# Home Features People Never Want Again > Reddit users reveal home features they'll never use again. - Title: Home Features People Never Want Again · BuzzFeed | Shortify - Summary: Reddit users reveal home features they'll never use again. Reddit users share home features they'd skip in future homes, including spiral staircases, marble… - Keywords: spiral staircase, marble bathroom, skylight, clawfoot tub, split levels, barn doors, front-loading washer, floor-to-ceiling windows, butterfly sink, glass shower, open concept kitchen, thermostat across from oven - Source: BuzzFeed — https://buzzfeed.com/jake_farrington/home-design-mistakes-people-wish-theyd-skipped-reddit - Published: 2026-10-26T11:16:02+00:00 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: spiral staircase, marble bathroom, skylight, clawfoot tub, split levels, barn doors, front-loading washer, floor-to-ceiling windows, butterfly sink, glass shower, open concept kitchen, thermostat across from oven ## Spiral staircases Reddit users say spiral staircases are hard to move things up and down. > Spiral staircases: They are super interesting and architectural, but hell to move things up and down ## Marble bathrooms Marble bathrooms only look beautiful for about five minutes after cleaning. > It only looks beautiful for about five minutes after you clean it, even though really cleaning it is impossible because it stains ## Skylights Skylights drip condensation onto thighs during nighttime bathroom use. > That fuckin thing would drip condensation onto my thigh while I was trying to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night ## Clawfoot tubs Clawfoot tubs cause shower curtains to stick to the body. > Clawfoot tubs, it's a sensory nightmare having the shower curtains sticking to you on all sides ## Split levels Split levels have crowded landings for coats and shoes. > I dislike split levels to an irrational degree. The landings are always crowded because people put their coats and shoes there, as they should, but that means there's less space for humans ## Barn doors Barn doors offer no privacy and allow toilet visibility. > Barn doors in a bedroom: zero privacy, plus there's no way to lock them, but at least they’re also ugly ## Front-loading washers Front-loading washers develop mold and smell after a year. > Within a year the rubber gasket around the door was moldy and smelled disgusting ## Floor-to-ceiling windows Floor-to-ceiling windows allow neighbors to see into your home. > It seemed so nice before we moved in, but the houses behind us are elevated, so we can see their yards, which means they can see right into our house ## Butterfly sinks Butterfly sinks are uncomfortable for pregnant women. > After 36 weeks of pregnancy, I could no longer fit comfortably to use it ## Glass showers Glass showers get permanently etched by hard water. > The glass was permanently etched by hard water (it wasn’t properly cared for by the previous owners) ## Open concept kitchens Open concept kitchens cause noise and smell issues. > I don't want to listen to the refrigerator run and the ice cubes drop when I'm having a conversation with guests ## Thermostats across from ovens Thermostats directly across from ovens cause smoke alarms to go off. > Definitely not a 'feature' but a thermostat located DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM the oven. Never again ## Grass yards in Colorado Grass yards in Colorado waste water and time. > It's such an abhorrent waste of time, water, and sanity ## Bedroom-bathroom layouts Bedroom-bathroom layouts have no door between bedroom and bathroom. > A primary suite layout where there’s no door between the bedroom and bathroom ## Baseboard heating Baseboard heating limits furniture arrangement. > Baseboard heating means that every room has only one possible way to arrange your furniture ## Sliding closet doors Sliding closet doors block visibility of hanging clothes. > I can never see all my hanging clothes at once, as the doors overlap in the middle of the rail ## Key takeaway Reddit users share home features they'd skip in future homes, including spiral staircases, marble bathrooms, and skylights.