“A toilet, out in the open, in the middle of a living room.”
The thread quickly filled with some rather shocking decor decisions!
Here’s what people shared:
1.
“A taxidermy squirrel nativity scene.
It was not Christmas.
They all had hand-crocheted outfits made by the father.
After Squirreltopia, she let me trust my gut.”
u/Bridge-etti
2.
“A life-sized, quite realistic-looking Grim Reaper statue.
It was my parents house.
At first, it stood in the corner of the living room.
Later, it was moved to the hallway where it moonlighted as coat rack during birthdays and holidays.
They gave him a Santa hat during Christmas.
It was wild, but also adorably eccentric.
They were so fond of it, they even gave him a name.
After a couple of years, they sold it to someone who ran a haunted house.
I hated it so much.
I was a teenager at the time and was so embarrassed.
Still working on it, though.”
u/lkfjk
3.
Im not really one to be spooked by dolls, but it was time to go."
u/Que_te
4.
“‘Last Supper’ picture with him in it instead of Jesus over the TV.”
u/LazyUrbosa
5.
They had a dozen large bricks of Velveeta!
No bathrooms in the house, but a ton of cheese!"
u/nothingtooit
6.
“A horse…just standing in one locked room…alive.”
u/ENFI_
7. u/Icy-Quail6936
8.
“A poop ladle.
I wish I was joking.
u/MotherOfBorzoi
9. u/AdmiralTinFoil
10.
“I knew these people for 20 years.
I never even knew they were NASCAR fans, let alone that they worshiped #3.
You think you know a couple.”
u/Head_Room_8721
11.
“Years ago, my friends girlfriends family lived in an enormous old farm house.
We were in the basement a lot because there was all kinds of old, neat stuff down there.
We moved a set of old stadium lights and found a door behind it that nobody knew about.
We opened it, and behind it was a 1923 Rickenbacker automobile.
It was covered in dust, but it appeared to be in fine shape.”
“We told her parents, and they didnt believe us until we showed them.
They called a local expert who came out and appraised it.
Apparently, it was 1 of 50 of that particular model made.
It went at auction for $225k, which was good money in the late ’90s.
u/SpaceForceAwakens
12.
One time, a client had a taxidermy peacock mounted on the ceiling.
I asked about it, but I never did get an explanation.”
u/SoldMySoulForHairDye
13.
“Giant, naked portrait of the homeowner’s wife on the living room mantel.”
u/SakuraAndi
14.
“Bought something on Facebook Marketplace and went to pick it up.
Typical house in a suburban development, two-story with a big entry foyer.
Literally all I could see in that room was this enormous play structure.”
u/GuyKnitter
15.
Like, are you concerned you might forget what you look like?”
u/Alpoh1502
16.
Weird to have coffee cups in the bathroom."
u/Content_Pool_1391
17.
“A boars head.
It was stuffed and hanging in the hall.
Someone stuffed a cigar into its mouth and a put a Boston Bruins hat on its head.
It was my house as a kid.
The boar came from a museum.
They were tossing it out.”
u/MontEcola
18.
“A collection of carousel horses surrounded (protected??)
by neon orange traffic barricades.”
u/DrKDB
19.
“Back in the ’80s, my friend’s bathroom had wall-to-wall carpeting.
The toilet tank had carpet wrapped around it.
The toilet lid had carpet, and the actual seat you sit on had carpet.
u/MikoSkyns
20.
“When I was house shopping, I saw some interesting stuff.
One house had what felt like a maze in the basement, like a labyrinth of tiny rooms.
In one of the rooms was an old-school phone booth with a working phone.
It looked like the room had been built around the phone booth.
I still wonder sometimes what they did with that weird basement.”
u/jimtow28
21.
Im a hugeStar Warsfan, and seeing that during my childhood was amazing.
It was soooo cool.”
u/TectalClaw
22. u/dramaandaheadache
23.
“I made friends with a kid in eighth grade.
We hung out a bunch, but it was a year before I was ever invited into his house.
Their basement had a dog poop corner.
This kid slept in that basement!”
u/salty-sheep-bah
24.
“A toilet, out in the open, in the middle of a living room.”
u/ForesakenPhotograph30
25.
It was this mix of a unicorn and a dragon definitely an unexpected and unique choice of decor.
It sparked quite the conversation during my visit!"
u/RecorZaib
26.
“My friend has a human skull, which I’m guessing is illegal.
He is a retired surgeon and got it years ago in medical school.
I’m guessing he wasn’t supposed to take it.”
u/MoonieNine
27.
“A toilet in the lounge with a potted plant growing in it.”
u/Badaxe13
28.
There was bright green carpet wall-to-wall in the finished basement level, even in the bathroom.
‘It’s brand new!’
They were clearly made by the people selling the house.
I posed for my wife and she posed for me.
Aren’t they lovely?'"
u/kirksucks
29.
“A black velvet painting of the trinity: John Wayne, Jesus, and Elvis.
Gotta admit, I almost want one because it was so garishly awful.”
They were in two different rooms, one an actual bathroom, and one a laundry room.
u/trowzerss
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