"Modern Farmhouse" look is so boring and already looks dated

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Anonymous wrote:Mixed in an existing neighborhood, though, they look like ghost ships. It's not a warm, inviting look but rather cold and imposing. PP, you don't understand why people would care about the character of their neighborhood?

Our neighborhood is a mix of older houses and newer builds, so the newer builds are colonials, Craftsman-style, farmhouse-style, and other more modern builds. The "Modern Farmhouse" houses fit in just as well as anything else. Either you want the houses in the neighborhood to mostly look alike or you don't care that much. The worst thing aren't the houses, but the Karens who live in a neighborhood with a lot of teardowns but complain a lot and really belong in some HOA-subdivision in Ashburn.

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Anonymous wrote:Right? Why are they all white with basically 2x4s as trim and black framed windows? It’s SO BORING. At least the craftsmen were different colors, had different color trims, some different elements.

I say this as someone who lives in a cookie cutter brick colonial.

I love colonials. Those never go out of style.

Colonials are ugly and dated. I can’t believe you like them.

You are a poo poo head.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel really lucky to own a home, and I’m really happy for all the people in my life who have fulfilled their dream of owning a home. It’s hard to keep up with home maintenance and repair, so I’m proud even of our new roof and our new hot water heater. I’m proud of our new windows and window treatments. We’ve barely done any decor updates, and we really need new carpets and flooring. I look forward to be able to do that.

If your dream was to own a home and now you do, congratulations, and great job on all the work and savings and patience it takes to maintain your home. You are living not only your own dream, but the dream of many people who might never achieve it.

Oh c’mon we’re not crapping on little 3 BR/2BA ramblers that someone scrounged up a downpayment for with blood, sweat, and tears.

Most of these houses are $2-3M +. People at that price point have options. Yes it’s an accomplishment to own those homes, but they could have picked a different style. Obviously they like it enough to drop a lot of money on it, so good for them, but the rest of us aren’t horrible for disliking an affluent trend that is overdone.

I don't care what people build in my neighborhood at the 3-4M price point (the 2M days are largely over). All I see is more $$$ for me later.

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I actually like them. And I like capes, and craftsmans, and sometimes MCMs, etc. But most of us plebes aren’t lucky enough to live in a home we think is beautiful.

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What's up with the siding on these? Why the big vertical boards?

I feel like all these seams would be a haven for water intrusion after a few years.

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t this just be fixed by paint? Not seeing the problem here.

No because the windows aren’t wood.

You can paint things that aren't wood.

What about all those brick colonials that got painted?

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Anonymous wrote:I feel really lucky to own a home, and I’m really happy for all the people in my life who have fulfilled their dream of owning a home. It’s hard to keep up with home maintenance and repair, so I’m proud even of our new roof and our new hot water heater. I’m proud of our new windows and window treatments. We’ve barely done any decor updates, and we really need new carpets and flooring. I look forward to be able to do that.

If your dream was to own a home and now you do, congratulations, and great job on all the work and savings and patience it takes to maintain your home. You are living not only your own dream, but the dream of many people who might never achieve it.

Oh c’mon we’re not crapping on little 3 BR/2BA ramblers that someone scrounged up a downpayment for with blood, sweat, and tears.

Most of these houses are $2-3M +. People at that price point have options. Yes it’s an accomplishment to own those homes, but they could have picked a different style. Obviously they like it enough to drop a lot of money on it, so good for them, but the rest of us aren’t horrible for disliking an affluent trend that is overdone.

Unless you live in like, a yurt, stuff your sanctimony. Whatever house you own that was built in the last 20 to even 60 years in the greater DC Metro area can be called “overdone,” whether it is a Colonial, a townhouse, a ranch-style home, a Cape Cod, Tudor, classic 1940s brick, farm house, McMansion, whatever. Unless you have a Swiss Family Robinson tree house or something, your house is not “unique,” so just stop.

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Anonymous wrote:What's up with the siding on these? Why the big vertical boards?

I feel like all these seams would be a haven for water intrusion after a few years.

I can't tell if this is a real photo or AI generated. This house belongs on a vineyard. That's it.

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Anonymous wrote:What's up with the siding on these? Why the big vertical boards?

I feel like all these seams would be a haven for water intrusion after a few years.

I can't tell if this is a real photo or AI generated. This house belongs on a vineyard. That's it.

It's a rendering of one of models offered by a builder.

My point still stands - don't these large vertical siding panels allow water to get into the home? Seems like it would eventually get into the wall after a decade of exposure to the elements.

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We knew that would happen when the style was introduced, of course.

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Anonymous wrote:Right? Why are they all white with basically 2x4s as trim and black framed windows? It’s SO BORING. At least the craftsmen were different colors, had different color trims, some different elements.

I say this as someone who lives in a cookie cutter brick colonial.

I love colonials. Those never go out of style.

Colonials are ugly and dated. I can’t believe you like them.

DP but I will never tire of a traditional center hall brick colonial. (Not talking about the 1980s brick in front, siding on the rest style). But the actual ~1920s-30s era (well maintained) colonials will forever be my favorite.

Alas I do not live in one.

This is us! All we wanted was four sided brick colonial and knew we could make it nice and updated. The location and all brick, that’s what holds value.

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Anonymous wrote:What's up with the siding on these? Why the big vertical boards?

I feel like all these seams would be a haven for water intrusion after a few years.

I can't tell if this is a real photo or AI generated. This house belongs on a vineyard. That's it.

It's a rendering of one of models offered by a builder.

My point still stands - don't these large vertical siding panels allow water to get into the home? Seems like it would eventually get into the wall after a decade of exposure to the elements.

Those are not vertical panels that overlap or lock together like horizontal siding. They are large (4'x8' plywood sized) panels with vertical battens. The battens are 1"x2" wooden strips nailed/glued on top of the panels to hide the seams and provide a pattern. Water can't seep through the house because the seams are taped and there's a vapor barrier behind the panel.

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Anonymous wrote:Mixed in an existing neighborhood, though, they look like ghost ships. It's not a warm, inviting look but rather cold and imposing. PP, you don't understand why people would care about the character of their neighborhood?

Our neighborhood is a mix of older houses and newer builds, so the newer builds are colonials, Craftsman-style, farmhouse-style, and other more modern builds. The "Modern Farmhouse" houses fit in just as well as anything else. Either you want the houses in the neighborhood to mostly look alike or you don't care that much. The worst thing aren't the houses, but the Karens who live in a neighborhood with a lot of teardowns but complain a lot and really belong in some HOA-subdivision in Ashburn.

We love the eclectic mix of old and new houses, and the different design choices. It brings out the personality of the neighborhood. We went with the black and white farmhouse design because it's easy to change with some paint and minor updates.

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Farmhouses are white. Drive around on the eastern shore. All of the farmhouses are white. Drive around Lancaster and you will see all white farmhouses.

I suspect white was the cheapest exterior paint back in the day and farmers are careful with their money.

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The positive side of the white color: much more resistance to heat and helps bring AC bill down.

At least the color is better for the planet