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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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[–] madcaesar 93 points 7 months ago (6 children)

The craftsmanship is impressive... The material abhorrent.

It makes no sense lol somone this good with wood, putting effort into making it out of crap.

[–] NounsAndWords 48 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Cheap client not willing to pay for proper materials and a good carpenter who didn't care enough to argue with them about it would be my guess.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This was a look. Around the corner there'll be raw concrete with the form marks in it.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

that’s called “Brutalist” thank you very much!

[–] FlyingSquid 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This is brutalism same the way polka dotted wallpaper is pointillism.

[–] Maggoty 6 points 7 months ago

Note to self: Polka dots wallpaper is pointillism. So sayeth Flying Squid.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Feaux particle board is the new mahogany

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Plot twist: this is actually solid mahogany with an OSB veneer

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Beaver barf is beautiful because... I said so.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

The cost of man hours for these "custom" cabinets is probably 3 or 4 times the cost of high end cabinets.

[–] uranibaba 8 points 7 months ago

This has very much the feeling of what you described to it. Someone was payed to work, not argue.

[–] ForgotAboutDre 24 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's taking a post modern architecture concept and applying it to just what the home owner can reasonably change.

The idea is that the building shouldn't hide or obscure what the materials it is made from. You'll see it in buildings with deliberate exposed pipes, exposed concrete, unfinished wood.

It's about honesty and function.

The problem is to make this work they needed to go further or not so far. A polished concrete countertop, industrial tiles and industrial appliances could make this work better. Or using plywood rather than OBS.

[–] glimse 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't get the OBS choice because cabinets are usually made out of plywood which, like you said, would look way better

[–] ForgotAboutDre 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

OBS looks more 'real'. Cabinets are usually made of MDF or OBS in the UK. MDF has great dimensional stability but it is prone to swelling in humid environments, so it would have a veneer or coat of paint in a kitchen.

Plywood is also much more expensive in the UK relative to OBS. I know OBS is made in the UK, plywood is more likely to be imported.

[–] glimse 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But do you generally make kitchen cabinets out of OBS there? If not then I feel like the designers wasn't going for post modern, they were aiming for it to look cheap and ugl

[–] ForgotAboutDre 4 points 7 months ago

Kitchen cabinet are made with veneered OBS. That is purchased cut and veneered to size like flat packs.

It's possible someone with a CNC machine built this kitchen to be as cheap as possible (without including the expense of the CNC). The CNC would allow the tight tolerances and very little tare out you would normally expect with OBS.

[–] asteriskeverything 6 points 7 months ago

I really appreciate this (possible) explanation!

[–] grue 10 points 7 months ago
[–] PP_BOY_ 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I'm guessing this is some kind of veneer. OSB doesn't even cut clean enough to be used as a cabinet

[–] ForgotAboutDre 4 points 7 months ago

It could have been milled on a CNC. That might make it cheaper to build without a carpenter, if you already have access to the CNC.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Probably mahogany with a nice OSB stain

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Are you suggesting some form of OSB formica?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

It doesn't even make any sense because MDF isn't really much more expensive than strand board and is a very common cabinet material.

[–] RizzRustbolt 2 points 7 months ago

They're trying to distract from the asbestos lead asbestos.