50 States of McMansion Hell: Harford County, Maryland

Greetings, Friends, from my current state of residence, Maryland. Today’s estate is in the…extremely special…place known as Harford County. Perhaps the best thing to come out of Harford County is my partner, who said, in no uncertain terms, “roast that place to the ground.” 

Oh, I will - I will. 

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This extremely dank 2010 McMansion boasts 4 beds and 5 baths, clocking in at a reasonable <7500 square feet. It can be yours for about $1.2 million USD, aka a total rip off because, come on, look at it. 

LAWYER FOYER: EXECUTIVE EDITION

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BUT WAIT. JUST WAIT. 
BEHOLD: DAISY CHAINED CHANDELIERS!!!!!!!

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Sometimes I get emails that say “these houses are all obviously staged” as if rich people don’t actually have the worst taste ever despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Yes, sometimes these houses are staged. Sometimes they’re staged…badly. Behold. 

Dining Room

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According to my partner, who, conveniently A) is sitting next to me and B) teaches high-level college math, one needs at least Calculus III in order to calculate the internal volume of this room. I highly doubt that level of thinking went into building this in the first place, because, well, look at it. 

Kitchen

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rest in peace, gentle giant. 

Also, knowing Japan, The Adventures of Mr. Fridge is probably a thing that exists in this world. 

Living Room

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Guess they wasted all that ceiling height on their absurd chandelier folly. I guess it’s time to make living rooms great rooms again?  no. 

Master Bedroom

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hey, at least there’s some biodiversity left now that Trump decided to pull out of the Paris Agreement. (weeps deeply while taking shots of gin)

Master Bathroom

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Um, are you trying to tell me you don’t have a bathing plate????

Bedroom 2

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I’m pretty sure that if a McMansion were capable of writing poetry, this is the highest level of abstraction and/or depth it would be able to achieve. 

Also shoutout to the Realtors™ who email me saying they have to resist saying McMansion Hell tropes irl. 

Bedroom 3

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the light is proportional to the likelihood of this house ever getting sold. 

Sitting Room 2

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Like, why aren’t stagers just google searching apartment therapy dot com ? Succulents probably make a house 10,000x more likely to sell. 

The Bar

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lol is spike tv still a thing? i’m a millennial who blogs for a living, as if i could afford cable tv lol. 

Sitting Room 3

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Current Mood: that table. 

Alas, alas, our tour has come to an end, but don’t worry… 

the rear exterior is.

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, extremely good. 

Rear Exterior

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Allow me a moment of juvenilia. I am not above such things. 

Well, that does it for Maryland! Stay tuned for a good ol’ rousing theory smackdown featuring Edmund “Pain and Danger” Burke vs p much everyone else on Monday, and next Thursday’s Massachusetts McMansion! 

Happy Weekend!

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Copyright Disclaimer: All photographs in this post are from real estate aggregate Zillow.com and are used in this post for the purposes of education, satire, and parody, consistent with 17 USC §107. Manipulated photos are considered derivative work and are Copyright © 2017 McMansion Hell. Please email kate@mcmansionhell.com before using these images on another site. (am v chill about this)

50 States of McMansion Hell: Cheshire, Connecticut

Hello Friends! One last Thursday post for old time’s sake. This house comes from a fan email (ty Grace) and boy oh boy am I glad because this house is a gift. (In the same way that lighting a bag of poop on fire in front of your neighbor’s doorstep is a gift.) 

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This lovely 5 bedroom 11 bathroom house (built in 1992 and remodeled in 2010) can be yours for the low price of around $1.1 million USD!

The Happy Meal of Shame™®

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Draft Level: Vietnam. 

(OK was that a bad joke? I’m sorry.)

Sitting Room Alpha

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Alternative Fabric Swatch: mercury-laced thin mint

HOLY KITCHEN, BATMAN

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Foursinkistan? Canlightistan? 

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So many mystery appliances here. I’m sure somebody will know what those things are adjacent to the stove. 

Le Lounge

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Pretty sure I’ve seen those sofas on a Carnival cruise. Also, is there such a thing as architect slash fiction? I mean it is the internet??? Would I read it? Curiosity would def get the best of me. 

Sitting Room Beta

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Alternative niche level: non-Bartok viola concerti

Somewhere

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ARCHITECTURE JOKE <man, I didn’t know Peter Eisenman had houses in Cheshire.> ARCHITECTURE JOKE

reference:

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Peter Eisenman, House III (1971). Via @aqqindex (one of my FAV BLOGS EVER GO FOLLOW)

Bedroom 1

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Hey, my bedroom in my parents’ house was the same color! Also having crap cable management will make you unattractive to potential romantic partners.

Presumably Master Bedroom

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DISGUSTING. 

Presumably Master Bath

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High school kids: you will miss thumbtacks. Also risk of electrocution in this room appears high. 

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LUXURY FLOOR ROT IMMINENT 

Bathroom 2/11 (sadly few bathrooms were pictured.)

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what is even happening in this trainwreck?

BEST BEDROOM

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INITIALIZE

Finally, this brings us to our lovely Rear Elevation:

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The more I look at it, the more I am filled with anger and despair. 

Well, that does it for Certified Dank, CT. Stay tuned for Sunday’s McMansion Hell: UK edition! (If you’re on Twitter, pls feel free to tweet me UK McMansions @mcmansionhell - I respond faster that way.) 

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Copyright Disclaimer: All photographs in this post are from real estate aggregate Zillow.com and are used in this post for the purposes of education, satire, and parody, consistent with 17 USC §107. Manipulated photos are considered derivative work and are Copyright © 2017 McMansion Hell. Please email kate@mcmansionhell.com before using these images on another site. (am v chill about this, but I’ve seen some thieves lately.)