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There's a Twitter account called 'Farmhouse Shaming' and it's pretty much what you'd expect it to be. Hilarious. According to its description, the account is directed at the current middle-class suburban interpretation of low-income rural housing aesthetics. More specifically, the seriously bonkers aesthetic dissonance that it creates.

It has all the cliches you can think of; from overused pseudo-motivating signs to outdoor picnic tables indoors and SO. MANY. BARN. DOORS. (Seriously, can someone tell me why people are putting them everywhere they can?)

But, to paraphrase a popular saying, your farmhouse is your colonial mansion. Nobody can stop you from decorating it however the heck you want it to look.

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    GoddessOdd
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whatever did we do before we had signs on every wall... LIVE LAUGH LOVE!!! GATHER!!!! FAMILY!!!!!... how did we live without the instructions?

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    GoddessOdd
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Painting genuine antiques is a shame. This could be restored, at great expense.

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    Interestingly, though, we're probably going to see a lot more interiors like these. According to a 2020 survey conducted by Homes.com of more than 5,000 adults across the U.S., "modern farmhouse" was the favorite house style in 42 out of 50 states.

    Particularly in the Northwest, East, and Southeast, respondents opted for the classic, comfortable home style. According to those surveyed, a modern farmhouse looks "simple, cozy, and not too busy" and like "a nice big home for a family." Since time at home has recently gained new importance, it's no surprise that people are trying to balance what they consider to be beauty with comfort.

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    Little Wonder
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially beautiful mid-century or antique pieces. Get reproductions if you want to paint them, you heathens.

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    Octavia Hansen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the kind of sign that would send me RUNNING from the house. Cult religion? Instructional sign to be submissive. No thanks.

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    The runner-up most popular style was the "Mid-century Modern Ranch," which is preferred by residents of Midwestern states such as Wisconsin and Minnesota, as well as Southwest states such as Colorado and Arizona. The Mid-century Modern Ranch is known for its "clean lines and big windows," and for being more "minimal and natural-looking," according to the respondents.

    According to the survey, homebuyers pay roughly equal attention to many exterior features of a potential home. The size of the windows is most important to them, but they'll also keep an eye out for the number of windows, the presence of a porch or patio, and the shape of the roof.

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    Octavia Hansen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sharp, pointy objects on the ceiling and cactus print on the pillow . . . what message are they sending?

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    'Live, Laugh, Love' (which has become an online synonym for basicness) dominates 'Farmhouse Shaming.'

    Online retailers like Not on the High Street, Etsy, and Wayfair all stock hundreds of items urging us to Live, Laugh and Love in our homes with everything from wall stickers to coasters and pillows.

    While it has often been misattributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson, the words were first linked together in a poem called 'Success' by Iowan writer Bessie Anderson Stanley in 1904.

    The opening line of the poem reads: "He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much."

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    GoddessOdd
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amen! I heard about people stealing other people's empty barns, because they can sell the wood to city folks to make fake farmhouse stuff with.

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    The poem was originally written as an entry for an essay contest run by Brown Book Magazine, and Bessie actually won a cash prize of $250 for it, which paid off the mortgage on her house, among other things. When she died in 1952, aged 73, the verse was inscribed on her gravestone in Lincoln Cemetery, Kansas.

    Fast-forward 70 years and as one tweet by 'Farmhouse Shaming' shows, now you can even be buried in 'Live, Laugh, Love.' There are actual casket companies that offer shabby chic-styled coffins with the words written on the inside.

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    GoddessOdd
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of the engineered flooring is really great these days, but just as much is totally hideous. This would make me want to sand the floor every time I saw it.

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    GoddessOdd
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And someone is so very proud of this. Fake wear on paint always looks cheap to me.

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    Chris Boots, an owner of one of these companies, told Refinery29 that in the three years after they came up with the idea for the coffin's design, it has become one of their most popular products.

    "We've found that our customers really like the option of this casket, it's more of a whitewashed look which is a popular style; but the quote is extremely popular too," Boots said, adding that they sell for around $1,500-$2,500.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This belongs on the witch from Hansel and Gretel's house "eat...eat...I'm always watching..."

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    Brittany Howard
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This actually makes me mad. Where's the bathroom storage?! How are short people supposed to use that mirror?!

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It bears more than a passing resemblance to Florida's "Old Sparky". All it needs is some wrist and ankle restraints.

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    If you pull it off, however, the modern farmhouse can really be a welcoming design. Experts think that many people have gravitated to it because it can easily work with other styles. In recent years, there have been many spinoffs with coastal, Scandinavian, and industrial versions.

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    GoddessOdd
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet this is an Instagram tub... just around for photos. I'll bet no one ever uses it because it's about as uncomfortable as a tub can be, is hard to get in and out of, and takes forever to fill.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not a fan of barn doors as used lately, but at least make the trim on them symmetrical. These are pocket door wannabes 😂😂😂

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    Little Wonder
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Were they going for "worn paint" as a look? Because they missed and landed on "Sloppy undercoat"

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I would almost rather be buried in this TV stand than the farmhouse coffin in the previous post.

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    GoddessOdd
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On one hand, I am very happy they kept stuff out of the landfill... I am all about the reduce-reuse-recycle thing, but it looks like they butchered a usable table to make this... chimera.

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    Deson
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could see extending those rails and mounting some inset shelves behind them to give them some functionality.

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    Deson
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If that's an actual old clock instead of a reproduction I would go with that thing being fixed and used. It reminds of the old clocks that you used to find in the train stations. I like it.

    GoddessOdd
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was a kid, people obsessed on Early American style the way they obsess on Farmhouse stuff now. Back then, MCM houses were filled with spinning wheels and bread troughs and knobbly turned legs on everything, and some of the ugliest upholstery...

    pinkytoes
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my grandparents had an old crank phone on the wall, and an old ceramic butter churn

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    Juliette Dauterive
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Huh. At my farm, I'd like the one that says, You should turn back now.

    Lea S.
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't love the paint colors but what's wrong with the decorations?

    Mary Bricklin
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ....I bought my mom a clock that's almost identical to the one in this picture. Sadly, she loves it but it's so out of place in my parents home. Edit: If you saw what I'd originally posted, I apologize. I bought my mom a CLOCK not what I originally typed. I posted this comment on my phone and it clearly hates me.

    Nancy Lynch
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would hit my head on that clock. I'd also hit it with the closet/pantry door.

    Jaybird3939
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG! Don't they know windmills cause cancer?? Maybe 1/2 a windmill only creates a tired sensation?

    j b milam
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    cool clock the windmill blades are not working. wait, as you leave you read welcome to. sigh.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not the worst one on this list but the yellow pushes it further to the top...

    Nazda Pokmov
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I collect clocks for fun.....I'd collect this one in a heartbeat.

    Blue Pearl
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually like the block and reclaimed windmill. That sign though…

    Jp@nda
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would bonk my face on that clock every freaking time I walked through

    Janet Graham
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks better than most. the doors add to the illusion of an old farmhouse. I love the clock, but many people will be cracking their heads on it. The rest of it? Meh.

    E. Hamilton
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "welcome to the farm" aka strip housing suburban moonscape of cookie cutter houses

    Jane Smith
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonder what their version of "home cooking" is? Microwave for 5 minutes, not 2?

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I prefer to be only able to put one small thing per shelf, so this is perfect.

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    Daniel Yamada
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Buy this clock and you will be grateful at 11, thankful at 2, and blessed at 6.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tim Burton would get nightmares (not only before Christmas) from this thing.

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    GoddessOdd
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone needs an intervention. I tremble to imagine what the bathrooms look like.

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    Deson
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just hope it doesn't fry due to trapping in heat or any vents being covered up.

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    Daniel Yamada
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As the the Guess Who would say, “I got, got, got, got no time.”

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On this sign, "Eat" looks more like a command than a suggestion.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    According to the US Federal Trade Commission, an antique is "Any item over one hundred years of age". Ruining the paint on junky furniture does not make it an antique.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Open concept and subway tile Mid-Century Modern style Barn doors and white cabinetry Watching too much HGTV

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone with cats that break blinds and tear curtains, I don't hate this in theory. But the execution leaves me...with a lot of questions.

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