Here are the extras that didn't make it into the post, but are still, I must say, absolutely dreadful:
(The best part of this house is that the inside looks like an airplane hangar.)
2022-01-05 03:44:26 +0000 UTC
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That's right: I dug into the Barrington Archives.
2022-01-05 02:41:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy! I've got the 'rona! My voice isn't doing so great but I'm lonely in quar so I'll go for about an hour. Here's the link to bingo! https://mfbc.us/m/ug3b9fr
2021-12-31 01:57:47 +0000 UTC View PostHello all! There will be an all-access McMansion Hell livestream Thursday December 30th from 8-10PM Chicago time. The link will be posted 10 minutes before the stream on patreon and there will be bingo! (2 winners!)
Merry Christmas and Happy Kwanzaa! Look forward to a new post this week!
Kate
2021-12-26 20:29:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Bingo: https://mfbc.us/m/pdw2rtv
GLHF!
2021-11-24 01:46:03 +0000 UTC View PostHello, and welcome to the McMansion Hell Guide to Getting Sports-Pilled. (Just in time for Thanksgiving!)
I’ve written this up because several people have asked me on social media how to get into sports for the first time and since I’ve successfully gotten, uh, a lot of people into architecture, I figured I’d give it a shot here, in this most unconventional of places.
Today's good house is a bit of a snout house, but it's got enough vintage charm to make up for it. In fact, it's a rather early example of a house that has a full-sized protruding attached garage, marking a transition from the integrated attached garages more commonly seen in 70s split-levels. In the 80s, the trend towards larger...
2021-11-11 17:52:37 +0000 UTC View Postupdate: my lovely husband bought me Chicago Bulls tickets vs the Knicks on the 21st for my birthday so I’ve moved the first stream back to the 23rd!
Hello! After my sabbatical following bike guys around Europe, I've come home to roost, and it's time to get back into doing the livestreams and other content. (Also I have a big announcement about McMansion Hell I will be able to share with you soon -- some of you know already, but ho...
2021-11-05 16:58:21 +0000 UTC View Post
The piece includes the line "the Yeti Cooler of houses." hope you enjoy.
2021-11-05 16:52:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Rounding out at $800,000, this 4 bed, 5 bath house in Ocean Township New Jersey (very close actually to where my grandmother lives) may not be everyone's cup of tea. But it is two things: architecturally interesting and of its time, which to me is enough to land it here.
The house itself is modernist in style, however it's a l...
2021-09-15 17:17:39 +0000 UTC View Post
hope this was worth the wait!!!
2021-09-15 16:44:00 +0000 UTC View Post
hell everyone! I'm back after my short hiatus! thank you all so much for your patience, we now return with our regularly scheduled content, but first, this essay, which I wrote about moving, and by extent, living.
2021-07-31 05:25:15 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! I'm gonna be talking architecture TWICE this week on two different livestreams which I promise will be very funny! Check them out:
THURSDAY: Guest Crit with Failed Architecture on Twitch: More Info
FRIDAY: (more info at...
2021-04-27 20:17:21 +0000 UTC View Post
I love a 70s cedar-shingled shed. I do. Genuinely. This Ann Arbor shed house has been left in rather pristine condition, too - all the cabinetry and trim has been preserved, the outside hasn't been modified much, and it's generally groovy, albeit in a clean, demure way.
It's clear the people who live here want to keep the original...
2021-03-18 20:03:26 +0000 UTC View Post
strap in for valentine's day
2021-02-02 20:41:58 +0000 UTC View Post
And now for something experimental and completely different: A short story in which two sleazy Las Vegas realtors get stuck in the Las Vegas Underground House and discover the meaning of life.
2020-12-30 16:37:29 +0000 UTC View Post
some requests I cannot simply ignore
2020-11-21 22:43:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Behold, the UFO house, nestled all unassuming-like amidst the normalcy of suburban Illinois! It has a two car garage, and it's oozing out like some underground machination while simultaneously descending menacingly towards earth. In the throws of this static motion, it somehow manages to be cute.
The house is a combination of Frank Lloy...
2020-10-27 18:12:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Fun times in Cook County once again!
2020-10-27 17:41:26 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy folks!
The livestreams will be as follows:
East Coast: October 30th from 8-10PM EDT (7-10PM CDT)
West Coast: Halloween (October 31st) from 9:30-11:30PM EDT (8:30-10:30 CDT)
There will be bingo and I will be dressed up for halloween in both livestreams!
See you then!
2020-10-26 16:47:22 +0000 UTC View PostNote: this will not count as an October livestream, there will still be two full October Livestreams
Howdy folks!
I'm feeling a little bit under the weather (not COVID, just a case of only getting 3.5 hours of sleep) and I don't think I have it in me to stay up past 9PM tonight. Hence: I'm pushing back the stream to tomorrow evening. Sorry for any inconvenience!
See you tomorrow!
2020-10-01 00:38:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Spoiler alert: this story is sad.
2020-09-29 21:54:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Please enjoy this very sad essay about the Tour de France, if you're into that kind of thing.
2020-09-22 20:30:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's house comes from the inner ring suburbs of Chicago and is a classic example of Chicago vernacular architecture: the raised ranch. At 3541 square feet featuring 3 beds and 2.5 baths, this cutie comes in at a relatively affordable $385,000.
Raised ranches look like bungalows from the front but they stretch out deep into ...
2020-09-08 18:23:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Get in, boys, we're going to brown town.
2020-09-08 18:10:54 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy, folks! 1975's Good House comes to you from Fairfield County, Connecticut, and, while being generally cute on the outside is definitely dated on the inside (in, like a great way.)
This 4 bed, 4 bath 5300 square foot little chateau isn't cheap - it'll run you just under $900K, but what it lacks in affordability it make...
2020-07-13 19:19:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Do not be deceived by the little house in the picture. This one's an absolute doozy.
2020-07-13 19:03:41 +0000 UTC View Post
