Just Eyeballing It

Have you ever tried to eyeball something? Maybe it was while hanging a picture and trying to see if it was straight—no measuring, no level; just looking and deciding if it looks right or not. Our eyes and opinions can deceive us. Imagine if a home builder didn’t use any measuring tools but just used his eyes for everything and said, “Looks good to me!” How would that home turn out? Architectural Digest shares images of some epic construction/remodeling fails that are both humorous and head-scratching (Katherine McGrath, “65 of the Absolute Worst Construction Fails We’ve Ever Seen,” Architectural Digest, October 6, 2017, https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/65-of-the-absolute-worst-construction-fails-weve-ever-seen).