Are "lawyer foyers" and two-story "great rooms" out of fashion?

[Anonymous]

Or are they still desirable? Lots of the new McCraftsman houses just seem to have a main floor with no walls at all and the stairs going up in the middle. Same with bungholes. Are lawyer flyers and two-story "great rooms" out of fashion?

[Anonymous]

Sorry that should have been *bungaloes

[Anonymous]

I don't know if they're out of fashion, but I don't like them. Such a waste of space.

[Anonymous]

Yes. 2 story family rooms are out of style. 10ft tall family rooms are in style. 2 story rooms are very hard to heat and decorate.

I personally have a 2 story foyer that I love. It reminds me a lot of 1900s homes though . Everyone who visits comments on how much they love it too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry that should have been *bungaloes

So you didn't call them bungholes on purpose? I thought you were being glib.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know if they're out of fashion, but I don't like them. Such a waste of space.

A nice great room can be awesome. I hate the ones that are skinny or narrow, though. It should be roughly as wide as it is tall to not look weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. 2 story family rooms are out of style. 10ft tall family rooms are in style. 2 story rooms are very hard to heat and decorate.

I personally have a 2 story foyer that I love. It reminds me a lot of 1900s homes though . Everyone who visits comments on how much they love it too.

We have a two story foyer but not great room. I like it. It's not an obnoxiously big foyer but it's nice. Need a new chandeliers though. Previous owners put a weird modern looking thing in that was probably great looking in the 1990s.

[Anonymous]

Bungholes are never out of style.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or are they still desirable? Lots of the new McCraftsman houses just seem to have a main floor with no walls at all and the stairs going up in the middle. Same with bungholes. Are lawyer flyers and two-story "great rooms" out of fashion?

Yes, they basically went out with the 90s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry that should have been *bungaloes

Best. Typo. Ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry that should have been *bungaloes

Best. Typo. Ever.

haha. bungholes.

btw it's supposed to be bungalows not bungaloes

[Anonymous]

Yes, they are dated and tacky and consume too much of the 2nd floor square footage. We looked at some but all I could think of was how much I would prefer to have an additional bathroom instead.

They also cause noise to carry between the floors more easily, which is annoying when you have kids. My SIL has one and her boys are always throwing stuff down from upstairs. I think it's unsafe.

[Anonymous]

I don't see many newer Craftsman-style homes with "no walls at all" and the stairs in the middle. At least not in our neighborhood, where the new homes are usually at least $1.8 million. What areas are you describing? Ashburn?

[Anonymous]

Bungholes! Thanks for that, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry that should have been *bungaloes

Best. Typo. Ever.

OMG. LOVE this. Thank you autocorrect! Thank you OP!