Betty’s bathroom was mocked by the rest of the house for its delusions of grandeur.
When I ran across this photo in the real estate listings today, I did a double-take. Wow. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a chandelier quite that big over a bathroom sink, let alone in a bathroom this small. I can appreciate that the homeowner was trying to dress up her bathroom, but she may have gone just a bit overboard with the lighting.
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An appropriate caption might be ” Look up. Look up at the sparkling light. Don’t look down at the 1970′s toilet!”
How to hide the t.p. and bathtub with one etagere.
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Don’t like to look in the mirror in the morning? Voila – put a chandelier between you and the glass, just like all of the classy ladies do!
What a girl wants … a poor girl’s take on Christina Aguilera’s design “style.”
Caption:
“Betty often thought that having to take the leftover furniture into her maid suite was, by far, the worst part about being Liberace’s housekeeper.”
or
“Bill and Janice never could agree on what constituted ‘gold’.”
Taking the term “throne room” a little too seriously.
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Free bathroom with purchase of chandelier!
Lou Cinda
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Welcome to my chandelier.
I have two both have to do with Zsa Zsa Gabor
1. It’s the Green acres bathroom. Park Ave. meets Farmhouse. With blinding results.
2. Zsa Zsa, after paying all her back taxes, downsized to a modest ranch style house. She however could not part with her chandelier from her bathroom in her former palatial home.
Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous: “Champagne Washes and Caviar Bath Beads!”
“Helmet required.” I literally laughed out loud when I saw this photo, thanks for helping me start off the day with a bit of fun! Janell
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Oh.my. I’d be afraid that it would fall on me. I don’t have a clever caption but if I did it would have the word “hooker’ in it.
The great Oz is saying “Ignore that bathroom behind the chandelier!”
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One more caption:
“Although no one had the courage to say anything directly to her, many of Susan’s friends thought her take-a-souvenir-from-the-hotel habit had gotten out of control.”
(Just for you , Julia!)
First thing that came to my mind was….
What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas.
Thanks, Julia.
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“Whoever said, ‘Tis better to be overdressed than under dressed never met this bathroom.”
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Directions for the plumber:
The shower? Turn right when you see a bright light beaming into the hall, duck beneath the chandelier, then turn sideways and squeeze between the toilet and glass shelves with fake flowers, and THERE you will find the shower that needs repair.
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“We couldn’t get a babysitter and this is the onlyb room where we can have some privacy…. “
We’re speechless! So we’ll just vote for our favorites comments. LOL(!) at j, Lou Cinda, and Amber’s captions!
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Oh my…how did she get in and out of the tub with that giant etagere in the way? I have nothing clever to say…just oh my
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Her husband must have been rushing her in the lighting department! I know how she feels!
“…and to top it off, the toilet lid koozie gives it a certain je ne sais quoi, don’t you think?” -Bored housewife who fancies herself a designer
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“It’s all that a little bit more, quick get me my sunglasses!” ”
” Never mind get me my sleep mask instead!”
This recently discovered UFO lodged in the ceiling of their bathroom baffles home owners, Betty and Bruce in Roswell, New Mexico! News has spread like wild fire among the locals….They’re Back!”
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“I said the chandelier should go in the BALLROOM!”
Wow! I like a pretty bathroom, but that’s a bit much.
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Real Estate Caption:
Luxurious spa retreat bath! Imagine bubble baths from the Four Season Grand Hotel in your very own home! Glamorous chandelier compliments the decorative framed golden flake mirror. Wake up each day to a little touch of prestige.
Betty excitedly cast her vision to her designer and said, “I want to feel like the belle of the ball in my bathroom.” The designer took some notes and at a meeting with the crew read from them, “Betty wants her bathroom to look like a ballroom. Let’s just not ask questions and do this thing. Think Ballroom people…ballroom… gold gilded mirrors, drippy large chandeliers, white frooy things, and oversized bouquets….”
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Her poor husband.
LOL what was she thinking…..I don’t use that side of my brain….I never come up with a zippy caption !!!!
Julia too funny,
Kathy
That’s what happens when you buy things without thinking of how it may look. I feel bad for the homeowner but it just looks tacky. Adding a chandelier doesn’t mean the bathroom will look great. I would remove the toilet plush cover. Never liked those. She can make it look nice but needs to scale down.
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Lulu was always trying to keep up with the Jones, this time she passed them!
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Practical person that I am, I’m wondering, is it normal to have to reach that far for toilet paper? It’s clear across the room for heaven’s sake!
That’s seriously hideous. I don’t think I can find one redeeming factor in that room. I didn’t think you could buy those fluffy toilet seat covers anymore?
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I don’t think I can top Duchess’s Vegas comment.
Seriously, this looks like electrocution waiting to happen.
The first word that comes to mind for me, is overwhelming. Jcpenney sells those fluffy seat covers, which I will never buy.
All I can say is…. wow. Really?! LOL
rue
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Just thought of another one:
“In the 1950s, Mary Trump of Queens had no idea the effect her bathroom re-do would have on her young son Donald.”
I don’t usually obsess on things like this, but it’s SO hideous!
That’s actually kinda funny. It’s so ugly it’s almost not ugly anymore.
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I’ve got to admit there’s a special place in my heart for people who go over the top in feathering their nest.
I want to say, “Love the fantasy that conjured this flight of fancy! Keep weaving those dreams, girl!”
Don’t ask her for any decorating advice. It’s what the Clampett’s of Beverly Hills would do. Shame on the realtor for not getting this room properly staged. Forgive me but it looks like something the richest of the poor in the Applacian region would do also OMG LOL
haha I had to giggle out loud when that chandy jumped out of the pic! Can we say ‘big’?!
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I can only wonder what the rest of the house looks like!!!
Hmmm…Betty Oop’s Bathroom? Just before the party…the chandelier took one last quick look in the mirror before heading back down to the entry to greet the guests.
: )
Julie M.
ps I grew up with a classic “Shabby Chic” style chandelier above the biffy in my bathroom. It had been the dining room chandelier in my parents first 3 houses. We thought that was pretty funny. Built in the 1970′s, the bathroom had matte gold floral metallic wallpaper…the crystal chandelier was just the right color and scale for the wc.
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I like the idea of the chandelier in the bathroom since I like the “Shabby Chic” style.
However, scale is important. Something smaller would have more tasteful.
Once they caught wind of the Craigslist posting, Chandelier and Etagere thought they could save themselves by hiding in the bathroom.
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There are a lot of creative captions here….. hmmmm??! Let me think…. I can’t…. I’m blinded by the light
Maybe she thought she may pass to the other side in her bathroom and she wanted to give God a hand with the “follow the light.” 
Oh boy, that was bad….. I’d better stop.
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That chandelier would distract me from seeing the dark circles under my eyes in the morning.
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What, this isn’t the dining room?
Hi Julia – Blinded By The Light. I don’t know if you have watched the movie – Just like Heaven – now that bathroom and everything else in the apartment I would not – could not say no to. Regards Esther from Sydney.
For some reason Ralph and Alice Kramden of the Honeymooners come to mind –
Ralph: You want an electric icebox, do ya Alice?? Why don’t we get a chandelier for the water closet too while we’re at it!??
It’s like the owner had a pot luck party for her bathroom.
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“Exuse me, may I use your restroom?” Of course,”Go into the LIGHT.”
This is from the Italian Grandmother, around age 70.
Still thinking she is pretty hip……
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wow! I’m speechless…too stunned to leave a witty caption, but am loving all the ones left above ! hilarious!
Speechless… Lady GaGa speechless….
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