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

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Anonymous wrote:Why they have to be all white, though, I don't get.

Many people like white. It has mass appeal. Remember the all-white kitchen trend?

But they are ALL white. All the new houses are white. ALL OF THEM. It's weird.

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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.

Couldn't agree more. It took us a long time to save up for our house and we are grateful for what we have. We don't care what anyone thinks of it.

So you both live in white modern farmhouses? LOL! I mean, good for you, I am just stating my opinion.

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Anonymous wrote:It's not the style it's the apparent cheapness of the materials.

Yes, exactly. Home buyers have been suckered into thinking cheap materials turn into a stylish house. It's the same with the interiors - nobody has nice baseboards and crown molding anymore, they have this because the materials are so much cheaper:

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LOL, I love how it's super obvious which posters live in these new builds. Hilarious!

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What's the style of house where the shape of the house is kind of similar to a modern farmhouse (with steeply pitched rooves, etc.), but the house is usually a white or creamy stucco? It's kind of like a modern tudor, often seen in Southern Living magazine spreads. I'd like to see more of those.

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Anonymous wrote:Someone here called them stormtrooper houses and I find that funny..
Where I live (outside Chicago) flippers are buying 100 year old bungalows, painting the brick white and adding black windows, gray vinyl floors and white kitchens. It's a complete travesty, whoever heard of a brick bungalow farmhouse?

It's for people who want that look and will never be able to afford it or buy a new build.

It's hideous. The flipped houses are going for $500-600k here while the intact bungalows with stained glass windows, woodwork, hardwood floors and red brick go for around $100k LESS! I love my house and wish I could transport it on a flatbed truck to a different area.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the style of house where the shape of the house is kind of similar to a modern farmhouse (with steeply pitched rooves, etc.), but the house is usually a white or creamy stucco? It's kind of like a modern tudor, often seen in Southern Living magazine spreads. I'd like to see more of those.

I just considered those "modern farmhouse" as well. Is that wrong though? We have a lot of those near us.

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Anonymous wrote:If you can't afford a new home in a popular style, don't buy one. Easy.

Or, you can come onto a forum and grouse about your circumstances, couching your complaint in terms of your incontrovertible sense of style, which the world should share with you.

Seriously, lady, there's no need to be defensive just because someone doesn't like your house.

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

Couldn't agree more. It took us a long time to save up for our house and we are grateful for what we have. We don't care what anyone thinks of it.

So you both live in white modern farmhouses? LOL! I mean, good for you, I am just stating my opinion.

I don’t know if the other poster lives in a modern farmhouse or not, I do.

You are entitled to your opinion. You stated it hoping others would share and affirm your taste in house design. I don’t and am stating mine.

House designs are personal choices. Share your favorite design and I’m sure there will be plenty of people who hate it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not the style it's the apparent cheapness of the materials.

Yes, exactly. Home buyers have been suckered into thinking cheap materials turn into a stylish house. It's the same with the interiors - nobody has nice baseboards and crown molding anymore, they have this because the materials are so much cheaper:

I don't think they have been suckered in all cases. In some neighborhoods the land is 1M-1.5M. Before there is even a house on it. The margins on residential construction are thin. So what do you think happens in those cases? More than half of what a new owner is buying is the land.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL, I love how it's super obvious which posters live in these new builds. Hilarious!

I don't live in a modern farmhouse and I posted upthread in defense of modern farmhouses. You can control what is built on your own property. Not your neighbor's (unless there is an HOA). Who cares what someone builds when there are no rules in place. You are also free to improve your property as you see fit.

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Give me a nice traditional brick home any day.

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Anonymous wrote:I love colonials. So classic. All brick ones with shutters. But I also like the modern farmhouse look.

None of them are actually colonials though, at least around here.

The house I grew up in in NJ was a colonial, based on the design of colonial era New England homes. The homes around here are just boxes with shutters.

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If you don’t live in it, why on earth do you care? I swear this older generation is just a bunch of complainers.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Couldn't agree more. It took us a long time to save up for our house and we are grateful for what we have. We don't care what anyone thinks of it.

So you both live in white modern farmhouses? LOL! I mean, good for you, I am just stating my opinion.

I don’t know if the other poster lives in a modern farmhouse or not, I do.

You are entitled to your opinion. You stated it hoping others would share and affirm your taste in house design. I don’t and am stating mine.

House designs are personal choices. Share your favorite design and I’m sure there will be plenty of people who hate it.

Great, happy to hear it! If you don't agree, you don't need to participate. It's SO easy.