Whoever said subduing bright colors makes your home sell faster hasn't seen this newly listed house in Massachusetts.
Located in Somerville, a smaller city four miles outside of Boston, the three-bedroom house decorated in a riot of colors and patterns hit the market for $1.475 million on May 3. It drew 100 prospective buyers and curious neighbors during a weekend open house, attracted the attention of Zillow Gone Wild and a viral TikTok, then received multiple offers after being listed for just six days.
The person behind the vibrant decor: seller Deborah Hughes. Hughes is known locally as the co-owner of Upstairs on the Square, a beloved, fancifully decorated, and now-closed restaurant in nearby Harvard Square.
Hughes bought the 1860-built Victorian in 2002 for $400,000, according to Compass, but it didn't always have the Barbiecore aesthetic that it does today.
"The house was completely white," the listing agent, Shannah Hall Franckum, told Insider. "A pure white canvas, a perfect display for an artist to commence."
Hughes started revamping the home right away, according to Franckum, and made upgrades constantly over two decades — from putting down cheetah print floors to adding pink lightbulbs in the closets.
Franckum said on Wednesday that Hughes had "accepted an excellent offer."
Everyone else entranced by the property? They can just dream. Take a look inside the colorful home.