Zillow Porn . . . It's a thing.
About a year ago Saturday Night Live aired a sketch, posted below, (while beloved actor Dan Levy was hosting) that totally nailed a demographic of current Americans:
The Zillow porn addicts
I never thought I myself would be susceptible.
It always starts harmlessly enough.
Maybe I wanted to see the available homes in my zip code that were built between 1925 and 1965? Or the A-frame cabins within my Central Oregon area?
Four hours later and I’ve added Hearts and Saves to 61 houses spanning the country.
A few hours later, and although I live in Central Oregon and have never spent more than a few days in the Northeast, I am now looking at farmhouses from the 1800s in the Vermont countryside, and eleven bedroom Victorian homes with gingerbread trimming in upstate New York.
So needless to say, when this sketch aired in early 2021, I felt seen.
Cheers to my fellow 20, 30, 40+, year-olds who drool alongside me at all the homes we’ll:
never be able to afford; or
homes located in places we may literally never step a single foot.
And how many of my fellow Zillow-junkies search and ogle based on specific filter and keyword searches?
Some of my favorite filters and keyword to search by:
National Historic Register; oldest
Original; craftsman
Library / built in bookcase/shelves
Wrap around porch / full porch / balcony
Secret door
Mature trees; fruit trees; garden; trails
Creek; river; stream; waterfall
My Instagram following also includes a handful of accounts that revolve exclusively around Zillow-sharing. Thankfully in the world of 2022 I can look to the world of social media and let other fabulous dwelling lovers to the dirty work for me.
I turn to accounts like @fortheloveofoldhouses to ogle at beautiful spaces and timeless design. Then there’s always @zillowgonewild and zillowgonewild’s exclusive @celebrityhomes account for a good dose of timeless design - then you have homes like the ones shown below for good measure and balance of quirky and completely unique.
Some fabulously quirky spaces:
Seen on @zillowgonewild - located in Australia
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Seen on @zillowgonewild - located in Ransom Canyon, Texas
Seen on @zillowgonewild - a house from a converted mill in Clemons, North Carolina
Seen on @zillowgonewild - a house from a converted mill in Clemons, North Carolina
Seen on @zillowgonewild - a house from a converted mill in Clemons, North Carolina
Seen on @zillowgonewild - located in Au Gres, Michigan
Some fabulously historic spaces:
How about this gem below? (Which is I think already scooped off the market!) Though it surely needs some love and TLC it was built in 1832 and features a handful of bedrooms and bathrooms and sits on 5+ acres.
Seen on @fortheloveofoldhouses in upstate NY
Some fabulously over the top spaces:
(Hey, a girl can dream!)
If Kourtney Kardashian wants to loan me this view outside Palm Springs for my next vacation, I’ll allow it.
Or if Leo needs me to come by and give decor advice on this Los Feliz California home, I’ll also allow it.
I love the Spanish style!
If you’re like me and you’ve lost hours and days searching the corners of Zillow - I salute you.
If you also ogle humble homes and divine dwellings and your Zillow save history is a black hole of anything and everything fabulous, wacky, weird, charming, or wonderful . . . drop me a comment below so I know I’m not alone! These homes will all be ours one day my fabulous friends!
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