Wednesday WTF

The Intentional Midcentury Time Capsule in Palm Springs

By Bethany Erickson / February 20, 2019 /

We’ve all seen the homes that time forgot, and we’ve all seen the vintage homes that have been updated. But have you ever seen a Midcentury Modern that was an intentional time capsule? As we’ve said before, sometimes what we find in the Wednesday WTF is a WTF because there are whips and chains in…

50 Shades of Hey-Oh: How One Listing Filled An Inbox in 48 Hours

By Bethany Erickson / February 13, 2019 /

It’s not the first time a unique listing has gone viral and filled our inboxes since we started doing the Wednesday WTF, but this week’s 50 Shades of Real Estate arrived and went viral just in time for Valentine’s Day. I mean, we’ve had half nekkid people, a home with an insane amount of statues,…

What Will $1M Get You in Portland? Sports and Beers, Apparently

By Bethany Erickson / February 6, 2019 /

This week’s Wednesday WTF, folks, is a reader submission — a glorious abode in Portland, Oregon that’s either going to be something you love, or something you absolutely hate. I know I say this a lot, but every week, I think, “This is gonna be the week where I don’t find anything weird in the…

Questionable Choices Plus CandysDirt Staff Equals This Wednesday WTF

By Bethany Erickson / January 30, 2019 /

It started with one photo of questionable design acumen showing up in my Facebook feed. Of course, I had to show it to my coworkers, I mean, have you been here before? Getting my coworkers to react to the things I find while looking for the Wednesday WTF is like 22.3 percent of the fun…

Someone Paid $3.5M For A Very Big Hovel in Canada

By Bethany Erickson / January 23, 2019 /

So, in the course of finding this week’s Wednesday WTF, I had three options. One was really nice, one was really charming and whimsical, and one was none of those things because it’s a Canadian hovel. Guess which one I picked? Yeah. The hovel. Maybe you’ll get really nice or really charming and whimsical next…