Interior design fail

[mattbell]

I spent the past weekend in a lovely goal-setting retreat with some awesome people. 

The house we all stayed in was a sort of Frankenstein's monster of interior decoration styles.  Amid the plaster statues by the pool and the 20" tvs stuck in every available alcove, I discovered the best thing of all...

The master bedroom had an enormous attached bathroom, with no doors separating it from the bedroom.  The bedroom had a mirrored closet, and one side of the bathroom was covered in an enormous mirror  While sitting on the toilet, I noticed I could see the bed, its image bounced off the two mirrors in succession.  This of course meant that if I were sitting on the bed, I had a full unblockable view of anyone who might be using the toilet.  This might just be the biggest interior design faux pas I've ever seen.

If Frank Lloyd Wright were still alive, I'd kidnap him, tie him to a chair, and force him to sit in this house.  Then again, he'd probably entertainingly verbally rip it to shreds. 

Comments

[serolynne.livejournal.com]

I've seen similar bathroom views in homes before.. generally in those of single males, or highly D/s households where the dominate wants complete view of their submissive(s).

[nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com]

Oh wow... I didn't realize how far some people take full-time D/s relationships.

[mongo42.livejournal.com]

Frank Lloyd Wright was notorious for caring much more about design aesthetics than he was about how usable or convenient a space was -- if such a layout fit his overall feel for how a space should be built I don't think he would have worried very much about how embarrassing or annoying it would be for the inhabitants.

[nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com]

I have heard that his houses are somewhat difficult to live in.