On one hand, I’m sort of cheating; this isn’t from a real estate listing and it’s just for rent (by the night, because it’s a hotel).

On the other hand, who cares that I’m cheating?!? It’s a big mirrored cube floating in the sky and you can sleep in it! At least you can try to. The thonk thonk thonk of birds crashing into it might cut into your shuteye.

Found by:

Illegible

Via: www.treehotel.se

Yes, really.

Listing here. Note the calm way they sneak into the end of the description that one has (according to Google’s translation) “access to the basement via a common drop from the farm where it via a spiral staircase can consider the beautifully and carefully carved medieval stone and it has also uncovered a grave containing the remains of a medieval man.” And it’s a really nice town and near the water and what? Oh? That? You’re curious about the remains in the basement? Oh. Well, you know, it’s just your normal basement-type remains. Did I mention the view?

  Loveliest comment, by Anodean: Talk about not cleaning the bathtub before taking the listing picture…

Found by:

Meduseld

Via: news.yahoo.com

You may ask yourself: is there any craft uglier than decoupage? Ja, as they say in Sweden! Here it is, the traditional Nordic folk art of “Detalj i hallen,” which translates into English as “gluing stuff I found in my shoe to the walls.”

Mod Podge? Nej tak!

Loveliest comment, by MarcyLoo: Brings to mind “Forbidden Planet”. The angular squat-shaped doorways in the residence on Altair IV gave you an idea about what the Krell must’ve looked like…makes you wonder what kind of beings inhabit this place…or maybe they are in dire need of a chiropractor!

Finally! Someone has found a practical use for those number rods uptight preschool teachers wave around; Lord knows the children certainly can’t figure out what they’re supposed to do with them.

Found by: Ruth

Loveliest comment, by Mental Mouse: Within hours I’d be seeing those patterns with my eyes shut… worse than Tetris burn-in!

Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while may remember its old subtitle was “A Collection of Poorly Chosen Photos from Real Estate Listings,” and I do still think of it that way. But I should stop because really, sometimes the real estate agents or landlords are doing the best they can. I mean — it’s a snow cave (not a hole in the ground, and thus I could move into it without breaking my New Year’s resolution). What are you going to do? It’s a frikkin’ HOLE in a pile of SNOW and you’re suggesting that somebody move into it, and there’s really no way to gussy that up without violating some Truth in Advertising laws that Sweden must have because otherwise Ikea’s website would look quite a bit spiffier and less like an office supply catalogue.

I just had a robot translate the listing, and it says this:

Type: Commercial & Real Estate, Miscellaneous, Rental Street: –

We have finally become clear to our project, “Grass Snake”, and can now erjuda an approximately 5 cc snökoja with a 120 cm wide double bed.
Proposed lease of this alternative, then we do not need it every night. (Has already apartment next door). Took a week to dig out!
It is situated in a quiet location in a large snow piles.
Proposed rent this for $ 500 per night.
This includes:
sleeping mats,
help igentäppning of the entrance from the outside,
Sauna (either before or after the night);
dried food for breakfast (good flavor),
some tea,
and possibly wireless modem to the computer.

Good reception on both wireless broadband and mobile phone.

Email the interest of the ev. rent.
NOTE! Remember that it is only for a limited time!

Hope that clears it all up. I am curious about the red laser poking out of the wall… maybe that’s the ingetäppning or the erjuda.

Snökoja. Tee hee hee. It said snökoja. I’ll snökoja you, buddy.

Found by: Fredrik

Loveliest comment, by ReverendTed: That’s not a laser, it’s a lightsaber, to defend from the inevitable wampa attack.

Isn’t that helpful?

But I’m a bit confused. I’ve spent a lot of time in that part of the world, and I’m pretty certain that’s Latvia, not Cafe. Maybe things have changed since I was last there. It’s probably some new EU regulation. But anyway. Act now and we’ll throw in one bonus Puget Sound!