It doesn’t even go to the ceiling! Imagine the dust.
This is what gets me. If they were forced to have load bearing pillars there, I could at least try to understand making use of the space. What is even the point of these walls?!
Everyone is so god damn obsessed with “open concept” that they try to wedge it in to places it makes no sense. When we were looking at houses, this kind of thing was everywhere. There probably used to be an enclosed rather small kitchen and then they tore down the walls and there’s no where for the fridge. So the kitchen is now invading the living room so there’s no where for furniture to really fit and the openness is broken up by this dumb enclosure which ruins the openness anyway. And it probably sold for over the asking price.
Usually it’s a flipper which generally means they have no taste, glob on to Pinterest trends, and do everything as cheaply and janky as possible.
In some sci-fi future, there’ll be flying roombas to take care of that.
…actually, I suppose we have drones. Can drones dust? Can you strap a feather duster to one?
(Am I a single youtube search away from finding entire channels about drones with feather dusters strapped on?)
I can’t picture how plants on top will reduce dust?
Is that a thing? Indoor plants to control dust?
It gets worse, what’s going on with the door in the background? It looks like the wall goes to the same level as the ‘nook’ and the ceiling light is in the room beyond it.
Like there was some kind of mezzanine floor that got hamfistedly removed.
I bet the door is to a pantry. They don’t need vaulted ceilings, so it’s better used as space for potted plants and the fine/display china. I’ve seen a lot of plant ledges and alcoves in newer houses. They can make the spaces appear much larger than they actually are.
ETA: the fridge enclosure is weird though. They could have just matched the bar height and put in 12-18 inch counters to make it functional
how to make a refrigerator 5x less efficient and 10x as ugly
Because it pumps heat from inside to the back, so if the back is blocked it will struggle to pump heat into that tiny overheated space
Every single house I’ve ever lived in or seen has had the back of the refrigerator up against a wall. Are you saying they should be free standing in the middle of the room??
It’s even pointed away from the kitchen??
Is it? I think in the top right picture you are looking at the left side of the fridge not the back.
My cat would find a way to be up there all day
I’d totally paint that to look like a Tardis.