Home for sale in Michigan sticks out thanks to its roof

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Screen grab from Realtor/Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel-Bir

When house grazing on websites like Zillow.com or Realtor.com, most people tend to look for homes with your basic, run-of-the-mill roofs that seemingly blend into the background.

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Exterior Screen grab from Realtor/Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel-Bir

This house on the real estate market in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, is not one of them.

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Aerial view Screen grab from Realtor/Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel-Bir

Listed for $4.19 million, this seven-bedroom, eight-bathroom home has a great deal to offer a new owner, including a cyan colored roof that gives it a charming vibe.

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Porch Screen grab from Realtor/Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel-Bir

Of course, there are other brilliantly blazing features throughout the 7,476-square-foot estate and around its three-acre lot, according to the listing on Realtor.com, including:

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Dining room Screen grab from Realtor/Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel-Bir

The home was “passionately restored,” the listing says, with an “incredible use of ceramics, stone, leaded glass and plaster” that makes the residence “un-comparable.”

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Kitchen Screen grab from Realtor/Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel-Bir

The whimsical roof managed to steal attention on the popular Facebook page Zillow Gone Wild, which highlights unique properties.

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Bedroom Screen grab from Realtor/Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel-Bir

“This looks like an alternate timeline home belonging to the witch in the woods who tried to eat ‘Hansel and Gretel’—but she went through a re-branding,” one person joked.

“The interior is not what I expected,” another person said.

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Bedroom Screen grab from Realtor/Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel-Bir

“I want the roof to really say ‘Is it cake?’” someone added.

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Bathroom Screen grab from Realtor/Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel-Bir

“Sometimes you see a $4M house that just really doesn’t seem worth the price,” one person remarked. “This one legitimately seems worth it.”

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Bedroom Screen grab from Realtor/Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel-Bir

“I was oddly disappointed to see no Smurfs inside,” another person joked.

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Interior Screen grab from Realtor/Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel-Bir

“Who cares about the roof…the rest of the house is gorgeous!” someone commented. “And can we say Wowza, what a garage?!”

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Garage Screen grab from Realtor/Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel-Bir

“Well now I hate my roof,” someone said. “Thanks, Zillow.”

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Exterior Screen grab from Realtor/Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel-Bir

West Bloomfield Township is about 30 miles northwest of Detroit.

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TJ Macías is a Real-Time national sports reporter for McClatchy based out of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Formerly, TJ covered the Dallas Mavericks and Texas Rangers beat for numerous media outlets including 24/7 Sports and Mavs Maven (Sports Illustrated). Twitter: @TayloredSiren