If you were obsessed with McDonald’s, would you honor the restaurant by remodeling your house to look like an actual restaurant?
A massive McDonald’s fan turned her home into a shrine for the fast-food chain. When walking into her house, guests will see Happy Meal toys and the iconic golden arches.
In Richmond, Virginia, that’s where you’ll find the unique home where Taylor Gecking and her husband Adam live. Gecking has collected hundreds of McDonald’s memorabilia over the years and even painted the walls of their home yellow and red, according to Metro UK.
When walking into the place, you’ll see a Ronald McDonald stained glass window, which Gecking has said is her favorite item, and started her obsession with “anything McDonald’s themed.”
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“My husband and I stopped at a flea market during a road trip and saw the Ronald McDonald stained-glass piece, and I was inexplicably drawn to it,” Gecking said.
“I walked away from it that day, but a whole year later, as we were driving through the same area, I asked him to stop at the flea market so I could see if [the piece] was still there.”
The home feels nostalgic, as she has the chain’s golden arches and an original 1970s sign taken from a restaurant currently hanging above her stairs.
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“No matter what items I add to the collection, my Ronald McDonald window will always be my favorite, but I did feel a really childish excitement when we hung the giant sign on the wall,” Gecking said. “It was everything I had envisioned, and I definitely did a little happy dance.”
Gecking revealed that she has more than 90 McDonald’s-themed items, including her toys, from over the years.
“I’ve found some of my smaller things at antique malls or flea markets, but many of my items are from online marketplaces,” she said. “The biggest rush I’ve had was finding the hamburger spring toy. It was amongst hundreds of items on a local online estate auction.”
The fan shared that her McDonald’s obsession began when she was a child and played in the play place. She hopes to grow her collection by purchasing a Ronald McDonald sitting on a bench.
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“Our whole home is full of things that are a little unusual to decorate with, but my husband and I both believe in surrounding ourselves with things that make us happy,” she added.
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