Cleaning is a never-ending part of life. Between doing the dishes, vacuuming, and wiping down counters, there’s always something that needs attention.
Eventually, you kind of get used to it. Sure, the clean clothes might sit in a chair for three days before getting folded, but most people at least try to stay tidy.
However, certain household objects seem to have been designed without taking it into account. So, whether you’re shopping for a toilet or kitchen cabinets, consider this list a reminder that you need to think about all the possible dust and dirt prior to swiping your credit card.
The subreddits r/HardToClean and r/HorribleToClean are full of examples that make everyday chores far harder than they should be.
#1 The Little Statuettes At The Bottom Are In Memoriam For People Who’ve Died On Those Stairs
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#2 The Good News Is That You Won't Have To Decorate It For Halloween, The Spiders Will Do That For You
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#3 Found On Facebook
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#4 Mouse With A Million Holes (With Bonus Silly Review)
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#5 Under Side Of Nails
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#6 Can You Imagine Trying To Keep This Looking Clean?
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#7 Rug Carved Into Wooden Floor
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#8 Saw This On /R/Mcmansionhell. It's Horrifying
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#9 Sorry To Disappoint, But Decor Is Probably Not Included
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#10 These Things Hanging From 100ft Ceiling. Every Single One Caked In Dust
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#11 This Chair
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#12 Seen By A Friend In The Wild. Imagine Washing It
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#13 The Cabinet Handles At My Grandmas House
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#14 The Glitter Is Not Sealed. It's A Sink Made Of Sandpaper
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#15 Imagine All The Windex You’d Use
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#16 My Family Got High Nye And We Finished The Fireplace
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#17 This Chandelier
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#18 Rose Teapot
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#19 I Love This Gothic Kitchen, But Imagine The Greasy Kitchen Dust That Would Build Up Everywhere
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#20 Shark Urinals
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#21 Ugly, Ugly Bathroom
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#22 I Hope The Toilet Doesn't Pair With The Bidet
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#23 Cute But No Thank You
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#24 Ok I Think I Found The Ultimate Decanter. This One Keeps Me Awake At Night
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#25 Festive Way To Get E. Coli
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#26 I'm Tired Of It Already
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#27 Parametric Design Of A Tokyo Staircase By Kengo Kuma
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#28 My Dried Leaf Wall
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#29 Beach Basement
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#30 It's Victor Horta's Birthday Today. Maids In Belgium Hate Him
© Photo: TheDabitch
#31 The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum
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#32 Ridiculously Over The Top And Would Take Full Time Staff To Keep Clean
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#33 This Ugg Bathroom Trash Bin 😒
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#34 Performative “Cute” Bathroom
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#35 Some Interior Designer Thought This Was A Good Idea
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#36 Shag Bed. Wouldn’t Want To See It With A Black Light
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#37 Getting Nauseous
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#38 What Cleaning Agent To Use?
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#39 Even Bond, Temu Bond, Thinks Twice About This Mission
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#40 Looks Cool Though
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#41 I Thought Clear Frames Would Be A Good Idea. It Builds Up A Lot Of Gunk And I Have To Take It To The Store To Clean
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#42 Sticky
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#43 This Cup I Found At A Store
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#44 How Long Will That Computer Last Before It's Completely Clogged With Sand?
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#45 I Don't Even Know Where To Start
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#46 My Bedroom Is Horrible To Clean Every Week
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#47 Classy Spray Foam Night Stand
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#48 Hanging Onto Your Goth Cred Comes At A Price
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#49 Glass Sculpture
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#50 Pool Noodle Forest At A Children's Museum
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#51 Basically Like Having 20 Glass Tables
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#52 I Didn't Consider The Cleaning Part When I Bought Them
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#53 This Ostrich Feathers Lamp For Sale At Aliexpress
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#54 These Blinds
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#55 They Laser Cut A Sink Out Of Solid Marble, And Decided To Give It The Ole Toddler-Shoe-Sole
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#56 How Do I Make This Safe To Drink From?
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#57 It's So Cute But Too Fragile To Dust
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#58 Whoops Amputated My Arm Cleaning This Wall
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#59 This Bar Has Over $10000 In Dollar Bills On The Ceiling
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#60 I Wanted These Till I Thought About This Sub
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#61 Velvet Covered Glass, And No, The Velvet Does Not Come Off
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#62 This Awesome Coffee Table
© Photo: SirZanee
#63 12 Months, 58 Boxes And 1 Mellennium Falcon
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#64 No Thank You
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#65 The Solution To Too Much Empty Space
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#66 Super Pretty, But… How???
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#67 Combination Sink With Fish Tank
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#68 How Would You Like Cleaning The Mirror To Take 20x Longer?
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#69 Ffs Why?
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#70 What Kind Of Toilet Is This???
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#71 These Ugly Vases In A Garden Store
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#72 One-Of-A-Kind Toilet Encrusted Dresser
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#73 This Art Installation At The University Of North Texas
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#74 This Clock My Wife Just Bought
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#75 Mdf Cabinet Fronts Is Certainly A Bold Choice
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#76 So Many Surfaces
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#77 That'll Never Be Clean Again, Why Would You Have A Bunch Of Height Variations In The Bottom Of A Sink?
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#78 Finally Finished Decorating!
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#79 Homemade Crystalized Book!
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#80 Pad See Ew That Looks Hard To Clean
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#81 Looks Cool But I’m Imagining The Food Scum Build Up From Doing The Dishes In This
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#82 My Wife Bought A New Toothbrush Holder
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#83 The Dust
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#84 Courtesy Of R/DIY
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#85 This Ammonite Sink
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#86 Nice But No Thanks
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#87 Library
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#88 $799k In Dallas. The Listing Info Speaks To The Home Being Built Without Sheetrock To Emphasize "Its Avant-Garde Approach To Design"
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#89 ‘70s Bathroom Splendor
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#90 Just Looking At The Angled Gap Between The Cabinet And Rangehood Cover And Thinking About How To Remove Greasy/Sticky Kitchen Dust
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#91 Got Sent This By My Girlfriend, Instantly Thought Of How Horrific To Clean This Would Be
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#92 Chandelier At A Fancy Steak House 🙃
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#93 This Tumbler From Tj Maxx
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#94 Inception Table
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#95 How Do You Even Begin To Think About Cleaning This
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#96 Garden Toilet
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#97 All Those Nooks And Crannies 😱
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#98 If You Understand How To Clean A Fish Tank And How They Work You Will Know
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#99 Just No
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#100 Not The Worst But Still My First Thought…
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#101 Use It Once Then Just Toss It Out
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#102 This Is The Nastiest, Most Impossible Thing To Clean
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#103 A Bar Counter With A Water Stream
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#104 This Stupid Sculpture I Found At Homegoods
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#105 Anyone Have Any Cleaning Advice? I Love My Collection But Cleaning Makes Me Wanna Pull My Teeth Out
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#106 This Glass Dragon Sculpture From A Garage Sale
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#107 How Do You Even Clean This Without Ruininig It?
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#108 Skull Glass
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#109 Glassware With Crazy Straw Built In
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#110 This Table At The Cabin We're Staying At Is All Grooves
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#111 This Grate At The Back Of My Stove
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#112 I'm Getting A Headache Just From Imagining It. Maybe Steam Cleaning Works?
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#113 Mug Found At Target
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#114 I Know It's Usually Funky Decor Pieces, But These Car Mats Make My Life Difficult
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#115 Sink
© Photo: anon
