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  7. And it’s currently an Airbnb rental oh you’d really need to bring a black light to that place lol

  10. Here we have the weight room. Over there the spanking bench. And through here another formal dining room. Bahahaha. Wonder if insurance will cover the heart attacks they’ll cause.

  12. Well then. I wasn’t Quite expecting that but kuddos for them having it all out there.

    is there a reason you are house hunting just again? or are you just Curious

  13. I’m dead from laughing. Now my co-workers probably think I’m strange.
    You can’t unsee this!!!

  14. Well at least the owners know how to keep things interesting and their sex life spice up…. but change the room before selling it!!!!!! 🙂

    • If the real estate agent knows their market… it might even? I mean, there’s an interesting demographics question in there.

  18. I kept thinking how the rooms were not the normal square and then I came upon the 38th pic and thought no that’s not what I think it is. Upon a second look, yep, it was. Kinda laughed and keep looking at,the rest. Interesting. Not quite what I would want but it is unique.

  19. All I can think of is…the neighbors. When I house goes up for sale, the neighbors all want a peek inside. Boy are they getting an eye-full!
    I lived less than 20 miles from that house for most of my life, so I can very clearly picture the neighbors, in their khakis and golf shirts, showing up for the open house.

  21. Ok first, there are not enough bleach wipes in the world!!
    Second Sold Furnished? Yuck.
    Must be trying to make the property more memorable.

  22. I wanted to zoom in, but I think I’m thankful I couldn’t. Does that count as an exercise room?

    And did they drag that same animal rug around the house to take the pictures, or did they like it so much they bought half a dozen of them?

  24. I… I… want that house.

    :whispers: saw so many places to put books.

    And… other things which uhm ahh.

    Also the souls of skinned animals probably haunt the place. >.>; Maybe I don’t want that house… pet semetary anyone?

  25. Hahahahahaha!

    That’s close to my aunt & uncle’s old house. Nice older neighborhood. I know the neighbors were interesting, just didn’t realize they were THAT interesting!

  26. So, the kink is not my thing, but whatever.

    On a more pure design basis, it seems like an exercise in mixed metaphors? There’s a rather fussy style, with all the molding and wainscotting etc. etc. Nicely done if that’s your sort of thing. Some of the furniture fits with that (more or less…) though the styles vary quite a bit.

    But the kink accoutrements are all heavy, fairly plain to very plain wood. The skin rugs? (Admittedly, mixing the dungeon furnishings with the white carpets seems like a worse idea…) They would work in some place made out of darker, heavier things – and considering the more modern lines, I’d go more lodge that castle of manor house. But not in that monument to upper middle class fussiness. (And those carpets…!)

  27. *scrolls through first 30 photos* What’s the problem? Am I missing something? Looks like a nice house.

    *Gets to 31st photo* Oh. Now it looks like a naughty house.

  28. Ummm…..so would and adult playroom raise the value of the home? Wow, don’t think I would want to be that open with what went on in that room if I wanted to sell the house. I think re-staging would be a good move. Do you even want to use someone else’s equipment if that is also your thing?

  30. No judgement for the consenting adults out there who know what they like, honestly. But… that cage under the bed will haunt me forever.

    That aside, I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time. Cruising Redfin is always a fun pastime, but this one was truly special. ?

    • …oh. I’d actually just assumed that was for multiple attachment points, and thought it looked tacky. But I think you’re right.

  31. All I can say is “Different”.
    Somewhere, there is somebody that would love that place.
    Style (other than “comfortable”) is not my thing, but there is a strange dichotomy going on between the upstairs and the downstairs. His and hers?
    One does hope that the door to the basement locks…

  32. OMG!! I GREW UP IN MAPLE GLEN, PA!!!
    Man, things have changed since I left…!!!!

    But this has got everyone checking out the property, so good on them, I suppose!

  33. Just shared this with everyone I work with. I love their reactions.

    “Oh, this is a cute place.”
    “I love that kitchen.”
    “What’s up with the rug.”
    “Do they just keep moving the rug to each room.”
    “Wait. What?”
    “Is that?”
    “Wow.”
    “WHY IS IT AN AIRBNB?”

  35. OMFG. Not saying their kink isn’t OK, but I don’t want to see it and I sure as hell wouldn’t want to buy it.

  39. They must have changed the listing. Only 39 photos now – all pretty generic Pic of basement is a weight room. Pic 31 is the dining room.

  40. The photos just disappeared but the house description said secluded house on lane with only 3 other houses. ??‍♀️ they choose well maybe it can be shown to someone else in their community especially if its going to come with the furniture.

  41. Errr..have they taken some pictures down? I only see 39 pictures and number 31 is of a rather interesting dining table in that the surface looks rough but I’m assuming it’s smooth!

    The weirdest thing I see is all the Beds stuck into corners and not against the walls – what a massive dust trap that must create!

  42. They must have taken some pictures down because there aren’t as many pics as mentioned, and honestly, I don’t see anything weird other the furniture that isn’t my style. I must be missing something somewhere…

    • “It can be converted back to a typical suburban basement.” I assume this is where the fun room we’ve missed the pictures of are located…

  43. Hm. I’m confused… mine stops at #39 and now #31 is of a kitchen and dining table… hmm!! sorry I missed the fun. Wonder if it upset Redfin’s standards or something, lol.

    Dammit.

  45. Heh, seems like the Redfin listing was modified and the some of photos removed and the home’s description edited. Good thing the original pics are still up elsewhere on Zillow.

  50. Am I looking at the right house? When I click the link, the house looks totally normal and there are only 39 pictures. 0_o

  51. If I looked at that house in person, I would think “bonfire party and all are invited!” Then I would paint those grey walls a different color, and move in my furniture. I’d leave the kitchen alone.

    At least we didn’t see a round playpen bed (the cage one is enough) with mirrors on the ceiling…I would be running for the hills if that was in there. 😀

  52. Hahaha! They removed all the pictures after #39. That said, how much worse could they be? Architect and interior designer should be taken out and shot. Maybe they could make rugs out of them.
    Maybe they read this blog?

  53. So that’s why I was so confused. A number of pics were taken off.
    I was wondering what I was missing as most of you were very specifically referring to dubious items of particular use.
    I’m not really sure I am sorry I missed out on seeing the stuff.
    Not that I could have afforded the house but though I liked the attic and the looks of the property, it did not have enough space for a REAL Library.
    (And the bathrooms seemed a little cramped but then again I don’t know what pics were taken out.)
    And what’s with having a billiard table right there?
    I would have put that table in a Library /den room large enough to accommodate it and my books but when you look at the layout, there really is no room big enough to be something like that.
    I wonder how long it will take them to unload that house in this market?

    • Check the Zillow link Ilona left in. You can see the whole thing. Don’t have anything in your mouth or you may spray the keyboard.

      • I checked the Redfin site and didn’t get what was so noteworthy-THEN I CHECKED ZILLOW! WOW-JUST WOW!

      • The Zillow site also only has 39 pictures now

        But is it an American thing to have curtains that don’t cover the whole windy? ???

          • It’s not an American thing, just bad taste. Check out beatifulchaoscompanies.com for a better idea of American taste. FYI, these companies are run by my niece and nephew so I’m biased but they have won some awards.

            • Hi Susie Q –
              That is a gorgeous website! Your niece and nephew do beautiful work. (I’m a bit envious of the MN crowd – I’m down in IL). My style is pretty much “40 years later and it still looks like a dorm room” but with a private bath and kitchen.?

            • Ho my comment was meant to be a joke, sorry if it didn’t come over that way, but I have to say the website you quoted is lovely!! Your niece and nephew are very talented ?

              • I tend to take things literally so most people probably knew you were joking. Thank both of you for the compliments on the site. They are third generation construction – my dad and brother. My dad would have been so proud of his grandkids.

  57. Animal skin yuck! I would skin them instead. And was that a sex contraption with animal skin under? I have no words od disgust strong enough

  58. I just checked, and there were only 38 photos. I think some of the more interesting ones have been removed….

  61. First thing I noticed:

    why the heck do they have a cheap outdoor lamp hanging from the mantle to light up the fireplace. ?‍♀️

    Then I noticed that office desk that doesnt leave you room to easily walk behind to sit there.

    Then all that green at the bottom of the wall on the deck, means there’s water problems.

    What is up with all the weird bed on angle staging? And that hideous double sided vanity in the bathroom? And i can only think a floor return in a bathroom us a vad idea.

    And then we see the coup de grace, the bdsm dungeon. Like… ?

    Who puts that in a listing?

    ???

    Who puts that in a listing that comes furnished where you know neighbors will look at the house listing??? ?

    And I cant tell, but is the pool table on the opposite side of the stairs from the dungeon set up?

    ?‍♀️

    • Sisters! I noticed that fireplace light, too. Although my first pass through, all the incriminating photos were gone and for a moment I thought that was the egregious thing everyone was talking about. (lol)

    • I grew up in a house in Pennsylvania with floor returns. They are AWESOME in winter! At least for cold little girls wearing nightgowns.?

    • I also liked the up lighting behind the beds because, hey, who doesn’t need a little up lighting. LOL

  62. ummm, Not, Really, where I want to go… and the décor seems a bit stilted. Yikes! But the comment about the neighbors getting an eyeful… I hope they had hand wipes or antibacterial alcohol gel when exiting the open house…

  63. Where do you find these? Is there a website for writers that shares thins info? Have to say I did life that dining room table.

  64. I really am speechless ?!! It is said fiction stems from reality, so …..it seems it’s true!!

  65. Saw the ones on Zillow. I agree – no judgment but you don’t include the BDSM room on the listing pictures unless you are marketing to a very narrow demographic. I wonder if the realtor didn’t realize what that room was all about.

  66. So I don’t judge cause eveyone is different but if you are going to pit in a basement sex dungeon….why dont you put it behind a door? I cant imagine coming down to play a round at the pool table and seeing people playing in another way through the stair bannisters ????

    • Y’know, I suspect it’s largely rented out for parties and events. And I suspect those are particularly fetish events, which means that yeah, if you’re playing pool you should be at least comfortable with, and ideally happier for, the presence for the folks being flogged in the next area.

      So. With the one fetish club I’m familiar with, there are spaces of various levels of public-ness. I… don’t remember how all of it is supposed to work (hey, orientation was like, a decade and a half ago – more?) and I mostly went on dance night.* But mostly, if you’re going to have a private scene, you might as well stay home, right? You go to a play party to play around other people, and being seen is part of the draw. You might want to have actual sex in private, or do aftercare in private, or whatever – or meet up with folks and do something semi-private. I don’t know all the etiquette. But having visible play spaces is kind of the point.

      * This isn’t pretended innocent. Ahaha, no. But BDSM is generally not my cuppa, and I never explored the semi-private and private areas on fetish nights.

    • Kirsten, thank you so much for sharing that link! What a beautiful, uplifting, and encouraging article. I have really been needing some reaffirmation of my fellow human beings of late, and that sure did it!! Reading that article lifted my spirits immensely and warmed my heart! That was the kind of neighborhood I grew up in, but haven’t seen the likes of since. I am so glad to be reminded that there are many good people still around, who do things just because it is a good thing to do. Thank you again Kirsten, I really needed that!!!! ?

  68. This isn’t that weird or hinky…just very badly staged. I hope it didn’t cost them a lot or maybe they had a very small budget. Those trapeze looking things in the living room seem to be track lighting – again a bad design choice but not necessarily a hinky one, as are the black “animal skin” rugs and abundant tacky throw pillows. Maybe I’m missing something? Probably.

  69. I just love how it’s a slightly dated house listing perhaps, but a “normal” one nonetheless. And then it goes BOOM – sex dungeon, sex dungeon, sex dungeon – followed by some more regular house shots – and then of course it’s back to the sex dungeon! ??

  70. Oh my gods. Thank you for that. I will be chuckling all day. So many thoughts spring to mind. I wonder if the neighbors knew? Selling furnished? Maybe the owner hurt their back… I thought there was a loup cage in that room. Then I looked closer. Did they really mean to put those pix in? There is NO art on any of the walls, nor did I see a book. How sad. Just when I think I am getting a handle on the things, stuff like this comes up and I realize the world really is far weirder than I think it is. I mean, really, isn’t this the sort of thing that winds up in books and bad movies?

  72. Since they are selling it furnished… Anyone buying it would probably have to deal with a lot of gossip, even if they get rid of the ahem furniture. Interesting to see if it will get the asking price or have to drop it.

  73. “Home currently is being offered as an Air B&B rental @maisonxs that gets $750 a night on weekdays and $2000 a night on the weekends for private parties or entertainment.”

    It will sell. Probably fast.

    I am much more disturbed by religious items or doll/figurines all over a house than by someone’s consensual shared kink. They obviously have a gorgeous home and property. They also clearly have those who share their interests and patronize their business.

    [SOAPBOX WARNING]

    IMHO, the owners are being honest and open. KUDOS!

    The business is legit, legal, and consensual. Otherwise, as openly advertised and promoted as it is, the police would have confiscated everything, and/or insurance would have shut them down for liability risk. And seriously, insurance is the bigger stick to wield in that situation.

    Questions for everyone:

    Isn’t it better to NOT shame people for thing that are legal, but just not for you? That way, those who might need help aren’t frightened, persecuted, or blackmailed into silence.

    Or would you rather shame and persecute people for their differences (like LGBTQ people have been), meaning people could be victimized and afraid to seek support–legal, medical, or otherwise–out of fear of being humilated, revictimized, condemned, or receive other retaliation for their consensual sexual tastes?

    Maybe it’s just this timing with Bezos standing up to the AMI extortion that this hit a nerve with me; even though I think badly of Bezos for his affair, I don’t for him taking and consensually sharing intimate photos and texts. Maybe it’s the history American’s have of shaming victims and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s bravery, only to be abused again by a public that ridicules anyone getting counseling for any mental health issue. Maybe it’s the attack on actor Jussie Smollett for being gay. Maybe because I know too many people, including family members, who fall into one or more category that has been the subject of public approbation.

    SO, I say, good for those house owners. Good for the realtor who actually put up the postings. Nothing wrong with being who you are. No being driven into hiding because of someone else’s judgemental attitudes. I hope you have a successful sale.

    • Looks like the morality police won the internet on this one. The listings have all been stripped.

    • Huh. I guess I didn’t read it as kink-shaming (people do get to have their personal preferences) as much as a commentary on both a weird property and a startling marketing strategy.

      (Again, my community back home is fairly kink heavy, and that might be why this place strikes me as so odd. I mean, I know most of the founders of the sex positive community center that among other things functions as a fetish club back there – and I just can’t see anyone thinking that white carpets were a good idea, FFS. This is before we get to my own sense of design, which, while not kink centric, does hope to find some kind of thematic consistency…)

    • Huh. I guess I didn’t read it as kink-shaming (people do get to have their personal preferences) as much as a commentary on both a weird property and a startling marketing strategy.

      (Again, my community back home is fairly kink heavy, and that might be why this place strikes me as so odd. I mean, I know most of the founders of the sex positive community center that among other things functions as a fetish club back there – and I just can’t see anyone thinking that white carpets were a good idea, FFS. This is before we get to my own sense of design, which, while not kink centric, does hope to find some kind of thematic consistency…)

    • Huh. I guess I didn’t read it as kink-shaming (people do get to have their personal preferences) as much as a commentary on both a weird property and a startling marketing strategy.

      (Again, my community back home is fairly kink heavy, and that might be why this place strikes me as so odd. I mean, I know most of the founders of the sex positive community center that among other things functions as a fetish club back there – and I just can’t see anyone thinking that white carpets were a good idea. This is before we get to my own sense of design, which, while not kink centric, does hope to find some kind of thematic consistency…)

    • Huh. I guess I didn’t read it as kink-shaming (people do get to have their personal preferences) as much as a commentary on both a weird property and a startling marketing strategy.

      (Again, my community back home is fairly kink heavy, and that might be *why* this place strikes me as so odd. I mean, I know most of the founders of the sex positive community center that among other things functions as a fetish club back there – and I just can’t see anyone thinking that white carpets were a good idea, FFS. This is before we get to my own sense of design, which, while not kink centric, does hope to find some kind of thematic consistency…)

    • IDGAF about the kink, but my primary interest in looking at listings is scoffing at the decor. (I hate white and gray— it’s so depressing— so there’s a lot of scoffing to be done nowadays.). This is a property that earns a lot on AirBnB and specializes in BDSM kink. The furnishings stay. What’s being sold is a business, not a house for someone to imagine his/her own stuff in. Market accordingly: put the BDSM up front in the photos and the copy. If you can’t sell it that way, then strip the BDSM gear and copy out and market to general homebuyers. Pick one strategy or the other.

    • You know, I’m with you on this one. It certainly seems funny because of the juxtaposition of typically furnished upstairs (except those animal skins…those creep me out) and then play equipment downstairs. But really, it’s not our business what consenting adults do behind closed doors. For all we know our next door neighbors have a similar setup in their basement- again, not our business as long as everyone is consenting and safe. Mostly the idea of the neighbors going to tour and clutching their pearls over this makes me laugh.

      Yes, I would want the house thoroughly cleaned before I moved in, but I would say that of any house. Any number of things could’ve happened in a house prior to you buying it, some of which may or may not be obvious. Do you think you’re going to get like BDSM cooties? Would it be any different than knowing …oh I don’t know, that someone was killed in the house? Some states require you to disclose that. Some people won’t even look at a house if they know someone died there, whether or not it was natural causes.

      Only caveat I would add is that I hope families with small children check out the pix before they take their kids on the tour. I mean my teenagers would be terribly embarrassed or might ask a lot of questions, but I don’t envy the mom of a 3 year old explaining why they can’t play on that nice swing or climb into that really cool hideout under the bed…

      • Yeah. The animal skins aside, it could do with some redecorating with color and artwork. The decor dichotomy is probably part of the effect for the business draw. I’m with you on cleaning EVERY home I move into.

        I would expect the realtor to screen any people that view it–without taking minors on the tour.

        And Nope. I’m not moving into a home if I know of a violent death there. Only human death in a home that would not bother me is a peaceful one after a long well-lived life. Even someone having hospice at home and dying there after freaks me out.

        • Don’t EVER go to a hospital then. Every single room, bed and stretcher has held a dying body.

    • The kink is not the problem. The problem is that sexual toys and items that routinely break skin such as whips and chains were provided to guests at an AirBnB. This is what happens when people have a kink but disregard safety. Once a sex toy or a whip or anything that possibly comes into contact with the body fluids is used, that toy now belongs to whoever’s fluids are on it. HIV is still a thing. The owners know this. They don’t want to keep any of that and they are selling the house furnished. The idea that it is being sold with continuing the “business” is quite frankly terrifying. The Health Department would have a fit if they knew. So while your sentiment is good, this is not the best case to express it. Come on down off your soapbox before you get HepB from that house. ? if you want to learn more about responsible BDSM, there are many resources on the internet.

      • Oh dear god! The whips and flogs count as furnishings? ??I thought those particular items were just for staging purposes. That is just irresponsible and reprehensible.

        • There are whips, chains that are permanently attached to bed and other things, and one of those fun medieval set ups where you thrust your head and hands through a piece of wood which is then locked together and village children throw rocks at your head. All of this is potentially problematic.

          The biggest problem here is that an experienced BDSM practitioner wouldn’t necessarily visit that home or if they did, they would bring their favorite things. This is counted on weekend BDSM adventure types who would pick up a whip not realizing that last Wednesday somebody shoved its handle into their partner’s rectum and it hasn’t been properly cleaned.

      • Ohhh good point. I missed the whips and chains but maybe they are there for….staging purposes? I was responding more to some of the other responses which seem to be along the lines of “I’d never live in that house ever”. But to each their own.

        I’m also agreeing with LeAnn, let’s not stigmatize BDSM or other lifestyle choices. Let’s just let people live their lives.

        FWIW, there’s now an interview with the realtor up on Slate: https://apple.news/ASHqWUUBGTia2E6NfR_NvEw

        • How can you miss the chains? There was literally a massive wooden cage bolted to the floor from which they were hanging. 🙂

      • I looked up the AirBnB listing (because I didn’t know the “interesting” pictures had been taken down until my sister didn’t see anything different with the house and I wanted her to see them), but they aren’t shown. It said that the private wing in the basement was not included in the rental. Maybe that was just for insurance purposes though. (Shrug) At least the last 2 renters reported it as very clean! ?

        • Nevermind. ? According to a post with any interview that someone else posted, it used to be in the AirBnB listing
          Sorry.

  75. I think we are all missing an important point: the BDSM furniture was classy. Say what you will about their usage but it can be hard (pun intended) to find quality furniture that doesn’t scream sex dungeon. Their sex room is more rustic farmhouse than 50 shades. It was strange that the agent doubled down (accidental pun) on that room when it was otherwise just as bland as any of the other room in the house.

  77. Had trusted lady friend knew for years. Turned out she was involved in the swingers multi partner sex world. Found out when we decided to go to it of town restaurant maybe 60 min away. She takes turn off into country area with another big house and lots of cars parked. It was a swingers meet up night including no holds barred dark basement jamboree room. I was both shocked and annoyed how she overstepped. Took me about 45 min to get out and demand to be taken home. Very naive it that I was surprised how members were neither very clean groomed or traditionally attractive. That broke our friendship up for good. Big houses big trouble.

    • What an awful person! She should have been open and asked for your consent before taking you. I can’t stand untrustworthy people like that.

  78. I’m only a couple of townships away…fighting compulsion to drive by and see it…..can’t look away….

  79. I bet the Boudas, like Andrea or Raphael, would absolutely looove this house.

    But on a serious note… what’s up with some of the kink shaming I see taking place in the comments section? Consent is important and taken seriously within a typical BDSM community. Want to lock a person in the cage under the bed; well you have to have that person’s permission (often discussed in advance but the person can revoke that permission anytime.) The gear/furniture looks like it is good quality and easy to clean… which is important when there is a party and it housed in the basement (not the front lawn). I bet the animal skins are removed during a party because those would be too difficult to clean. BDSM practioners are normally fastidious about their gear/furniture and these items need to be easy to clean and disinfect to reduce the potential for microbes to spread. It is also common practice for people to get tested for STIs and openly share the results with their partners before any acts take place where there could be potential “fluids.”

    50 Shades of Grey is a foul wretched book full of what not to do. The main character, Christian Grey, is a horrible abusive jerk that does not understand decency and/or consent.

    • I wrote a post that was eaten about my problems with the property. Some of them are aesthetic (not the kink equipment, I’ve routinely socialized in environments that make this look like a bastion of suburban wannabes*, but the decor and styles are problematic in their own terms. Choose a style and stick to it, kids.)

      But much more significantly, it is not well designed as kink space, especially from a hygiene perspective. Carpeting is a terrible idea at all – but white carpeting? You really want surfaces that can be not only scrubbed but sterilized. A lot of the equipment… Meh. Some of it should be thrown away, some of it is probably usable (after being stripped of porous bits) some of it I really don’t know (again, I don’t actually play, for the most part, so I’m kind of a casual who has maintained sterile lab space and taught blood borne pathogens) but the space itself gives me hives.

      * Oh, wait…

  81. As Headly Lamar says ”kinky”.

    The most egregious items are (please, God, faux) skins on the floor and the cheap, off the shelf, Big Box store window coverings!

  83. Wow, just Wow….Okay, I haven’t found myself so at a loss, for words, for thoughts, for grasping what I’m seeing before and I’ve lived a sheltered life. So I will not judge, but again, Wow, and throw in a Holy Cow!!!!!

  87. I saw the pictures at realtor.com and WOW! For a sex basement I never pictured anything to be so bright, light, antiseptic and with so many different amenities. It seems more tiring than fun.

  89. I’m really sad this hit my inbox so late, by the time I checked both the Zillow and Redfin sites, all the pics were taken down past #39. It is fun to read some of these comments though, my imagination is filling in the rest. 😛

  93. Perhaps they rented their home on KinkBnB. I think it’s tastefully done and like everything else in life…..to each their own. I can appreciate them owning their authenticity and what they enjoy.

  96. One of the realtor descriptions stated the basement could be returned to a typical suburban basement. I was puzzled because the pictures had been stripped. Then I saw the additional links.

    Frankly, too many stairs, wasted space, and the heating bill has to be astronomical.

  97. All the pics are on Realtor.com and all I can say is money doesn’t guarantee good taste and I’m not talking about the sex games room. The house looks like an expensive feat house but not a family home.

  98. A small fortune ( 3/4 million dollars), over 5,000 sq. ft., Five bedrooms,
    and they could only fit in 2 1/2 baths… Somebody shoot the builder and put him out of his misery!
    Can you imaging all those bedrooms filled and four teen aged girls getting ready for school in the morning?
    But the furniture screams bachelor pad, and not a bachelor you want to date.

    • Saw this on Zillow and they didn’t have the “dungeon” pictures on it.
      Just thought that the furniture selection gave a really bad new meaning to the word eclectic.

  100. I went through the Zillow listing two times thinking that maybe my midwestern mindset completely blanked the “BDSM basement” everyone else was seeing. Um, yeah, even if I was so inclined, an Air B&B would be my last choice. Hygiene and potential hidden cameras would completely squick me out. (I told you, *midwestern*.)

  103. I appreciate. Author Lord’s comments on hygiene. Never entered my mind and excellent points. Also the loupe cage comment was perfect. Now thinking about hygiene I discovered a beauty salon in our little country town was monthly club night for BDSM ?. Maybe? .Found out when my electrician mentioned they did electrical sex play ?? There and caused block wide power outages. I swear I don’t know one dang thing about anything! Big world.

  104. On my news feed this afternoon: a site called “ScaryMommy” had this story also, with the comment of “tasteful sex den”….
    Hope the animal skin rugs are fakes, because if not, that’s sad decor.
    Re: the architecture – the ’90’s had some really awful trends, like teardowns/McMansion rebuilds that ruined a lot of suburbia, and entire subdivisions that sprouted out of farmland. Went to some house tours in the Chicago far west suburbs, and all the “model” house were built like that. Very sterile and unlivable, despite the frantic efforts of the interior design companies. Was glad I lived in a house with personality, despite the problems of being an older house – 1940’s bungalow style.

    • I went to scarymommy to see what everyone was talking about. I have no words for what I saw! Did you notice all the wood was stained the same color? Ugggggghhhhh!

  106. I work for an appraisal company and have seen some … interesting things over the years. Sex dungeons, walls covered with pictures of men’s rear ends, a house we were pretty sure they were making “those” kind of movies, chemistry labs, sex toys set out as sculptures, and special hot houses. Then there are the really weird ones – the house where the guy turned the master bathroom into a chicken coop, of the horse that was allowed into the kitchen, hoarder homes, the house filled with china dolls … I could go on and on. Thankfully I don’t have to go into the homes – I just see the photos that were taken. The appraisers have the hardest part, they have to remain completely neutral and evaluate the home based on construction aspects, etc., not so much on the decor. I just have to go through and blur out anything that might be inappropriate. Sometimes there is A LOT of blurring! lol

    • Terrible Real Estate Agent Photos still has the all time worst, IMO.

      The “Nazi house” – an entire shower wall turned into a tile Nazi flag.

  107. My husband is a mailman in Ambler, and this is not far from his route. In fact, we lived in Maple Glen when we first got married…although our house was a fraction of the size of this one! A sex “dungeon” is definitely not what I’d expect to find in a Maple Glen McMansion, and certainly not listed as a selling point in an MLS LISTING! lol Now I’ve got to find out who in the world owns this house!

  110. First I was sad because I showed up too late to the party to see the pics on Redfin and Zillow… then I tracked them down on buzzfeed and wished I could scrub my eyes with windex (used as an Airbnb?? O_O There is no cleaning that could make that place safe for multiple users). So of course I shared it with my family and friends, who now either hate me or want to plan a trip to see the sex house (in full hazmat suits). Thanks Ilona, you made my day! 😀

  111. I don’t know why but I looked through the “edited” version first and thought “a serial killer lived there” don’t know why just a gut response. Also 5 bedrooms and 2.5 baths? Not cool.

    • My second thought exactly! (First was, “so that’s what one of those look like…interesting”. More showers, tubs, sinks, and toilets needed! Especially with the activities available there! Or maybe it’s “ Share, Share! That’s Fair!”

  112. Sometimes I just like to compare number of comments per post. For example, the curly hair posting got way more comments than this one. Or the book birthday. The hair one really moved the bdh to respond!

  113. The key element here to me is “used”. Like over and over again. If you are into that why wouldn’t you want something new and not preowned? And think of the residual energy in that house. I’d say it needs cleaning in more ways than one.

  115. You have to have some courage to post pictures of your house when you have a “sex dungeon” (BDH you’re killing me haha) or just be unashamed. Option two is kind of cool, we shouldn’t be ashamed of who we are after all.

  116. Wow looks like the house of my dreams. Wink wink. Everything is beautiful and so much space. Now that that’s said it’s also the house of my nightmare! How in the hell to you keep something like that clean. I know most people would place back clean service but really. My lasy dome and future dime would be spent buying. C’est la vie

  117. Wow looks like the house of my dreams. Wink wink. Everything is beautiful and so much space. Now that that’s said it’s also the house of my nightmare! How in the hell to you keep something like that clean. I know most people would place back clean service but really. My last dime and future dime would be spent buying it. C’est la vie

    • Nah that’s easier to sanitizer. The pictures have been curated to remove the BDSM dungeon in the other side of the basement. The furniture might be sanitizeable but not so much floggers etc. The post isn’t shaming the dungeon concept, more the fully furnished implies existing toys.

  120. Oy. I like looking at house listings to see what might be available if I moved somewhere…not likely but interesting. The sex club ambiance is not for me, but there are so many things wrong in that house. Most of the bedrooms look small, no closets to speak of, too many stairs, kitchen has pretty cabinets but really the space is not big enough to cook in for ten people…. Not to mention no doors on the bedrooms and no bookshelves anywhere. The decor is dated, boring, and inconsistent. Old Mediterranean dining chairs and a badly cared for dining table with black Naugahyde stools at the breakfast bar???

  121. I grew up on Long Island many (many many!) years ago and a lot of my friends had houses like this. Not me, but I have no problem with it. However, the pictures only went to 39, not 48. Picture #31 was of the kitchen table. So I wonder what Ilona was looking at?

    • LOL. I used to read LKH, but I gave her up a few years ago when the books got to be more sex than story.

  123. I keep wondering what type of housewarming gifts the neighbors will show up with when the house finally sells. ?

  124. I love old houses but I think they ruined this one. For example; painted woodwork, can lights, exposed brick. I could go on and on. I missed all the fun pics ☹

  126. That star of David whipping post? Did they mean it to be a pentagram and didn’t know the difference, or…? I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt. Definitely a sex party space. Hopefully the lights all have dimmers The photos are still up on Twitter; that’s how I found them. The nicest things about that house are the gazebo and patio.

  127. It’s all about perspective. On the RH author pages, everyone is critiquing the equipment and trying to rearrange the dungeon for better flow ???

      • RH stands for Reverse Harem. They’re the authors who write books that tend to have 1 female main character with 3 or more men in a permanent relationship. Many of those books contain adult themes and “equipment” that would be used in a home like this.

  128. I want to know if they have kids. If yes – do they know what their parents do????? Talk about scarring childhood

  129. I want to know if they have kids. If yes – do they know what their parents do????? Talk about scarring childhood.

    • See my comment above about unsafe BDSM practices, responsible use of sex toys, and why one should not run an AirBnb business with a sex dungeon in it.

  131. OMG! Missed the pics of dungeon, but house is just not right. The staging is aweful. All those weird angles.
    But, oh my– the house just made the news here in NY! I just saw that BDSM room. They said the listing went viral. I’m just laughing now…

  132. Even CNN picked this up. I live in the vicinity and have driven by this house. It’s such a “vanilla” area. Never would have dreamed…

  133. CNN has even picked up on this..lol
    It was in my ” 5 Things” email this morning..
    It said the realtor has 38 people signed up to see it, I imagine most of them are just wanting to say they saw it in person. Then it went on to say the owner’s wife had died and he had remodeled it with his girlfriend. Said him and teenage children live there occasionally..
    If nothing else it’s given the house lots of free exposure..Great marketing tactic.

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