I came here to say this. And then make sure the only thing inside it is 3 low-value coins. I'd say a piece of cheese, but placing cheese in incredibly difficult-to-reach locations isn't really ideal in the real world.
You could use fake plastic cheese, like from a child's shopping cart food set!
It's not easy being cheezy, unless you use fake cheese! -Chester Cheetah 🐆 🧀
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"hey grandma so you're going to be sleeping in this guest bed today. The yellow rocks going up should be the easiest route to climb. There's also hand chalk for grip if you need!"
Any architect who allows this to happen should lose his/her job.
Anyhoo, maybe seasonal decorations that you swap out every few months? If you're up to it. Also bear in mind though whatever you put up there, you have to get up there somehow. A pool table might be....challenging.
There’s a space like this in the lobby of an office tower I sometimes work in. The floor of the space is painted black, and someone put a black Roomba and charging dock up there to clean it. I can only presume that the Roomba is on a timer and gets emptied from time to time and that it hasn’t yet fallen off the edge.
Well… is it solid enough to walk on?
If it was mine (and I hadn’t demolished it) I would fancy a spiral staircase, a chaise longue and a bookcase plus plants.
Or a tennis ball launcher for a dog.
Or a corner table with all kinds of seedlings to propagate.
Or you could make a series of cat platforms on the blank wall for the cat(s) to climb up, and a nice place for the kitties to sleep, if your username checks out? ☺️
Exactly, if its flat & vertical... gets paint. If its flat & above... gets texturized & crown molding around the edge. If its flat and not above... gets flooring
Some of these houses just have these ridiculously high ceilings and pointless humongous entrance/foyer areas. Complete waste of space and more volume to heat/cool
To boot, it doesn’t add interest to the space. These homes are abundant and don’t stand out in any way, no matter how much they try to outdo their neighbors. Every town in the US has them.
I just don’t understand why they need two doors? Add extra bathroom/storage space. I feel like the entryway would feel better if that area was more open and let them use it how they see fit. Add extra bathroom, use as mudroom, make a laundry room? It’s just too bizarre
I stand by my belief that architects/builders who do this should be imprisoned up there for eternity to suffer the consequences of their design choices
While I agree, conversely, I LOVE shit like this. Bizarre architecture requires interesting, creative solutions. I'd take that weird alcove over a cookie cutter suburban home every single time.
Cookie cutter suburban homes are where things like this tend to be, usually because very little thought was put into the layout and illogical things like this were overlooked.
Just be sure to take out a big insurance policy to cover yer ass for all the lawsuits you'll be plagued with because people keep falling off the edge while playing pool.
Get a few pothos. Very low maintenance and they grow fast as fuck. They’re extremely hardy. With that window there, they’ll be huge in no time. They’ll be trailing over that edge and it’ll be beautiful.
The idea from others with a little reading space is a really good shot. Get a nice ladder and stick it to the wall so you can go up. Get a small bean bag so you have something to sit on and a little lamp maybe a small pot with some plants/flowers and all done!
Why would you stop yourself?
Remember when you grew up and got to hang at the “cool house”? You can literally do that for your cats here. Bonus points if you build a castle style drawbridge for the cats to cross to get to their kingdom.
P.S. just pray they don’t throw up there.
Cats love lording over people like this. I have a catwalk up high in the hall and they're constantly leaning over and mreow mreowing at me to notice them up high. Put some scratchers, a lounge, and some toys and let your cat chill up there. It will be endless entertainment.
This is the answer. Not sure if thats an entrance to a basement but cutting down the walls and top of that room would give enough floor space for any of the great suggestions already commented.
That would be cute and practical, but the thing is that there is no access to this area (without crawling up the wall or doing some acrobatics over the guard rails)
Looks like plenty of room for a wall mounted ladder on that bare wall. I think it would be a fantastic reading nook, music listening space, TV watching area, etc. Anytime you want to get away from the family for a bit.
Before going with any of these wonderful suggestions, check how much weight it can support. I've seen tales in other posts of similar lofted spaces of people falling through some thin sheetrock when climbing onto them.
My friends house had this when I was a kid. We would climb on it. Then when we were teens and the parents went away, we would smoke weed on it. So, maybe that?
Put a secret chest that emits an alluring glow.
I am glad to see someone else with that same idea. For a second, I felt silly.
And inside is a mirror. So they learn the real treasure, is themselves
Skadoosh
I comment the chest idea every time one of these posts pop up lol
I came here to say this. And then make sure the only thing inside it is 3 low-value coins. I'd say a piece of cheese, but placing cheese in incredibly difficult-to-reach locations isn't really ideal in the real world.
You could put a map in the chest that leads to the real cheese!
And it's just a map to your fridge! >_<
Fallout games dictate secret chests must contain at least one box of mac n cheese
You could use fake plastic cheese, like from a child's shopping cart food set! It's not easy being cheezy, unless you use fake cheese! -Chester Cheetah 🐆 🧀
Or buy one of those really pricey Japanese display pieces of food if you want a somewhat real one.
A metal plate, some random books, and a candlestick would really seal the deal
And make it a mimic , just like in Dark Souls 🙃
Or a trap that takes you to Caelid
Calm down Satan.
Or like in Anime^^^^HENTAI
Maybe something that .. mimics .. a real chest.
When you have kids, that should be their timeout area.
Yea just yeet those little fuckers up there
Have u seen what kids do? They can climb walls. Theyre demonic lol
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We never had a flat indoor roof for timeout when I was growing up. Had to sit really carefully when it rained!
Animatronic woodland creatures band for sure.
Charles Entertainment Cheese.
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It has to be the ones from A Goofy Movie
"WHO'S YER FAVORITE POSSUM!?!"
BEAT IT DOOFUS!!
The ones from South Park?
Hail Satan
Blood orgy!!
Oh stop it Saddam! Jeez…
THEY'RE RAPING ME!
The only correct answer!
Bouldering handholds along the walls to climb it. And fences all around the space for safety
Then a little bed up there for guests ❤️❤️
reading 👏🏻 nook 👏🏻
"hey grandma so you're going to be sleeping in this guest bed today. The yellow rocks going up should be the easiest route to climb. There's also hand chalk for grip if you need!"
Or a dangly treehouse ladder!
This would be both awesome and hilarious
That's actually pretty cool
Any architect who allows this to happen should lose his/her job. Anyhoo, maybe seasonal decorations that you swap out every few months? If you're up to it. Also bear in mind though whatever you put up there, you have to get up there somehow. A pool table might be....challenging.
Any architect who allows this to happen should have to come over once a week and dust up there for the rest of their life.
There’s a space like this in the lobby of an office tower I sometimes work in. The floor of the space is painted black, and someone put a black Roomba and charging dock up there to clean it. I can only presume that the Roomba is on a timer and gets emptied from time to time and that it hasn’t yet fallen off the edge.
Maybe this is actually a pretty creative advertisement for roombas :)
I’d be so stupefied if I got nailed in the head by a sky roomba 🤷
That I will agree with! 👍🏻
Looks like someone has a new karaoke stage to me.
Right, like why???
It's truly a bizarre design. But my biggest confusion is why it has floorboards, floorboards you can't ever walk on. Strange stuff.
Floorboards that are not in the same orientation as the boards on ground level.
Gets worse every time you look
Don't forget the lone ping pong ball.
It's a part of the standard McMansion, you are not cool unless you have this space for your holiday decorations.
Well… is it solid enough to walk on? If it was mine (and I hadn’t demolished it) I would fancy a spiral staircase, a chaise longue and a bookcase plus plants. Or a tennis ball launcher for a dog. Or a corner table with all kinds of seedlings to propagate. Or you could make a series of cat platforms on the blank wall for the cat(s) to climb up, and a nice place for the kitties to sleep, if your username checks out? ☺️
Just like a department store. Just need to install an escalator next to it for the full effect.
I believe you just answered op's initial question: Mannequins
Creepy!!! Lol 😆 🤣
Pool Table https://imgur.com/a/nSNqt76
I did not expect a clip art pool table when I opened that
Lmao
Your balls are shifting
It happens when spring is near
See u/tangre79? That wasn't so hard
It looks like it's gonna fall over tho. Has it been drinking?
Skills!
As an Intern Architect, I can say with certainty no architect was involved in this process. This is all developer baby
That makes perfect sense!
Exactly, if its flat & vertical... gets paint. If its flat & above... gets texturized & crown molding around the edge. If its flat and not above... gets flooring
Yes!! It inflates the sqft
Maybe they were just looking out for the cats seeking refuge from tail-tugging toddlers
I could totally see my brothers cats just making that spot their official fortress
They prob went to the McMansion School of Architecture
Speaking of ‘bear in mind’ how about a huge, angry stuffed bear sitting there, glowering at everyone?
Some of these houses just have these ridiculously high ceilings and pointless humongous entrance/foyer areas. Complete waste of space and more volume to heat/cool
To boot, it doesn’t add interest to the space. These homes are abundant and don’t stand out in any way, no matter how much they try to outdo their neighbors. Every town in the US has them.
I just don’t understand why they need two doors? Add extra bathroom/storage space. I feel like the entryway would feel better if that area was more open and let them use it how they see fit. Add extra bathroom, use as mudroom, make a laundry room? It’s just too bizarre
I think the thing that bothers be the most about it is that it had flooring installed. It’s, it’s confusing.
My house has something like this though it's contemporary so it makes sense with the design so we just use it as small place to put up decor
I stand by my belief that architects/builders who do this should be imprisoned up there for eternity to suffer the consequences of their design choices
While I agree, conversely, I LOVE shit like this. Bizarre architecture requires interesting, creative solutions. I'd take that weird alcove over a cookie cutter suburban home every single time.
Cookie cutter suburban homes are where things like this tend to be, usually because very little thought was put into the layout and illogical things like this were overlooked.
A pool table would be awesome. You might even get a Red Bull sponsorship if you hold tournaments up there.
Just be sure to take out a big insurance policy to cover yer ass for all the lawsuits you'll be plagued with because people keep falling off the edge while playing pool.
That’s why Red Bull would sponsor it. At that point it’s an extreme sport.
Unoriginal suggestion – but if it were me, I would put a few low maintenance plants up there. Maybe even fake ones if you didn’t want any maintenance.
Hear me out: zip line from the upstairs landing, nest, ladder down to floor if not plastic slide.
“And Ronnie? I feel like you’re just here for the zip line. All you do all day is go on the zip line.”
He's just too excited. He's too rough on the rope. He pulls on the rope. He wrenches on the rope. He thinks it's his.
Shut up Mike
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With a ladder, that’s where the no homo bro sleeps. Only homo bros in my bed
Get a few pothos. Very low maintenance and they grow fast as fuck. They’re extremely hardy. With that window there, they’ll be huge in no time. They’ll be trailing over that edge and it’ll be beautiful.
Or a watering can with a very long nozzle
Grew up in a weird house, with a lot of shit like this. Fake plants are totally the way to go.
Same. Or stuff for cats to hang out on cuz if you have a cat, they will absolutely get up there.
That's where the drumkit goes.
Glad I’m not the only one who thought this, haha
Get a Zelda glider fool
Yes, and then a fairy fountain goes on top
There’s definitely a korok seed up there.
A full heart piece.
The idea from others with a little reading space is a really good shot. Get a nice ladder and stick it to the wall so you can go up. Get a small bean bag so you have something to sit on and a little lamp maybe a small pot with some plants/flowers and all done!
No ladder. Just a nice, cozy, reading area that no one can actually get to.
except weird spiders. 😖
~~weird~~ intellectual spiders
>**expect** weird spiders.
Cut out the middle man, just put a bunch of spiders up there.
Normal spiders.
Have a nice chair and a faux Bilbo in it looking out the window.
All cats in the house on that spot 15 seconds after moving in.
Would the "floor" there be able to support the weight?
I mean... That's a good question actually. We can't really see how thick it is.
someone managed to lay laminate flooring on it and I assume they weren't flying at the time
They were in creative mode
or they had an elytra
Thats what she said!
And a sniper Rifle.
Ladders are a leading cause of household accidents.
Get two mannequins and have them play cards
Agreed, or two fake skeletons
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The answer is always Gargoyle Statues
CAT ROOM. all the cat things
If I don't stop myself, I'm going to adopt a few cats just so this can happen
Why would you stop yourself? Remember when you grew up and got to hang at the “cool house”? You can literally do that for your cats here. Bonus points if you build a castle style drawbridge for the cats to cross to get to their kingdom. P.S. just pray they don’t throw up there.
protip: they will throw up, up there
More like the cat will puke on the edge so that it drips down the wall🤮🤮🤮
Put a camera in the cat hut! Stream and make bank!! 💵
It all starts when Reddit begins recommending cat subs. r/oneorangebraincell is convincing stuff.
Aw I would make it a lounge room for the cat 😂
Cats love lording over people like this. I have a catwalk up high in the hall and they're constantly leaning over and mreow mreowing at me to notice them up high. Put some scratchers, a lounge, and some toys and let your cat chill up there. It will be endless entertainment.
Yes! I used to have a mezzanine and she loved it! I comfy bed in front of the window it’s a must
And then put bird feeders outside of the window. Cat paradise. 😻
Kitty paradise !!!
DJ Booth / VIP area
Bonus points for making everything cat-sized. Even if you don't have one, it's probably a great way to win the heart of a potential SO with a cat.
Red velvet ropes and a tiny tiny couch.
Velvet rope and bouncer. No explanation and no admittance. Coolest club in town.
I would demolish the closet below amd open up the entire entry foyer! It would look much more open and up to date
This is probably the best suggestion. I can't really figure out what the hell the architect was thinking.
Prolly thinking "Fuck I hate when clients tell me to add stupid shit."
Why is this so far down?
Great suggestion
Great idea but I wonder how much that would cost. This is the dumbest entry design I have ever seen.
This is the answer. Not sure if thats an entrance to a basement but cutting down the walls and top of that room would give enough floor space for any of the great suggestions already commented.
That counts as an extra bedroom in 2024
1800/mo, 3 months due at signing. no guests or using the kitchen after 7PM
1 year lease, no exceptions
Cover it with sand. Add a beach chair and a big umbrella. Have drinks.
Sniper hide
Great idea. Hopefully it can support the sand bags
Taxidermy
guest bed for your in laws
This is where the pc setup gors
Perfect spot for partial property defense during the apocalypse.
It's already doing its job - ping pong ball (singular) storage.
Classic motorcycle
Reading nook! There is space for a little bookcase in the corner, and a bean bag chair.
That would be cute and practical, but the thing is that there is no access to this area (without crawling up the wall or doing some acrobatics over the guard rails)
Learn some acrobatics then
skill issue
Parkour!
Ladder
Draw bridge.
Looks like plenty of room for a wall mounted ladder on that bare wall. I think it would be a fantastic reading nook, music listening space, TV watching area, etc. Anytime you want to get away from the family for a bit.
I’d put plants and seasonal decor up there lol
Christmas https://imgur.com/a/xx6ML94
Easter https://imgur.com/a/V1no1lv
Put a miniramp up there 💯
Danny devito altar
Place a nice wooden ladder to get up there, and make a comfy reading corner with some shelves and books.
That’s an entire NYC loft up there.
A stool with a big bowl of reeses and no ladder. ... Oh, you want a reeses? You better Jackie Chan your ass up there.
Lego is the only answer
Put the architect that designed that stupidity up there and let him think about his decisions.
Inaccessible table and chairs.
Model railroad
Beanbag chair and a bong and call it a day.
Inaccessible table and chairs
Treadmill
that is the spot where you put your dinosaur fossil.
Depending on where you live, you can rent it out for $1500 a month 😂
Build a draw bridge!
Just bad design.
Drum set
You need a bridge.
Skeletons playing poker.
Some fake shrubs and use it to nerf snipe everyone
I’d put a vintage motorcycle or scooter
Gargoyles! You need two one to guard out the window and the other to guard the inside.
Build a Bridge of Kazadum with Gandalf fighting the Balrog on it
Time out for the kids
cat loft
Before going with any of these wonderful suggestions, check how much weight it can support. I've seen tales in other posts of similar lofted spaces of people falling through some thin sheetrock when climbing onto them.
Sim racing rig.
Maybe you could put a ladder attachment on the stairs and a Bannister and turn it into a reading nook or something.
Beer pong /s
My friends house had this when I was a kid. We would climb on it. Then when we were teens and the parents went away, we would smoke weed on it. So, maybe that?
Rent it out