Illinois ‘goth home’ listing draws gasps, jokes on social media

WGN TV ^ | 21 Dec 2021 | Kevin S. Held

[DUMBGRUNT]

Dubbed the “goth home” by Twitter user Zillow Gone Wild, this single-family dwelling stands out by being so dark.

But after installing a new all-black shingle roof, Goodman went a step further and had the entire exterior redone with black gutters and matching vinyl siding. Goodman loved the look so much he took a page from Mick Jagger’s playbook and said “paint it black” for the interior.

[DUMBGRUNT]

I like it! But I will confess to having tuxedo bathroom tile.

[Fai Mao]

It is better than Chartreuse or Hot Pink

[jimwatx]

I think it looks pretty cool actually.

[Little Ray]

I don’t see anything wrong with it, and I prefer Florida pastels...

[GnuThere]

I like it too.
If it shocks the locals, it’s just from the stark contrast to the “normal” homes.

[Robert DeLong]

Looks like a nice home. But I wouldn’t want it, because it’s in Illinois. 😋

[FalloutShelterGirl]

I like the outside and the floor plan - but would go with white inside, with black accents. Otherwise I’d never find my black cat!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I like it, too. The body of the house looks like a dark gray, not a full black. It's got a Frank Lloyd Wright prairie style feel with the huge eave overhangs.

[alternatives?]

It will take longer to sell and/or will sell at a discount.

Going to take layers of primer on the inside to fix it. Might be cheaper, and longer lasting, to just replace the sheetrock.

Black roof is OK but will be expensive in the summer. The hardest part on the outside is stripping the paint from the stone sections. Never understood why people paint trim black. It will be a headache for years.

[Red Badger]

Looks fine to me.

Very Frank Lloyd Wright-ish...............

[cdcdawg]

Looks okay. The name “goth home” is cringe AF though, as is goth anything.

[Restless]

This makes the news? There was a house with the same colors in my previous neighborhood - dark grey, black trim, dark shingles. I thought it looked really cool.

[marktwain]

Definitely will sell at a discount.

It is the problem of "custom" anything.

[StAnDeliver]

I like it. It’s like Frank Lloyd Wright doodled a Craftsman on a napkin. The black works on that lot.

[M1903A1]

I agree, better (inside and out) than I was expecting.

[Bobalu]

Thomas Edison's Black Maria Movie Studio, where early short films were produced.

The entire building could rotate so the sun would shine through the retractable roof properly.

[Sirius Lee]

Black roof is OK but will be expensive in the summer.

If those pines are on the south side, no problem. If they snap in half, as pines are won’t to do, in a wind storm, then very expensive as wel as potentially deadly. I took a giant pumpkin of a pine down near my house. Things are stupid and messy ( pitch). .

[RoosterRedux]

It will take longer to sell and/or will sell at a discount.

The problem is that it is inconsistent/incompatible with other houses in the neighborhood.

In an entire neighborhood of homes similar to it in appeal, it wouldn't sell at a discount unless the entire neighborhood lacked appeal.

That said, I like it.

[Flick Lives]

It’s not my style of home, but I gotta say it actually looks pretty cool.

[liberalh8ter]

I don't see why it's being made fun of. It's not my particular style but I actually think it's very well done.