I Spy a 1960s Ranch Gone Wild

by hookedonhouses on April 20, 2009

This house in Illinois may look tame enough from the outside, but hold onto your hats, because things get a little wild when you step inside. I thought this would be a fun house to play “I Spy” in. You all did so well with this game before. Let’s try it again!

I Spy with My Little Eye…

2 white elephants
A birdhouse
A tiny cut-out heart
A picture of a palm tree
3 (or more) mallard ducks
8 (or more) deer

Look around as you take the tour and see if you can spy them, too!

Did you find them all? Now try your luck with I Spy a Classic Foursquare!

(Big thanks to Hooked on Houses reader Maureen for spotting this house in the real estate listings and sending the pics to me!)

Tagged as: 1960s, Bad MLS Photos, I Spy, real estate listings

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1 moggit girls April 20, 2009 at 9:11 pm: OH. MY.

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2 desiree April 20, 2009 at 9:15 pm: wow….I’m speechless….

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3 Janet Doherty April 20, 2009 at 9:41 pm: all I can say is omg

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4 Lisa April 20, 2009 at 10:31 pm: TOTAL OMG!!!

like, totally vomitrosssssiiisss!!

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5 sue@solsticehome April 20, 2009 at 11:04 pm: ha! i think i saw at least 5 similar ones during house hunting! it did make it interesting.

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6 ida April 21, 2009 at 1:17 am: i saw the pig in the front yard……lol cute from the outside. kinda like my parents home in the inside…….lol by the way NOT my style.
7 Mom in High Heels April 21, 2009 at 2:54 am: Oh good grief. What is wrong with people?

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8 Liz@VioletPosy April 21, 2009 at 4:15 am: Do you think the realtor has told them to get a House Doctor in? Seriously they should be honest, they are never going to sell that.

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9 Kathi April 21, 2009 at 5:46 am: How funny! A house gone back in time! I remember my “70′s” house in Florida. Thought it was SO cool way back then! Bet these people think so too!
10 christy April 21, 2009 at 6:46 am: I really don’t even know what to say about that house. Holy crap. I think I spied an old beehive hanging from the ceiling too. What tha?

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11 Jen April 21, 2009 at 7:13 am: It’s just like being in the forest … if the forest had orange paneled walls.
12 Amanda @ Serenity Now April 21, 2009 at 7:18 am: Wow. That is, um, very foresty….

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13 Michelle April 21, 2009 at 7:28 am: That is so interesting. A lot of deer. Yikes!
~Michelle

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14 Puna April 21, 2009 at 7:41 am: Holy cow, I thought I had a lot of stuff.
15 Amy @ Living Locurto April 21, 2009 at 7:53 am: Thanks for the good laugh this morning! LOL!!
16 Shannon April 21, 2009 at 7:53 am: I would be afraid something identifiable might fall on me while sitting in that living room. I’m not sure but are those wasp nests hanging from the ceiling???

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17 Lazy Mom Leslie April 21, 2009 at 7:56 am: Wow! I guess their agent was up to staging before taking the pictures?

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18 bungalowbliss April 21, 2009 at 9:47 am: Oh, wow…this ranch takes the game to an entirely new level than the foursquare!

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19 songbirdtiff April 21, 2009 at 10:08 am: Who could possibly want a hornets nest (above the fireplace) in their home?! Most of us have been trained to avoid those things! Crazy!

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20 Jackie Whitley April 21, 2009 at 10:40 am: That house is so redneck !
21 Grace April 21, 2009 at 10:44 am: Oh YUCK! There is a full size dead deer standing in the corner by the fireplace, creepy.
22 AnNicole@OurSuburbanCottage April 21, 2009 at 10:53 am: Yikes! Fun game though .

Hey, I got your note about your plans for tomorrow. Thanks so much!!!

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23 Melinda April 21, 2009 at 10:55 am: Does the realtor make you wear day-glo orange so that you don’t get shot while you’re looking around? You don’t want to be mistaken for a deer!
24 DesignTies April 21, 2009 at 11:01 am: Oh. My. God. That is just so wrong on so many levels….. the life size (I’m assuming stuffed real) deer is just gross. So are the heads on the wall. The colours, the knicknacks, the EVERYTHING is just wrong and bad!!!

I couldn’t find the birdhouse, but I found everything else you listed. I think there’s closer to 15 deer, if you count pictures of deer too. And I think I see some moose.

Excuse me while I go wash my eyeballs….

Kelly @ DesignTies

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25 SoBella Creations April 21, 2009 at 11:10 am: Yikes! What’s with all the dead animals. Their realtor should really tell them something.

I looked at a house once that was so cluttered I couldn’t tell how big the rooms were.

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26 montee April 21, 2009 at 12:48 pm: OH…MY…GOSH!
27 Susan Lang @ Designing Your Dream Home April 21, 2009 at 1:05 pm: Julia, I had fun playing I Spy at both houses and I did spot everything if the turtle is the large plastic green thing in the yard…I assumed that is what that is.

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28 Kristen @ More Than Mulberries April 21, 2009 at 1:12 pm: I first read “I spy a classic foreclosure.” Oh wait – FOURSQUARE. Funny. That is one ugly ranch house. I can almost see Curly from Oklahoma walking out the front door…

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29 Michael April 21, 2009 at 5:10 pm: My favorite real estate tragedy…probably because it’s in the neighborhood across from where I grew up, so for me it’s “real” and not just some scary pics.

http://mrkaser.blogspot.com/2008/11/cart-before-horse.html
30 TraceyB April 21, 2009 at 6:13 pm: They REALLY like that orange color don’t they? Missed the wasp nest, guess I never expected one.
31 Natalie April 21, 2009 at 6:35 pm: Rarrrrrr!

LOL

Gotta love it.

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32 Melissa April 21, 2009 at 6:57 pm: Oh my KITCH. It would be a fun theme house, if you had a themey life & had themey partiesand served pigs in a blanket & deviled eggs & only jello related desserts & huge over frosted cakes & true enjoyment of bowling…

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33 Kim @ Forever Wherever April 21, 2009 at 8:48 pm: I don’t even know what to think about that! I do like I Spy though. Too funny!

~Kim

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34 Kellye April 22, 2009 at 12:16 am: OH MY was exactly my first thought, Moggit. I couldn’t even stand to look at the pictures long enough to spy anything!
35 Debbykay April 22, 2009 at 1:48 am: Oh, dear! It is something else alright!

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36 susan April 22, 2009 at 6:19 am: This is what happens when husbands who hunt are left unattended and without consequences

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37 Robin April 22, 2009 at 7:15 am: This home is creepy…..
It’s a 21st century Bates revival.

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38 Angela April 22, 2009 at 10:27 am: OH MY WORD! This is scary…and what the heck is on the ceiling?! Are those…beehives?! No way could I ever sleep in that house!
~angela

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39 kim April 22, 2009 at 2:43 pm: omg!
40 Jenny April 23, 2009 at 6:06 pm: Wow, that is frightening!

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41 moggit girls April 29, 2009 at 7:17 am: Wowsers – that is some crazy stuff!

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42 greenie May 5, 2009 at 9:31 pm: YIKES!
43 Stephanie June 11, 2009 at 2:05 pm: what a great fun post!!
44 Amy@Designing A Life I Love July 21, 2009 at 12:08 pm: Shut. The. Front. Door.

Seriously.

TELL me this house is not up for sale!! LOL!! It’s hard to see the “bones” of the house with so much wildlife! I don’t know whether to wear camouflage, or safari-wear when I look at this house! Wow – LOL!
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