What house trends do you hate?

[Anonymous]

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.

I have fiber cement siding on a home on Cape Cod. Put it in after having to repeatedly have the house painted due to the elements. Sometimes these products are necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Why would it have to be those colors? There's a whole spectrum out there - what do *you* like?

You're welcome:

http://us.farrow-ball.com

[Anonymous]

Outsized and disproportionate superwhite trim, like Gary Busey veneers.

http://dreamingincmyk.com/black-houses-with-white-trim/44-best-black-houses-images-on-pinterest-house-exterior-intended-for-with-white-trim-decor-1/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Why would it have to be those colors? There's a whole spectrum out there - what do *you* like?

You're welcome:

http://us.farrow-ball.com

The reason so many contractors use light gray or beige is because those colors are pale neutrals that go with other colors. Imagine if you liked cool hues like blues and greens and a house you were considering was painted in warm colors like red and yellow. Painting over that is a lot of work and can cost a few thousand to hire out a whole house. Plus the more saturated the hue the more difficult it is to paint over.

Most people do t want to create reasons for buyers to avoid their house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Why would it have to be those colors? There's a whole spectrum out there - what do *you* like?

You're welcome:

http://us.farrow-ball.com

huh? there's tons of "creamy" colors in there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Why would it have to be those colors? There's a whole spectrum out there - what do *you* like?

You're welcome:

http://us.farrow-ball.com

The reason so many contractors use light gray or beige is because those colors are pale neutrals that go with other colors. Imagine if you liked cool hues like blues and greens and a house you were considering was painted in warm colors like red and yellow. Painting over that is a lot of work and can cost a few thousand to hire out a whole house. Plus the more saturated the hue the more difficult it is to paint over.

Most people do t want to create reasons for buyers to avoid their house.

Who quibbles over a few thousand dollars when you're spending hundreds of thousands if not millions?

Hire painters, don't be cheap.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Why would it have to be those colors? There's a whole spectrum out there - what do *you* like?

You're welcome:

http://us.farrow-ball.com

The reason so many contractors use light gray or beige is because those colors are pale neutrals that go with other colors. Imagine if you liked cool hues like blues and greens and a house you were considering was painted in warm colors like red and yellow. Painting over that is a lot of work and can cost a few thousand to hire out a whole house. Plus the more saturated the hue the more difficult it is to paint over.

Most people do t want to create reasons for buyers to avoid their house.

Who quibbles over a few thousand dollars when you're spending hundreds of thousands if not millions?

Hire painters, don't be cheap.

It's not that, it's that they don't want to be marketing the house only to people who like red. Or yellow. Or blue. Gray may be boring but few people will passionately hate it. I mean if I was selling my house, I'd be clear eyed about the fact that you are buying my four walls and a land plot, not my taste in interior design. Buy it, then paint to your heart's delight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: cooktops on islands

First, the venting never works well, and it’s so awkward to make things like soups and curry or stews. Fried stuff is also difficult. Maybe it works for people who only eat frozen pizza but I need to be able to cook! I like a range hood that vents outside and a cooktop that backs to a wall.

Totally Agree. And also sinks on islands. I like facing an outside window when doing dishes.

[Anonymous]

Watching this thread really demonstrates how trends come and go. 15 years ago, everyone was painting their rooms in some pretty bold colors. Remember that deep red so many people were using? And people got tired of that and when to neutral gray. And now that's out and people are suggesting colors again.

Same with cabinets. 15 years ago it was all cherry wood. Then it moved to white and other painted cabinets like gray. Now people are saying white is done and time to go back to wood. We'll probably be moving back to oak soon, which for so many recent years people have instantly ripped out for it being outdated.

People spend so much money trying to keep up with the trends. The best is to just keep something neutral and classic that will last so you don't have to redo your house every 10 years.

[Anonymous]

White and greige has been around for centuries, not a trend

Stainless is the same. They make logical sense just like rich people driving Hondas.

Save the money and don't have to remodel or paint.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White and greige has been around for centuries, not a trend

Stainless is the same. They make logical sense just like rich people driving Hondas.

Save the money and don't have to remodel or paint.

I paint the warm colors I like and then have it repainted greige or whatever people are buying when we are ready to sell. We're bin the process of getting rid of all the depressing gray in our very dark new house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White and greige has been around for centuries, not a trend

Stainless is the same. They make logical sense just like rich people driving Hondas.

Save the money and don't have to remodel or paint.

I paint the warm colors I like and then have it repainted greige or whatever people are buying when we are ready to sell. We're bin the process of getting rid of all the depressing gray in our very dark new house.

Greige is not dark

[Anonymous]

Bring back dining rooms and galley kitchens. Also, I love a good bathtub. A spa shower is no substitute.

[Anonymous]

"Must have potfiller on stove" Talk about the derogatory meaning of "Italianate"! LOL. No thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Watching this thread really demonstrates how trends come and go. 15 years ago, everyone was painting their rooms in some pretty bold colors. Remember that deep red so many people were using? And people got tired of that and when to neutral gray. And now that's out and people are suggesting colors again.

Same with cabinets. 15 years ago it was all cherry wood. Then it moved to white and other painted cabinets like gray. Now people are saying white is done and time to go back to wood. We'll probably be moving back to oak soon, which for so many recent years people have instantly ripped out for it being outdated.

People spend so much money trying to keep up with the trends. The best is to just keep something neutral and classic that will last so you don't have to redo your house every 10 years.

The point seems to be that once the majority of homes have a certain trend (ie: grey/white everywhere) - then it becomes overdone (yes, a trend) - and no longer "classic". Classic is when you do your own thing and own it, like an adult.