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Can you imagine how many of these things are probably going to be torn down in 20 years? I can still appreciate most houses built in the 70's and 80's due to t
by Yhippa 10y ago
Can you imagine how many of these things are probably going to be torn down in 20 years? I can still appreciate most houses built in the 70's and 80's due to the fact that they follow a lot of the basic tenets in the article. These things are going to be like those weird commercial building eyesores that were big during the 80's.
- sevensor 10y agoI've seen some really gross houses from that era. Weird angles, massive blank windowless walls, and I lived in a 1982 condo for a while that had gypcrete floors that were crumbling away to powder under the carpet. A lot of the mistakes of the 70s and 80s have either been torn down already or remedied at the owner's expense.
- hx87 10y agoThe interiors from the '70s and '80s were far worse than the structures themselves. Whoever though that shag carpeting (i.e. mold food) in bathrooms (i.e. the wettest room in the house) was a great idea?
- sevensor 10y agoUgh! That reminds me -- the condo with gypcrete floors had carpeted bathrooms. Anyhow, I've visited a McMansion or two, and I think in a few years we're all going to shudder at how badly dated the interiors are too. But which features age badly and which ones still seem charming after the fact remains to be seen. Granite countertops? Stainless steel appliances? Mammoth bathtubs? Closets you could sleep a family in? Two sinks in the bathroom?
- hx87 10y agoAll of those features are here to stay, especially the latter three since they're mostly a function of having lots of space. One feature that will date badly is the bland white/beige/peace/flesh/etc paint palette; in a effort not to offend anyone, it ends up pleasing no one. How about some, blue, red, and green, as so many gorgeous 19th century houses had?