fridge and sink both require walking around that counter it's gonna get annoying fast.

[–] li10@feddit.uk 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also lets them have a little breakfast area as well.

Seems like the most efficient use of space to me.

[–] JoBo@feddit.uk 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It looks like a good use of space if you have never really used a kitchen before. Very difficult to use in any real world cooking scenario.

There should be laws stopping people who don't use kitchens from designing them. I see so many terrible choices like this.

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[–] shortypig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

I'm with you. I kind of like it over there keeping its mess to itself. Kind of dig the green too.

[–] Echo71Niner@kbin.social 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Placement of the oven does not concern me, what does and always do, is that pathetic exhaust fan above it, which may or may not be connected to the outside by a duct, but in either situation, it's a low quality system that does not even remove 50% of the cooking aroma, it's like no one has ever figured out how to make one for home use that is effective and not sound like a jet engine. I've seen $2 million dollar condos that have that problem.

[–] troybot@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok it's not just me. The one in my house clearly had a duct but the previous owners removed it. Now the range hood exhausts out the front directly into your face.

[–] cursedanubis@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Maybe they had an olfactory disability and needed assistance with identifying when they were poorly cooking their meals

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[–] jumperalex@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

I love to imagine the excitement of these listing agents when they see a spike in views hahah

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

I kind of like the place one of the oven.

You can open the door and there's no way it's going to block the path for anybody else who's walking in the kitchen. So you got a lot of people in there cooking say for Thanksgiving no worries.

It would also be very hard for say a kid to come in on the side and potentially get hurt. I know there have been many times I've had to keep a sharp eye on some very curious young ones.

Cleaning it might be a bitch though.

[–] TaleOfSammy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 years ago

Naughty cooks are sent to the Oven Dungeon

[–] Squirrel_Patrol@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I dig the oven placement. If I need to chop something, the counter is right there and I can have a beer closeby. Less space for people to crowd around you getting to other areas of the kitchen.

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago
  1. Tear out that oven, hood, and the extended counter to its right.

  2. Replace with new oven and hood, rotated 90° so they're facing into the kitchen.

3: STRIP OFF THAT FUCKING PAINT.

  1. Wood stain newly cleaned wood.
[–] Kittybeer@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This house is pretty cute (and priced within reach!), but that kitchen would annoy me...https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2429-Woodley-Rd-Montgomery-AL-36111/72810736_zpid/

[–] flames5123@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Well it’s priced that way because Alabama. No one wants to live in AL.

[–] li10@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago

Is it that cheap just because it’s in Alabama?

I pay like double that for a flat

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[–] dom@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

Not me fucking up my sims kitchen for the 6th time in a row

[–] Ideology@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tbh that counter would be a great staging area for all my little stir fry ingredient bowls

[–] Kittybeer@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Assuming you didn't knock your hip while rounding the corner and spilling them everywhere!

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The absolute worst part about this picture is the gas stove with a fake vent hood

[–] FARTYSHARTBLAST@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe those are fake cabinets that are just hiding the channel for the vent?

Probably not, but it's nice to dream I guess.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

They're not fake since they have hinges, but the wall they're against looks to be exterior considering the placement of the window, so they might have an actual vent and some extra storage around the outlet.

[–] Xenxs@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's so you can easily get to the vent for maintenance or repairs, I've seen this sort of "fake" cabinet before.

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[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It's like they built the kitchen, then suddenly remembered after the fact that maybe a stove would be a nice idea.

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

I think doing that little loop around the counter every time you tend to the stove would get real old real fast.

[–] Bipta@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

There's no bathroom.

We'll get that fixed.

[–] Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Everyone is fixated on the stove but nobody noticed there wasnt a fridge

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Probably behind the photographer

[–] Treczoks@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The color of the place would not want me to cook there, either.

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[–] uphillbothways@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

It's weird. But could be conducive to good kitchen practices regarding ingredient prep/mise en place and sticking to a recipe instead of cooking on the fly and cutting stuff up when you should be at the stove. You'd need to stick to a workflow... But I mostly agree. I prefer cooking chaotically.

[–] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

I didn't think a galley-style kitchen could get worse 😒

[–] Trincapinones@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

That's just an Overcooked level.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

I might have rotated the oven 90 degrees counterclockwise and gotten rid of the island (peninsula , I guess) but I like having what would essentially be two prep stations working across from one another with one person right at the range top. This kitchen isn't actually that big from a square footage perspective but it looks like 4 or 5 people could comfortably work there without touching elbows.

[–] just_chill@jlai.lu 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah no. I had a kitchen with a similar wider end and that is perfect for a table, it even has a window ! The commitment to the green is a power choice, I would probably only keep the green doors and get the rest in a neutral colour.
I also kinda think this is a lot of storage space, I would be happy exchanging some for a dinig area.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

As a left-handed person, I find this arrangement offensive.

[–] TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Considering the absolute picturesque dreaminess of this house and that price I would deal with it. If I really didn't like it, I'd have enough money to fix it considering how much money I'd save on buying the house.

[–] GnothiSeauton@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Honestly the color of the cabinets would bother me more than the stove.

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