I hate main bedrooms...

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Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Sweetheart, we have jobs and hobbies and friends. Baths are a huge waste of water and time.

If you don’t have time to take a bath, you also don’t have time to read a book, watch a show, or do any other leisure time activity that doesn’t involve seeing friends. That’s sad.

My main real estate pet peeve is houses with small, boxy rooms. I have a lot of friends who will only live in colonials, and while all of their houses have several charming features, many of their main floors and bedrooms feel claustrophobic to me.

Great reading comprehension!!! I didn't say I don't have time to take a bath, I said I think it's a waste of time, meaning I can find better uses for my time. I would much rather read a book than take a bath. I don't watch a ton of TV, so that's not something I"m going to waste my time on. I'm happy to bake a loaf of bread though. Would much rather spend my time on cooking or baking than in a bathtub doing nothing. No need to take offense just because I don't think taking a bath is a good use of my time. Bless your heart.

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Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Sweetheart, we have jobs and hobbies and friends. Baths are a huge waste of water and time.

If you don’t have time to take a bath, you also don’t have time to read a book, watch a show, or do any other leisure time activity that doesn’t involve seeing friends. That’s sad.

My main real estate pet peeve is houses with small, boxy rooms. I have a lot of friends who will only live in colonials, and while all of their houses have several charming features, many of their main floors and bedrooms feel claustrophobic to me.

Great reading comprehension!!! I didn't say I don't have time to take a bath, I said I think it's a waste of time, meaning I can find better uses for my time. I would much rather read a book than take a bath. I don't watch a ton of TV, so that's not something I"m going to waste my time on. I'm happy to bake a loaf of bread though. Would much rather spend my time on cooking or baking than in a bathtub doing nothing. No need to take offense just because I don't think taking a bath is a good use of my time. Bless your heart.

Not PP but you read the book IN the bath. That said if it's not your thing it's not your thing

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Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Sweetheart, we have jobs and hobbies and friends. Baths are a huge waste of water and time.

If you don’t have time to take a bath, you also don’t have time to read a book, watch a show, or do any other leisure time activity that doesn’t involve seeing friends. That’s sad.

My main real estate pet peeve is houses with small, boxy rooms. I have a lot of friends who will only live in colonials, and while all of their houses have several charming features, many of their main floors and bedrooms feel claustrophobic to me.

Great reading comprehension!!! I didn't say I don't have time to take a bath, I said I think it's a waste of time, meaning I can find better uses for my time. I would much rather read a book than take a bath. I don't watch a ton of TV, so that's not something I"m going to waste my time on. I'm happy to bake a loaf of bread though. Would much rather spend my time on cooking or baking than in a bathtub doing nothing. No need to take offense just because I don't think taking a bath is a good use of my time. Bless your heart.

Not PP but you read the book IN the bath. That said if it's not your thing it's not your thing

+1. I posted above about the book and wine/flower/candle rack I have for my clawfoot tub. A happy marriage of book and tub.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Sweetheart, we have jobs and hobbies and friends. Baths are a huge waste of water and time.

NP here. Are you serious? Soaking in a hot bath is one of life’s simple pleasures. Every culture on this earth has some form of hot baths. Hot water is therapeutic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Sweetheart, we have jobs and hobbies and friends. Baths are a huge waste of water and time.

NP here. Are you serious? Soaking in a hot bath is one of life’s simple pleasures. Every culture on this earth has some form of hot baths. Hot water is therapeutic.

DP. Plus baths waste less water than showers, not a waste of water at all

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Islands with cooktops. I had one and hated it.

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Valances/window treatments that look like they came from a medical office
Popcorn or dropped/acoustical tile ceilings
Tiled countertops
Open shelving in kitchens - minimal storage and who wants to dust all that? Not me!
Accent walls
Decals/words on the walls ("live laugh love")
Mirrored walls
Mirrored closet doors
Fireplace brick painted black
Fully open concept first floor/main living area
Barn/track doors
Pocket doors - they break and are hard to fix
2-story family rooms
McMansions with 3 different exterior materials, all of which look fake
Older houses that are so heavily renovated they basically look brand new and sterile

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Anonymous wrote:Valances/window treatments that look like they came from a medical office
Popcorn or dropped/acoustical tile ceilings
Tiled countertops
Open shelving in kitchens - minimal storage and who wants to dust all that? Not me!
Accent walls
Decals/words on the walls ("live laugh love")
Mirrored walls
Mirrored closet doors
Fireplace brick painted black
Fully open concept first floor/main living area
Barn/track doors
Pocket doors - they break and are hard to fix
2-story family rooms
McMansions with 3 different exterior materials, all of which look fake
Older houses that are so heavily renovated they basically look brand new and sterile

I can’t stand the McMansions. Especially the giant ones on a giant lot for a family of 4. What is the point?? Such a waste of space and energy and terrible for the environment!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:• Mismatched floors

• Bathroom carpeting (yuck! 🤔)

• Wall heaters or window air-conditioners - only like central heat + air

• Low ceilings

• Colored farmhouse sinks (other than white or even gray.)

• White appliances…..or even worse, appliances that are different hues.

• White, ceramic sinks

• Cabinets that reach the ceiling.
I like cabinets that have room to put plants/other decor on top.

• Walls painted extremely bright or dark colors

• Vertical blinds

• Square-tiled countertops

• Pedestal bathroom sinks

• Bidets

• No bathtub 🛁 in Primary bathroom

• Open concept floor plan (though when my kids were little this would have been a true necessity to have!)

What could you possibly dislike about bidets??

You have an issue with staying clean?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Palladian windows in bedrooms. Bedrooms are for sleeping, and any high up windows that are difficult to cover with blackout curtains or shades are stupid.

The first night we went to see our now house, it was late, so it was pitch black outside. As we got to the master, we noticed that there was an enormous palladian window adorned with plantation shutters on the far wall.

Well, I, too, felt the same way as you do, as I love my sleep. So, that was a little disconcerting to see.
Needless to say, I thought it might be a deal breaker, because we knew that sunlight probably blazed through it in the morning, and it would cost a small fortune to replace such a gigantic window.

I loved everything else about the house though, so I was prepared to go on a tireless quest in order to find an alternative option to replacing the window -- one that would ensure that it was DARK in the mornings.

We went to see the house the very next morning, and that's when we realized that the palladian window faced NorthWest into a densely wooded area, so thankfully there's barely any light that comes in to the bedroom until about noon every day.

So, in the end, we just left the window & shutters the way we found it, although we did change literally everything else you see in that pic (that's the way the old owners had it, so we took off those hideous curtains, painted the wall color "Palest Pistachio", threw out the ugly rug, etc.).

I'm generally not a fan of palladian windows either, but that's really pretty with the plantation shutters.
I wouldn't mind it in my own bedroom actually.

[Anonymous]

Two story entryways, Two story living rooms - just a waste of space and will never be the right temperature
Raised ranches - most unfortunate home style ever
Low ceilings
Dining rooms, formal living rooms
Lack of natural light
Yards without a single tree, overly perfect chem lawns

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:farmhouse sinks

How can hate a farmhouse sink? The other options are what, two small sinks side-by-side?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stairs right when walk in
No foyer
Bathtubs in master nope don't need.
Carpet
Beige on walls yuck
Bruce hardwoods
Paneling
Wallpaper

Popcorn ceilings yuck

Where else would stairs be?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sunken living room - that step down is just disrupting the flow of the house and making it impossible to extend a dining table into the living room for large dinners (like Thanksgiving). Makes the space inflexible.

Those tiny windows at the top of the wall in the bedroom. I get that they are supposed to be for privacy, but that's what blinds are for. I want to be able to reach/open my windows for fresh air.

I also disagree with OP about a bathtub in the master. It's a huge waste of space for a tub that I'm never going to use. As long as there's a tub in a second bathroom (to bathe my kids), I'm good.

You people who dislike a long soak in bubble/fragrant bath are missing out on one of the great peaceful moments of life.

Sweetheart, we have jobs and hobbies and friends. Baths are a huge waste of water and time.

NP here. Are you serious? Soaking in a hot bath is one of life’s simple pleasures. Every culture on this earth has some form of hot baths. Hot water is therapeutic.

It can also give you problems with your lady bits and dry out your skin. With the crap hard water we have around here, no thanks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:• Mismatched floors

• Bathroom carpeting (yuck! 🤔)

• Wall heaters or window air-conditioners - only like central heat + air

• Low ceilings

• Colored farmhouse sinks (other than white or even gray.)

• White appliances…..or even worse, appliances that are different hues.

• White, ceramic sinks

• Cabinets that reach the ceiling.
I like cabinets that have room to put plants/other decor on top.

• Walls painted extremely bright or dark colors

• Vertical blinds

• Square-tiled countertops

• Pedestal bathroom sinks

• Bidets

• No bathtub 🛁 in Primary bathroom

• Open concept floor plan (though when my kids were little this would have been a true necessity to have!)

What could you possibly dislike about bidets??

You have an issue with staying clean?

Most people I know with bidets replaced wiping with the bidet. You still need to wipe. Otherwise, you’re just stuck with wet poo all day while you’re walking around, which is gross.