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It's just too painful to continue - my eyes, my eyes!

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May 04, 2010 02:50 AM

Here's another installment in The Glamorous Job of a Realtor©. This was just too good to pass up and I had to show you the latest decorating trends for the Kitchen.

Scroll slowly to savor the moment .....

home selling advice,staging advice,

The floor matches the cabinets which I will have to remember when I remodel in the future. My eyes hurt a little bit while looking at the cabinets but I guess they will adjust after a few years.

home selling advice,staging advice,

Don't forget you saw this new decorating trend right here first! Stand aside HGTV.

Stay tuned for our video tutorial entitled 'Tacky things to do with Contact Paper'.

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Alan May

Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL

Home is where the hearth is.

My Ojos! My Ojos!

May 04, 2010 02:51 AM

Pat, Ben and Martin Mullikin

M3 Realty - Brookfield, WI

I would not want to step into that kitchen after having a couple of glasses of wine!

May 04, 2010 02:51 AM

Malcolm Johnston

Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate LTD., Trenton, Ontario - Trenton, ON

Trenton Real Estate

I can't believe that there was a point in time when two people got together and agreed that this would be a swell way to decorate the kitchen.

May 04, 2010 02:56 AM

Larry Bettag

Cherry Creek Mortgage Illinois Residential Mortgage License LMB #0005759 Cherry Creek Mortgage NMLS #: 3001 - Saint Charles, IL

Vice-President of National Production

I think that this must have been Al Capone's old home. No one has owned it since?

May 04, 2010 02:58 AM

Julia Odom

Select Realty Professionals - Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga Homes for Sale

Do people have to sign a waiver that they aren't subject to epileptic fits before a showing?

May 04, 2010 03:43 AM

John Mulkey

TheHousingGuru.com - Waleska, GA

Housing Guru

Lyn - What amazing creativity! I'm sure that buyers will line up to purchase this marvel. NOT!

May 04, 2010 04:05 AM

Michael J. O'Connor

Diamond Ridge Realty - Corona, CA

Eastvale - 951-847-4883

Thank you for the title. If I stumbled upon this blog without some kind of warning I think I'd have to have my lawyer send you a little letter......

I'm sure that there is a home makeover show that this should be submitted to for review. Again, make sure warnings are in place.

Or maybe this house actually IS remodeled and what we see can be peeled away to show the beautiful 'after' effects? Oh wait - the counter and stove are exposed so it actually IS a nightmare....

May 04, 2010 06:38 AM

Jim & Maria Hart

Brand Name Real Estate - Charleston, SC

Charleston, SC Real Estate

Hey, Lyn. I guess this is what happens after a long night of drinking. Thanks for sharing, Jim

May 04, 2010 07:34 AM

Michelle Gibson

Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. - Wellington, FL

REALTOR

Lyn - Wow, I always wonder what inspires people to make decorating decisions like this. Did someone wake up one day and say I think the cabinets would look really great if they matched the floor?

May 04, 2010 09:17 AM

Carissa Acker

Real Estate by Design with Keller Williams Realty - Denton, TX

That makes my head spin! Was this a real house that you came across or did you find this on the world wide web? Ick!

May 04, 2010 10:15 AM

Lyn Sims

Schaumburg, IL

Real Estate Broker Retired

Thanks everyone for the comments! It really does make your eyes hurt to stare at it too long. The floor BTW is the same black & white check pattern. There was also a 'tasteful' black painted fireplace just steps away.

May 04, 2010 11:20 AM

William Feela

WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN

Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Lyn, I will bet that geing there live would make you take a step or two back.

May 04, 2010 02:52 PM

Scott Warga

ACSI American Construction Specialists & Investigations - Gilbert, AZ

Lyn,

Didn't you see it in the paper?

That home is the location of the greater chicago checkers tournment.

You have to play from one side ofthe room to the other.

May 04, 2010 03:00 PM

Leslie Ebersole

Swanepoel T3 Group - Saint Charles, IL

I help brokers build businesses they love.

This is one of those posts with photos that I want to send to non-real estate friends with the message "and you think I make this stuff up?". Thanks for the giggle tonight.

May 04, 2010 05:20 PM

Andy Chaudoir

Professional Inspection Services - Georgetown, Texas - Georgetown, TX

Your Home Inspection Connection in Central Texas

Hello Lyn - I hope your eyes are recovering. What a mess! Have a nice evening.

May 05, 2010 08:54 AM

Lyn Sims

Schaumburg, IL

Real Estate Broker Retired

Scott: Why I didn't get the notice of the tournament but it makes perfect sense. You can choose to play on the cabinets or on the floor. It's so simple!

Andy: After awhile your eyes just go wonkers looking at it.

Leslie: That's why I started documenting this stuff. People think that it's just stories you make up to talk sellers into staging their homes. Things are out there that are just unbelievable.

Bill: It made you downright dizzy. Even made my camera pixels go buggy.

May 05, 2010 01:41 PM

J. Philip Faranda

Howard Hanna Rand Realty - Yorktown Heights, NY

Associate Broker / Office Manager

For some strange reason I want to play checkers. Or take up chess. And I'm not hungry.

May 08, 2010 01:50 AM

Lyn Sims

Schaumburg, IL

Real Estate Broker Retired

J Philip: I can understand about the checkers/chess feeling. We should patent those as the newest weight loss sensation - dizziness & nausea from your kitchen cabinets. No snacking for anybody, it's like being on a rolling ship at sea!

May 08, 2010 06:28 AM

Jennifer Prestwich

Henderson, Thornton, Broomfield and Westminster - Henderson, CO

Madison & Co Properties

Lyn, stop the ride! I want to get off!! I guess maybe this would be a good home for someone who wanted to lose a few kilos... How can you eat when the room is swaying so badly! Thanks for sharing :)

Aug 12, 2010 04:02 AM

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