Bethenny Frankel shut down the haters brutally criticizing her home’s décor by bragging about the millions she’s made off of flipping houses.
The “Real Housewives of New York City” alum’s new home in Florida was recently featured in Architectural Digest, with the outlet describing her home as “a streamlined, contemporary take on classic Floridian design.”
Some of her and designer Lauren Lindner’s choices for the home included a marble waste basket that costs around $1,000, to more attainable pieces from Amazon.
“Highs and lows, baby,” Frankel told the magazine of the items in her home. “There are so many things that are fun to mix in that no one will ever know where they’re from.”
But the social media reaction was overwhelmingly negative, with the top comment on the Architectural Digest Instagram post about her home reading, “What in the HomeGoods is happening here?”
“Made in china dupes is featured in arch digest now,” another comment said.
“Not even bad taste, just an absence of taste,” another user griped.
Other comments criticized Architectural Digest for featuring Frankel’s home.
“Roller blinds, accent wall wallpaper, a coffee table as a side table. I really am confused what about this is appropriate to run in ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST,” one comment said.
Another user wrote, “AD- blink twice if you’re ok.”
The hate continued on X, with one user commenting, “Architectural Digest posting Bethenny’s ugly ass Home Goods slop abomination of a house please be serious.”
Frankel responded to the hate in an Instagram video Sunday, sharing that she’s made at least $12 million in real estate profits over the last few years. The reality star, 55, also clarified there were no HomeGoods or Wayfair pieces in her house, but defended them as multi-billion dollar brands.
Frankel explained that she designs homes as an investment.
“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,” she bragged.
“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,” she further explained about her décor choices.
“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 bitch,” she added.
She also addressed Architectural Digest’s controversial choice to feature her, likening it to Vogue’s choice to put Kanye West and Kim Kardashian on their April 2014 cover, and Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s involvement in next year’s Met Gala.
“AD is a business,” Frankel noted. “They want to aspire, to entertain, engage and hopefully give people something that is attainable.”
She then took one last parting shot at her haters.
“When I make my $3 million on this house, maybe I’ll invite you for a latte,” she said.
