Observation

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 06/25/2018 at 11:54 • Filed to: Houses

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A particularly popular trend in Eastside, one way people show off their wealth is by paying big bucks for products that look broken. In this example, we have laminated glass that is designed to look broken.

Lots of little details, even spidering shown from each mounting hole.

I once worked at a house in Kirkland where they used special (by special I mean seldom bought and expensive) “rustic bronze” hardware, which basically all looked like it was salvaged from condemned prisons. The cabinets also looked intentionally worn.

There’s big money in looking poor, I guess. Just seems dense. Is this an unfortunate byproduct of some fashion designers having runway models dress like homeless people at those big fashion shows?

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 11:56

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I think it’s frosted glass taken to an illogical extreme.

Azrek > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 11:57

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If you paint your car rust color do you ever have to wash it? Or worry about the rust look?
My guess is they have kids who will break the glass soon anyway and it’ll just be less work? 

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 11:59

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I don’t hate the glass. The distressed cabinets and bronze on the other hand ..

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 12:02

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Take a trip to restoration hardware one day, where you can buy ACTUAL broken furniture for exorbitant discounted prices!

Seriously I saw a cabinet missing very noticeable chunks of wood off the corners and was “discounted” to $2000, down from $5000... 

fintail > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 12:03

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Ah the wannabe edgy desires of otherwise textbook normcore rich people. I’ll guess the owner (or eventual owner) is either a no-questions-asked offshore type looter or the stereotypical shaved head mid level exec with a white Model S and Model X in the garage .

AestheticsInMotion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 12:13

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I like frameless deck rail panes, interior and exterior. Tough to keep finger print free, but they look so nice. These were all 1/2" thick...

functionoverfashion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 12:17

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Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 12:21

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Is it laminated glass or 3 Form?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 06/25/2018 at 12:22

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Laminated

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 12:27

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My gf has fallen in love with the high-end “rustic” whitewashed furniture that’s for sale everywhere.

So I’m sanding down our old junk and painting it myself with $0.50 of watered down white paint. Win.

Kinda like how sneakers aren’t cool until they look worn. 

feather-throttle-not-hair > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 12:27

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See also: that super expensive flat grey paint all the m3/m4s have.

It's like primer, but nice.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > AestheticsInMotion 06/25/2018 at 12:28

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I agree, but that pointy end looks...dangerous. 

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Azrek 06/25/2018 at 12:29

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Ya know how the rattle can “flat black” or matte gray color suddenly became popular?  I bet “unfinished” paint jobs will be sold for a $8000 option on the next BMWs. 

Ash78, voting early and often > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 12:32

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A big part of me likes that beause it hides fingerprints.

Not the OJ kind, I mean like kids and stuff.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 12:33

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People just want to be different, no matter how is will age or whether or not is looks dumb.

diplodicus > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 12:33

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Ah fuck I like that.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 12:34

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Not what I would do.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 12:35

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I would die from the repeated anxiety of just looking at that everyday

user314 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 12:36

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Several months ago:

*Sounds of glass shattering*

“FUCK!”

“Goddamn , the whole panel?”

“The w hole thing!”

“Ok, I got it: we’ll do it to all of them, then tell him it’s s’posed to be this way. ‘Distressed’ or some shit.”

“Hell, couldn’t hurt to try.”

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 12:46

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It doesn’t really look unintentional in this context, though, s ince it’s surrounded with fresh new-looking stuff.

“Distressed” style was a thing for quite a while and some people are still obsessed with it . I think it’s hideous. It did make it into my house in the form of cabinet knobs and drawer pulls, but luckily my cabinets themselves dodged that bullet. This particular example looks like some kind of deconstructivist post-distressed form, merging a modernist design aesthetic ( the perfect rails and stairs) with distinctively distressed glass (which would normally be clear here).

AestheticsInMotion > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 06/25/2018 at 12:48

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The design was a bit... Odd. There's an inch between the two panes, and no way to clean tough stains

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > diplodicus 06/25/2018 at 12:56

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U WOULD

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 06/25/2018 at 13:00

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Wasn’t this style out at least 7 years ago? As far as I knew, t he only people still pushing it we re the “farmhouse” style people. One of the things I liked about my house was that it wasn’t straight garbage (because that’s all we could afford) and nobody had done the trendy faux distressing of all the kitchen cabinets like this. It was kind of the follow up style to the housing bubble style, where you made it looks shitty because it was cheap to do and hid your shamefully-outdated stuff.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 13:08

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You can thank all of the home “improvement” shows on Discovery, TLC, DIY Network, etc. 

ranwhenparked > Azrek 06/25/2018 at 13:12

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That's why Premier Cruise Lines used to paint their Big Red Boats red. Blended in with the rust streaks, cut down on maintenance costs. 

ranwhenparked > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 13:16

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The house I just bought was previously owned by people that loved the country/rustic look. I’ve spent the past few months de-rusticating it - replacing antiqued bronze door handles with polished brass and lacquering the raw wood ba nnister, etc. Not my cup of tea. They also had wrought iron style switchplates. 

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 06/25/2018 at 13:20

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It is potentially dangerous, but complies with code because it has conventional hand railing on one side. I think it looks great but wouldn't want it in my home without a proper top rail.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > AestheticsInMotion 06/25/2018 at 13:20

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#letthehelpfigureitout

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > fintail 06/25/2018 at 13:24

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I think there was two Range Rovers this time.

fintail > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 13:40

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Was at least one white? :)

DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 14:44

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I think the spidering is a little excessive, but I kind of like it. Plain glass is just gonna get smudged up and show dust.

Although even if I had the money,  I wouldn’t bother with glass at all.

user314 > diplodicus 06/25/2018 at 15:10

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BaconSandwich is tasty. > AestheticsInMotion 06/25/2018 at 22:23

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A someone with young children.... heck no! 

AestheticsInMotion > fintail 06/25/2018 at 22:46

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Don't forget black Maseratis

AestheticsInMotion > feather-throttle-not-hair 06/25/2018 at 22:50

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I really like the flat grey that a lot of the manufacturers have started offering.

And before that, the the super bright blue was nice too (think focus RS blue) 

fintail > AestheticsInMotion 06/25/2018 at 23:03

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Those are a key ingredient in the starter kit for newly arrived EB5 devilspawn on the eastside.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > ranwhenparked 06/25/2018 at 23:23

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Mine was much like that, including old weathered wood windows screwed to the wall for decoration. And  had distressed wood switch plates. I hate wood switch plates of any kind

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 23:24

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I hate that fake broken glass. I’ve seen it in mall stores

dogisbadob > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/25/2018 at 23:55

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Maybe they just like Annie Lennox a bit too much? :p

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