What house trends do you hate?

[Anonymous]

Shiplap, but I guess that isn't trendy anymore?

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of triangles on the roof.

White kitchens.

Mosiacs in the shower.

Subway tiles.

Open floor plans.

Columns everywhere.

I love open floor plans. So much more friends and family friendly. I'm not a formal person. My 80 year old inlaws prefer the closed off kitchen/dining room. They are very formal.

When we have get togethers, people hang out in the kitchen. It doesn't matter if I put the food out in the dining room. They all seem to congregate in the kitchen area. So, we just blew out the walls to the kitchen/family room, and now we can have people hang out in the kitchen area and not feel cramped.

Kids hang out in the finished basement. Adults hang out in the kitchen/family room. It's great.

I am getting sick of the gray/white kitchen and subway tiles. I like color.

And I don't, never did, and never will. But apparently it's not ok having a personal choice that happens to reflect some current trend. Maybe I will be cool again when color returns to the new construction homes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White kitchens. Timeless? Nope. Sterile and Trendy.

I completely disagree. I loved white everything and had it this way many ago when it was not trendy and will continue using white even if trends change, I don't care. It's my personal preference. I like sterile, something wrong with it?

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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.

That's why we have a large telly in the finished basement where the kids hang out. If they don't like the sound of the fan, they can go downstairs.

We do still have a separate dining room, but for some reason people like to hang out in the kitchen. I do, too. So, the kitchen/family room combo is great.

The kitchen would have to be pretty huge (fit a comfy couch and table/chairs for six and bar stools, etc..) for me to consider having a "closed" off kitchen.

You need two kitchens, like a main closed-off kitchen where all the real cooking happens and guests don't go there, and a social kitchenette with a bar where minor food prep and serving of food happens, mainly for entertaining. Actually older homes used to have this setup, sometimes secondary entertainment kitchen/bar would be in the basement. If I were to build a new home from scratch I definitely would use this approach. I would not have a dedicated dining room, I would have a large living space with a secondary entertainment open kitchen and bar, a large dining table with lots of chairs next to it and an open sitting area with space for play area for little kids parents have to keep an eye on. That's how we entertain usually and it's practical for us. I would want my main kitchen to be off limits to guests and not having to keep it in sparkling condition all the time, messy countertops and sink full of dishes, no problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:White kitchens. Timeless? Nope. Sterile and Trendy.

I completely disagree. I loved white everything and had it this way many ago when it was not trendy and will continue using white even if trends change, I don't care. It's my personal preference. I like sterile, something wrong with it?

[Anonymous]

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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?

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

+1

You are an adult. Be an individual.

And if you individually prefer white walls and light colored interiors, it's somehow wrong? I loved white everything ages ago and still love it now and will continue loving it. I like light, lots of it, open spaces and clean surfaces. I absolutely detest dark walls, stuffy rooms, dark wood, small windows, lots of knicknacks. If your personal taste happens to coincide with some current trend does it make less valid somehow?

Np - Not what has been stated here.

[Anonymous]

I love white walls and ceilings, I prefer to accessorize with colors as I have more freedom knowing that there is no conflict with wall color, no need to coordinate. I use colorful cushions and curtains and rugs and pictures. I switched from red-based color palette to blue by just changing slip covers, rugs and some picture frames.

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Anonymous wrote:girls, girls!

you can pick any color!

it's fine!

seriously though pull your couch away from the wall.

Oh we are tacky and have one room with two couches against opposite walls. We are just looking for livability right now with dogs and kids and don't need focal points or conversation nooks. Is there hope for us?

Yes but honestly it will look so much better if you pull them even a little off the wall. Like 6 inches. Try it.

I will try and report back

[Anonymous]

Americans have gotten smart and ignore the failed attendees
Attempts at designers to get people to redesign their homes before they wear out. Stainless steel appliances, white cabinets, light granite or quartz, open floorplan, Mediterranean hardwood floors, light warm gray paint, subway tiles is a timeless look that will engage those trying to justify remodeling every 10 years

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Americans have gotten smart and ignore the failed attendees
Attempts at designers to get people to redesign their homes before they wear out. Stainless steel appliances, white cabinets, light granite or quartz, open floorplan, Mediterranean hardwood floors, light warm gray paint, subway tiles is a timeless look that will engage those trying to justify remodeling every 10 years

Medium hardwood not Mediterranean...

[Anonymous]

I hate the trend of ripping all the charm out of houses and making into modern marble-covered monstrosities.

I hate the trend of houses with no or just one bathtub and it's in the hall bath not the master. I like to soak in a tub, I want a slipper or clawfoot tub, not just a shower!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:girls, girls!

you can pick any color!

it's fine!

seriously though pull your couch away from the wall.

Oh we are tacky and have one room with two couches against opposite walls. We are just looking for livability right now with dogs and kids and don't need focal points or conversation nooks. Is there hope for us?

Yes but honestly it will look so much better if you pull them even a little off the wall. Like 6 inches. Try it.

I will try and report back

NP here -- can you tell me a little more about pulling couches away from the wall? I've lived in houses/apartments with tiny living rooms my whole life, so I always had the couch against a wall for space reasons (or lack-of-space reasons). I'm getting ready to finish a renovation now that will give me a good sized family room -- what does pulling the couches away from the walls do, visually?

I swear I'm not trying to be snarky...just sincerely trying to understand!

[Anonymous]

I love subway tile and always have. It reminds me of old time restaurants that I loved growing up. I dont care if it goes the way of avocado appliances. I'll keep doing it!

[Anonymous]

Synthetic plastic and vinyl everything on the exterior

Giant weird-shaped windows

Chimneys that are covered in siding and don't go all the way to the ground

House renovations/flips that absolutely destroy any character in older homes. The original construction was probably better quality than whatever materials you are installing.

"Open concept living"

Two-story family rooms - waste of space and horrible to heat

Open shelving in kitchens - may look nice but not very functional, and everything on them A. needs to be nicely organized and B. gets dusty!

Giant master baths that are the size of a bedroom with a huge soaking tub nobody ever uses and big windows that give you no privacy

Cove ceilings in dining rooms and master bedrooms

"Man Caves" and "She Sheds"

[Anonymous]

"Accent walls" that are a different color from all the others
White walls with dark trim
Those coffee tables that are basically giant ottomans
Tufted/fabric headboards, especially if they look like wing chairs
Decorators talking about "a pop of color"
Inspirational sayings or kids names stenciled on walls
Having an island in your walk-in closet
Snout houses (houses with a front-load garage that sticks out farther than the rest of the house)