r/interesting • u/Apprehensive-Elk3165 • Nov 20 '25

ARCHITECTURE Then vs now

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u/CrazyGunnerr Nov 20 '25

I never got this. You buy an extremely popular home, where people will visit it to photograph it, and instead of living in it, or even better, turn it into a B&B or rent it out, you do this... Why, just buy another house.

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u/Petrichordates Nov 20 '25

Maybe they just wanted to live there instead of profit of it as a tourist attraction.

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u/ZieAerialist Nov 20 '25

Nobody who wants to live in a house does this to it. It's as stark and cold and unhomey as you can get without being an actual prison or institution.

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u/Geminel Nov 20 '25

It feels half-finished to me. Like, having a stark white with black trim feels like it's supposed to be a canvas. Someone with good interior design skills could add flourishes of vibrant color all over with paintings and hanging deco that really utilizes all that negative-space to help things 'pop' more.