Celebrity homes are too big*

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• KE

  @kendragaylord · 2 years ago · pinned

  I have now added the square meter conversion in the subtitles! If you want the conversions, click the subtitles/closed captions button on youtube.

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• IT

  @its_clean · 2 years ago (edited)

  The thing that bothers me most about supersized celeb homes is that they feel intellectually dishonest. Big country manors, stately homes, and sprawling ranches of the past were built that way for a purpose. They accommodated large families, multigenerational clans, large staffs of household and field workers. For more modern styles of architecture, large spaces are usually used to evoke a monolithic, imposing feeling. Both of these attributes are dishonest for these types of houses, because their huge size is totally incongruous for the few people living in them, and "monolithic and imposing" are not usually considered positive traits of a family home.

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• SE

  @sebeckley · 2 years ago

  I love Kris: "Someone is always cooking in here." Yeah, your staff, Kris, that's your staff cooking for your dozen family members that wander in and out all the time. 😂

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• LS

  @lsamoa · 2 years ago

  I love how all these celebs call the kitchen the "heart of the home" but also admit to never ever cooking. Another thing that bugs me is when they have a seated kitchen island, a breakfast nook, and a dinner table all in the same room. How many different ways of eating your oatmeal do you need in one room??

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• AB

  @abcdeshole · 2 years ago

  Perfectly normal four-burner apartment stove:<br>Celebrity: World’s tiniest stove!

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• EM

  @emanueldalton7370 · 2 years ago

  The thing that I kept noticing is that these people, for whom money is no (or very little) object, apparently just sit around their giant house scrolling through their phone most of the time. I started watching the tours expecting there to be far more custom single-purpose rooms, but it seems so rare to have, like, a basketball court or a giant computer room in your home.

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• RA

  @Rachelbogbog · 2 years ago

  I live in Dublin. Near-ish to where I live, some American developer was proposing to build something like 400+ apartments 7 stories tall in a small seaside town. The locals hated it and protested so hard. The developer submitted planning permission and the local council (who were making the decision on whether or not it could be built) rejected it, mostly because the plans contained too many 1-bedroom apartments (most would be for rent, not for buying). As with many places around the world, Ireland is going through a housing crises but it was refreshing to see the council reject something because this development was not going to suit the needs of anyone, the locals or the potential residents.

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• TH

  @TheGrantism · 2 years ago

  This is why I love the YouTube channel Never Too Small. They showcase thoughtfully designed small apartments from all over the world and how the people living there actually use every part of the space fully.

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• MI

  @mil_enrama · 2 years ago

  One thing that mcMansions neglect is the outdoor space! I think it&apos;s much better to have a smaller home that takes up less of a lot so that there&apos;s more room for trees and gardens and outdoor spaces like decks and gazebos. It&apos;s good for the soul

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• TE

  @teadrinker214 · 2 years ago

  i think there&apos;s also a larger issue with apartment sizes, which is that landlords don&apos;t want families living in their apartments, so by a large management company building an apartment complex with only studio and 1-bedroom apartments, they&apos;re self-selecting for couples and single people, rather than families, causing housing discrimination against families.

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• OC

  @OceanLily · 2 years ago

  Can you imagine knowing there’s an intruder in your 10,000 sq ft home😂 I’d take myself out cause I can’t handle that level of anxiety.

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• JR

  @jrucker1356 · 2 years ago

  AD House tours always make me wish that we could’ve gotten a Marie Antoinette led AD Tour of Versailles. <br><br>That said, I usually hate the giant celebrity houses because they’re rarely well designed. Like imagine paying an architect and receiving a 15,000 sqft back rooms / liminal space dotted with rare and bizarre pop art. On some level it just feels like a sin to have so much money and to spend it on objectively bad Architecture. It’s clear that the purpose of so many of these houses is to be unattainable instead of inspirational, and to me, that’s kind of sad because they’re some of the only people in this economy with enough wealth to actually experiment with their homes and meaningful and cool ways.

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