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re: What are the best and worst trends in new construction since the mid 90s?
Posted on 11/8/24 at 9:10 am to LumbermanRon
Posted on 11/8/24 at 9:10 am to LumbermanRon
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Overly open floor plans i.e. living/kitchen/dining all one space
I know a lot of people dislike this, but we actually love how wide-open ours is. We recognize that we may like it because we have smaller children right now, and when they are older it may lose its appeal. But it works great when you only have so little time together and someone needs to wash all of the dishes, get dinner going, while also hearing about the kids day before we run back out of the house for the sport of the day.
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Laundry connected to master closet
Someone else pointed it out, but I am a light sleeper and I would hear that at night.
If you have a 2 story house, laundry chutes are a must
We are currently planning on extending our back porch and putting the entire thing under roof. I am having a lot of fun planning the outdoor kitchen
Another trend I am starting to see that is a great idea is utilizing the space under the stairs. I don't care what you do, powder room, closet, office space (not a fan of this myself); but use the space for something
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Posted on 11/8/24 at 9:13 am to Weekend Warrior79
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Someone else pointed it out, but I am a light sleeper and I would hear that at night.
Never really thought of this. Been dreaming of my next house having the laundry room connected to the master.
How often do you run laundry during your sleeping hours?
Posted on 11/8/24 at 9:23 am to Lazy But Talented
At least twice a week we are running the laundry at night to get the kids uniforms cleaned for school. Clothes go into the washer after all baths are done and everyone is in PJs. I try to head to bed as soon as they are transferred to the dryer
Posted on 11/8/24 at 9:40 am to bluemoons
quote:yes. And I already hate mine having access to the humid bathroom. Adding more water sources near my closet I don’t like. But cool in theory
guess I’m in the minority but I don’t like this trend. Zero shot I want to hear my washer or dryer running while I’m in my bedroom.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 9:49 am to Lazy But Talented
quote:probably twice a week. Or my wife does. Mainly loads of underwear and socks. Both boys play sports so they run thru 3 pair of socks daily and 2-3 pairs of underwear. Add in uniforms and school clothes it adds up.
How often do you run laundry during your sleeping hours?
Posted on 11/8/24 at 9:53 am to Weekend Warrior79
efis (fake stucco) is terrible...
i actually echo this. but i also have several areas where we can get away from each other like outside tv area and my garage kitchen/lsu room. But i don't mind it being open, much rather that over a compartmentalized house like all the 70's and 80's ranches.
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I know a lot of people dislike this, but we actually love how wide-open ours is. We recognize that we may like it because we have smaller children right now, and when they are older it may lose its appeal. But it works great when you only have so little time together and someone needs to wash all of the dishes, get dinner going, while also hearing about the kids day before we run back out of the house for the sport of the day.
i actually echo this. but i also have several areas where we can get away from each other like outside tv area and my garage kitchen/lsu room. But i don't mind it being open, much rather that over a compartmentalized house like all the 70's and 80's ranches.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 9:54 am to sonoma8
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Best: back yard raised decks with his and her bathtubs.
Excuse me sir…. The modern terminology is called Sex Decks.
GOAT responses!
Posted on 11/8/24 at 10:02 am to Turnblad85
quote:this is so true. I had a leaky one. Found that it was never anchored behind the backsplash. So in trying to remove, replace(-‘after new cartridges didn’t solve for whatever reason) it broke off, had to break out tile to get to, then stub it, then wait 5 months to get a tile guy to come out fir a small job, then reinstall. All in all about 1500 dollars for tear out, , new filler and tile work. I am putting a cutoff valve in attic in case it happens again, if it happens again I’ll never have another
Having a water producing device that isn't over a drain area is a minor to major disaster waiting to happen. The risk/reward just isn't there for me. But white women are ate up with them.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 10:08 am to cgrand
Due to the graphic nature of this shoot, Southern Living has decided to pixelate the homeowners. Reader discretion is advised.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 10:27 am to bayoubengals88
I'd like to nominate busy/exotic wallpaper in the bathrooms. I thought we'd already learned our lesson with wallpaper years ago and how it eventually gets really dated but seeing stuff like that pop up a bunch lately.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 10:34 am to lsuCJ5
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The house before that had real hardwod and we got a soild 10 years out it.
My real hardwood is 76 years old. Waxed, not finished. Still looks good to me.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 10:39 am to USEyourCURDS
Posted on 11/8/24 at 12:20 pm to ChEgrad
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The house before that had real hardwod and we got a soild 10 years out it.
My real hardwood is 76 years old. Waxed, not finished. Still looks good to me.
I should have been clearer. It was still structurally sound. High traffic area and areas that had alot of exposure to the sun needed some love. If they would have been refinished they would have been fine.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 12:47 pm to LumbermanRon
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Open shelving instead of upper cabinets
I have an extraordinarily strong hatred of this. It's one of the most impractical designs imaginable.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 1:00 pm to Spelt it rong
LVP is amazing. Haven't seen any LVT in a while but it did look pretty goofy like 7-10 years ago. Stick with the plank for sure.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 1:04 pm to CatfishJohn
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I guess I’m in the minority but I don’t like this trend. Zero shot I want to hear my washer or dryer running while I’m in my bedroom.
this.
when we built in '09 that's the one thing that I made sure was in the plan. (designed by myself more or less) the W/D be as far from the MB as possible. and I can still hear the dryer going off. (it's old and you can't turn off the sound plus the high ceilings and hardwood turn the whole house into an echo chamber).
and we love the island prep sink. its on the "cooking" side so comes in handy. 15" dia. but extra deep .
This post was edited on 11/8/24 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 11/8/24 at 1:16 pm to bayoubengals88
Wood floors in wet areas such as kitchens and baths. Wood floors look good in an open floor plan but it's just not practical in the long run and most I have seen end up having some kind of water damage from an appliance leak, toilet leak or just splashing around the kitchen sink.
I'm not a big fan of open floor plans unless you're having parties all the time which I'm not...I just want to hear the damn TV
I'm not a big fan of open floor plans unless you're having parties all the time which I'm not...I just want to hear the damn TV
Posted on 11/8/24 at 1:25 pm to Cage Fighter Trainee
oh, you can hear the TV, but so can everybody else in the surrounding 5 "rooms". Ask my how I know.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 1:35 pm to YOURADHERE
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I'd like to nominate busy/exotic wallpaper in the bathrooms. I thought we'd already learned our lesson with wallpaper years ago and how it eventually gets really dated but seeing stuff like that pop up a bunch lately.
The bold wallpapers (along walls, cabinets etc painted in darker greens, very deep teals and green-gray paint colors) was part of the traditional English design ideas that became so hot here starting around 5 years ago. I notice that they're really filtering out of the chic urban areas into smaller cities more and more.
The new aspect of that craze is also doing ceilings in the same dark green-grays or deep blue-greens.
This post was edited on 11/8/24 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 11/8/24 at 1:46 pm to poochie
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