Friday, August 15, 2008

Ohhhhhhh...


Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

THIS HOUSE FOR SALE
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he
THIS HOUSE FOR SALE

Don't bother me, I'm working


Ahhhh.... it's a bright and airy home office. Lovely!

A circus tent of one's own



It's actually the plywood that confuses me most about this photo. What's there? How could you have such a vision, but then not bother to do the final two square feet? Or wait, maybe it's the phone books that throw me off...

According to the listing, this is a "Napolean inspired tent bedroom." Okay.

(Found by Sarina.)

Thursday, August 14, 2008

No, really, build your own home


Roy found this delightful home. I'm cheating, because the listing makes it clear that the house is under construction -- but I cannot resist the optimistic "Lounge and Kitchen."

Sincerely,
The Queen of Sheba

Build your own home


Mary the Nebraska Realtor found this... um... pile of bricks. Yay?

"$53000 22 Hours 15 minutes Left On This Wholesale Price"


Hi! Um... I was just thinking of... you know... buying your house. Is that okay?

(Found by Mallory.)

For that homey "storage locker" feeling



This fixer looks like it could be quite nice -- but the seller seems to be going out of his way to show off its less desirable qualities. Unless, of course, these are actually the desirable qualities...

Found by Molly.

P.S. Why does this crack me up? "Centrally located and a 5 minute walk to the Town Marina, Library, K-12 school, Grocery store, gas station, Post Office and Canada."