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Millennials in America apparently actually like the monotone look; it’s not just the resale thing. The process of making the house more bland for resale used to
by KerrAvon 3y ago
Millennials in America apparently actually like the monotone look; it’s not just the resale thing. The process of making the house more bland for resale used to be called ‘beige-ing‘ by realtors (estate agents?) in the US; it’s not new, but it wasn’t always white and gray.
- topaz0 3y agoNot sure where you're getting this. Zero of my millenial friends like this look -- and we represent a wide range of the millenial years.
- j4yav 3y agoI don’t know if it’s millennials per se but subreddits about cozy, nice living spaces are upvoting for whatever reason quite uniformly empty and gray minimalist designs. Like a distopian hospital from the future or something.
- topaz0 3y agoSince when are redditors representative of the population?
- j4yav 3y agoJust noting the existence of a trend, not making any broader statement about redditors being representative of the population. Hopefully we can at least agree there are millennials on Reddit upvoting the style, or if not there’s always plenty of articles like https://millennialmagazine.com/2019/10/02/why-are-millennials-so-obsessed-with-minimalism/ https://millennialmagazine.com/2019/10/02/why-are-millennial.... Or, if that isn’t compelling either, there are replies from other millennials here indicating they like it. In any case try not to worry too much about it, there are plenty of people with (arguably) bad taste in every generation.
- shiroiuma 3y agoWell Redditors sure as hell aren't typically Boomers, and the Zoomers can't afford houses.
- nostromo 3y ago> Not sure where you're getting this. No, it is (or was) definitely a trend. Google "millennial gray" -- it's so common it became a meme.
- topaz0 3y agoI've observed the trend. I'm unsurprised that it was named after the generation that was putatively buying the most houses at the time. But I haven't observed any people my age actually liking this fact.
- ghaff 3y agoSomeone I know (Gen X I guess) just built a new house and the design is nice enough and the location great. But the unending gray in every room... would not have been my choice.
- nytesky 3y agoPretty sure it’s embraced by Millenials. Kids toys and room decorations used to be vivid bright colors, and now they are a sea of beige highlighted with very faint pastal colors if they have color at all. https://www.crateandbarrel.com/kids/ https://www.crateandbarrel.com/kids/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/hot-new-baby-gear-is-sad-beige-11668556027 https://www.wsj.com/articles/hot-new-baby-gear-is-sad-beige-...
- j4yav 3y agoThat second one looks like a sanitarium for babies.
- dylan604 3y agoWhat, but that "Wild and Free" banner totally livens everything up. /s I would be interested in seeing the adult that grew up in that nursery. Like, do their meals have a side of fava beans and a nice chianti?
- j4yav 3y ago"Do you like Raffi? I've been a big children's music fan ever since the release of his classic album, "Singable Songs for the Very Young." Before that, I really didn't understand any of the kiddie tunes. Too jingly, too toddler-tastic. It was on "Singable Songs" where Raffi's catchy melodies became more apparent. I think "Baby Beluga" was the artist's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic lullaby on ocean adventures. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Teddy, take off your PJs."
- dylan604 3y agoI do believe this is the first time I've ever read such an adult critique of a children's performer. I have no idea about anything you just said though, but you clearly feel passionately about ABCs and 123s. Or you're decent at the GPT prompt
- hindsightbias 3y agoFriend bought an older house and had a designer over. They were looking at one rooms redo and upon hearing the previous owners were younger gen she sighed and said “Oh, that it explains it. We call them The Grays”