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Anonymous wrote:Grey and white is classic and timeless, we've been building homes like this for thousands of years. Is the faux brick or Mediterranean Disney world palaces that's fake and trendy. Stick with Craftsman grey and white, open floorplan , medium dark wood ffloors, white cabinets, light granite or quartz without busy patterns and you'll be fine and ride out any of the attempted trends that last 3-5 years.

Grey and white colors are not considered "classic and timeless". Moreover, there is no such thing as "Craftsman grey and white". True Craftsman houses have natural materials such a REAL wood moldings, doors and window trim that are stained, not painted. True Craftsman colors are actually more muted earth tones, such as browns and greens. What you've described is a pre-fab mcmansion with a sorry attempt to look like a Craftsman.

Anonymous wrote:Grey and white is classic and timeless, we've been building homes like this for thousands of years. Is the faux brick or Mediterranean Disney world palaces that's fake and trendy. Stick with Craftsman grey and white, open floorplan , medium dark wood ffloors, white cabinets, light granite or quartz without busy patterns and you'll be fine and ride out any of the attempted trends that last 3-5 years.

Anonymous wrote:Grey and white is classic and timeless, we've been building homes like this for thousands of years. Is the faux brick or Mediterranean Disney world palaces that's fake and trendy. Stick with Craftsman grey and white, open floorplan , medium dark wood ffloors, white cabinets, light granite or quartz without busy patterns and you'll be fine and ride out any of the attempted trends that last 3-5 years.

Anonymous wrote:I hate Grey and it is not classic-when we were house hunting in 1998 and again in 2005 nothing was painted grey grey grey grey grey. If it was "classic" we would have seen it before 2012 or whenever people became obsessed.

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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.

LOL. That’s not what “classic” means.

My designer friends would disagree with you vehemently.

Anonymous wrote:I hate front loading garages with a passion. I would never buy a house with one.

I hate the "modern farmhouse" trend. Classic farmhouses are nice but I'm talking about the McMansions that are built to resemble one but don't quite make it. Hope that trend dies out soon.

For instance I think these are so fugly:





I don't mind white kitchens but I hope the white on white on white trend everywhere else dies out soon.

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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?

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.

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Anonymous wrote:Like fashion, some styles never look “dated” and interior can be made current by a few simple changes—pillows, throw rug, etc.

Go basic for things like stair runners and furniture that will be kept for a long time.

I am a “classic” dresser with a twist. Most of the staples can be worn time and time again and add a few trends each year.

Looking at our family photos over the past 13 years and my 20-year old wedding photos—they could have been now. They aren’t “dated”. Classic staples never go out.

This is about house trends not your wedding dress. Sheesh, the narcissism on DCUM...

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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.

LOL. That’s not what “classic” means.

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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

It is when there is very little natural light in your house.

Painted one room a light yellow with a bright white ceiling and it's made a world of difference. It's a 70s house,so no overhead lights either.

All the gray is getting dated.