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Um, might wanna go and look at some homes older than 30 years. Leaving it off was a very 70s and 80s thing to do.
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And just like with cars, this was not a particularly good period of home design.
If anything it was a cost savings design decision based on the poor economy.
Um, might wanna go and look at some homes older than 30 years. Leaving it off was a very 70s and 80s thing to do.
I understand that, it just wasnt until HGTV that it was ever really mentiond. I grew up in a brand new 1960 tracthouse, no one had it.....and your right, they really didnt add too much wood trims back in those days, i think wood was becoming more expensive back then if memory serves me correct.
it just wsnt something that people really seemed to really notice or ask for, that is until HGTV.
I understand that, it just wasnt until HGTV that it was ever really mentiond. I grew up in a brand new 1960 tracthouse, no one had it.....and your right, they really didnt add too much wood trims back in those days, i think wood was becoming more expensive back then if memory serves me correct.
it just wsnt something that people really seemed to really notice or ask for, that is until HGTV.
Did you commonly walk around houses with strangers noticing and discussing design details before HGTV? I can tell you the lack in some American houses was something I noticed and commented on as soon as I arrived in the US.
I get angry watching HGTV because I'm a 36 year old man with a decent to good income and every single young couple just starting out that has already popped out 3 kids can afford more house than me.
In addition I'm sick of the same crap everyone wants. I'm going to sign up for one of these house hunters shows and my demands for a new house will be:
-Laminate countertops
-Carpet throughout
-Closed floorplan (doors in between all rooms if possible)
-NO crown molding
-Black or white appliances
-No backsplash unless it's just laminate
-No kitchen island
-No bathtubs, showers only please
Wonder how fast they'll arrange to have me on the show??
Don't forget:
-popcorn ceilings
-wood panelled walls
-single sink vanities in the bathrooms
-mini-closets
Actually, my 1920'a home has crown molding (US spelling), and after about 1850, many homes with high ceilings had rather intricate versions of the same. So it is not new at all. Just a visually pleasant, traditional way to transition from wall to ceiling.
We have picture molding -- which is cool. There's about a half inch from the molding to the ceiling to hold bracket hooks that hang pictures, so you don't wreck the plaster nailing into it. I had to mail order brackets for it, but it's neat to hang pictures from it.
I get angry watching HGTV because I'm a 36 year old man with a decent to good income and every single young couple just starting out that has already popped out 3 kids can afford more house than me.
In addition I'm sick of the same crap everyone wants. I'm going to sign up for one of these house hunters shows and my demands for a new house will be:
-Laminate countertops
-Carpet throughout
-Closed floorplan (doors in between all rooms if possible)
-NO crown molding
-Black or white appliances
-No backsplash unless it's just laminate
-No kitchen island
-No bathtubs, showers only please
Wonder how fast they'll arrange to have me on the show??
My house has many of those things, but it's appropriate for the time and place it was built. I live in an open floor plan '70s tract house. Leaky floor-to-ceiling windows in a vaulted living room. And, yes, it has popcorn ceilings, and the wood, interior garage door is fire-proofed with an asbestos panel. The woodwork is mostly plain, although as a nod to Colorado rustic, it has dark, rough-finished beams. Absolutely no crown molding. Laminate countertops in the bathrooms, although there is a tumbled limestone backsplash. No wood floors; beige carpeting throughout. Plastic vertical blinds on the family room slider. Shower; no soaking tub for two. Painted original cabinets, which are nothing special. White appliances. No kitchen island. Very cramped if more than one person is trying to cook. No walk-in pantry or anything else of note. Just a basic kitchen. Small bedrooms, and a garage that takes up half the facade. It is definitely not HGTV House Hunters material; nonetheless, I love it. Comps put it at about $450k, which I think is insane, but that's the Denver market right now, and I'm not complaining.
My house has many of those things, but it's appropriate for the time and place it was built. I live in an open floor plan '70s tract house. Leaky floor-to-ceiling windows in a vaulted living room. And, yes, it has popcorn ceilings, and the wood, interior garage door is fire-proofed with an asbestos panel. The woodwork is mostly plain, although as a nod to Colorado rustic, it has dark, rough-finished beams. Absolutely no crown molding. Laminate countertops in the bathrooms, although there is a tumbled limestone backsplash. No wood floors; beige carpeting throughout. Plastic vertical blinds on the family room slider. Shower; no soaking tub for two. Painted original cabinets, which are nothing special. White appliances. No kitchen island. Very cramped if more than one person is trying to cook. No walk-in pantry or anything else of note. Just a basic kitchen. Small bedrooms, and a garage that takes up half the facade. It is definitely not HGTV House Hunters material; nonetheless, I love it. Comps put it at about $450k, which I think is insane, but that's the Denver market rightcomment now, and I'm not complaining.
I think the "list" we put together, was meant as a tongue in cheek comment, as these are items frequently found in houses built in the 60's to 80's and made fun of by the folks playing the home buyers on HGTV. You see it over and over again on those shows, where the buyers affect all manner of disgust, shock, ridicule and other entirely inappropriate reactions at seeing these items in houses they are being shown. As in "UGGGGGGHHHH, paneling, can't STAYUND IT"! Or, popcorn ceilings, (laminate counter tops, laminate tiles on floors, 60's style bathrooms, you name it) "OHHHHHH, it's so UGLY I can't look at it", even when what they are seeing is in fine shape and clean, it's just dated.
But lots and lots of homeowners live in homes that were built in the 60's to 80's, live with the items and decor that was popular at those times, and probably aren't overly traumatized by having to do so. In fact, they might even like them. I bet if you took a poll of CD posters on this thread, you'd find any number of them fit in this category.
Don't forget ceiling fans.... People almost always say they have to go on HH...
Yeah, until the summer heat arrives, and they discover the reason they were installed in the first place.
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