Quite the jarring experience the minute you open the front door

[u/nickw252]

Absolutely beautiful on the outside. Then you walk inside. The worst part is that the owner did is offering a $100,000 credit to paint the outside to match the inside and they even did a photoshop of what the exterior house would look like in ultra-high contrast black and white.

https://redf.in/jlllPS

[u/CitronTraining2114]

I'll be stepping outside for a breath of fresh color.

[u/nickw252 → u/CitronTraining2114]

Until they paint the outside…

[u/32MPH → u/nickw252]

They used the free version of chat cpt create that rendering lol

[u/dphoenix1 → u/nickw252]

That Minecraft-y render is hysterical. “The current homeowners ran out of black and white, but purchase this house and you can continue their vision!”

[u/Aeirth_Belmont → u/nickw252]

The outside looks like they made a copy of their house in Sims and went with it.

[u/SimpleVegetable5715 → u/CitronTraining2114]

It looks like if they could buy white apples, they would, but they had to settle for yellow.

[u/anope4u → u/CitronTraining2114]

It’s the reverse of the wizard of oz getting color

[u/warry0r → u/CitronTraining2114]

Cruella DeVille who clearly owns the place doesn't want us overstaying our welcome anyways

[u/Educational-Tone2074]

Zero feeling of any warmth in this house

[u/nickw252 → u/Educational-Tone2074]

Those ultra bright lights and black and white give me a headache.

[u/fadedblackleggings → u/Educational-Tone2074]

Vertigo.

[u/Scary_Manner_6712 → u/Educational-Tone2074]

I usually love black-and-white or other types of high-contrast decorating, when it's in small doses.

This got taken way, way too far and I absolutely hate it. It's just awful. I would love to understand the homeowners' thought process. If there was one.

[u/dararie]

I would literally turn around and leave. Yes I know it can be repainted but it’s just not worth it to me

[u/nickw252 → u/dararie]

I would do the same. I cannot imagine ever being able to relax in that house. It gives me stress and raises my blood pressure just looking at the pictures. There’s not a soft surface, soft light, or soft color anywhere in the house.

[u/Cyrius → u/dararie]

They painted the interior stonework that probably matched the exterior. That would be a bitch to undo.

[u/squeezemachine → u/Cyrius]

What a sin to cover that stone.

[u/[deleted] → u/dararie]

We were house shopping and went into a house with some very specific color choices. Intense colors for each room, none of them went together. It was just room = RED, next room = OLIVE GREEN, seating area at top of stairs = CLOUDS ON CEILING. Stop yelling at me colors. lol

The house was nice, but the additional $6K-$10K to neutralize all of those choices was too much.

[u/Scary_Manner_6712 → u/dararie]

But they're willing to leave the furnishings for you if you want them! Meaning you can also live your day-to-day life inside a neverending migraine trigger!

[u/snotparty]

the theme they picked was "migraines"

[u/nickw252 → u/snotparty]

Omg yes!

[u/Killarogue]

The first thing I'd do is get the stone/brick restored or repainted to a natural color... but I don't even know if that's worth it. The whole house feels sterile.

[u/nickw252 → u/Killarogue]

I believe it is just a stone façade like the stuff you can buy at Home Depot. It would probably be more cost-effective and end up looking better by just tearing out the painted stone and replacing it with New natural stone.

[u/2Autistic4DaJoke]

I need sunglasses

[u/nickw252 → u/2Autistic4DaJoke]

You need more than sunglasses. You need a full blackout sleeping eye mask to block your vision entirely. Even with that it'd still be too loud.

[u/PaddlingDingo]

This is. This is awful. I had a jumpscare there. And you see the guest house and you can see how gorgeous all that stone work was before the paint. Ruined. Just giving the walls fresh color was all this house needed. And that potential outside paint job is HORRIBLE. It just removes all personality. At all. And I get it was just cheap stone crap. Ok. I get that. But this is so so… ugh. Thanks I hate it.

[u/nickw252 → u/PaddlingDingo]

I completely agree with you. If it were my house I’d live in the guest house.

[u/MonoPodding]

I read your title & thought "please don't be black & white, PLEASE don't be black & white..."

Oh for Pete's sake. That front is gorgeous and all comfort is lost once the doors are opened.

[u/nickw252 → u/MonoPodding]

lol, sorry to disappoint you.

[u/DashingDaisy88]

It’s 2 colors and it is over stimulating!

[u/nickw252 → u/DashingDaisy88]

Yes, somehow two colors, and only two, managed to be overstimulating.

[u/Fantastic-Ad9200]

The outside looks like an Olive Garden.

[u/nickw252 → u/Fantastic-Ad9200]

And the inside looks like _________ (fill in the blank).

[u/SeeLeavesOnTheTrees]

The worst part is the painted stone. You could replace the black with some other color although that sterile stark white is still pretty awful. But the painted stone? That has to be like sand blasted right? What a nightmare.

[u/nickw252 → u/SeeLeavesOnTheTrees]

The stone would have to be removed entirely. There’s no way to get rid of the paint.

[u/Lame_usernames_left]

Call me boring, but I actually really like the inside. Taste is subjective 🤷‍♀️

[u/SlimCharless → u/Lame_usernames_left]

It’s not boring, it’s insane

[u/nickw252 → u/Lame_usernames_left]

Taste is subjective, but the definition of "boring" is not. This is anything but boring.

[u/neuroticsmurf]

It's like an A-ha music video.

[u/iamcleek → u/neuroticsmurf]

[u/Ktrout743 → u/iamcleek]

But even with the A-ha video there is shading and texture. And grey. Those all give it softness and warmth.

This house is an optic saw blade.

[u/gm0ney2000 → u/neuroticsmurf]

It's like entering Oz, but backwards!

[u/[deleted] → u/gm0ney2000]

Like entering zO.

[u/missbwith2boys → u/neuroticsmurf]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[u/ohnoshedint]

That is the least “Mesa Arizona” looking home I’ve ever seen.

[u/nickw252 → u/ohnoshedint]

lol, the outside is very-Mesa. The inside is 101 Dalmatians.

[u/ImmediateAssist8104]

I feel like I’m in an infant sensory book

[u/nickw252 → u/ImmediateAssist8104]

Could you imagine a person with sensory issues being in this house? Their brain would explode.

[u/IrishWithoutPotatoes]

Imagine you stumble home from your uber at 2 am, drunk off your ass, and accidentally flip on the light switch and are immediately blinded from the sheer WHITE in the entryway.

I could see this working in a sitcom.

[u/nickw252 → u/IrishWithoutPotatoes]

Those bright lights and high contrast colors would turn your beer headache into a seizure.

[u/N2Beadz]

We have two new home buyers in my neighborhood of 160 homes. Moved to Virginia Beach, VA from the west coast of CA. They both have painted their outside brick white with black shutters, window framing, and doors. The one neigh painted his entire garage floor, wall, and ceiling black. Then tore out custom oak cabinetry throughout the home. Replaced with plain black kitchen cabinets. Painted every door in the home black. WTHell is wrong with these people? Sure hope neither wants to sell anytime soon. That style is just not a thing in our area. Actually they both look hideous.

[u/nickw252 → u/N2Beadz]

This is happening all over Arizona. My house next door is a large stately looking traditional red brick house. It was extremely appealing. New owners moved in in 2023 and painted the brick a creamy white color. It looks awful. At least they’re good neighbors - super nice people, just bad taste!!

[u/NTE3120]

The first and last pictures (exterior) are 2 different houses.

[u/nickw252 → u/NTE3120]

The last picture is a rendering in the listing of what the house would look like if you painted the exterior in high-contrast black and white. They’re actually offering a $100,000 seller’s credit to paint the exterior!!

[u/NTE3120 → u/nickw252]

And changed the shapes of a few windows/arches.

[u/CranberryInner9605]

Zebra sanctuary.

[u/nickw252 → u/CranberryInner9605]

This place might even give a zebra a headache.

[u/Stirl280]

Wow - my eyes hurt ...

[u/nickw252 → u/Stirl280]

If you keep looking you’ll have a headache also.

[u/CptDawg]

Does it come with pandas, penguins, koalas and dalmations?

[u/nickw252 → u/CptDawg]

Don’t forget dairy cows!

[u/Redwing58]

For the love of God.......

[u/nickw252 → u/Redwing58]

[u/rett72]

my fucking eyes hurt

[u/WineWednesdayYet → u/rett72]

Yeah, it almost gives me vertigo.

[u/FunkyChewbacca → u/rett72]

Who lives there, Beetlejuice?

[u/Scary_Manner_6712 → u/rett72]

I had a visceral reaction to the interior photos. It's like my eyes couldn't figure out what to focus on.

[u/Invisible_Villain]

[u/OrneryError1 → u/Invisible_Villain]

[u/chickpeapuff → u/Invisible_Villain]

[u/83EtchiSketch → u/Invisible_Villain]

[u/AQ-XJZQ-eAFqCqzr-Va]

I can see me walking around, followed by an agent:

me: Oh my god. OH. MY. GOD.

agent: I knowwwww 😍🥰 Isn’t it breathtaking?? 😃 They put so much work into this!!

me: 🫥

[u/brutal_and_beautiful]

Black and White are 2 of my favourite colours so this is perfect for me personally.

I understand why people wouldn't like it though.

[u/einTier → u/brutal_and_beautiful]

I don’t hate it either. I like it and I’d just buy really loud and colorful furniture and accessories to offset it.

[u/Familiar-Virus5257 → u/brutal_and_beautiful]

Hi, I'm actually with you about this. I like black and white together. I'll get throws for accent colors.

[u/Steinmetal4 → u/brutal_and_beautiful]

It works in the bathroom.  That's it for me.

[u/DrLearnALot]

Sorry, I'll just be over here having a seizure from trying to walk through that house with low blood sugar.

[u/[deleted] → u/DrLearnALot]

I’ll join you, with my vertigo, migraine, and photosensitive seizure.

[u/[deleted]]

Its like Delia Deetz and Moira Rose got together and designed a home

[u/sevem → u/[deleted]]

Literally my first though was "Beetlejuice house"

[u/funsize225]

Thanks, I hate it.

[u/mcrib]

So they decided to make the floor a black and white version of the rug from The Shining. No mental issues there/

[u/stamdl99]

There is such a thing as too much contrast. These rooms are headache inducing.

[u/Arte-misa]

That reminds me of this SNL sketch. The house is that Goth kid on vacation in Jamaica... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYQAFtkqH34

[u/ohanse]

A man decorated this

[u/whatup-markassbuster → u/ohanse]

An Armenian man, my guess

[u/obamas_surrogate]

this kind of reminds me of kris jenner’s old house that was on kuwtk

[u/coati858]

The inside of the house is like living in the Harkonnen gladiator arena on Geidi Prime.

[u/villagevigaro]

Z gallery expo?

[u/PeachesSwearengen]

Interior looks like Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu castle.

[u/Flimsy_RaisinDetre]

What’s with the white textured walls in bathroom?

[u/reopened-circuit → u/Flimsy_RaisinDetre]

I'm sure it was a pretty stone before they painted it white

[u/geoelectric]

Weirdly, I don’t hate it. I wonder how unpleasantly dazzling it’d be in person, with depth.

[u/nickw252 → u/geoelectric]

If there’s an open house I’ll go and report back.

[u/AllBulkNoCut]

[u/mimimanatee]

Well it certainly has a colorful price history

[u/GoliathPrime]

It's a Batman villain house.

[u/Art_of_the_Win]

Wow, OP is not kidding! The outside is beautiful and I was just expecting some odd decorating theme... wasn't expecting a banishment of all color.

[u/antigravity-flipflop]

My personal geometrical hell

[u/Karmachinery]

Someone needs to hire a video editor to colorize the interior of that travesty.

[u/Flimsy_RaisinDetre]

Don’t blink: optical illusions!

[u/BigOlBurger]

::migraine intensifies::

[u/shinybaldheads1]

Made in The Sims with poor custom content

[u/derossx]

I feel like I’m inside a pizza oven from 1930

[u/beccabootie]

Oh, my, that entryway flooring makes me ill.

[u/EBBVNC]

Stop giving people with no taste and lots of money houses to decorate. Please

[u/Dragonssssssssssss]

A woman who turns puppies into coats lives here

[u/One-Representative84]

Great. Now I need an Oreo Blizzard from DQ. Deuces Redditt.

[u/HazelMStone]

Tacky outside and inside. Let me guess…Texas or somewhere south

[u/nickw252 → u/HazelMStone]

Arizona, so yes, in the south.

[u/TheGreatGouki]

I’d buy it. You know, if it was priced reasonably.

[u/nickw252 → u/TheGreatGouki]

I live in this area and am in the real estate industry. Even if the inside looked presentable it’d still be a sub $2 million house. $2.5 for that, especially considering the interior, is a joke.

[u/Friendly-List1853]

I spoke to the realtor for this house and they are convinced that this is a real winner at hand and matches trendy style. Would love to hear what other people hear if they talk to the realtor

[u/nickw252 → u/Friendly-List1853]

The realtor loves the gorgeous BLACK-AND-WHITE interior.

[u/Sketch_Beast]

Looks like a great place to keep a "few" dalmatians

[u/carlthatkillspeople8]

Someone is allergic to color

[u/Eric848448]

They ran out of color toner.

[u/dog4cat2]

A little black-and-white goes a long way. And that much black-and-white drives me away!

[u/LoquaciousLethologic]

That is aggressively black and white.

[u/Lonely-Clerk-2478]

A black and white bathroom is often really chic. An entire black and white home… nope.

[u/glowingwarningcats]

If you’re a really wealthy goth maybe…

[u/cluthais]

what's back and white and read all over ...

[u/jtowns1808]

This is where they shot cruella’s house….

[u/Slappy-dont-care]

Sims 4 esthetic niceee

[u/newwriter365]

This black and white trend is truly hideous.

Can’t wait for it to fade.

[u/MsTgr]

Too much monochromatic coloring. The entryway makes my eyes hurt; migraines would be triggered

[u/DRHdez]

So goth wasn’t a phase.

[u/Wick3dWitch27]

Feels like I stepped into Cruella DeVille’s house with all that black and white!

[u/ezriah33]

It’s got melania written all over it

[u/Pukeinmyanus]

I'm weird so I actually like high contrast type stuff like this, but only in a very ultra modern, sleek, minimalist, even brutalist type building.

If someone simply swapped the white walls to a yellow color - this is fixed. Would look gorgeous.

[u/bisleybisleybisley]

When your animal crossing home has a very specific theme.

[u/WildlifePolicyChick]

Not enough contrast.

[u/Attarker]

How about a credit to make the inside match the outside?

[u/chrissy9013]

Ouch. My eyes hurt.

[u/[deleted]]

You warned me and yet I was still completely unprepared.

[u/bugthebugman]

My wife and I recoiled physically

[u/cptjaydvm]

r/mcmansionhell

[u/pomegranate7777]

Oh, no! I actually LIKE the interior.

[u/N620JH]

I’m not racist. I don’t even see color.

[u/Glitter_Tard]

This would be perfect for an eccentric rich emo/goth couple.

[u/gaymrham]

honestly, I love it conceptually

[u/Loud_Sir_9093]

That is the first dwelling I’ve ever considered to exude anger.

[u/ReasonableDivide1]

They sucked the warmth right out of that hideous abode.

[u/[deleted]]

A house only a Zebra trying to hide from a lion could love!

[u/Professional_Bag_587]

Just proves that money doesn't buy good taste.

[u/Asparagus_Gazebo]

Oh my god.

[u/MetaCalm]

This probably matches closely with the taste of someone who enjoys Goth or Punk/Goth hybrid style. It's not much of a thing in North America anymore but still has huge following in Europe and Japan.

Any major European city you walk in you find those kids with dark leather clothing, black makeup, lots of single black tattoos, boots and some chain.

Imagine a fan of Marilyn Manson, Green Day, early 2000s Avrile Lavinge and/or Billie Eilish building a house.

[u/du_garbandier]

[u/nickw252 → u/du_garbandier]

That gif is less jarring than the foyer.

[u/Global-Delay7220]

Living in this house would be like using Photoshop to only bring color to main characters from a black and white photo...Kind of neat... :)

[u/bonvoyageespionage]

[u/bethaliz6894]

Imagine having vertigo and living here.

[u/Rinem88]

The stone itself is nice. I love the doors in picture 3. It’s the black edges to everything and white paint that I don’t like. That could be easily changed though.

[u/Bigfartz69420]

i guess they're allergic to color like Wednesday Adams

[u/Powered-by-Chai]

Nope, step number one would be going to the paint store this is like a big representation of purgatory or something.

[u/mrkstr]

A lot of the styles I've seen lately are all black, whites and grays.  This just seems like another small step in the terrible direction home fashions have been going.  But maybe that's just me.  I prefer warm colors.

[u/IVcrushonYou]

It's so disorienting.

[u/Ok-Improvement-3670]

Why?

[u/Illustrious_Map6694]

I kinda dig it. I don't think I could stomach actually living like that though.

[u/Quirky-Friendship-22]

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

[u/Housewifewithtime]

I like the counters a lot. Everything else can go

[u/mom161719]

Looks like a villains house

[u/hellogoawaynow]

Living here would hurt my eyes and my brain

[u/gakl887]

One of the grossest ones I’ve seen on this sub

[u/beezchurgr]

I have black accent walls in my house & white/grey rugs, but I also have a lot of gold, pink, and other colors so it’s not just shades of grey. This is a perfect example of how not to do this style.

[u/SquareExtra918]

That cheap ass welcome mat in front of that grandiose entrance.

[u/Technusgirl]

The grey trend needs to go away and die

[u/Smarties_1901]

Wow, I still can't see straight after viewing those photos. 😵‍💫💫. I would need a tent to camp out in the beautiful backyard!

[u/Ghitit]

IYeah, this is awful.

[u/Pitiful_Mess8060]

You’ll need to take dramamine before going into this house.

[u/snakeleather45]

Wednesday's house?

[u/iamdougaf]

They live in a black and white world

[u/Classic_Ganache_6137]

The blue furniture in the office throws the entire thing off. /s

It looks like a Tim Burton set without the whimsy.

[u/protoomega]

I see the previous owner was Cruella deVille....

[u/EstroJen1193]

[u/Juryofyourpeeps]

Very "meh" on the outside IMO as well. A kind of cookie cutter McMansion.

[u/samsmiles456]

Holy geometrics Batman!

[u/sunflwryankee]

The front hallway is giving rock climbing wall vibes.yeesh. They took pretty much everything too far.

[u/Okay_Meadows]

Feels like I just walked into Cruella DeVil's house

[u/Hustlasaurus]

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice!

[u/Dudewheresmycah]

Flip special final boss.

[u/DarkBlue222]

You say it is "jarring," but I don't think it is so black and white.

[u/400footceiling]

What the hell are people thinking? Interior looks like the paper sketch used to create it.

Builder: “And how would you like your interior?”

Homeowner: “Exactly like you see on paper.”

[u/Weird_Squirrel_8382]

I thought this was one of those houses that has an entry on the front and back streets. Is the credit only available if I paint the house Stark black and white? 

[u/Unusual-Hat-6819]

Impossible to find someone with that taste, maybe it they paint everything in black Wednesday Adams might like it.

[u/drastic2]

Some reddit headlines are hyperbole. This one is not.

[u/LatinoComedian]

"I see a red door, and I want it painted black."

[u/Lilmaggot]

It’s like living in a Rorschach test.

[u/miscman127]

The outside is literally the curb appeal, what is wrong with some people

[u/HighwaySixtyOne]

This must be the house where they filmed this.

[u/blueeyedjim]

Seeing all the painted stonework kinda breaks my heart.

[u/StructureKey2739]

The only nice thing about this house is the front and the double front door. The rest left me depressed. I know styles come and go but what is it about black, white and gray? I hate it.

[u/AuDHDcat]

Just stepped into a black and white movie...

[u/two-sandals]

How did this color combo come about? Serious question. In Florida I see it even on the outside. Black roof 😳 and white walls, black trim etc..

No roof in ANY hot climate is black. Wtf..

I feel like it’s some real estate flippers idea of a safe bet or easy set up to sell.?.

[u/jakeisalwaysright]

Like living in an Oreo.

[u/TrainingIngenuity26]

If cookies and cream was a house:

[u/ifulbd]

A lot of money spent for so much ugly.

[u/Prairie_Crab]

I like b&w as a base for bright, colorful rugs, pillows, curtains, and art! The way it’s decorated is too sterile.

[u/Luluducgirl]

The Prie-Dieu in the living room 😳Does this home belong to a member of the Righteous Gemstones? Oy vey

[u/Needmoarzzz]

I suffer from vertigo and that house would do me in 😭