Homes are much more than just a few walls with a roof. They also have many little details, such as an intricate color scheme, a thoughtfully created floor plan, and eye-catching flower beds. Sadly, some contractors start looking for creative shortcuts for their projects. In the US, this was particularly popular during the 1980s, when mass-produced, cheaply made, hodgepodge buildings started popping up in suburban neighborhoods. Their quick availability, high-end location, and spaciousness attracted many buyers from all over the country. These homes continued to be all the rage up until the 2007 housing crisis and eventually even earned themselves the title of McMansions.
A decade later, Kate Wagner created a whole subreddit where people could share pictures of these pseudo-luxurious structures. It’s called ‘McMansions Hell‘ and it has evolved into a virtual museum showcasing questionable decisions that probably should have stayed in the blueprints.
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#1 This May Be The Worst I’ve Ever Seen
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oktopus oktopus Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
“When you order a castle from wish.com”
99 99points reply View More Replies… #2 Is This House Pregante?
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When you eat too many beans
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After witnessing a McMansion, it’s typical to start asking yourself how such architectural miracles came to exist. Its origins can be traced back to California in the 1980s, a time of free-flowing capital. New, larger homes were intended to act as pretend mansions for upper-middle-class residents who wanted to show off their financial status. In reality, many buyers took out high-interest mortgages to purchase them, acquiring massive debt and accelerating the housing bubble which burst in 2008. Many people lost their homes or saw their property value drop massively.
Nonetheless, their prevalence set an example on what was desirable in a middle-class home. All of a sudden, sharing a bathroom seemed ridiculous, and 1,200 square feet of space became claustrophobic. The size of houses continued to grow, reaching its peak in 2015, when the average square footage of a home increased to 2,687 square feet.
#3 Has 10 Bedrooms And Costs $1 Mil, Somehow Still Manages To Look Like A Mobile Home
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James016 James016 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
You can take the person out of the trailer park….
34 34points reply View More Replies… #4 Does Anyone Else Absolutely Loathe The Dugger Estate?
Final score: 86points TrdFrgsn TrdFrgsn Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
The hypocrisy of that family, their tv show and their church is all represented in that skid mark of a home.
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Still, McMansions haven’t gone anywhere. These resilient homes are still thriving in many suburban neighborhoods. Here’s a short guide to assist you in your next McMansion sighting:
Notice an abnormally large house and an unproportionally small yard – you’re probably looking at a McMansion.A house you’re looking at is full of random exterior features and has roofs for days – that’s a McMansion.Passing by a new build that’s already started to crumble – you can consider yourself lucky; you’ve got yourself a McMansion!
Architectural peculiarities aside, they’re also harming nature by being energy inefficient and eco-unfriendly. Some other specific features to look for are misaligned windows, asymmetry, oversized garages, and various wall materials.
#5 ‘slightly’ Overdesigned House, Wildwood, Nj, Can This Be Mcmansion?
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Lyone Fein Lyone Fein Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
I am not sure this fits the definition of McMansion. It is so unique. And so very Greek.
25 25points reply View More Replies… #6 Garage Mahal
Final score: 81points Kobe (she) Kobe (she) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
I don’t mind the design of the garage. It is the size ( way too big ) that bothers me. It overshadows the house. But hey – I hate the house anyway… too little colour, too much glass no personality, no plants, no curtains, … so…
26 26points reply #7 Went Mcmansion Hunting On Zillow Because I Couldn’t Fall Asleep And Found This In Texas
Final score: 75points 
Javelina Poppers Javelina Poppers Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Early Irish Byzantine?
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To raise awareness about suburban homes, the subreddit “McMansionsHell” kicked off in 2017 and has already attracted over 190k members. It is described as “a subreddit about large, cheaply built, suburban homes with design flaws and a lack of architectural integrity also known as McMansions”. Kate has successfully gathered a niche community where design skeptics can share and discuss their findings about puzzling homes.
The main purpose of sharing and discussing McMansions is education. During her TED Talk “I hate McMansions – and you should too”, Kate discussed how these mansions are damaging to our environment as well as our society. She aspires to encourage others to criticize architecture and build a more beautiful society by showcasing such homes through humor.
#8 “I Told The Developers To Go F**k Themselves”
Final score: 73points John W John W Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
So much space a so little bio diversity… Plant some freaking trees!
94 94points reply View More Replies… #9 My First Attempt At This
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JoMeBee JoMeBee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Nah, this your typical all night motel but I appreciate the dig
14 14points reply #10 The Air Control Tower Is A Major Selling Point
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Sum Guy Sum Guy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Actually is… this is lovely
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Even though McMansions aren’t exactly stylish, they are in demand. With the rising popularity of house flipping in the US, people are once again buying them, remodeling and trying to grab buyers’ attention with upgrades that simplify and modernize the home.
#11 “You Ever See One Of Those Ramada Inns? Yeah, Make It Look Like That”
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Nice Beast Ludo Nice Beast Ludo Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Hahaha
16 16points reply #12 The Most Literal Example Of A Mcmansion I’ve Ever Seen – 1,122 Sq Ft
Final score: 64points JoMeBee JoMeBee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Whaaaaat?!? This looks like a revenge house…
38 38points reply View More Replies… #13 I Shake My Head Every Single Time I Pass This Bad Boy
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When you spend big money to update your facade but then forget you live on a corner lot.
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After going through many ups and downs, the future of McMansions is foggy. Due to growing house prices, some people are concerned that a new housing bubble may be developing. This could mean that McMansions may face a decreased demand in the upcoming future.
#14 Loganville Georgia. Spec Built, 19,000 Sf. Initially Listed By Builder For $2.6m, Foreclosed & Sold For $374,900
Final score: 63points James016 James016 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Everything looks slightly off
21 21points reply View More Replies… #15 Meanwhile In Germany
Final score: 61points James016 James016 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
When the Window Tax is abolished. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_tax
27 27points reply #16 Houses Like This Always Bugged Me And I Never Could Figure Out Why Until I Saw This
Final score: 57points JoMeBee JoMeBee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
It like the house equivalent of the mullet: wealth in the front, poverty in the back
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In the meantime, an evolved kind of McMansion is appearing. Inspired by modernism, McModerns are using the same design logic as its predecessor. The only difference is the exterior, which follows the straight lines of contemporary architecture. McModerns overall have a more simplistic, cohesive design that attracts rich millennials. Fans of McMansions should not worry, as these modern homes have spacious rooms, garages that resemble entire car parks, and extra spaces for other activities such as working, lifting weights and making popcorn in your own home cinema. It’s all a matter of taste, but it seems that they are here to stay too.
#17 Joel Osteen’s Horrendous Mess Of A Dupe-Cash Funded Mchellhole
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hitex hitex Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
May God have mercy on his soul – no true man of God lives in such a fashion
56 56points reply View More Replies… #18 Suburban Mcmansions!!!!!!!!!!! In Texas!!!!!!! No Privacy!!!!!
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ChimeraBubbles ChimeraBubbles Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
No privacy? Try living in England, mid-terrace. 😂
25 25points reply View More Replies… #19 Love How They Put Windows On Everything But The Bump Out
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howdylee howdylee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Where else you gonna put the gigantic flat screen tv?
17 17points reply #20 I Think This Qualifies!
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Rob Rob Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Nice view from the house, especially as you won’t be able to see the house whilst looking at the lake;
33 33points reply View More Replies… #21 10/10 Attempt To Make The Ugliest House Imaginable
Final score: 51points hitex hitex Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
WTF is with the tiny hexagon windows? Ran out of materials?
17 17points reply View More Replies… #22 Someone Is Building This. On Purpose
Final score: 51points hitex hitex Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Planning for a mudflood perhaps?
12 12points reply #23 Mansion Needs A Chiropractor
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SPARKIZE SPARKIZE Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Reminds me of crooked bottom teeth 😬
10 10points reply #24 Spotted On My Instagram Page By A Roofing Company Showing Off Their Work
Final score: 49points 
Nannychachi Nannychachi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) Report
If they can roof that nasty monstrosity, they can roof anything. They deserve their brag.
93 93points reply View More Replies… #25 When Pizza Hut Is Life
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FabulousMari FabulousMari Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
They better watch out… no one out pizza’s the hut!
16 16points reply #26 Abandoned $200 Million Mcmansion Hellscape In Turkey
Final score: 48points Libstak Libstak Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
This is ludicrous and BTW doesn’t Turkey have a huge middle east refugee problem? How about fixing some basic power and water issues and putting some refugees here for processing? I mean, what a freaking waste.
41 41points reply View More Replies… #27 The Saddest Castle In Florida
Final score: 47points GoldfishCrackers GoldfishCrackers Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 month ago Report
When I see no landscaping like this I’m always perplexed. Some may argue that landscaping costs money, but you know, so does watering, mowing, and maintaining a ton of grass… so why not pick the visually appealing option?
35 35points reply View More Replies… #28 Check Out This Monstrosity
Final score: 45points oktopus oktopus Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Redneck McMansion.
24 24points reply #29 Dormers? Yeah I Have Those
Final score: 45points hitex hitex Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Frat house?
10 10points reply View More Replies… #30 To Me, My X-Men
Final score: 44points howdylee howdylee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
The plan is even an X… I want to see the floorplan!
13 13points reply #31 What Possible Reason? I Just Don’t Understand And I Have So Many Questions…
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Annik Perrot Annik Perrot Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Does it fold back in?
55 55points reply View More Replies… #32 Texas Never Disappoints
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Ima Manimal Ima Manimal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
David Koresh in Waco
11 11points reply #33 When You Defeat All The Other Mcmansions, Then You Have To Fight The End Boss
Final score: 41points Nice Beast Ludo Nice Beast Ludo Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
I wonder how many randos come banging on the door at 2 am thinking its a fancy mcd’s
8 8points reply View More Replies… #34 Indian Ridge Failed Mcmansion Development Near Branson Missouri. Always Drove By This Pitiful Sight During Summers
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OhnoI’vebeencensored OhnoI’vebeencensored Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Wow, never seen a house with leprosy before.
82 82points reply View More Replies… #35 I Pass By This House Daily. It’s So Gaudy It Makes Me Gag
Final score: 41points Javelina Poppers Javelina Poppers Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Did they add a garage when each kid started driving?
59 59points reply View More Replies… #36 A Little Before And After. Demolished A Nice House For…
Final score: 40points hitex hitex Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Why??? 😭 how can you turn it so tacky?
38 38points reply View More Replies… #37 When You Forget To Include The Fridge In The New Floorplan
Final score: 39points Ima Manimal Ima Manimal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Ah….. the classic “fridge island”. Atrocity.
13 13points reply #38 Lovely Backside Of A House, Found In A Nearby Suburb… Could It Be Any Less Inspiring?
Final score: 37points Suck it Trebek Suck it Trebek Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
It’s hideous.
13 13points reply #39 I’d Like A Garage With A Side Of House Please
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Robert Trebor Robert Trebor Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Probably for an RV. HOA’s don’t want RVs in the yard.
32 32points reply View More Replies… #40 Lovely Sprawling Hellscape Being Built By A Couple Of Kardashians
Final score: 35points JoMeBee JoMeBee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Man, I hope they get lost in there and never see the light of day again
52 52points reply View More Replies… #41 The Absolute Atrocity I Pass On The Bus On My Way To Work Every Day
Final score: 34points JoMeBee JoMeBee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Given the modest house next door, this didn’t start it’s life as an abomination just tasteless remodel. At least it’s a reasonable size unlike most of the houses on this list (looking at you, Kardashians)
12 12points reply View More Replies… #42 Ohio Mcmansion With Replica Oval Office
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Kylie Kylie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Why?
35 35points reply View More Replies… #43 The Turreted Terror (Lebanon, In)
Final score: 33points Kobe (she) Kobe (she) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
I don’t hate this
4 4points reply View More Replies… #44 My Aunt And Uncle Built This House (And Sold It Like 4 Years Later). God Love Em, But It’s Weird As F**k
Final score: 31points Ima Manimal Ima Manimal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
It kind of looks like a firehouse station
18 18points reply #45 Russian Mafia “Palaces” In Rublyovka, Outside Moscow
Final score: 30points Kobe (she) Kobe (she) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
They don’t look so bad. Not sticking out like a sore thumb… there is an entire neighbourhood of them. NOt have a problem with these
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