The Melt by Jason Diamond

The Melt by Jason Diamond

Embrace The McCallister Mindset

Hunter green, lots of rugs, and a middle finger to minimalism

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Jason Diamond
Nov 19, 2025
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I generally think you shouldn’t start doing December holiday stuff until after Thanksgiving, but that hasn’t stopped the algorithm from serving up this one "before and after” meme of the Home Alone house in the movie back in 1990 and what it looked like in 2024. It’s a bummer to look at, another example of boring, bland, “modern” home design that lacks …

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