This week I wrote an article about people sharing examples that prove how poorly made / designed modern homes are. Our BuzzFeed community came into the comments with their own examples, and they’re pretty specific.
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1.
“White kitchens. I don’t get it. Also every shade of gray imaginable. Color is not a bad thing. Formal dining rooms and living rooms are unnecessary and silly. Give me a bigger dining room in. the kitchen and a bigger family room – that’s where people are going to be. Also, lack or small storage spaces. Like, pantry, closet, garage. “
-gmoneymiel
2.
“I hate it when they do everything ‘built-in’ – TV, microwave, refrigerator. Forty years ago things were made to last. Now, in the last 5-10 years, you have to spend the extra money for refitting the device or having a weird space around it. “
—Ricardol4a663ca22
3.
“Concrete flooring! Why are new home builders installing concrete flooring throughout the house? It’s ugly and such an unpleasant choice of flooring. “
—Great city car
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4.
“Use the entire size of the lot only for the house. We would like to take advantage of a back yard.”
—Great city car
5.
“Barn doors are ugly and useless! Stop putting them in every renovation or new construction. “
—Great city car
6.
“Open the kitchen shelves for all your plates, glasses, etc. It looks really cool, but imagine all that dust and grime and grease that will settle in there. Yuck! “
—Maryncohen1
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seven.
“I was recently looking for a house and wardrobes were scarce, and entryways lacked space for shelves etc. I’m in the mountains so everyone needs coats. Where the hell. do they put them on ?! “
– lunar prospector
8.
“Every time someone smashes a cute mid-century bathroom with colorful accessories into a simple white hellish landscape with LED lighting, a piece of my heart dies. “
—Byndilaupsteen
9.
“Open concept homes. I don’t want to live with the mess in my kitchen. I don’t want to see my breakfast dishes or cluttered countertops when I walk in the door. “
-ehch
ten.
“In new and modern homes, the lights fall off; you will find plastic where the metal should be; houses sit poorly and cause windows to crack. There are big problems with mold because they are too insulated against the cold, but not against humidity. I praised one of these disasters when I still had the cash and just had to laugh at how things fell apart when you looked at them in a funny way. Just for the look, once you move in you have a money pit.
—Wjohmdhur
11.
“Cookie-cutter houses piled on top of each other. There is no courtyard. You can open a window and touch your neighbor’s house. “
—Susanm49a46c012
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12.
“White tile cabinet doors. The easiest way to make your million dollar home look like it was designed with Ikea.”
—Panda_13
13.
“Our new house was also poorly built and we had to replace the front door within the year we lived there because the wood was not treated properly, and it got bigger and broke the frame a bit. the door.”
-juniper
14.
“No medicine cabinets in the baths, just a mirror on the wall. Plus, bathroom drains in new homes never drain properly.”
—Pattis6
15.
“Not having a long enough driveway to park a car.”
– missrayne
16.
“The muzzle house – where the front of the house is half a garage. They do this to cram as many small boxes into a neighborhood as possible. You can reach out and knock on your neighbor’s window while you watch. the television and your lawn is the size of a postage stamp. “
—Guyincognito
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17.
“I hate open floor plans. I have a friend whose downstairs is literally just one room. If anyone is watching TV, everyone has to watch it or go to their bedroom. . Worst house ever. “
—Marinas6
18.
“I don’t have a laundry sink! Seriously, I need a deep sink to soak and hand wash my things!”
—T4e202438f
Did they miss something? What do you think is wrong with homes today? Let me know in the comments below!
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