Epic home fails: world's worst design and DIY mistakes
Abi Harman
28 August 2023
When home design goes horrendously wrong...
terribleestateagentphotos.com
Who needs a front door?
CrappyDesign/Reddit/Lord-Crimble
Your life in your hands
Home Junkie/Facebook
'Room' with a view
@badrealestatepics via @edgarinfante__/Instagram
Epic fail or epic time saver?
@pleasehatethesethings/Instagram
Random indoor balcony
@badrealestatepics/Instagram
Corner (of the bedroom) bath
@badrealestatepics/Instagram via @thetopagent / Instagram
A challenging front door
@thebadagent/Instagram
A very tight squeeze
Home Junkie/Facebook
Watching soaps
@pleasehatethesethings/Instagram
Intruders can't climb
pcjcusaa1636/Reddit
A kitchen with a natural twist
Gulfport Realty
Curtains are redundant
@Venessavw/Facebook
Fireplace woes
@yeoldedad/X
Making the most of every inch?
@pleasehatethesethings/Instagram
We're going to need a longer duster...
@pleasehatethesethings/Instagram
Falling for this room
@pleasehatethesethings/Instagram
Let there be light (sort of!)
@roofershelper/Instagram
Falling asleep or just falling?
Michael Jones & Symonds Reading/OnTheMarket
Elevated throne
Auction House London
Multi-level living
Miki Property/Zoopla
Tight squeeze
@TerribleRealEstateAgentPhotographs/Facebook
A toilet that doesn't fit
terribleestateagentphotos.com
Mismatched mirrors
@Venessavw/Facebook
An unusual kitchen addition
terribleestateagentphotos.com
An off-centre chandelier
@Venessavw/Facebook
A mismatched duo
terribleestateagentphotos.com
An open-plan space
@TerribleRealEstateAgentPhotographs / Facebook
A steep approach
@Scott_Yancey/X
A grand entrance
terribleestateagentphotos.com
A dead-end driveway
liquidthc/imgur
A multipurpose bathroom
@TerribleRealEstateAgentPhotographs / Facebook
Half measures
Realtor
A balancing act
@TerribleRealEstateAgentPhotographs / Facebook
Putting down roots
@PopMech/X
Imperfect patterns
@Blake262626/Reddit
Is it a bathroom or a kitchen?
@Venessavw/Facebook
Infuriating hob design
@_A_Pancake/Reddit
A problematic door
@TerribleRealEstateAgentPhotographs/Facebook
Too much for anyone
@D3TROIT40oz248/Reddit
An attic design disaster
@TerribleRealEstateAgentPhotographs/Facebook
Wonky garage
@pet_sauce/Reddit
A very public toilet
@TerribleRealEstateAgentPhotographs/Facebook
Make a wish
@TerribleRealEstateAgentPhotographs/Facebook
Crooked bricklaying
@TheRealClyde1/Reddit
A precariously placed bath
@Venessavw/Facebook
A difficult pipe design
@Palifaith/Reddit
Askew angles
@sugardoggy/Reddit
Misplaced wall socket
@NastyNate675/Reddit
An extra bathroom addition
@TerribleRealEstateAgentPhotographs/Facebook
The doors to nowhere
@TerribleRealEstateAgentPhotographs/Facebook
Balcony access?
mildlyinteresting/Reddit
Soak yourself and the dishes
@badrealestatepics/Instagram via @jessedeanscott/Instagram
The covetable sunken bath
@pleasehatethesethings/Instagram
Overlapping views
ArchitectureFails/Reddit/Owdagu
Let that sink in
@badrealestatepics/Instagram via @cieraraehontalas/Instagram
Working up a sweat?
terriblerealestateagentphotos.com
A sobering staircase
@thebadagent/Instagram
M. C. Escher style stairway
terriblerealestateagentphotos.com
Incredible invisible sink
@pleasehatethesethings/Instagram
Challenging balconies
ArchitectureFails/Reddit
Stairway to hell
@badrealestatepics/Instagram via @mylisadawn/Instagram
Just a heated indoor pool
@badrealestatepics/Instagram via @mariannanana/Instagram
The mysterious disappearing window
terriblerealestateagentphotos.com
Convenient kitchen feature
Home Junkie/Facebook
Slim-line indoor balcony
@badrealestatepics/Instagram via @danielleburlesonrealtor / Instagram
A toilet in the porch
Bridgfords/Rightmove
Tree house or house tree?
Coldwell Banker Realty
A second storey fence?
New Home Real Estate/Realtor.com
An oven-width kitchen
New Home Real Estate/Realtor.com
Multi-texture walls
New Home Real Estate/Realtor.com
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