A set of before-and-after photos shared by a Redditor has sparked surprise about a recent home expansion that dramatically changed the look of a neighborhood property.
The viral post, shared in the r/McMansionHell community, shows a comparison of a once modest and cohesive family home transformed by an oversized front and mismatched windows.
“Does this qualify as a McMansion or a wannabe McMansion?” the original poster wrote. “This has developed in my area over the last few years. I can’t decide if it’s r/McMansionHell or r/WTF.”
The house drew comparisons to an array of things from mullets and movie sets to boomtown structures, a Potemkin village, and even a frilled lizard…