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A Home Mirrors The Personality

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 311291

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Our homes are like mirrors to our personalities, often showcasing our quirks in interesting ways!

Turning a spare bedroom into an extravagant walk-in closet—talk about living your best fashion life!

Then there's the family that swapped a large rec room for an enormous poker den where friends gather for game night.

 

And I am about to visit a listing with a chicken in the kitchen sink.  Stay tuned for that one.

Another family went all out with a “cat room” in their Victorian farmhouse, filled with tree branches and cozy nooks, leaving hardly any space for humans. But hey, the cats get the VIP treatment!

And another home had Christmas-themed pigs everywhere!

That’s a conversation starter. And speaking of quirky collections, I know a guy whose whole room was dedicated to turtles. Others fill their basements with various collectibles—trains, dolls, owls, you name it!

Many years ago, I had a home where they had dug the cellar out and made a space for golf practice. Now they have simulators.

These fun features make each home uniquely special, showcasing the owner’s interests, passions, and personalities

So, what unusual treasures do you have around your place?

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Margaret Rome
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks, Margaret, for adding smiles to our faces with your observations.

Have a great day and an outstanding week.

Wishes you hot sale a happy easter

Apr 20, 2025 06:34 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Roy Kelley 

Happy Easter Sunday to you and Delores!

Apr 20, 2025 06:49 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Good morning, Margaret, and Happy Easter. My designer friends have told me more than once that I break every rule in the design book in my home, but somehow it all works. I wonder what that says about me! (Probably that I've been breaking rules most of my life, in general.)

Apr 20, 2025 06:50 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Nina Hollander, Broker 

Breaking the rules means you’re creating your unique style.

Apr 20, 2025 07:07 AM
Joe Mojica
Laer Realty Partners Bowen - Port St Lucie, FL
Your Home Adds Value to You

Margaret - what a fun and interesting post.  Your post had me smiling and laughing. I haven't run into any unique personalities like the ones you posted - unless converting a bedroom into a gym (but that is pretty common). A chicken in a kitchen sink!  I will guess that maybe it is painted or a stencil in the sink. I'm sure you will let us know.

Apr 20, 2025 06:57 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Joe Mojica Gyms are another change that I've seen over the years. Some are over the top! I'll keep you posted on the chicken. 🙃

Apr 20, 2025 07:10 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Margaret. I have friends that would like to have a home with a golf practice room instead of a cellar. Once had a listing where the ladies closet was about 1,000 plus square feet with customized built in dressers and large 3 panel mirror. The guy's closet was smaller. The bath was huge also but the unique thing was the circular raised platform bed with a jaczuzzi tub next to to it. You are correct, not for everybody. Enjoy your day. 

Apr 20, 2025 07:25 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Wayne Martin 

Being in RE has shown us just about everything! Your friends might enjoy a golf simulator. It's pricey, but probably less than excavating a basement.

Apr 21, 2025 09:27 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

So, what unusual treasures do you have around your place?

Less is more for me Miss, Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 

I am a minimalist ... yet the treasures are the gifts I have received.  

Apr 20, 2025 08:10 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist 

Enjoy all your treasures. As a minimalist, you probably hang on only to the essential and meaningful things.

Apr 21, 2025 09:30 AM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Margaret,
Oh My Gosh, I want that mirror. I have the perfect wall for it.

I have a golf mural on the wall in my guest room.

Apr 20, 2025 08:54 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Carol Williams , your golf mural is perfect for your guest room! 

Making that mirror can't be that difficult.  Just create a large oval shape with a flat bottom, paint it with bright acrylic or psychedelic colors, and add a mirror. The bonus: you can choose any size and any colors!

Apr 21, 2025 09:41 AM
Carol Williams

Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 
You overestimate my artistic ability. 😂
Maybe I can show it to someone who IS artistic and they can create it for me.

Here is the wall for it.



Apr 21, 2025 09:50 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Carol Williams 

That would be a perfect wall. Start with a measurement, a sheet of plywood, and one handy person to cut and sand. Have fun painting! Then, please take it to a glass company to have the mirror fitted and delivered back to you. 

Apr 21, 2025 10:13 AM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Congratulations. This post has been featured in the BananaTUDE Group. 

Apr 20, 2025 08:56 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Thank you, Carol Williams, for including this post in The Tudes group.

Apr 21, 2025 09:43 AM
GilbertRealtor BillSalvatore
Arizona Elite Properties - Chandler, AZ
Realtor - 602-999-0952 / em: golfArizona@cox.net

Hope you have a wonderful Easter Sunday. Thanks for sharing.

Have a super fantastic week!

Bill Salvatore, Realtor- Arizona Elite Properties

#AZVHV / Arizona Veterans Helping Veterans

Apr 20, 2025 09:21 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Margaret my wife and I don't have any specialty rooms like the ones you mentioned, but our home definitely reflects who we are.

Apr 20, 2025 09:32 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

George Souto

Sounds like you and Mrs. Souto have made your home perfect for both of you!

Apr 21, 2025 09:45 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

I love all the examples you have chosen in your post of unusual treasures displayed! I have to admit I haven't seen many and the chicken in the sink you were talking about has aroused my interest! Can't wait to hear more.

Apr 20, 2025 09:34 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Dorie Dillard Austin TX, Specializing in unique properties, there is so much to share. One client just wanted an outside pond. When they finished, they had a two-story addition with their bedroom overlooking an indoor pool with a gigantic movie-sized TV. 

Apr 21, 2025 09:50 AM
Ralph Gorgoglione
Metro Life Homes - Palm Springs, CA
California and Hawaii Real Estate (310) 497-9407

I LOOOOOVE that first colored oval mirror in the first photo!!

Apr 20, 2025 09:37 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Ralph Gorgoglione,  I loved that mirror also!

Check my comment above to Carol Williams.

Apr 21, 2025 09:51 AM
Lew Corcoran
Better Living Real Estate, LLC - East Bridgewater, MA
Expert guidance. Exceptional results.

I love how you put it, Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400—homes truly are personality mirrors! Your examples had me chuckling, especially the chicken in the kitchen sink—now that's a unique touch! Thanks for sharing these delightful insights; they remind us that every home tells a story, quirks and all!

Apr 20, 2025 12:17 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Lew Corcoran 

Every home really does reflect its owner's personality! I cannot wait to see that kitchen sink!

Apr 21, 2025 09:55 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Margaret - how we live in a home can be a reflection of the owner in many ways.  When that property goes on the market, it becomes another house for sale in the minds of many buyers.  That can be difficult for some sellers to understand.  That doesn't mean it will be impossible to market or sell, but it isn't always as easy as some say for some to visualize possibilities.  

Apr 21, 2025 04:03 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Michael Jacobs 

How you live in a home reflects an owner's personality. Finding the right buyer can be a real challenge when selling. 

Apr 21, 2025 10:00 AM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

How interesting! I would have loved to have seen some of those, and I look forward to finding out more about the chicken in the sink!

Apr 21, 2025 05:10 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Kat Palmiotti, I will report back after I see the chicken

This would make a great coffee table book about unusual finds in a home.

Apr 21, 2025 10:04 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Oh this post speaks my language Margaret!  My Mother got me started on designing homes and spaces at a very young age and honestly I've created so many different spaces, themes, you name it.  I'd best describe our home as an 'entertaining hub' as we host a lot of big parties and fun events here and have for years.  And yes, things get changed up quite often around here.......feng shui away I say~

Apr 21, 2025 11:37 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

And I would love to see how you have used your entertaining hub for years! That would make a nice blog series. Hint hint!

Apr 21, 2025 01:09 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

That would end up being a really long blog series Margaret!!

Apr 21, 2025 02:16 PM