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Bethenny Frankel clapped back as fans slammed her new Florida home that was recently featured in Architectural Digest. Some fans even asked if the décor was an “April Fools joke.”
Earlier this year, Bethenny announced she was permanently moving to Florida, though she still keeps a residence in New York. Since then, the Real Housewives of New York star has posted how happy she is with her new house.
This month, Architectural Digest showcased Bethenny’s new house in Florida, describing it as “a streamlined, contemporary take on classic Floridian design.” One of the items chosen in the décor was a marble waste basket that cost about $1,000. The house also includes sheepskin-fur counter stools, woven basket light fixtures, and wood pulp wallpaper.
“Highs and lows, baby,” said Bethenny, referring to the items in her house. “There are so many things that are fun to mix in that no one will ever know where they’re from.”
But in the comments of Architectural Digest’s Instagram post, many fans weren’t impressed.
“What does your interior designer do for a living?” said one user.
“Is this an early April Fools joke?” wrote another.
“Did the Onion post this?!? What is happening AD?” said a fourth.
“The floating kitchen croissants. The 2007 accent chevron wall. Is this rage bait?” expressed a fifth.
“Who puts fur on kitchen island chairs?!” asked a sixth.
“No. Just no. WHY? Why is this home worthy of @archdigest,” wrote another. “Sorry … it is not special. At all! There needs to be more curated, unique and special homes in America that actually DESERVE it. [Bethenny] is lovely, and a self made woman who deserves respect and to be admired… but not her home. It truly looks like a Homegoods/ TJMaxx promo.”
On X, one person wrote, “Architectural Digest posting Bethenny’s ugly a– Home Goods slop abomination of a house please be serious.”
On Sunday, Bethenny clapped back with an Instagram video, sharing that she’s earned $12 million from real estate profits in recent years, and there are no pieces from Wayfair or HomeGoods in her house.
“This home that I’m in, I paid $4.2 [million], getting a million dollar discount because it was going into foreclosure, it’s worth over $6 [million] now and I could sell it when I decide to move in three years when [my daughter] Bryn is going into college for about $7 million,” said the star, via Page Six. “I approach a home with neutral tones that are something that anybody could relate to, possibly want to buy, but definitely be able to see their own vision when they come to look at a house because I do move a decent amount.”
“I’m not the one who’s going to like, get in bone from China and inlay it onto my floor. I’m not that b**ch,” she continued. “AD is a business … They want to aspire, to entertain, engage and hopefully give people something that is attainable … When I make my $3 million on this house, maybe I’ll invite you for a latte.”