Would you ever guess that this house from the outside, 
looks like this on the inside?
I was looking at some real estate listings in Baltimore and came across this seven bedroom, 6.5 bath house on sale for a mere $1.5 million. I am guessing that you’d have to add another $.5 mil for redecorating.
Let’s take a look, shall we?
Ohhhh… That’s a lot of pattern…Chinoiserie, Cheetah, Marble, Persian… 
With all of the other pictures of this house, I am thinking that the walls here are faux marbled. 
Oh, more patterns. Faux clouds, faux marble, balloons floating down from the ceiling. And then there’s the tiny little pot hanger in the middle of it all, with the plastic serving utensils along with the dirty pots. 
Here’s another view of the kitchen… I am not sure how the poodle fits in with the penguin theme.. or how the penguins fit with the balloons on the other side of the room. And the purple fan… they must like the Ravens.
Correct me if I am wrong, but don’t flowers usually grow up the walls? This feels sort of oppressive.
I thought you might need to rest your eyes. This lovely little garden temple overlooks the pool and garden.
How could you possibly sleep with all of the planets exploding around you. I’d be afraid one would crash into me.
This was probably a maid’s room, but now it just seems like the bottom of a Pepto bottle. 
Tiffany box or swimming pool bottom?
I do like the garage with its turret!
What do you think?
Oh dear, I love the exterior and there is LOTS of potential!
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Karena
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$1.5M is actually a great deal for that place. Maybe I'm just badly calibrated from living in Boston.
ReplyDeleteNot my cup of tea, as we say at my house, but the exterior is gorgeous, and I'm sure that whoever buys it will redecorate it into a beautiful house. (It would be hard to make it tackier.) It is so taste specific; I am surprised the realtor did not advise toning it down before going on the market.
ReplyDeleteI would never have suspected such horrors lurked beyond that lovely exterior! Truly, there is no accounting for taste or the lack thereof.
ReplyDeleteOMG I would kill for this house. It would just take white paint to make it amazing. The stone outside along with all that trim and moulding. Be till my heart.
ReplyDeleteIt does show terrible but it would be such an easy fix.
Colourful!! xv
ReplyDeleteI am trying to find the listing but having no luck do you have a link or mls #?
ReplyDeleteMaryBeth...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4405-Greenway-Baltimore-MD-21218/36621058_zpid/
I think the house has terrific bones and the interior horror (love your narration!)could bring the price down. Thanks for sharing! What a trip!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is indeed the weirdest interiors! You are so right! I would have never guessed by looking at the regal interior it would have this overdone, busy interior decor!
ReplyDeleteOuch my eyes indeed! How did you get this exclusive content?
Drug kingpin or a dictator living in exile, perhaps?
ReplyDeleteAs jaded as I am, this is amazing even to me!
ReplyDeleteNice house, but... what were they thinking? Imagine what this would cost in the UK!
ReplyDeleteWallpaper scraper and lots of white paint. The bones are amazing.
ReplyDeleteIn most of those rooms, you'd just need to strip the wallpaper or repaint, but yes, the kitchen would require a remodel. Interesting that the RE agent couldn't talk them into repainting to sell.
ReplyDeleteThis is the antithesis of my mother who anxiously kept white walls for 35 years, in case she ever decided to sell.
EWWW, you are right, it DOES hurt my eyes! Some people have money but very bad taste! I would LOVE to get my hands on this place.....if I won the lopttery that is:):) XO, Pinky
ReplyDeleteH O L Y C O W! You can't buy taste I guess :-)
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That kitchen will haunt my dreams.
ReplyDeleteOh come on, Meg. You KNOW I love color and that is my DREAM kitchen!!!
ReplyDeletehey, I feel shortchanged! Show me the bathrooms!
ReplyDeleteI am AMAZED that the realtor would even show the house looking like this. I am betting there will be some repainting or a serious reduction in price for the extra work.
ReplyDeleteThere is one super proud house stager out there who must be gloating over these photos - and however much was charged to create this visual fiasco. (I guessed correctly where this house was located.)
ReplyDeleteJust picking up the rugs will calm everything down immediately. The owner must be a mural painter. I think the owner must be a really interesting person. You would have to be to have such an imagination. I like the gray planet like bedroom. thanks for showing us this house. Ann
ReplyDeleteA perfect example of "having money is no guarantee of good taste or common sense". I think you're right; easily a half mil on reno/redec. But the house itself is great.
ReplyDeletePlease pass the Advil.
ReplyDeleteThose pics made me laugh out loud! The house is certainly very taste specific, and I think the owner must be a really brave and fun person. As much as it isn't MY style, it is a refreshing change from all the greige I'm seeing in almost every house for sale lately! Down here we just say "Bless her heart", and hope she gets her asking price.
ReplyDeleteProving that having money doesn't insure having even the least bit of good taste in decorating! Frightening inside.
ReplyDeleteThey could have at least had some black Caphalon serving utensils!
ReplyDeleteOkay. Give me this house. I can fix it.
ReplyDeleteOMG!!!!! Talk about faux run amok! This home is a great example of well-executed but totally inappropriate decorative painting. Still love it, though -- it needs a whole new kitchen, but the architectural detailing is intact throughout the home (at least what we see in your photos) and it's amazing what you can accomplish with a few gallons of calm, restful PAINT!
ReplyDeleteAs ghastly as it is today, this house would've been awesome around the time Prince released his 1985 album, Around the World in a Day. That kitchen looks like his video for Raspberry Beret.
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