Dang....that peacock over the T.V. would go GREAT in my dining room. I'll just cut and paste......
January 30, 2009 at 2:06 PM
Anonymous said...
Wow, nothing says home to me as much as what appears to be a footstool sprouting asparagus in the middle of a room does. Unless, of course, you show me a befuddled looking Giraffe in a room with toy trains that have levitating wheels! That makes me want to buy like nothing else ever could, and it all looks so natural.
As buyers in search of a Harrisonburg home, we welcome your hyperreal estate photos.
January 30, 2009 at 2:14 PM
Anonymous said...
Yeah, I don't know which is weirder - the oddly Photoshopped decorating accents, or the completely bizarre Photoshopped borders on some (but not all...) of the images. Very strange. I feel like I need to go see the house, just to make sure it doesn't actually look like that.
Someone needs to learn to use the transform>perspective tool.
Or, alternately, stop trying to sell a dollhouse, though granted in the current market, you'd probably have better luck with something that costs only hundreds of dollars...
All that insane photoshopping but then they decided to include a picture of the trailer park??
Oh my.
Love the front bushes, those were awesome. lol
January 30, 2009 at 3:43 PM
Anonymous said...
what possible oddly-placed random graffiti could they have been trying to hide? I mean, it had to be pretty offensive to think that THIS would improve the pictures....
Is real estate a profession? Like bankers and stockbrokers? Did it ever occur to these bankers and brokers that they were mixed up with people like this? Lovelylisting, if it had been around a couple years earlier, could have prevented the economic meltdown.
January 30, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Anonymous said...
And if you're going to photoshop a tv in there, why one from 1952? Why? Why?!?!
I think my "favorite" picture is of the front of the house. Is that an army of pink flamingos mid-salute? Precisely identical bushes/plants of some sort? What??
January 30, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...
I just figured it out!
They're selling their house in Virginia, and taking their pet giraffe with them (seen in the second photo) to live with the melty-faced family in Florida.
I'm not sure which is the coolest - the Russian nesting dolls in the living room and kitchen,the electric coffee pot on a stove burner, or the giant 50s radio with a TV screen.
So, some real estate agent thought this bad clip art decor was a good idea? Really? How awful must this place really be?
Well shoot the dog, and butter my biscuits. I don't know quite what to think. But as the buyer I would be disappointed not to be able to purchase this lovely decor with the house.
Of the many, many glorious posts you have blessed us with, this has got to be the most outrageous. Have you become so famous and wonderful that people are listing their properties just so they can get their horrible photos to turn up on your blog? I must say, it's worth it.
January 30, 2009 at 8:59 PM
Anonymous said...
Such unfounded skepticism! It must be because you're so jealous of the current owner's asparagus plant. That's living the dream. The seashell cross-section is a display of the Golden Ratio, which means that they are also in harmony with science.
This is actually an illegal misrepresentation of the property according to the rules in Virginia
If y'all are really into the pics, I suggest you snag them before they get taken down. Some other realtor will rat on the guy. They always rat each other out!
January 31, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Anonymous said...
Hi, I'm the owner of the website this is linking to. I feel that I need to say that this is not my listing. My site displays all local listings, not just mine. I get the data and photos via a direct download that I can't alter.
However, with all the fun I have had today reading the (gently) teasing emails, and the great web traffic -- I am not sure I would alter anything even if I could!! :)
Regarding the front and the back not matching up... if you look at the rear photo, in the upper right hand corner, you can see the back of the carport. YIKES! Hit the brakes Mabel or we're going down!
Ok, so two separate kitchens, the laws of gravity have been suspended, aluminum foil...bedspread(?), and that NEON food!!!! Maybe there is something radioactive, definitely something other-worldly going on there.
Did you look at the main listing page? I'm thinking that instead of Photoshopping in rows of flowers, they perhaps should have put in, oh, I dunno, a LAWN?!!!
February 2, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Anonymous said...
I, I was doing okay until I got to the BEDSPREAD WITH THE BLOODSTAINS.
February 2, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Anonymous said...
The random bowls of fruits/vegetables did it for me. That's what makes it really a "home".
Moral of this story is don't let selling your home and your new computer programs mix. Do people like this really think we don't know?
This wall looks empty lets put a giant snail shell up! and put everything in boarders so it looks super nice. I love the uniformity of it as well...
let us not forget that it is near impossible to watch t.v. from the angle the couch is. Although with a t.v. that old who can blame them
February 3, 2009 at 12:25 PM
Anonymous said...
I can just see the contract: **Seller will pay all inspection fees, closing costs, and include the teenie-tiny motorcycle man on the bongo. Conch shell still up for negotiation...
I'm surprised they didn't photoshop a dancing baby into the crib. Also, if they are going to have that many fruit bowls in the house, they should've put a vegetable garden or orchard in the back yard. :)
To those who commented on the two kitchens and why it appears to be one story in front, and two stories in back, I've seen houses similar to that (but without the tacky photoshopped stuff, although typically with real non-photoshopped tacky stuff). If you look closely, the house is built on a hill, and looking at the layout and listing, the second kitchen is probably in the "in-law quarters/apartment" in the finished basement.
As for the photoshop stuff... I'm, um... speechless. lol.
Although some of those photoshopped items could have very well existed. I have seen homes more tacky than that! :D
Those things look like sprites from an old Doom-style game. I'd be looking for alien monsters around the next corner!
April 28, 2009 at 8:49 AM
Anonymous said...
Announcing: Photoshop Vitae.
Yes, folks, now you too can do the re-make of your life! Tired of your curtains? Your wallpaper? Your TV? Don't shop, PhotoShop!!Tired of your spouse? Don't go to an attorney, go to Adobe!! Tired of your kids? Don't run away, Cut and paste!! Yes, you too can Paste away your past and into a bright and shiny future in only minutes, the Photoshop way!!
June 6, 2009 at 5:03 AM
[Image] [Image] [Image]I have never been at a loss for words before. But... this listing... this listing found by Sarah... I just... what?
"Oh, Adobe, you have so much to answer for"
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Dang....that peacock over the T.V. would go GREAT in my dining room. I'll just cut and paste......
January 30, 2009 at 2:06 PM
Wow, nothing says home to me as much as what appears to be a footstool sprouting asparagus in the middle of a room does. Unless, of course, you show me a befuddled looking Giraffe in a room with toy trains that have levitating wheels! That makes me want to buy like nothing else ever could, and it all looks so natural.
January 30, 2009 at 2:14 PM
As buyers in search of a Harrisonburg home, we welcome your hyperreal estate photos.
January 30, 2009 at 2:14 PM
Yeah, I don't know which is weirder - the oddly Photoshopped decorating accents, or the completely bizarre Photoshopped borders on some (but not all...) of the images. Very strange. I feel like I need to go see the house, just to make sure it doesn't actually look like that.
January 30, 2009 at 2:36 PM
Glad to see their clip art source includes the latest cutting-edge video technology from Japan . . .
January 30, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Someone needs to learn to use the transform>perspective tool.
Or, alternately, stop trying to sell a dollhouse, though granted in the current market, you'd probably have better luck with something that costs only hundreds of dollars...
January 30, 2009 at 2:45 PM
"Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?"
January 30, 2009 at 3:18 PM
While I'm all for Bring Your Child To Work Day, I have to draw the line at Let Your Child Play With Your Work Day.
I wonder if the perpetrator honestly thinks they've pulled off the Perfect Ruse.
January 30, 2009 at 3:23 PM
Remember Colorforms?
January 30, 2009 at 3:29 PM
All that insane photoshopping but then they decided to include a picture of the trailer park??
Oh my.
Love the front bushes, those were awesome. lol
January 30, 2009 at 3:43 PM
what possible oddly-placed random graffiti could they have been trying to hide? I mean, it had to be pretty offensive to think that THIS would improve the pictures....
January 30, 2009 at 3:46 PM
But
but
but
why?
(shakes head in disbelief)
January 30, 2009 at 4:05 PM
oh wow... this is horrible! What were these people thinking?
January 30, 2009 at 4:07 PM
I think it will be the latest trend.... "Virtual Staging!"
January 30, 2009 at 4:10 PM
Creepy!
January 30, 2009 at 4:14 PM
Is real estate a profession? Like bankers and stockbrokers? Did it ever occur to these bankers and brokers that they were mixed up with people like this? Lovelylisting, if it had been around a couple years earlier, could have prevented the economic meltdown.
January 30, 2009 at 4:27 PM
And if you're going to photoshop a tv in there, why one from 1952? Why? Why?!?!
January 30, 2009 at 4:33 PM
I think my "favorite" picture is of the front of the house. Is that an army of pink flamingos mid-salute? Precisely identical bushes/plants of some sort? What??
January 30, 2009 at 4:33 PM
I just figured it out!
They're selling their house in Virginia, and taking their pet giraffe with them (seen in the second photo) to live with the melty-faced family in Florida.
January 30, 2009 at 4:38 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! omg...you just made my day.
January 30, 2009 at 5:07 PM
I'd be a very disappointed buyer to realize that the giraffe and peacock pictures don't actually exist. That would be a dealbreaker for me.
January 30, 2009 at 5:14 PM
This is like those cute little Flash games I play when I'm bored. *Tries to drag the giraffe painting*
January 30, 2009 at 5:27 PM
I have alerted http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/ - it's only right.
January 30, 2009 at 5:33 PM
My question is, what are they trying to hide with that stuff?
January 30, 2009 at 6:29 PM
Whoa.
January 30, 2009 at 6:38 PM
I'm not sure which is the coolest - the Russian nesting dolls in the living room and kitchen,the electric coffee pot on a stove burner, or the giant 50s radio with a TV screen.
So, some real estate agent thought this bad clip art decor was a good idea? Really? How awful must this place really be?
January 30, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Well shoot the dog, and butter my biscuits. I don't know quite what to think. But as the buyer I would be disappointed not to be able to purchase this lovely decor with the house.
Ciao
January 30, 2009 at 7:02 PM
This is my new favorite website.
January 30, 2009 at 7:03 PM
The "footstool" looks a lot like a peanut butter cup to me. Is ANYthing about this place real?
January 30, 2009 at 8:45 PM
Of the many, many glorious posts you have blessed us with, this has got to be the most outrageous. Have you become so famous and wonderful that people are listing their properties just so they can get their horrible photos to turn up on your blog? I must say, it's worth it.
January 30, 2009 at 8:59 PM
Such unfounded skepticism! It must be because you're so jealous of the current owner's asparagus plant. That's living the dream. The seashell cross-section is a display of the Golden Ratio, which means that they are also in harmony with science.
January 30, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Well, the Photoshop stuff is great, really, but personally I am diggin' the aluminum foil bedspread!
January 31, 2009 at 1:39 AM
First of all: I love how the same things show up in every room. Hello, Russian dolls! Hi again, creepy motorcycle man! Greetings, pink roses!
But second, and more germane to the actual selling of the property: are there actually two completely different kitchens in this house?
January 31, 2009 at 5:37 AM
Ok, so how can it be one floor in the front, but two floors out back, without any sort of drastic slope to the ground? I'm now uber-confused.
January 31, 2009 at 6:14 AM
You're kidding me.
It's just too much.
What indeed.
Or then Why Why Why Why Why works too.
OMG the motocycle. Hadn't seen it yet.
Oh wow.
January 31, 2009 at 7:09 AM
Makes the Kitchen look like it is swimming in a fruit bowl...
"Which way is the bathroom?"
"Oh, well, take a left at the grapes, and follow the banana and it will be on you left next to the starfruit."
January 31, 2009 at 7:11 AM
They should have used these pictures instead of the giraffe:
http://www.yousuckatcraigslist.com/?p=16
January 31, 2009 at 7:26 AM
I love what you can do with PhotoShop in this place; It's lovely! I'll take it!
January 31, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Man, this is almost Photoshop Disasters-worthy... O.O
January 31, 2009 at 9:12 AM
I emailed the realtor to ask if the house came with its own copy of Photoshop or if it was negotiable. I'm waiting to see if I get a reply...
January 31, 2009 at 10:27 AM
This is actually an illegal misrepresentation of the property according to the rules in Virginia
If y'all are really into the pics, I suggest you snag them before they get taken down. Some other realtor will rat on the guy. They always rat each other out!
January 31, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Hi, I'm the owner of the website this is linking to. I feel that I need to say that this is not my listing. My site displays all local listings, not just mine. I get the data and photos via a direct download that I can't alter.
However, with all the fun I have had today reading the (gently) teasing emails, and the great web traffic -- I am not sure I would alter anything even if I could!! :)
January 31, 2009 at 11:37 AM
This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. And I've been reading this site for awhile, yo.
January 31, 2009 at 12:11 PM
What IS that snail thing near the front door? This is too awesome for words....
January 31, 2009 at 1:11 PM
@ Laura:
You beat me to the Hamilton joke! No fair!
January 31, 2009 at 1:58 PM
@ Chris Rooker
Thank you for being a good sport, it's greatly appreciated!
January 31, 2009 at 3:18 PM
OMG! I have that same picture of the giraffe i my rumpus room too!
January 31, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Wow, just wow!
January 31, 2009 at 4:40 PM
words cannot describe... i am crying... my husband feels sorry for them... this is possibly the freakiest and funniest thing i have seen in ages!
February 1, 2009 at 1:30 AM
Regarding the front and the back not matching up... if you look at the rear photo, in the upper right hand corner, you can see the back of the carport. YIKES! Hit the brakes Mabel or we're going down!
February 1, 2009 at 9:30 AM
Ok, so two separate kitchens, the laws of gravity have been suspended, aluminum foil...bedspread(?), and that NEON food!!!! Maybe there is something radioactive, definitely something other-worldly going on there.
February 1, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Did you look at the main listing page? I'm thinking that instead of Photoshopping in rows of flowers, they perhaps should have put in, oh, I dunno, a LAWN?!!!
February 2, 2009 at 11:09 AM
I, I was doing okay until I got to the BEDSPREAD WITH THE BLOODSTAINS.
February 2, 2009 at 11:12 AM
The random bowls of fruits/vegetables did it for me. That's what makes it really a "home".
February 2, 2009 at 1:42 PM
Moral of this story is don't let selling your home and your new computer programs mix. Do people like this really think we don't know?
This wall looks empty lets put a giant snail shell up! and put everything in boarders so it looks super nice. I love the uniformity of it as well...
let us not forget that it is near impossible to watch t.v. from the angle the couch is. Although with a t.v. that old who can blame them
February 3, 2009 at 12:25 PM
I can just see the contract:
**Seller will pay all inspection fees, closing costs, and include the teenie-tiny motorcycle man on the bongo. Conch shell still up for negotiation...
-PF
February 4, 2009 at 7:12 PM
I'm surprised they didn't photoshop a dancing baby into the crib. Also, if they are going to have that many fruit bowls in the house, they should've put a vegetable garden or orchard in the back yard. :)
February 5, 2009 at 8:33 AM
Those images get me hot.
February 10, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Eww... Those are terrible... Guh. I think part of me died inside. Seriously.
February 10, 2009 at 12:04 PM
*thinking* -wouldn't it had just been better plain? wow.
February 10, 2009 at 12:05 PM
To those who commented on the two kitchens and why it appears to be one story in front, and two stories in back, I've seen houses similar to that (but without the tacky photoshopped stuff, although typically with real non-photoshopped tacky stuff). If you look closely, the house is built on a hill, and looking at the layout and listing, the second kitchen is probably in the "in-law quarters/apartment" in the finished basement.
As for the photoshop stuff... I'm, um... speechless. lol.
Although some of those photoshopped items could have very well existed. I have seen homes more tacky than that! :D
February 10, 2009 at 12:29 PM
The owner of the house took the real tacky stuff, so the agent had to photoshop replacement tacky stuff.
February 10, 2009 at 12:32 PM
No. Way.
March 11, 2009 at 10:32 AM
3rd picture: is that a giant reese's peanut butter cup with asparagus growing out of it?
April 16, 2009 at 8:49 AM
Those things look like sprites from an old Doom-style game. I'd be looking for alien monsters around the next corner!
April 28, 2009 at 8:49 AM
Announcing: Photoshop Vitae.
Yes, folks, now you too can do the re-make of your life! Tired of your curtains? Your wallpaper? Your TV? Don't shop, PhotoShop!!Tired of your spouse? Don't go to an attorney, go to Adobe!! Tired of your kids? Don't run away, Cut and paste!! Yes, you too can Paste away your past and into a bright and shiny future in only minutes, the Photoshop way!!
June 6, 2009 at 5:03 AM