# Weird and unusual houses, and speculation on the reasons why people build weird houses

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 26, 2022, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-and-unusual-houses-and-speculation-on-the-reasons-why-people-build-weird-houses/961741 "2022-03-26T09:12:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-and-unusual-houses-and-speculation-on-the-reasons-why-people-build-weird-houses/961741/21 "2022-04-09T02:57:04Z")

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He looks like a Ken doll with a bad tan.

I’m a bit ‘meh’ on the house. I like the pool with the pool lounge chairs, and the view is spectacular, but I’d hate to live there. Modern is not my thing, and that place is far too glass and modern lines for me.

Besides, anyone with a drone can peep in anytime if you don’t have curtains.

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**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-and-unusual-houses-and-speculation-on-the-reasons-why-people-build-weird-houses/961741/22 "2022-04-09T13:29:22Z")

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We only visit that area 1-2 times per year, and don’t always drive that direction, but when we do I have to check out the progress on that house. It’s something else.

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-and-unusual-houses-and-speculation-on-the-reasons-why-people-build-weird-houses/961741/23 "2022-04-09T13:57:58Z")

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I live not that far from this house:

> **[Vanadu Art House, Hyattsville, Maryland](https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/53734)**
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> Retired museum art conservator A. Clarke Bedford has spent years covering the exterior of his small suburban house, and his cars, with recycled, visually mesmerizing junk.

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