Owner of dream Instagram home reveals she’s constantly being told her photos are ‘fake’

Mother’s VERY Instagram-friendly house is so pristine that she’s been accused of stealing the photos because it looks too much like a ‘show home’ to be real

  • Mother-of-three Ishy Bano, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, says she has to constantly clarify that she does own the home she posts about on Instagram 
  • Since she started sharing photos of the property she shares with her husband and children on social media, she’s seen her followers rise to over 105,000 
  • However, she says trolls accuse her of stealing photos of show-homes 

The owner of a dream home that’s lusted after by thousands of people on Instagram has revealed how she’s constantly accused of not actually owning the house. 

Ishy Bano, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, regularly posts photos of the gorgeous home she shares with her husband and three children, on Facebook and Instagram, where she has more than 105,000 followers.  

Bano started the Instagram account x_home_of_ishy_x in September 2017, with just 13 followers but has seen her Instagram audience explode to over 100,000 thanks to the immaculate interiors photos she shares of her house. 

Mother-of-three Ishy Bano, from West Yorkshire, issued an emotional plea on social media clarifying that the home she regularly shares photos of on social media is actually hers, after she revealed people regularly doubt her. Pictured, her living room with a futuristic television

The post Bano made confirming that she absolutely lives in the gorgeous West Yorkshire house she shares with her husband and three children

The post Bano made confirming that she absolutely lives in the gorgeous West Yorkshire house she shares with her husband and three children

The images showcase off her Mrs Hinch-style home, a veritable shrine to the colour grey, with every room, and even the garden, in the popular interiors hue. 

Impressive features including a flat-screen television that glows with different shades of LED lights, lush-looking carpets and a spa bath.   

However, despite her name clearly being etched above her cooker in the photos, many have cast doubt on whether the home is actually real.

In an emotional recent post on Facebook, Bano said she found the comments hard to take and wanted to clear up once and for all that the stunning house was definitely her full-time family home.   

Grey is the colour: Lush carpets and velour reigns in Bano's glamorous-looking home. Pictured, a bedroom kitted out with a sumptuous grey quilted bed and fluffy cream rug

Grey is the colour: Lush carpets and velour reigns in Bano’s glamorous-looking home. Pictured, a bedroom kitted out with a sumptuous grey quilted bed and fluffy cream rug

Personal spa: The luxurious bathroom. Bano said in her Facebook post on the Mrs Hinch made me do it group that she was just as vulnerable to a message house as anyone else was

Personal spa: The luxurious bathroom. Bano said in her Facebook post on the Mrs Hinch made me do it group that she was just as vulnerable to a message house as anyone else was

Pastel coloured dream: The sofa is decorated with comfy cushions in shades of pink and grey

Pastel coloured dream: The sofa is decorated with comfy cushions in shades of pink and grey 

In the post, she told more than 160,000 members of the Facebook group Mrs Hinch made me do it: ‘I just thought this needed to be said just to take the pressure off my heart.  

‘I get a lot of comments every time I post something telling me that my home is fake and [that] it’s not mine, just because it looks like a ‘pristine show home’.

Bano said the house was ‘100 per cent’ hers and said that she was just as prone to mess as the next person. 

Personalised: The kitchen has a board personalised with homeowner Ishy's name

Personalised: The kitchen has a board personalised with homeowner Ishy’s name

Outdoor oasis: Outside there is a large decked area complete with a shed and water feature

Outdoor oasis: Outside there is a large decked area complete with a shed and water feature 

She told followers that her home is a house where: ‘I get fingerprints on the glass, playdough is stuck on the carpet and where toys are all over place and where my cats leave hairs.’ 

She added that it was ‘very disheartening having to read the same comments and clarifying over and over again.’ 

The post has been viewed more than 600 times, with many posting supportive comments towards Bano, telling her to ‘ignore’ people who brand the house fake. 

Speaking out: The Instagrammer said she was 'disheartened' by the constant negativity. Pictured her staircase and hallway, also grey, features metallic and mirrored detailing

Speaking out: The Instagrammer said she was ‘disheartened’ by the constant negativity. Pictured her staircase and hallway, also grey, features metallic and mirrored detailing

High tech details: The gleaming white kitchen comes complete with a large screen, pictured

High tech details: The gleaming white kitchen comes complete with a large screen, pictured