People Are Sharing Photos Of Some Truly Unhinged Home Building Decisions, And They're So Shoddy, They'll Send Any Homeowner Into A Full Panic

Home is where the heart is... or where the horrible design decisions are. Those bad decisions are the bread and butter of the 921K+ members of the Facebook group That’s It, I’m Architecture Shaming, where users post some of the most questionable building interiors and exteriors on the internet.

So here are 21 photos of what look like the 'before' shots on an HGTV show (though I'm sorry to report there are no 'afters').

A man excitedly runs through a wall in a house under renovation with "LET'S GO" text overlay. HGTV logo in corner

1.There was just no other way to do this:

Shower stall installed directly over a small window with only a small strip of window visible
Bathroom shower stall placed in front of a window

2.Ah, a fireplace on the deck:

A rustic multi-story cabin with a large stone chimney starting on the second-floor deck, overlooking a forested landscape under a cloudy sky

3.Watch your step:

A bathroom with a toilet and sink, oddly positioned at the base of a staircase

4.Running out of electrical cable? Just take a quick shortcut:

Exposed electrical wire runs diagonally from a hole in the ceiling to a hole in the wall

5."Lift in our (crappy) hotel in Paris. Went from in-between ground floor and first floor to in-between first floor and second floor. Nah, I'll just carry my suitcase, thanks."

A narrow doorway to an elevator at the bottom of a staircase in a small, enclosed landing area

6.Someone called this a "literal water closet":

Compact washbin with a faucet hidden inside a cabinet and surrounded by tiling

7.Business in the front...

Single-story house in a rural landscape with mountains in the background. Trees stand nearby under a cloudy sky. Side mirror of a vehicle visible

...party from the side:

A house with a unique roof design and a circular irrigation system in the foreground, set in a rural landscape

8.It's giving preschool popsicle stick house:

Damaged brick column of a building with visible structural issues, supported by a wooden beam. Construction tape surrounds the area

9.And this one is giving Jenga tower on its last legs:

A unique building with a modern architectural style features a protruding section with small windows and satellite dishes on its roof

10.As Dua Lipa once said, "You think I'm gonna fall for an illusion":

A small, narrow house stands alone in a field with trees in the background, resembling a
A small, narrow house stands alone in a field with trees in the background, resembling a
A small, unfinished house stands alone in a field, with a nearby trailer and trees in the background
A small, unfinished house stands alone in a field, with a nearby trailer and trees in the background

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11.Looks perfectly fine to me:

Raised deck with wooden stairs leading to a second-floor door on the side of a house, featuring a large outdoor air conditioning unit

12.The asymmetry and wildly varied recess depths are one thing...

Living room with a fireplace, built-in shelves with decor items, and a wall-mounted TV displaying an abstract red design

...the random beam is another:

A spacious living room with a staircase, built-in shelves, and a TV displaying a football game

13.Climb every mountain:

Tall, narrow two-story house with stairs leading up a steep hill. Surrounded by greenery and trees

14.How to create a duplex in three easy steps:

House with unusually tall, narrow extension housing a single exterior door
House with unusually tall, narrow extension housing a single exterior door
Extension to exterior door viewed from the side, showing what is likely a staircase inside
Extension to exterior door viewed from the side, showing what is likely a staircase inside

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15.Saving space, but at the cost of your ankles:

Narrow, steep staircase with alternating tread design in a wooden interior space

16.Someone throw this roof a baby shower:

Close-up of a house roof with a small dormer with no window underneath

17."This very small room in my house. No one likes this room":

Small room with carpeted platform and stairs leading up to a nook with built-in shelves. Single ceiling light and window
An interior door is ajar; behind it is a tiny alcove

18.There are WAY more staircases-directly-into-bathrooms in this world than I ever thought:

Narrow staircase hidden behind a small door leading down directly to a bathroom countertop

19.Technically, this one is at a Taco Bell, but it must be shared:

A very narrow door located in a corner of a fast food restaurant

20.Again, this is at a bookstore and café, but c'mon:

A door labeled "Employees Only" is elevated off the floor by a few feet with no stairs leading up to it

21.And I get wanting a kitchen island even in a small space, but you absolutely had more room than that:

A kitchen features a tiny square "island" in the center

I can kind of excuse ugly DIY, but unsafe electrical work really makes me shudder. I know they were all bad, but was one particularly egregious to you? Let me know in the comments.