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Zillow Gone Wild is loving the ‘fancy’ item in the bathroom of Illinois house for sale

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Exterior Screen grab from Zillow

A house for sale in Long Grove, Illinois, has managed to mystify a popular social media page thanks to a fancy feature in one of the bathrooms.

Dining room
Dining room Screen grab from Zillow

The five-bedroom, five-bathroom home, listed for $799,000 on Zillow.com, has a plethora of different interior styles going on, one of which includes a rather regal gold toilet in one of the bathrooms.

Bathroom
Bathroom Screen grab from Zillow

Of course, there are other interesting features inside the 4,239-square-foot residence, including:

  • Open floor plan

  • Newer kitchen appliances

  • Sunroom with vaulted ceiling

  • Wrap-around deck

  • Fireplace in primary bedroom

  • Walk-out basement

But back to that sparkling john.

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Interior Screen grab from Zillow

Even though the photo doesn’t show the entire toilet, that didn’t stop Zillow Gone Wild from producing gold of its own by going all-in with the jokes that took aim at both the bathroom and the different styles seemingly happening in each room.

Family room
Family room Screen grab from Zillow

“No kids in that house! The floors and furniture are all ... (too) fancy!” one person exclaimed.

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Interior Screen grab from Zillow

“There’s a Lexus dealer near the Oakland airport that has a black marble/gold toilet combo,” another compared. “Fly in, pee, and then fly out.”

Bedroom
Bedroom Screen grab from Zillow

“I’m disappointed this realtor didn’t take a better picture of the golden toilet,” one person observed.

Bedroom
Bedroom Screen grab from Zillow

“All that opulence and they couldn’t remove the fridge magnets,” another joked.

Bathroom
Bathroom Screen grab from Zillow

“This house is super confused on what style they are going for,” someone said.

Bedroom
Bedroom Screen grab from Zillow

“I’m waiting for the pink dining room chairs to become animated and breakout into ‘Be Our Guest’ from ‘Beauty and the Beast,’” another remarked.

Interior
Interior Screen grab from Zillow

“Interesting mix of furnishings and centuries to say the least,” one person commented.

Kitchen
Kitchen Screen grab from Zillow

“Glad I’m not the only one who really wanted to see the toilet,” another said.

“I’ve always wanted a gold commode!” one person exclaimed.

Bathroom
Bathroom Screen grab from Zillow

“Owner to decorator - ‘I’d like a French Victorian cowboy modern gaudy sterile look with spots of pink themed spaces, please,’” another joked.

“This house has an identity crisis,” one person commented.

“They divorced because she wanted gaudy and he wanted modern,” another said. “Irreconcilable differences.”

Deck
Deck Screen grab from Zillow

“When your style is Louis XIV Baroque Chanel Greco Roman but you just cannot give up the old Lazy Boy...” someone joked.

Exterior
Exterior Screen grab from Zillow

And finally...

“This house is aggressive in its architecture and design.”

Long Grove is about 35 miles northwest of Chicago.

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This story was originally published February 22, 2022 at 5:55 PM with the headline "Zillow Gone Wild is loving the ‘fancy’ item in the bathroom of Illinois house for sale."

TJ Macias
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
TJ Macías is a Real-Time national sports reporter for McClatchy based out of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Formerly, TJ covered the Dallas Mavericks and Texas Rangers beat for numerous media outlets including 24/7 Sports and Mavs Maven (Sports Illustrated). Twitter: @TayloredSiren
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