Anonymous wrote:I can't stand painted cabinets. I also really don't like townhouses where the front door opens to those weird liminal spaces in the basement. Can't use it as a bedroom; it's too annoying to drag food up and down; and it's super dark due to the deck above and bushes/trees. And everything you ever buy has to fit and be drug up a narrow set of stairs.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish our house had a true foyer. It is the one thing we just can’t change at all.

Ubiquitous in the DMV. No transition space from the outside.

Why?!

Anonymous wrote:I wish our house had a true foyer. It is the one thing we just can’t change at all.

Anonymous wrote:...with a walk-in closet but an attached bathroom with no tub. I don't care about, want or need a walk-in closet so all I see is wasted space that could have been used to give me a standalone tub if laid out better.

What are your real estate pet peeves?

Anonymous wrote:My dream house would have laundry rooms on both levels as well as primary suites. Lugging laundry up and downstairs is a pain. Having a second primary suite on the main floor is smart for aging occupants and guests.

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Anonymous wrote:Overly ornate styles - those European, Middle Eastern, Indian styles with busy colored marbles, ornate moldings, frilly fixtures. I’m sure there are many who love this and see it as a sign of wealth but it’s gaudy to me. If it’s just there furniture, rugs, curtains and knickknacks I can look past it but if I have to spend money to rip out expensive stuff I’ll just pass.

90s not sure what style but round columns, catwalk overlooks to the foyer and living or family room, weird half hexagon or other odd shaped islands with a cooktop or a vertical strip of stone going up two stories for the fireplaces.

I love vaulted ceilings or high ceilings but only one story, large wide/deep rectangle island with seating, open concept that retains room identities with good flow, good woodwork and cabinetry, well positioned deep closets.

You sound...racist.

Anonymous wrote:Two different color kitchen cabinets!!! WHY are idiots doing this it looks so undone and trashy???!!! I can't wrap my head around this.

Barn doors for bathroom doors or any interior doors. You live in a house NOT a barn.

Wood slat or panel accent walls or headboards--just so gross.

Ceiling pillar

CHEAP Vinyl siding

Any house the opens to stairs as the first thing you see, so split level houses and split foyer or raised ranch. Trashy.

Anonymous wrote:I love these threads and seeing how all of our individual personalities and quirks come out in our pet peeves about houses.

My controversial opinions:

-I love double sinks as long as they are sizable and deep. Small shallow ones are useless to me.
-I don't do baths. To me, it is gross with the soap and tepid water and I don't feel clean afterwards. But I love hot tubs, but only with people I know. It's not logical, I know.
-Islands in small kitchens. I need to be able to stand in front of my oven and dishwasher and open it all the way, not have to always stand to the side.

Anonymous wrote:Overly ornate styles - those European, Middle Eastern, Indian styles with busy colored marbles, ornate moldings, frilly fixtures. I’m sure there are many who love this and see it as a sign of wealth but it’s gaudy to me. If it’s just there furniture, rugs, curtains and knickknacks I can look past it but if I have to spend money to rip out expensive stuff I’ll just pass.

90s not sure what style but round columns, catwalk overlooks to the foyer and living or family room, weird half hexagon or other odd shaped islands with a cooktop or a vertical strip of stone going up two stories for the fireplaces.

I love vaulted ceilings or high ceilings but only one story, large wide/deep rectangle island with seating, open concept that retains room identities with good flow, good woodwork and cabinetry, well positioned deep closets.

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Anonymous wrote:Laundry on the first floor. It should either be in the basement or on the same floor as the bedrooms.

Huh? Who wants to make multiple trips to the basement with armloads of laundry? And what's wrong with laundry on the first floor, where you're generally around during the day.

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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.

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Anonymous wrote:Laundry on the first floor. It should either be in the basement or on the same floor as the bedrooms.

So funny, I just posted the opposite. I love my main level laundry room!