Things I hate on homes

[Anonymous]

OP, why do you hate palladian windows?

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Anonymous wrote:I think there is no right and wrong for this topic, Just purely personal taste.

+1

As a logical person I understand brick vs siding, colors etc... is all taste but when it comes down to square footage and living space EVERYONE can agree a larger newer home is better then living in an 1300 SQRFT bunglo from 1940

On the contrary, we like smaller spaces. Easier to clean, heat, live in - we purposely chose a 1928 bungalow and not a new, large home for this reason.

Even if price.wasn't an issue

[Anonymous]

Beige. Beige, beige, beige in any new subdivision. I just hate beige! But then my childhood house had neighbors of bittersweet orange, cherry red, chocolate brown, butter yellow, and cadet blue. Not that we need return to these colorful excesses of the 1970s, but just unrelieved beige is so tiresome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, why do you hate palladian windows?

Often poorly made in new homes. Just look silly from a design perspective.

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Anonymous wrote:Vinyl siding.
Vinyl replacement windows.
Fake muntins.
palladian windows.
stuck on shutters.
two story foyers.
pavers
and evn hardie plank.

You must hate my home

Yikes!

A stunning example of bad taste.

pp, that was mean.
The above house is not bad, but it does lack depth and warmth, and the windows could have been better quality. You have to look at them a lot, so best to spend some $$ there. I would have gone with a more gunpowder blue/gray and toned down the white a few notches to a grayer cream, and added some true stone around the base (like porch supports). But overall it is pleasant.

My guess is the owner of this home didn't paint it this color, her builder did. It so wasteful to have to redo all the crap that builders build.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Garage doors on the front of a house is utterly HIDEOUS and tacky. The garage doors can NOT be on the front of a house.

Hate all to wall2wall carpet (crapet). Having a mice carpet (like a pretty wool Stark) bound and used as an area rug or cut to a rooms dimensions with a few feet of wood flooring showing in a border is very pretty though.

And, of course the houses with an more $$ material on front (brick or stone) and nasty siding on the other 3 sides. Also, too much mixed material on the outside of a home (stone and brick and clapboard and raw deck wood etc....).

Drywall. Sadly though its unavoidable these days. Our houses have all had plaster walls but you can not avoid drywall if there is an addition or renovation.

Low ceilings

Most of this stuff is only found on new houses and I (usually only) like older house.

And yet, 99% of houses have been built with garages in the front. What are ya gonna do?

[Anonymous]

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As a logical person I understand brick vs siding, colors etc... is all taste but when it comes down to square footage and living space EVERYONE can agree a larger newer home is better then living in an 1300 SQRFT bunglo from 1940

On the contrary, we like smaller spaces. Easier to clean, heat, live in - we purposely chose a 1928 bungalow and not a new, large home for this reason.

+1

[Anonymous]

I hate wall-to-wall carpeting
And granite countertops. And stainless steel appliances. I love tile on a sun room floor, but hate it in the kitchen.
I hate pink, blue or green toilets and bathtubs from the 60s. (don't mind the tile as much)
Hate houses that have over 3 bathrooms. Am with you OP, on the two-story foyer. Especially with chandeliers.

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Anonymous wrote:Vinyl siding.
Vinyl replacement windows.
Fake muntins.
palladian windows.
stuck on shutters.
two story foyers.
pavers
and evn hardie plank.

You must hate my home

Yikes!

A stunning example of bad taste.

pp, that was mean.
The above house is not bad, but it does lack depth and warmth, and the windows could have been better quality. You have to look at them a lot, so best to spend some $$ there. I would have gone with a more gunpowder blue/gray and toned down the white a few notches to a grayer cream, and added some true stone around the base (like porch supports). But overall it is pleasant.

My guess is the owner of this home didn't paint it this color, her builder did. It so wasteful to have to redo all the crap that builders build.

I like the color, and the shingles. Though I wouldn't want the house (too big for us.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I had to replace windows I would put the cheap ones in the back and side and spend some money to do a nice jb in the front with better quality.
WRT Hardie plank, it can look redundant, but it is better than vinyl.

No you wouldn't because this would look stupid, mismatched, and obvious to any potential buyers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I used to hate split levels until I moved into one. And brick. And vinyl siding. Guess what? We weren't going to find a house we could afford in a neighborhood we liked around here that wasn't a rambler or split-level, and half-brick / half-vinyl.

Turns out split-levels are super functional. Who knew? And when I drive through my neighborhood these days, I think "what a nice place to live" instead of "these houses are all so ugly".

I still really hate the decorative glass plating on our front door though

Agree, this is the general consensus if you want to live in a good area and aren't a millionaire you will need to live in an older uglier house than a newer nice looking McMansion.

Will someone please, please for the love of God tell my DH this? I keep arguing that if the house is in solid shape we can fix the "ugly" over time.

[Anonymous]

Here's something I hate: When people confuse the word "home" with the word "house".

I had a realtor once who kept talking about selling my home. I'm selling my house, you bimbo! I'm taking my home with me!

[Anonymous]

red brick houses that were once painted white and have now been shittly jet washed leaving a half white half red look. terrible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vinyl siding.
Vinyl replacement windows.
Fake muntins.
palladian windows.
stuck on shutters.
two story foyers.
pavers
and evn hardie plank.

You must hate my home

Yikes!

A stunning example of bad taste.

pp, that was mean.
The above house is not bad, but it does lack depth and warmth, and the windows could have been better quality. You have to look at them a lot, so best to spend some $$ there. I would have gone with a more gunpowder blue/gray and toned down the white a few notches to a grayer cream, and added some true stone around the base (like porch supports). But overall it is pleasant.

My guess is the owner of this home didn't paint it this color, her builder did. It so wasteful to have to redo all the crap that builders build.

I like the color, and the shingles. Though I wouldn't want the house (too big for us.)

This is a really nice house, color, windows, size, and all. I'm pretty sure 99% of the people in the world would love to live in this house.

[Anonymous]

vinyl siding