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Post by Katie on Jul 4, 2014 13:52:24 GMT
I always wonder if at some point, open area floor plans will seem dated. Right now most homes are one big room to me....great room, kitchen and dining all in together with no walls. I built my house to look like an old house because I like to cozy up in a room and close the door. My builder argued with me that it wasn't open enough but I built it for me, not for resale. I even added walls to close it in. It does seem very small when we have a crowd over but that's like once every five years!!! I just wonder if all these new homes with giant rooms will one day seem dated in any way. No, I don't see the open floor plans becoming dated. People want bigger and bigger, and open floor plans give the feeling of more space.
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Post by SweetieBugs on Jul 4, 2014 13:57:39 GMT
I'm not sure what is meant by the description "busy granite patterns" and the "glass tiles". I know what is meant about the small subway tiles (they are those rectangle pieces about 1 inch by 3 to 5 inches if I'm not mistaken) but can't figure out the granite and glass tile references. Can you post an image? My kitchen is 20 years old now and I would love to redo it but have 1 kid entering college this year and another in 2 years so no new kitchen for me for quite some time ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/mYSUyHtG9Jrcmm_ydVcK.jpg)
Thanks.
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Post by melanell on Jul 4, 2014 14:05:38 GMT
I like to have some separate smaller spaces, too. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg)
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Post by pyccku on Jul 4, 2014 14:31:21 GMT
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Post by raindancer on Jul 4, 2014 15:25:48 GMT
I think that it was very dated until it "came back" though. You don't really see subway tile as a norm from houses built in the 70s-90s. (At least not in any place I've lived). I know that we look at pink or gold or olive toned tile and wonder what were they thinking! But I'm sure that most people were thinking that they liked the decorating trends of the time and wanted to live like that. Shag carpet baby.
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Post by huskergal on Jul 4, 2014 15:40:09 GMT
I am wondering about white woodwork. That is the biggest trend here. I prefer the wood look. I am in love with Craftsman style homes for that reason, but the newer houses in our development have white everything. Baseboards, doors, cabinets.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Jul 4, 2014 15:59:04 GMT
It's floor plan and location, and price. Everything else can be changed Exactly ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg)
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Post by lindy on Jul 4, 2014 16:07:00 GMT
I am wondering about white woodwork. That is the biggest trend here. I prefer the wood look. I am in love with Craftsman style homes for that reason, but the newer houses in our development have white everything. Baseboards, doors, cabinets. Painted trim and woodwork is the norm here. Cabinets are a mix of stained and painted. I was surprised when you were looking at houses before you moved at how many had unpainted wood trim.
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Post by huskergal on Jul 4, 2014 16:58:49 GMT
I am wondering about white woodwork. That is the biggest trend here. I prefer the wood look. I am in love with Craftsman style homes for that reason, but the newer houses in our development have white everything. Baseboards, doors, cabinets. Painted trim and woodwork is the norm here. Cabinets are a mix of stained and painted. I was surprised when you were looking at houses before you moved at how many had unpainted wood trim. I think midwesterners like the natural wood look. My husband would never allow painted woodwork in our house.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 4, 2014 17:34:47 GMT
Not only do trends in home design change, but taste and preference do too. Thank goodness. If I were still decorating the way I designed my room in high school (purple walls, high-low shag carpet, modern chrome light fixture, etc), I'd be the laughingstock of my friends and family. God bless my parents for giving me free reign as our new house was being built, but what in the hell was I thinking?!?!
Since then I've done the Williamsburg colors and brass (lots of brass - lol) in the 80s. I went through a farmhouse, shabby-chic phase in the 90s. And now my home is very traditional. My grandmother is probably beaming down from heaven that the prodigal child has finally come around!
Oh, wait... I'm supposed to be making a point here. Ha.
Do what makes you happy. It can all be changed if something else makes you happier later.
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Post by periwrinkle on Jul 4, 2014 18:03:46 GMT
I can't paint our trim either. Over the years there has been some shoddy paint jobs. I'm trying to decide if they should be refinished or if I should just replace them
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Post by JBeans on Jul 4, 2014 22:17:28 GMT
I am wondering about white woodwork. That is the biggest trend here. I prefer the wood look. I am in love with Craftsman style homes for that reason, but the newer houses in our development have white everything. Baseboards, doors, cabinets. I don't see white woodwork going away because the white is economical. It is mdf board. Solid wood baseboards are an upgrade and become mucho dinero. It depends where you want to spend your upgrade money. Do you want to put it into cabinet, flooring and bathroom upgrades? Do you want to spend it on lighting? Do you want to spend it on appliances? Do you want to upgrade your paint? People will likely spend it on that as opposed to trim unless it really goes into an overall look they really want or can afford.
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Post by calgal08 on Jul 4, 2014 22:27:53 GMT
Maybe a lot of it depends on your location. Here in Silicon Valley we probably don't see a lot of traditional style homes. I know most folk now when they re-model are going for the modern/Asian look - which if I had the $$ to re-model is definitely the look I'd go for.
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Post by huskergal on Jul 5, 2014 15:37:38 GMT
I am wondering about white woodwork. That is the biggest trend here. I prefer the wood look. I am in love with Craftsman style homes for that reason, but the newer houses in our development have white everything. Baseboards, doors, cabinets. I don't see white woodwork going away because the white is economical. It is mdf board. Solid wood baseboards are an upgrade and become mucho dinero. It depends where you want to spend your upgrade money. Do you want to put it into cabinet, flooring and bathroom upgrades? Do you want to spend it on lighting? Do you want to spend it on appliances? Do you want to upgrade your paint? People will likely spend it on that as opposed to trim unless it really goes into an overall look they really want or can afford. White woodwork is more expensive here than regular wood finish.
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Post by sugarmama on Jul 5, 2014 15:42:39 GMT
A buyer for a furniture store recently told me that brass in making a comeback. He also mentioned some upcoming popular colors and darned if I didn't forget them! I must not have been impressed or I would have remembered.
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Post by utmr on Jul 5, 2014 15:48:16 GMT
Everything old becomes new again. I have no doubt that sooner or later shag carpet (with a "new" name) will be all the rage, and people will be tearing out the "old-fashioned" hardwoods to put in luxurious new shag. And putting walls up in the open floorplans, and tearing out the vessel sinks.
Put in what you like, that fits your lifestyle and budget, and enjoy it.
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Post by shescrafty on Jul 5, 2014 15:55:54 GMT
We just redid our kitchen. My first instinct was to do a mixed glass/stone busy backsplash and bold granite. In the end we chose a glass backsplash but in a light smoky gray/blue color and an understated counter. Solid wood cabinets. We did library pull drawers but I can see myself changing them in the future.
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Post by Leone on Jul 5, 2014 16:08:23 GMT
Stainless steel appliances...way overdone.
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Post by spitfiregirl on Jul 5, 2014 16:15:59 GMT
Stainless steel appliances...way overdone. i would have loved white appliances, but they are hardly available!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 16:33:24 GMT
I painted all of our wood trim white. In our previous house, and here. This house didn't have very nice trim to start with, but I would have painted it white regardless. I was a firm believer in not painting antique/old wood for a very long time, but now prefer the look of painted white trim because I think it's fresher and brighter. And in 30 years when trends have changed again, anyone who wants to restore the original wood trim can strip it. Sort of related... my mom, close to 40 years ago bought an antique wood cedar trunk. It was painted turquoise/aqua and was chippy... and she striped it and restored it, and refinished it. Now she regrets refinishing it and can't believe she took off that amazing turquoise/aqua paint!
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Post by jenettycakes on Jul 5, 2014 16:36:09 GMT
I despise my stainless steel appliances, it's a chore all day everyday to keep buffed and clean which I'm failing at these days. I, too, would've loved white but the professional grade ones we purchased a few days before Christmas were not in stock and we needed them now as I was hosting Christmas Eve and Christmas Day brunch and my double oven bite the dust on 12/22.
White trim is standard here and stained/natural wood is considerably more expensive, custom detaining.
Our house is 9 years old with both an open floor plan for family/kitchen/nook separated by a partial wall for den but have defined formal living and dining rooms. With my 3 yo and a other on the way, I love my open kitchen into our family room. Downside - everyone also sees the state our kitchen is in at any given time. Pros be cons.
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Post by JBeans on Jul 5, 2014 17:26:09 GMT
I don't see white woodwork going away because the white is economical. It is mdf board. Solid wood baseboards are an upgrade and become mucho dinero. It depends where you want to spend your upgrade money. Do you want to put it into cabinet, flooring and bathroom upgrades? Do you want to spend it on lighting? Do you want to spend it on appliances? Do you want to upgrade your paint? People will likely spend it on that as opposed to trim unless it really goes into an overall look they really want or can afford. White woodwork is more expensive here than regular wood finish. Solid wood vs. mdf board? I find that hard to believe. This is based on building 2 houses in the last 10 years. White trim is standard.
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Post by tinafb on Jul 5, 2014 17:40:54 GMT
We have white woodwork, but it's solid wood. There are some cheaper MDF and styrofoam mouldings available, but they look cheap close up.
We've updated our kitchen and master bath in the past few years and chose some "trendy" and some "classic" finishes. For example, we have granite countertops, but they're a dark color with a very subtle pattern. Our kitchen backsplash has cream subway tiles and a strip of glass tiles, instead of doing the whole wall in glass. I did the bathroom in a kind of modern-vintage style, with white subway tile and a strip of black and white accent tile in the middle, so it looks very 1950's-ish. I hope the mix of the two will help the rooms look less dated over time.
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Post by huskergal on Jul 5, 2014 17:47:52 GMT
White woodwork is more expensive here than regular wood finish. Solid wood vs. mdf board? I find that hard to believe. This is based on building 2 houses in the last 10 years. White trim is standard. Some is wood, some is mdf so I am not sure. I just know when we built our house, the builder told us white woodwork is more expensive. Based upon that, I would say they probably use real wood.
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Post by Merge on Jul 5, 2014 17:55:41 GMT
I can assure you that when my dog gnaws on our white-painted baseboards and windowsills, we see real wood underneath the paint. Yay.
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Post by melissa on Jul 5, 2014 18:49:16 GMT
I definitely believe every old will be new again.
Structural trends come and go much slower than do appliance and color changes. Even slower than bathroom and kitchen trends. I do think the open style will morph into something less open.
I really wanted that open style but ended up in an older home of undefined age (sometime between 1940 and 1960, no one actually knows). It was renovated around 1980, but you can't really pin that down because they really did stick to mostly timeless, classic details. It is a one story home, which is unusual for a house of this size. They opened up the kitchen, family room and living room by putting in high ceilings and skylights. The living room is partly open to the dining room and completely open to the front foyer, which provides nice space for entertaining. The family room is off the kitchen. Not quite as open as I had hoped, but there are also french double doors to close the space off from the kitchen which is a very nice feature. I could easily see that as a great option in a floor plan... a space that can be easily closed off if desired. But the truth is, you can get away with a smaller family room if it is completely open to the kitchen.
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Post by mom2samlibby on Jul 5, 2014 18:50:45 GMT
Painted trim and woodwork is the norm here. Cabinets are a mix of stained and painted. I was surprised when you were looking at houses before you moved at how many had unpainted wood trim. I think midwesterners like the natural wood look. My husband would never allow painted woodwork in our house. I don't. We are building in Nebraska and are doing all white woodwork.
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Post by VanC on Jul 5, 2014 18:51:52 GMT
I put a thin strip of the glass tiles on the backsplash when I remodeled my master bath last summer. I love it with the sand coloured granite on the counter-top. I can't see it getting as dated as the '80-'90's dark green marble it replaced. That was over about 2 years after we moved in.
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Post by traceys on Jul 5, 2014 19:01:01 GMT
Not only do trends in home design change, but taste and preference do too. Thank goodness. If I were still decorating the way I designed my room in high school (purple walls, high-low shag carpet, modern chrome light fixture, etc), I'd be the laughingstock of my friends and family. God bless my parents for giving me free reign as our new house was being built, but what in the hell was I thinking?!?! Hahaha! I had purple too! And shag.....Also had the huge flower decals (remember the flower power things? About five colorful petals with a different color center dot?) Now, as the mom, I know why my parents kept my door shut!
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Post by gotcreativity on Jul 5, 2014 19:05:44 GMT
We are looking for a historic home, and those we have looked at have been "updated" I wish some features would at least look like they belong somewhere in the period of the home...it will be a long search to find something we can work with
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