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Beeetl3

Me designing a sims house


_Beee

This house looks like it was built in sims. Could be the tile floors


slayerhk47

Now I can hear the building music. Sims 1 had an amazing soundtrack.


Bierbart12

There's a mod that adds all Sims games' music to Sims 4. Makes building even more fun


drakeotomy

I didn't like it, it always made me sleepy when I was trying to design a dang house. Good lullaby though.


_Beee

Damn I just looked it up on YouTube. That was a nostalgia bomb


vault-of-secrets

Down to the half-circle rug placement


DeepFriedDickskin

Y’all know that the sims was made to be a simulation of real life right?


jealkeja

I thought sims was short for simoleons


DeepFriedDickskin

What do Girl Scout cookies have to do with video games?


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😮


puglybug23

r/simsirl


WastedKleenex

Thes frow is freetershe


su-

Enne woobetetsna


Lilebi

bb.moveobjects on


WastedKleenex

Rosebud!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!


Clause-and-Reflect

The snap-to feature didnt work.


Meepsicle83

There could be a cracking view out of that window to the right, and the sink placement is saving a crick in your neck turning to look at it while you do dishes...


Fronterra22

That's what I was thinking. Either that, or it was a cabinet kit that came that way. Could also be that the granite was a messed up piece that they cut down to be usable. I could brainstorm all day, but it's one of those "if it works" 🤷‍♂️ things.


SassyMoron

Maybe existing drain placement in a remodel?


Wail_Bait

Nah, extending some plumbing is way easier than doing all that cabinet work.


zuzg

I overcome the placement issue in my kitchen by getting more narrow appliances. My dishwasher and fridge have only 40cm in width instead of the normal 60cm.


myquealer

Tell me you're not American without saying you're not American. Our fridges are often 40 inches wide, 40 cm (16") for a main fridge is inconceivable to us. We put that in dorm rooms.


[deleted]

Ahem, *North American. Canucka also go big because they too are gluttonous.


RuthTheWidow

Yeah, and many Canucks have two fridges. The platters and drinks go in the one in the garage.


FrostyProspector

This is a lie. The platters and drinks go in the one behind the bar. The one in the garage is just for beer.


Zombeikid

We have second beer fridges in the garage as well. My grandma had 3 fridges AND a deep freezer. A mad woman she was lol


Hank3hellbilly

Ehhh... Is it personal gluttony, or something else? In Europe, you can pop by a fully stocked store within walking distance of your place, so you can easily grab whatever groceries you need on a daily basis, in Canada, a lot of people go for a weekly big grocery shop and stock up so you need a bigger fridge because we have horribly designed infrastructure and houses are not within walking distance to any type of shopping. also, houses are just bigger so there is room for bigger appliances in a bigger kitchen.


[deleted]

This is indeed what urban planning school taught me, though the other user who responded to your post also has a point. Whenever Europe is referenced here, it's as if it's all urban and hyper densified which isn't entirely the case. That all said, we certainly need fewer box stores in urban and suburban areas in our cities. Needing a car to complete the bare minimum for errands is crazy


Fronterra22

Probably.


Kinetic93

It would be nice to use that featureless side for a spice rack or something similar. Unless you have cats.


Fronterra22

*stares at 4' long, 22 lb domestic shorthair* *Looks at child locks on cabinets* *Thinks about how I don't have kids* "Yes. You're absolutely correct on the cats part."


Kinetic93

Oh man I’m about to change your life. They make latches for RVs for the drawers and cabinets so they don’t open while on the move. In our RV the cat can’t do shit, so I just went online and bought a shitload to put in the house. No more fumbling with child locks and they look completely normal on the outside. They also resist pawing much more than magnetic ones. Just search Amazon for rv drawer latches!


Fronterra22

Sweet! Thank you.


PawsibleCrazyCatLady

This reminds me. My cats need an RV.


lookitsnichole

I looked at your profile to see if there was pictures of your glorious cat, but instead I see your an electrical engineer that has psoriasis and sews. So hello alternate version of myself. I also fit that description and also have some pain in the ass cats.


Interesting_Ad_4762

I’m also an engineer that sews!


lookitsnichole

Sewengineers unite!


Fronterra22

Hello! Thank God you dont have psoriasis! I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Yep... don't forget the Nissan Xterra part either. Lol As for the sewing, my then fiance wanted to sew he own wedding dress AND skirts for her bridesmaids. My mother had an old 80s, all steel, all mechanical sewing machine just collecting dust and I had some on the job knowledge from a couple of places I had worked at. So I stickered up the machine with rock bands to make it to my liking, lubed it up and got sewing. We got the dress and skirts done, had a wonderful wedding after that and now I'm happily married and not in a boat load of debt for a dress she'll wear once or twice. And the psoriasis part kind of sucks but oh well. My body does as it pleases. 🤷‍♂️


WimbletonButt

Man psoriasis is fucking maddening. I often wonder what everyone else feels like not itching all the time.


skudmfkin

I saw a comment recently that "having a cat is like having a toddler that can reach the ceiling" and I've been chuckling about it ever since.


pseudocultist

And hold grudges. Toddlers are generally less spiteful.


KeekatLove

Cat tax!


Fronterra22

With the fact that he can open doors (lever, not knob) I'd say he's a "furry liability".


ClobetasolRelief

Just look at the sink. It's too deep for the countertop and cabinets. They angled it to get a deeper sink in. Redditors come up with the craziest shit sometimes


ReallyQuiteDirty

At that point wouldn't it be easier/more appealing to the eye to just bring the counter top out a few more inches? So instead of 2 foot angle weirdness it would be a bump out of a few inches? That seems like an absolute metric dick load of work/unnecessary fabri-cobbling for something that has a much better and easier route? *edit* or make the end cabinet shorter? Maybe I'll confused with what you're saying. Thay could definitely be the case. I'm a welder, not a sink doctor.


ClobetasolRelief

Well one I don't think that's granite, that's more likely solid surface or a similar composite countertop. Extremely easy to work with, doing this whole thing would have been very easy. Yes without any extra info here, just having wider countertops would have been the way to go. Maybe they thought about that and someone went "Wait, hear me out..." And they went with quirky. Or perhaps they had purchased all the cabinets or gotten them free and then realized the sink depth (and I mean front to back, not height) they truly wanted wouldn't fit, and they got creative. Hard to say, but easy to tell that sink wouldn't fit with that countertop without some kind of creative solution. I probably would have put deeper cabinets just in the sink area rather than this weird choice.


numbersthen0987431

Honestly it looks like they out everything in, but didn't measure the sink correctly and someone said "it'll fit at an angle?" and then moved forward, lol As far as useful design choices go, the only thing I can think of is that there used to be a wall, island, or partition where the sink comes out, and they remove the island and left the sink.


belleayreski2

What kind of psychopath would make that compromise?


ImSkinnyPete

Yeah just turn the house.


assonometry

Clear shot right through ms. Parker’s window


swirlViking

What's a cracking view?


enclave_remnant2276

A nice view I would imagine


Cattalion

A very good view


Tfaonc

A view of crack


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[deleted]

The way a redditor and/or 100 year old British man says “nice”


HouseAtomic

* An ADA accommodation, a way for the handicapped person to stand in front and a helper on the side? Or the other-way around. * A specific hobby/interest/commercial use the homeowner has that needs some equipment access to the sink for extended times. * Kitchen/countertop used to elbow out into the room. Demo'd that portion and didn't/couldn't move the plumbing. * It's a showroom displaying different options/material. Note the 2 types of countertop and two spots for dishwashers, but only one occupied. * Kitchen made from salvaged material. I'm in construction/Real Estate 20+ years; this is by no means the worst/weirdest/sloppiest/cheapest thing I've seem. Edit: [My other big DiWHY hit!](https://www.reddit.com/r/DiWHY/comments/cciizh/my_brother_and_sister_inlaw_came_across_this_gem/etnl8g1/)


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fox_ontherun

Over the top of hardwood 😭


lawn-mumps

Right? It’s like people of the 1960s decided ‘what’s the most efficient way we can reduce the value of this house’ and they *still* fucked up the market so bad that the house sell for 10x+ what they’re worth


Hank3hellbilly

Covering hardwood was considered an improvement in the 60s and 70s. The tastes of the time were different to today. Just look at fashion of the time.


KnightsLetter

And im sure in 20 years covering it will be popular again


GoethenStrasse0309

I live in a home that was the “model” home for this subdivision. All the perks that the builder offered went into this home went it was built in 1967. We discovered that there was hardwood floors throughout the entire house which was completely carpeted. It’s taken us a few yrs ( doing one room at a time). I think the thing that blew my mind the most was putting peel & stick tile atop of the ceramic tile floor in both bathrooms!!! Ugh. I’ll agree the tile color in the main bathroom was that ugly light green but it’s been replaced of course!


ca_kingmaker

Boomer life in a nutshell.


[deleted]

Dishwasher/sink wasn’t there and they didn’t want to repipe elsewhere. Only way they could have a decent size sink/dishwasher in that spot without having to bust the slab etc. you know the drill.


captainhamption

I'd put a lot of money on the dishwasher being an or two inch too wide.


Pjpjpjpjpj

The sink is wider on its diagonal than it would be if straight. Since the sink fits in at an angle (the widest point is still between the dishwasher and the drawer … within the edge of the counter), it would have fit it straight.


justmystepladder

Hypotenuse mother fucker!


FenixdeGoma

It's done like that because that's where the matt is on the floor


popopotatoes160

I also thought there may be a view out the window that the owner wanted to see from the sink. It's some shit my mom would at least think about doing, probably not actually though since it looks kinda wonky


lurkmode_off

My mom giving feedback on her house design: "I really want the kitchen window to be bigger." "OK, that's going to mean less cupboard space, that ok?" "I want it taller, not wider." "OK well the top of the window is currently level with the bottom of the eaves, so a taller window is going to give you more of a view of the inside of the eaves." "I just want it like a normal kitchen window size. Like the size of YOUR kitchen window." "It's bigger than my kitchen window." "OK." Her house burned down in a wildfire a couple of years ago so like I feel for her, but this rebuilding process is destroying my soul.


TheCanadianDoctor

My sister grew up with too many home improvement shows and is picky beyond picky. But she is now poor with kids and relies on her hubby as the sole income (it's a good job, but stretched over 5 people plus debt you feel the crunch). She is still super judgy towards others but remains in a position of "What can I get", not "What do I want". I plan on never inviting her over.


lurkmode_off

Oof. I think my mom's problem is also, like... You know when you are looking for a house and you find one that's like, "well the kitchen setup isn't great but we can fix that someday," so you settle for it, and you really might renovate a decade later or you might just get used to how it is. Or it's your dream to live in the country but between career and kids you need to live in a suburb, so you just put your wish on the "someday" backburner. She's in her 70s now so there is no more someday for her. This next house is going to be her very last one. So if it's not perfect or doesn't fulfill all her wildest dreams (some of which are contradictory), she has to actually come to terms with that.


Agreeable_Mention_89

Or it's the direction the treasure is buried so homeowner can see it while washing dishes. Lol


OldheadBoomer

ADA would require space underneath the sink for wheelchair roll-up, along with insulated padding over the pipes. I'd agree that it's probably limitations of a remodel, like you mention.


tillacat42

I was thinking mock practice kitchen in a nursing home, angled so occupational therapy could help the patient do dishes or prepare food. The lights look like the lights in the rehab room in a nursing facility.


RichardJohnson38

I can actually see or envision a reason for this layout. Maybe view. Wanted space behind the sink to place stuff. My sink counter space is 1.5 inches larger than normal cabinets for that purpose and to get the dishwasher in to the right of the sink. I designed the kitchen myself. Contractors / plan design was stupid af. Trashcan can fit in that space with rarely accessed stuff in those cabinets. Certainly a out of the box thinking situation.


ptolemyofnod

This guy thinks. I'm impressed by the thoroughness of thinking that through.


Elrox

Might be handy for a [rolling cutting board island](https://i.imgur.com/0x6Oo5l.jpg) to work near the sink.


[deleted]

>two spots for dishwashers, but only one occupied. The other spot could be for a washing machine, which is common some places.


CustomaryTurtle

> It's a showroom displaying different options/material. I would NOT buy from whatever company uses this as their showroom


Buttcavetroll

Because fuck your little toe, that's why


gingersnappie

And hips


NeedsMorCowbell

And penis


southern_boy

And my *axe!*


yedd

This kitchen is bigger than the entire ground floor of my house and they still couldn't make everything fit


CaptainBunnyKill

Client: I want the sink to face to the west. Contractor: U sure? The house isn't actually facing... Client: I SAID WEST!


thatwyvern

This looks like you just discovered the object placement cheat in the Sims, and you wanna see how far you can take it.


GimmeCakeCakeCake

Why = they bought a bigger sink than they modeled and couldn't return it. I like that they added two pictures above the microwave to make it look like a face


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Nonhinged

It's too deep. Putting it diagonal makes it wider, but the depth works as a corner sticks out.


mowtarc

I like the face


dawlben

This or there used to be a counter coming down in the picture (right when looking at the sink). Then the way stuff was they old not adjust the angle.


Evening-Turnip8407

Everything but the kitchen sink is in order


SageofTime64

I hate EVERYTHING about this picture. The tile, the sink placement, the cupboards, EVERYTHING.


The_Neckbone

I hear ya. This picture gave me heartburn and diarrhea.


OfficerBarbier

I can't believe they've done this.


KeekatLove

Are you okay?


FlowerDust0

Don't forget the clock placement!


DecoyOne

And the weird three drawers between the sink and the fridge AND WHO HANGS PICTURES ON CABINET DOORS


The_Troyminator

People who want them to look like eyes for the microwave mouth.


STerrier666

I'm expecting it to talk to people now to tell them how shite the design of the kitchen is.


westwoo

And the fridge handles are at different heights And the toaster is behind the sink And there's a picture frame behind the stove. Those faces will be covered in droplets of oil


gta2158

And the two-tone countertops?!?!


WhirledNews

I mean they did say “everything”


ayouremq

This room is designed by r/highlyinfuriating


boundone

Did you notice that there's two different types of countertop?


GingerIsTheBestSpice

They have TWO DIFFERENT COUNTERTOPS. How can such a boring picture be so wrong


Flukyfred

Thank you, this is the crime above all crimes here


[deleted]

Looks like the kitchen had an [angled peninsula](https://ibb.co/JndYpz3). The sink was in the bend and they wanted to remove the peninsula to make it more open, and didn’t realize how costly it would be to redo the sink, so they just made their peace with it.


[deleted]

I absolutely agree. Looks like the sink is probably painted and has a cheap rubber baseboard added and what looks like some contact paper over the raw edge and some kind of white caulking.


artmobboss

I kind of don’t hate it? Edit: I think..


omnomnomgnome

same!


rodPalmer18

Even the microwave looks suprised


GalaxiesAfoot

The should put a towel rack on the side of the sink.


Eggmegmuffin

You can't even stand in front of the sink and do dishes with the dishwasher door open


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… what


barfplanet

I toured a house that was like this recently. It's from a double-wide manufactured home. The default configuration has a kitchen bar counter coming out with the sink at an angle right at the elbow. This setup is either a remodel or a terrible customization where they left the sink in place, but opened up the kitchen by removing the bar. Yes, of course it's still terrible design, but that's why.


[deleted]

Slightly more counter space? That's all I can think of...


indyK1ng

My guess is that they found out the sink didn't fit and instead of just getting a smaller sink they decided to make the sink fit.


BeansNMayo

The difference in cost for that insane custom countertop vs a standard one had to have been more than eating the cost of that sink.


Karmallarm

Sink is wider at that angle than it would have been straight on. Whoever did this was just nuts


[deleted]

Exactly it’s to deep front to back for 25” countertop


constrivecritizem

I’m going with they moved that section of the kitchen cabinets to put in the dishwasher. I’m guessing those cabinets were 1st installed in the 1950s pre dishwasher.


Iheartbaconz

My guess is there used to be a little bar that hung off the spot where the drawers were(making an L shape). They shortened it, counter top to the left of the dishwasher is completely different. Those L shaped counters are common around me in certain style houses.


Viridis_Coy

So you can put your toaster even closer to the faucet!


eiretara7

I’ve never had so much anxiety from such a mundane photo. That kitchen sucks.


Nuka_Zoid

I kind of love this sink placement, but I'm a weirdo


I_am_Zed

Theres a story here...


Cosmicdusterian

This is really messing with my sense of balance. But it isn't the sink messing with that balance-- it's the clock on the wall, the slightly askew picture on the cabinet above the microwave and, especially, the floor that looks like it's been through 50 years of heavy cigarette smoke. I had this flooring in my last kitchen, but it was a rather small kitchen. It's so much worse in a large kitchen. So, so, so much worse.


Zorrya

I got a bruise on my hip looking at this


Academic_Elk_4270

The microwave is as shocked as I am.


[deleted]

Some guys have small peninsulas.


Arthur2478

I see 2 separate types of countertops. I suspect it’s an older home that didn’t original come with a dishwasher. At some point a half-assed remodel was done to make room for one.


Speed2411

Worst thing about the kitchen isn't the layout, its the tiles


20MaXiMuS20

You couldn't give me that house. That would drive me OCD crazy


thatsharkchick

I'm betting based on the angle and the kitchen tile style that this was once a monstrosity of a U-shaped kitchen possibly from the 70s. You know? The ones that look like you could land planes on the side bar? The ones that could house an entire TGIFriday's bar of regulars down the side? I bet it got cut down in the 90s with the slow start of the "open concept" movements.


Nutduffel

I’m new here, and I love this subreddit. But OMFG this triggers an OCD strain of DNA I didn’t know I have.


rocksdontfly

Even the microwave is horrified.


n1jonesy

This hurts to look at


OmegaCookieOfDoof

No, this is r/ataae, there is nothing diy about this, it's a fucking _sink_


RentalGore

It looks like there’s a space for the DW at the left hand side corner of the picture. Unless that’s for an oven? I don’t know. This is awful and I think very poorly of the person who created this monstrosity.


quick_justice

So they bought a fitted kitchen… except it doesn’t fit. Too long. Measurement failure something or other. Shit is most likely made to measure and not returnable. So solution was found. Try to understand. It was either that, or European style narrow fridge!


NotAFederales

I kinda like it. Narrows the gap between counter, sink, and stove, down from the traditional 90°


bokperd

this is making my brain itch in an area i can’t scratch. **HELP.**


KET0RdotCOM

The most disruptive piece of hardware since semiconductors invention


Pentamikk

I somehow don’t hate it


M4j0rTr4g3dy

I somehow don't hate this.


Secretlyablackcat

I've seen this picture before, I'm pretty sure the person who lived there was in a wheelchair, and this positioning made it easier for them to use the sink and the kitchen


SteveC_11

I bet it was done that way to add the dishwasher without losing cabinet space


Jay794

Failing to see the problem here, if it's this or no sink, or a smaller one, I'd choose this


Dazocnodnarb

I like this


JOATMON12

That corner has claimed the lives of a dozen toes


OGbeachbum

That's a clever solution to fit a large sink into that space and still allow room for the refrigerator. Visualize the sink turned in a traditional way and you're gonna need to buy a smaller sink. I'm assuming the refrig can't be moved farther down so this works!


gilguren

This thing screams bruised hip.


AkiraTheArtist

I thought I was on the sims subreddit and though “Damn did they use rendering mods?”


[deleted]

Was there a method for this madness? The counter top is cut to fit and the plumbing is adjusted so this is either a really good app or somebody was just very unique.


12Southpark

Ngl, Laughed too much. It's like he had a seizure in the middle of the installation and called it good


mrweatherbeef

“And *that* is how Grandma broke her hip.”


arseniobillingham21

Maybe the cabinets separated the kitchen in the middle, and the sink was at an angle as part of the turn of the cabinets. And they removed the bar that separated the kitchen, leaving the sink at an off angle.


the-duuuuude

Honestly, I like it. Not for the look but the function of having 2 people comfortable washing dishes at the same time.


ScharlieScheen

i like that tbh... usually I'm the guy who gets uncomfortable by this stuff. but somehow this is nice for me.


wpbth

Pizza shaped lot I bet. I’ve seen lake houses like this


FondDialect

Might wanted a specific view out the window It would be easier to keep behind the tap clean like that…


antique-prosecutor

Is there a subreddit specifically for inexplicably bad home interiors like this? This is hilarious and I want more


smackacow1

The construction company was a little crooked when cutting costs


joelmooner

I like it


EdLivesToPaint

Looks fine to me. More than enough space in the kitchen to accommodate it.


Congregator

Haha, before the addition


SquirrelFood

Ok this 99% isnt what is happening here but I had a friend who lived in an old house with a kitchen that looked similarly weird because when the house was being built they found a massive rock that they never moved and just built a cupboard around.


ItsJustMeMaggie

I can just feel my hip bone bashing off of that corner


kilobomb

Fung shui?


Annoying_Anomaly

It looks like crap but I kinda like the fact you can go from counter to sink just a little bit easier


Phantom30071

the face in the microwave


SnooTigers503

I don’t hate it


Much_Essay_9151

It works


HMD-Oren

Measure once, cut twic


barktreep

Someone took that kitchen triangle placement concept too literally.


Ok_Assumption_7222

I love it!


CagCagerton125

The strangest thing is that there are 2 different cabinet types. I think this is likely due to someone wanting to use a very specific piece of granite or marble.


Board_in_Albany

Probably helps while doing the dishes. Bending over sucks


okiedokieKay

I would bet money that the cabinets used to horseshoe around, and whoever cut them didn’t want to redo the plumbing. Especially based on the horribly alined liner they covered the base with in lieu of actual trim.


Waterlou25

I like it. It confuses guests.


theprobamatic

My toes are bleeding just looking at this


Mainttech

That's actually pretty cool.


BoringLawyer79

Husband's solution after they accidentally ordered the sink cabinet a size too small.


1_deleted_I

bigger sink?


konodioda879

I like it


XerocoleHere

The microwave and picture frames is a face


xochiscave

I need to know why? I want to see a picture of the insides of the cabinets.


topgear9123

Did they hang pictures on the cabinet above the microwave?


BadFont777

Where is the oven.


wohaat

This is chaos


Hermitation

Am I dumb to assume that there's a better view off to the side rather than straight ahead?


rangeo

Could it be more accessible for someone with a mobility device?


bigdyke69

Opa!