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mcmansions are tacky, we live in a VERY tacky society and homes currently reflect that.. same for cars, look how fugly new cars look. people build homes that look like the friggin olive garden or a mini parthenon with GOLD trim, with 4 car garage on 1/4 acre, metal gate and security camera system to boot.. why does it bother people like myself? because we have to constantly look at them when we drive through our roads.
there are obviously also new construction that look great, where it is built to fit, and doesn't make you queesy.
It's funny I was just going to post about that that tacky trend in L.A. is known as Persian Palaces, and there is the picture title in the second photo
There is a clan of Eastern European(?) Jews who have placed a very tacky and overbuilt stamp in parts of Brooklyn that has raised the ire of the local, settled residents there.
Wherever they are or whatever they are called it is just plain awful.
I think it's pretty, but I understand why they wouldn't want historic homes torn down for these.
Lol 'historic homes'. I have lived in several areas built from the 1910's through the 1950's, and the vast majority of them were filled with cheap tract homes with no architectural value whatsoever. There would be less than no reason to build a new house to try and match these tickytacky boxes built by the lowest bidder.
I wouldn't say they're ugly. But they're not what I would call charming, or beautiful. They remind a bit of homes in Mexico that have all that stuff tacked onto their buildings, and a fence in front because they use the front yard like a back yard. That home is a bit ostentatious. It also seems to have an asian flair (the pointy smaller 2nd floor).
It's like a house with an inferiority complex. I don't like it. Especially the garage on the front. I don't understand spending money to build a house and slapping an ugly ole garage door on the front of it.
But it's not the worst house I've ever seen, either.
I think the garage is in front because, as is often the case with new homes, the lot is very small. There's no room for a side entrance.
Depends on what's inside...Plus, it depends on what they did to build it in the first place.
Oh and some of those 1940's 1950's houses were better built than the crap today.
of importance is landscape. most cookie cutter types don't do anything about that.
landscape is more important than putting granite in your kitchen. or redoing your bathrooms. you can't buy 20 years of landscape growth and maintenance.
this is true. also when people refer to older homes, there is alot of different eras and an entire of spectrum of build quality.. this one is a 1920's tudor style architecture, and sells for more than mcmansions 50% larger in size in ridgewood, nj. http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/m...9/16566947.jpg
this home will never look outdated simply on quality of construction and classic build. on the block, no two homes look alike.
there were homes built in the 60's that were basically cookie cutter of their times, the split level/bi level/cape cod/ranch construction. though if maintained well, they still have character over many new stucco faux brick/faux stone buildouts today. not saying there aren't spectacular new construction, in every era, there were crap buildouts and really great ones. however, my observation is more homes were built properly in the past.
another huge thing is landscaping. these older homes are built to proportion to their land. when i see a 5500 sq foot home on a 1/4-1/2 acre lot, it sticks out like a sore thumb, doesn't feel like it fits there, and then there is not enough land to do proper landscaping. landscaping makes a home complete, also people these days do cookie cutter landscape design as well, line the front of the house wall with some boxwood and evergreen shrubs and call it a day.
of importance is landscape. most cookie cutter types don't do anything about that.
landscape is more important than putting granite in your kitchen. or redoing your bathrooms. you can't buy 20 years of landscape growth and maintenance.
landscaping is totally up to the individual homeowner, not the builder of the house. Luxurious gardens take lots of time and patience and not everyone is willing to deal with it. I love well thought out landscapes. I'm trying to establish a rose garden myself. but you can easily lose all of your hard work and money to a bad insect/disease year and not everyone has time to deal with the maintenance. I work and have kids and don't really have the time. Boxwood and evergreens are your safest bets. as long as the landscape is neat and tidy, what's wrong with it?
i'd say that "mature trees" are more important than granite in the kitchen.
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