What house trends do you hate?

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Another poster here who is not a fan of the McCraftsman homes of the late 90's-early 2000's. Dated and haven't aged well.

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Anonymous wrote:If you don't like gray walls, then what color would you suggest instead? Doesn't it pretty much have to be either beige or gray for much of the home?

We have all different colors in our house and no gray. A warm green in our entry room, a grayish-blue in kitchen, office, and my son’s room (we use colors we like multiple places!), soft gold in family & dining room, tan on stairs and in hall, light green in hall bathroom and my daughters room, sky blue in master bedroom, and a cream color in the basement. I love varied color on my walls - each one chosen to go with my decor and our moods. Bright and sunny in our living space, cool and relaxing in our bedrooms, bright but neutral in the basement where there is less natural light.

Gray or any color in every room of the house seems crazy to me and/or very unimaginative.

Having the same color throughout the common areas of a house makes it look more cohesive.

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PP’s rainbow house would give me a headache.

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Anonymous wrote:Easily fixable, but nothing makes me giggle more than McMansions with two big pointy topiaries in huge urns in front, framing the door.

Usually the McMansions are "Italianate."

Wow, do you say that about other countries? That's racist.

Interesting.

NP. Yes, Italianate architecture is very interesting. Go troll elsewhere.

I believe PP is referring to the Tuscan look that was popular in the 1990’s . Those houses did not age well.

https://www.idesignarch.com/classical-italianate-villa-in-minnesota/

With the pointy topiary/junipers...

That house has a lot of nice qualities - the pool and center room. Take out the gaudy paint and decor, and it could be really nice. Too big for me, but someone will like it.

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Anonymous wrote:If you don't like gray walls, then what color would you suggest instead? Doesn't it pretty much have to be either beige or gray for much of the home?

We have all different colors in our house and no gray. A warm green in our entry room, a grayish-blue in kitchen, office, and my son’s room (we use colors we like multiple places!), soft gold in family & dining room, tan on stairs and in hall, light green in hall bathroom and my daughters room, sky blue in master bedroom, and a cream color in the basement. I love varied color on my walls - each one chosen to go with my decor and our moods. Bright and sunny in our living space, cool and relaxing in our bedrooms, bright but neutral in the basement where there is less natural light.

Gray or any color in every room of the house seems crazy to me and/or very unimaginative.

Having the same color throughout the common areas of a house makes it look more cohesive.

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PP’s rainbow house would give me a headache.

As long as the house does not look like everyone else's - same reason not to like Pottery Barn houses - same decor over and over again. You are an adult, make up your own mind and have your own style.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate front loading garages with a passion. I would never buy a house with one.

I hate the "modern farmhouse" trend. Classic farmhouses are nice but I'm talking about the McMansions that are built to resemble one but don't quite make it. Hope that trend dies out soon.

For instance I think these are so fugly:





I don't mind white kitchens but I hope the white on white on white trend everywhere else dies out soon.

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Yes to all of this.

We've used white and gray for decades, it's always a beautiful combination. Cream is also nice. Kitchens shall be white or need to be remodeled every 8 years. Craftsman is the best style to stay timeless because it bridges the gap between farmhouse and colonial. Sears homes and Massachusetts is the Craftsman and it's 100s of years old.

Craftsman is early 20th century, not 100s of years old. Craftsman doesn't bridge any gap between farmhouse and colonial style homes, it's a unique style. Kitchens don't need to be remodeled every 8 years if they're not white. You're just...really wrong.

Craftsman has been in style since 1890s and a farm is 1000 years old, open a book or Wikipedia you moron

The American Craftsman style (along with a wide variety of related but conceptually distinct European design movements) was developed out of the British Arts and Crafts movement, which began as early as the 1860s.[1]

Lordy, you're thick. A farm is 1000 years old!? Did you read that on Wikipedia too? You have no idea what you're talking about and you're barely coherent. You said (or you tried to say) that Sears homes in Massachusetts are hundreds of years old. They are from the 20th century. FWIW, the craftsman style didn't take off in the US until the Gamble House and the Marston houses (mansions) were built in SoCal, both in 1908 by different firms. Then smaller craftsman neighborhoods started appearing, with homes first designed by architects, then by master builders, and eventually as a kit you could order from the Sears catalog. American Craftsman is a distinct style that has nothing to do with the colonial architecture that preceded it or the colonial revival that followed. There is no "farmhouse style" architecture unless you mean vernacular buildings? There are a lot of interesting scholarly articles you can read about historical home styles in the US. Try one of those, not wikipedia. Or for an informative survey, you can read "A Field Guide to American Houses." It is the standard for anyone who cares to learn about American residential architecture.

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Ugly patterned tile in bathrooms
Black windows
Blonde wood
Two tone kitchen cabinets
Exposed light bulbs
“Wood look” tile
“Brushed nickel”
Words on walls

Hanging head in shame on some of these...

I'm that poster and you should never be shamed by internet strangers. I can hate anything if I try for a minute. You are probably a great person with a lovely house filled with happy, loving people.

That's a nice follow-up, PP. curious what your issue is with brushed nickel? I find it to be an attractive look in most kitchens and bathrooms.

Not PP, but brushed nickel just looks like cheap builder grade stuff (even if it’s not).

It belongs with the “wood” tiles.

What do you think looks better? Serious question.

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I cook ethnic foods, as do many of my friends. So, if someone doesn't like the ethnic food smell, then we probably wouldn't get along with them that well anyways to have them over often.

IMO, the kitchen area is the heart of the home. I like it to be roomy, bright and airy.

We cook ethnic foods too but I'm completely turned off the open plan. We have a large kitchen/large family room combo and the noise pollution is absolutely horrid. You cannot comfortably cook or use the tap without interfering with the telly sound in the living room. If I use my (powerful) fan, the decibel level everywhere just rises.

In my next house, the kitchen will be large but connected to only the dining room, if that. Absolutely closed off from any living spaces. People are welcome to hang out in the kitchen, they don't need to be one foot in the living room.

I agree. Dislike the open kitchen/family room plan. I too wild
Love a great big kitchen with a breakfast area, and a family room connected by a small hallway.

[Anonymous]

Interior doors with texture/paneling on them. Flat front doors look so much nicer and more modern. Also, one less surface for dust to accumulate.

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Anonymous wrote:Interior doors with texture/paneling on them. Flat front doors look so much nicer and more modern. Also, one less surface for dust to accumulate.

I definitely hate the typical white builder-grade paneled doors. Especially if there are shiny brass knobs or brushed nickel lever handles.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate front loading garages with a passion. I would never buy a house with one.

I hate the "modern farmhouse" trend. Classic farmhouses are nice but I'm talking about the McMansions that are built to resemble one but don't quite make it. Hope that trend dies out soon.

For instance I think these are so fugly:





I don't mind white kitchens but I hope the white on white on white trend everywhere else dies out soon.

+1

Yes to all of this.

We've used white and gray for decades, it's always a beautiful combination. Cream is also nice. Kitchens shall be white or need to be remodeled every 8 years. Craftsman is the best style to stay timeless because it bridges the gap between farmhouse and colonial. Sears homes and Massachusetts is the Craftsman and it's 100s of years old.

Craftsman is early 20th century, not 100s of years old. Craftsman doesn't bridge any gap between farmhouse and colonial style homes, it's a unique style. Kitchens don't need to be remodeled every 8 years if they're not white. You're just...really wrong.

Craftsman has been in style since 1890s and a farm is 1000 years old, open a book or Wikipedia you moron

The American Craftsman style (along with a wide variety of related but conceptually distinct European design movements) was developed out of the British Arts and Crafts movement, which began as early as the 1860s.[1]

Lordy, you're thick. A farm is 1000 years old!? Did you read that on Wikipedia too? You have no idea what you're talking about and you're barely coherent. You said (or you tried to say) that Sears homes in Massachusetts are hundreds of years old. They are from the 20th century. FWIW, the craftsman style didn't take off in the US until the Gamble House and the Marston houses (mansions) were built in SoCal, both in 1908 by different firms. Then smaller craftsman neighborhoods started appearing, with homes first designed by architects, then by master builders, and eventually as a kit you could order from the Sears catalog. American Craftsman is a distinct style that has nothing to do with the colonial architecture that preceded it or the colonial revival that followed. There is no "farmhouse style" architecture unless you mean vernacular buildings? There are a lot of interesting scholarly articles you can read about historical home styles in the US. Try one of those, not wikipedia. Or for an informative survey, you can read "A Field Guide to American Houses." It is the standard for anyone who cares to learn about American residential architecture.

The Craftsman movement was part of a larger stylistic arts and crafts movement that also included the American Shingle style, which dates back to the 1880s (even late 1870s). There's a lot of overlap between Craftsman and Shingle which is why these days most Shingle houses for sale are advertised as Craftsmen, which isn't entirely correct. And the Shingle style borrowed many colonial and Georgian elements (as did the British arts & crafts styles). Nonetheless, most styles, including most craftsmen buildings, were rarely "pure" and could and did integrate stylistic elements of other styles. So it's not something to get uptight about, methinks.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate front loading garages with a passion. I would never buy a house with one.

I hate the "modern farmhouse" trend. Classic farmhouses are nice but I'm talking about the McMansions that are built to resemble one but don't quite make it. Hope that trend dies out soon.

For instance I think these are so fugly:





I don't mind white kitchens but I hope the white on white on white trend everywhere else dies out soon.

+1

Yes to all of this.

We've used white and gray for decades, it's always a beautiful combination. Cream is also nice. Kitchens shall be white or need to be remodeled every 8 years. Craftsman is the best style to stay timeless because it bridges the gap between farmhouse and colonial. Sears homes and Massachusetts is the Craftsman and it's 100s of years old.

Craftsman is early 20th century, not 100s of years old. Craftsman doesn't bridge any gap between farmhouse and colonial style homes, it's a unique style. Kitchens don't need to be remodeled every 8 years if they're not white. You're just...really wrong.

Craftsman has been in style since 1890s and a farm is 1000 years old, open a book or Wikipedia you moron

The American Craftsman style (along with a wide variety of related but conceptually distinct European design movements) was developed out of the British Arts and Crafts movement, which began as early as the 1860s.[1]

Lordy, you're thick. A farm is 1000 years old!? Did you read that on Wikipedia too? You have no idea what you're talking about and you're barely coherent. You said (or you tried to say) that Sears homes in Massachusetts are hundreds of years old. They are from the 20th century. FWIW, the craftsman style didn't take off in the US until the Gamble House and the Marston houses (mansions) were built in SoCal, both in 1908 by different firms. Then smaller craftsman neighborhoods started appearing, with homes first designed by architects, then by master builders, and eventually as a kit you could order from the Sears catalog. American Craftsman is a distinct style that has nothing to do with the colonial architecture that preceded it or the colonial revival that followed. There is no "farmhouse style" architecture unless you mean vernacular buildings? There are a lot of interesting scholarly articles you can read about historical home styles in the US. Try one of those, not wikipedia. Or for an informative survey, you can read "A Field Guide to American Houses." It is the standard for anyone who cares to learn about American residential architecture.

The Craftsman movement was part of a larger stylistic arts and crafts movement that also included the American Shingle style, which dates back to the 1880s (even late 1870s). There's a lot of overlap between Craftsman and Shingle which is why these days most Shingle houses for sale are advertised as Craftsmen, which isn't entirely correct. And the Shingle style borrowed many colonial and Georgian elements (as did the British arts & crafts styles). Nonetheless, most styles, including most craftsmen buildings, were rarely "pure" and could and did integrate stylistic elements of other styles. So it's not something to get uptight about, methinks.

Of course architecture does not evolve in a vacuum, but architecture historians disagree with you: the Arts and Crafts movement does not encompass shingle style. There may be some similarities and overlap in aesthetic or approach, but they began as two unique movements. The Arts and Crafts movement migrated to the US from Great Britain, but shingle style is American and evolved from colonial architecture before Arts and Crafts made it across the pond to be interpreted as American Craftsman architecture. Before the Arts and Crafts movement crossed the pond, it was very influenced by earlier architecture of the British Isles - medieval, tudor, and gothic, but not Georgian and of course not colonial.

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Hate hate homes with the garage in the back of the house. I also hate the trend of putting bedrooms at the front and main level of the house. Builders are making these optional. I know people who go for this option do so so that their elderly parents can stay with them. I just think it looks so out of place and tacky.

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Anonymous wrote:Easily fixable, but nothing makes me giggle more than McMansions with two big pointy topiaries in huge urns in front, framing the door.

Usually the McMansions are "Italianate."

Wow, do you say that about other countries? That's racist.

Interesting.

NP. Yes, Italianate architecture is very interesting. Go troll elsewhere.

I believe PP is referring to the Tuscan look that was popular in the 1990’s . Those houses did not age well.

https://www.idesignarch.com/classical-italianate-villa-in-minnesota/

With the pointy topiary/junipers...

That house has a lot of nice qualities - the pool and center room. Take out the gaudy paint and decor, and it could be really nice. Too big for me, but someone will like it.

This house could be stunning. Get rid of all of their personal stuff and fix the kitchen. And swap out the light fixtures.

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Anonymous wrote:Farm house
Ugly patterned tile in bathrooms
Black windows
Blonde wood
Two tone kitchen cabinets
Exposed light bulbs
“Wood look” tile
“Brushed nickel”
Words on walls

Hanging head in shame on some of these...

I'm that poster and you should never be shamed by internet strangers. I can hate anything if I try for a minute. You are probably a great person with a lovely house filled with happy, loving people.

That's a nice follow-up, PP. curious what your issue is with brushed nickel? I find it to be an attractive look in most kitchens and bathrooms.

Not PP, but brushed nickel just looks like cheap builder grade stuff (even if it’s not).

It belongs with the “wood” tiles.

What do you think looks better? Serious question.

Depends on the house/room/fixture, but:
Matte black
Oil rubbed bronze
Unlacquered brass
Polished nickel
Chrome
Stainless steel

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Anonymous wrote:I hate front loading garages with a passion. I would never buy a house with one.

I hate the "modern farmhouse" trend. Classic farmhouses are nice but I'm talking about the McMansions that are built to resemble one but don't quite make it. Hope that trend dies out soon.

For instance I think these are so fugly:





I don't mind white kitchens but I hope the white on white on white trend everywhere else dies out soon.

+1

Yes to all of this.

We've used white and gray for decades, it's always a beautiful combination. Cream is also nice. Kitchens shall be white or need to be remodeled every 8 years. Craftsman is the best style to stay timeless because it bridges the gap between farmhouse and colonial. Sears homes and Massachusetts is the Craftsman and it's 100s of years old.

Craftsman is early 20th century, not 100s of years old. Craftsman doesn't bridge any gap between farmhouse and colonial style homes, it's a unique style. Kitchens don't need to be remodeled every 8 years if they're not white. You're just...really wrong.

Craftsman has been in style since 1890s and a farm is 1000 years old, open a book or Wikipedia you moron

The American Craftsman style (along with a wide variety of related but conceptually distinct European design movements) was developed out of the British Arts and Crafts movement, which began as early as the 1860s.[1]

Yeah but the architectural vernacular being used now to make “McCraftsmans” is early 20th century. A Sears house is in philosophical conflict with the British Arts and Crafts movement. It’s disingenous to suggest a home made by hand in the 1890s is why my CCDC new construction has exterior corbels. It has them because of Sears houses from the 20s.