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Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing? (1956)

48 points by neonate 4y ago

neonate 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_what_is_it_that_makes_today%27s_homes_so_different,_so_appealing%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_what_is_it_that_makes_tod...
soneca 4y ago
It is impossible to close the “Donate now” banner on my iPhone SE. It is too large, so the close button stays out of screen
- torstenvl 4y ago
  Reduce zoom to 50%, close, increase to 75%
- neonate 4y ago
  Does this help? https://web.archive.org/web/20220914193442/https://smarthistory.org/richard-hamilton-just-what-is-it/ https://web.archive.org/web/20220914193442/https://smarthist...
smm11 4y ago
Wait a second, that's not a Banksy.
coldelectrons 4y ago
Their ethereal unobtainability?
swayvil 4y ago
The gray. So much gray. Bones, cinderblocks and despair. That's what's appealing. I'd comment on the article but the big "give us money" popup was immovable.
- gonzo41 4y ago
  I've been removing browns and mustard yellows from my late 70's house for the last 5 years. I'm up for a more subtle colour palette.
  - swayvil 4y ago
    How about a nice pastel? Also, google up... Oh, I forget the term. "Heritage colors" or something like that. There are certain classic colors, time-tested, from over the past couple centuries, that really do the job well. Worth looking at. There's probably a list at the Sherwin Williams site. At my house we did this classic beige overall. Invented by Ben Franklin or something. And then accent walls of pastel sunset orange and a 1920s seafoam. It's nice.
- randycupertino 4y ago
  In my area, any house that isn't selling gets painted blue with an orange door. Stagnant and on the market for a few months? Have you tried painting it blue with an orange door? Works every time!
brailsafe 4y ago
What's appealing about the basement I live in, is that I can see the entire place within one frame of view. Don't even need to really recruit my peripheral vision. It's so efficient.
- maneesh 4y ago
  This article is about a piece of art...not your living situation.
PeterWhittaker 4y ago
@dang, the title is missing the first two words and a comma, “Richard Hamilton,”. The article is about a collage of that title, not about homes.
- admax88qqq 4y ago
  The nice thing about the title is you can see how many commentors don't even attempt to read the article.
- dang 4y ago
  The title of that collage is so magnificent, I think letting it stand on its own is only fair. Also, it's good for HN readers to have to work a little: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=%22work%20a%20little%22%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor... Edit: on the other hand, this thread turned out to be garbage and the title no doubt was the main reason for that. Maybe adding the year would have helped. I've done it belatedly now.
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48 points by neonate 4y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_what_is_it_that_makes_today%27s_homes_so_different,_so_appealing%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_what_is_it_that_makes_tod...

soneca 4y ago

It is impossible to close the “Donate now” banner on my iPhone SE. It is too large, so the close button stays out of screen

torstenvl 4y ago
Reduce zoom to 50%, close, increase to 75%
neonate 4y ago
Does this help? https://web.archive.org/web/20220914193442/https://smarthistory.org/richard-hamilton-just-what-is-it/ https://web.archive.org/web/20220914193442/https://smarthist...

smm11 4y ago

Wait a second, that's not a Banksy.

coldelectrons 4y ago

Their ethereal unobtainability?

swayvil 4y ago

The gray. So much gray. Bones, cinderblocks and despair. That's what's appealing. I'd comment on the article but the big "give us money" popup was immovable.

gonzo41 4y ago
I've been removing browns and mustard yellows from my late 70's house for the last 5 years. I'm up for a more subtle colour palette.
- swayvil 4y ago
  How about a nice pastel? Also, google up... Oh, I forget the term. "Heritage colors" or something like that. There are certain classic colors, time-tested, from over the past couple centuries, that really do the job well. Worth looking at. There's probably a list at the Sherwin Williams site. At my house we did this classic beige overall. Invented by Ben Franklin or something. And then accent walls of pastel sunset orange and a 1920s seafoam. It's nice.
randycupertino 4y ago
In my area, any house that isn't selling gets painted blue with an orange door. Stagnant and on the market for a few months? Have you tried painting it blue with an orange door? Works every time!

brailsafe 4y ago

What's appealing about the basement I live in, is that I can see the entire place within one frame of view. Don't even need to really recruit my peripheral vision. It's so efficient.

maneesh 4y ago
This article is about a piece of art...not your living situation.

PeterWhittaker 4y ago

@dang, the title is missing the first two words and a comma, “Richard Hamilton,”. The article is about a collage of that title, not about homes.

admax88qqq 4y ago
The nice thing about the title is you can see how many commentors don't even attempt to read the article.
dang 4y ago
The title of that collage is so magnificent, I think letting it stand on its own is only fair. Also, it's good for HN readers to have to work a little: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=%22work%20a%20little%22%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor... Edit: on the other hand, this thread turned out to be garbage and the title no doubt was the main reason for that. Maybe adding the year would have helped. I've done it belatedly now.

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