What house trends do you hate?

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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.

I can't believe this because usually I hate these big gaudy houses - but I sort of like this one. I think it's because of the gaudy paint and decor, though. Makes it look like someone was having a good time with the place, not just trying to impress the neighbors. Also now I covet an indoor pool.

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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.

I can't believe this because usually I hate these big gaudy houses - but I sort of like this one. I think it's because of the gaudy paint and decor, though. Makes it look like someone was having a good time with the place, not just trying to impress the neighbors. Also now I covet an indoor pool.

It looks very well done for the "go big or go home" category. Plus, they have a sense of humor. The stair art.

The ornate framed selfie in this room (kitchen?) is funny too.


I wish I could read the whole quote on the floor.

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We have "wood" tiles (luxury plank vinyl) in our kitchen. We have small kids and the hardwood was gorgeous, but stressed me out constantly and just wore so much faster than the rest of the house. When we renovated, we replaced with the tiles and it's been so worth it for the peace of mind. If we're in the house long term, we can go back to hardwood the next time we renovate the kitchen.

Really I just hate humongous new builds on postage stamp lots. They look cheap, generic, and scream conspicuous consumption. Where do the kids in these houses play if there's no yard left?

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Craftsman houses built in the last 15 years or so (very different from the real Craftsman houses)
Coffered ceilings on a new build
Grey everything
Barn doors

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More than anything else, I detest the trend of referring to houses as "homes". No house is a home unless it's yours. Otherwise, it's a house. Just a house.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share (with pics) colors they like on walls that are not grey or greige? Am curious and wanting to be inspired...

I'm not going to post pics of my house but our sun room is open to the living room and we have a buttery cream color in those rooms. We have a linen color with the just slightest tint of yellow in our hallway. Dining room is a peachy creamy pink (I love pink) and our powder room is sea foam green. Kitchen is white cabinets with greige walls. Upstairs, daughter's room is a light green color, son's room is light blue, bathroom is half bead board with turquoise blue, and playroom is a burnt sienna color. Our bedroom is a creamy rose and our bathroom is a blue green color.

To each his own here, I much prefer neutral walls to pink, sea foam green, or orange.

Me, too. Buttery colors give me the creeps. Grey or white, please.

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If grey and white was good enough for vintage Dior, it's good enough for me.

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Anonymous wrote:The ugly garages being front and center. Why why why???? Why make those the absolute focus and center of the house? They are ugly. They should be in the back tucked away.

I also hate faux everything. Vinyl siding meant to look like wood. Fake stones stuck on top of your facade instead of being the actual wall. Fake wood floors. Formica or quartz made to look like other stone... what's wrong with quartz? It's own qualities are quite nice. Stop faking it. Even newer materials have some redeeming qualities and should stop perpetrating a fraud. It looks CHEAP and feels gross.

My wife hates front-and-center garages, and I'll admit that they're not my favorite. But as for why... if you look at the houses where they exist, it's usually because the frontage of the lot doesn't allow room to get the cars over to the side or rear of the home. The only way to access a garage is to have it right in front, off the street. The solution is stay away from neighborhoods developed like that, but sometimes there's no good solution for a garage.

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Anonymous wrote:Craftsman houses built in the last 15 years or so (very different from the real Craftsman houses)
Coffered ceilings on a new build
Grey everything
Barn doors

Yes on these!!!

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Barn doors are horribly ugly

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Anonymous wrote:The ugly garages being front and center. Why why why???? Why make those the absolute focus and center of the house? They are ugly. They should be in the back tucked away.

I also hate faux everything. Vinyl siding meant to look like wood. Fake stones stuck on top of your facade instead of being the actual wall. Fake wood floors. Formica or quartz made to look like other stone... what's wrong with quartz? It's own qualities are quite nice. Stop faking it. Even newer materials have some redeeming qualities and should stop perpetrating a fraud. It looks CHEAP and feels gross.

My wife hates front-and-center garages, and I'll admit that they're not my favorite. But as for why... if you look at the houses where they exist, it's usually because the frontage of the lot doesn't allow room to get the cars over to the side or rear of the home. The only way to access a garage is to have it right in front, off the street. The solution is stay away from neighborhoods developed like that, but sometimes there's no good solution for a garage.

then they should make lots bigger

the solution is not to make super ugly houses everywhere

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share (with pics) colors they like on walls that are not grey or greige? Am curious and wanting to be inspired...

I'm not going to post pics of my house but our sun room is open to the living room and we have a buttery cream color in those rooms. We have a linen color with the just slightest tint of yellow in our hallway. Dining room is a peachy creamy pink (I love pink) and our powder room is sea foam green. Kitchen is white cabinets with greige walls. Upstairs, daughter's room is a light green color, son's room is light blue, bathroom is half bead board with turquoise blue, and playroom is a burnt sienna color. Our bedroom is a creamy rose and our bathroom is a blue green color.

To each his own here, I much prefer neutral walls to pink, sea foam green, or orange.

Me, too. Buttery colors give me the creeps. Grey or white, please.

what? lol

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Anonymous wrote:I love more than half the hated trends on this thread, especially neutral walls, white kitchens and modern farmhouses. I must be really basic.

That's OK, I like some of them too so we can hang out. I'll bring the pumpkin spice lattes.

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Gray, gray and grey. However you spell it.

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Anonymous wrote:More than anything else, I detest the trend of referring to houses as "homes". No house is a home unless it's yours. Otherwise, it's a house. Just a house.

+1000
why do we have to make everything sentimental and sappy? Ugh