Pre-war?
This country has been in a constant state of war since I was 14, I’m 38 now. We were out of war for like what? 6 months to a year before we started this clusterfuck?
They all look like this
Submitted 2 weeks ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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Phanlix@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Trex202@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Pre-WWIII, that’s the big one, fatty!
Phanlix@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Fatty? Certainly making some assumptions there lol.
But okay, even if it is WW3, with WW1 and WW2 we weren’t in a continuous near 30 year state of war leading up to those wars.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
One day we’ll accept the seven years war as ww1.
BigPotato@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Hate to tell you but the Gulf war was going on before you were fourteen.
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 2 weeks ago
Fuck me that’s literally the exact vinyl plank flooring in my apartment right now
Huge upgrade over the carpet I had originally though… Fuck carpet
im_fine_sandy@nord.pub 2 weeks ago
Yeah carpet is nuts.
Why would you not want to cover your floor in something to trap all the dust and soak up any liquid which is impossible to clean.
rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
City apartment dweller here. My lease requires having carpet or rugs over a certain percentage of the floor area. It’s a basic necessity to avoid aggravating one’s neighbors on the floor below.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Helps retain heat. The solution is a throw rug in the winter that you hose off in the spring though.
toddestan@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Carpet has a lot going for it. It’s relatively cheap, easy to install, forgiving of subflooring issues, pleasant to walk on, and dampens sound. That’s not to say it has its downsides - mostly keeping it clean and that it shows wear, but I can see why its popular.
Cheebus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
at one point we had carpet in our bathroom
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Warmer and absorbs sound. Obviously not in the kitchen or bathroom but we have carpet everywhere else.
MintyFresh@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I love carpet, just the ones that you can pull up and give a thorough clean to occasionally tho. Built-in carpets are nuts.
Maeve@kbin.earth 2 weeks ago
Yeah those are ok.
https://www.lung.org/clean-air/indoor-air/indoor-air-pollutants/carpets
boaratio@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
When we sold our house in the city 4 years ago, the realtor suggested we paint over our accent wall, and have all the walls in the house painted “reliable gray.” Apparently that’s the color that sells houses to white people.
adarza@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
i call that ‘zillow gray’
aim_at_me@lemmy.nz 2 weeks ago
“Landlord Greige”
BigPotato@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It presents possibilities. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve seen people shut down a listing based on the current color… Changing it from puke green to… Anything else is apparently more work than changing from gray to anything.
I’m obviously washing over needing to reprime the walls depending on the color and quality of paint but it’s not just white people. White is too sterile but gray strikes the right balance. Same with staging furniture. Sets too many expectations for people sometimes.
notabot@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I think the idea is that a light colour tends to make the room look bigger and “fresher” than a dark one. It’s also definitely a lot easier to paint over than a “Teal Ripple” feature wall. Neutral colours and basic but nice looking furniture also means a potential buyer isn’t put off by the current occupier’s decorative tastes.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I have either rented or lived in family homes for my entire life.
Ever since my dad gave me a fake option of room colour, I wanted nothing more than to own my own fucking house so I could be in my black room.
I got rejected for a mortgage a few years ago, and the lack of being able to paint the walls in my environment is STILL something that depresess me.
Felis_Catus_Domesticus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
painted “reliable gray.” Apparently that’s the color that sells houses to white people.
that and “swiss coffee”…
“neutral sells” is an old real estate truism.
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TheseusNow@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Millennial here, I remember hunting for apartments and the staff of one place proudly said let me show you the upgraded unit. I went in and couldn’t hide how I much I disliked the greyscale upgrade. They were then like well we have one unit that hasn’t been upgraded. Showed me that unit and I was like “oh wow this is way better”. At that point they were super angry as if they upgraded their home the same way and I just said they had the ugliest home.
Leviathan@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Me as a cabinetmaker 20 years ago when everything went white everywhere. Why would you throw away these nice maple cabinets for this white melamine?
TheseusNow@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Yeah, I’ve seen a few of the modern home improvement shows where the first thing they do is paint bricks in the house with a thick white latex paint. That’s not an improvement. There are other ways to brighten up a place like installing lights…
Felis_Catus_Domesticus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
YES!
Hoimo@ani.social 2 weeks ago
why millenials have no taste - Answer in Progress (bait title: they can’t afford to have taste)
TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
This was the answer to all beige/“off white” of the preceding decades.
When you sell a house, it needs to be as generic as possible, to appeal to as many people as possible. The staging furniture is suppose to take up the style slack. Except we made all the furniture gray, too. And, cars, for some reason.
Fucking gray cars, WTH?
Agent641@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
All the colour in the ink cartridge was used up in the 70s and 80s, now it’s just black ink left, and not much of it.
ViscloReader@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
So you mean if things got bland and boring it’s again because of greed?
SillyDude@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Even RVs and campers are like this, its cancer. Mine was built in the early 90s and has such a awesome vibe.
some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I grew up using a 1975 fifth wheel trailer as a cottage and it was cozy as shit. The new ones are really uncomfortably reminiscent of the “studio” condos they’re building all over the country. Why do people think anyone wants to camp in that atmosphere?!
SillyDude@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Old RVs have such good vibes if they’ve been at least half taken care of. Regardless of style, at least people had some back then. But yeah, idk why you would want to buy (a literal) grey pod to have in the woods. There’s a really popular youtuber who builds a bunch of different vehicles and trailers and every one is the same grey, white, and stainless pod. Its so depressing but he’s super popular. I forget his name.
kubica@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
I'm not a fan of this, but I'm also not a fan of things that are so fashionable that I will not be able to look at them after a year or 2. So... I don't know if I care enough.
Hedup@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I really like these kinds of designs:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIAqyVSp-xA
It feels old timey, but somehow specific to geographical area/country. I guess, what I’m trying to say is that I like designs that have “character” whatever that means.
TRock@feddit.dk 2 weeks ago
I’m thinking Greece or turkey
Kuma@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I do not like the kitchen, but damn, I like the music! So thank you!
jj4211@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I am eager for faux wood vinyl planks to go out.
I don’t mind vinyl, but just find the attempt to imitate wood makes it feel obviously like cheaping out.
mirshafie@europe.pub 2 weeks ago
In general, making things look like something it’s not just feels wrong. Unironically painting plaster walls to look like stone or brick comes to mind - you’re ruining the plaster.
Felis_Catus_Domesticus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Polished concrete is way underrated.
spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Too bad most people pour epoxy over their concrete.
smh@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
TBH, I’m a sucker for the ceramic tiles that have a bit of wood grain. I think it’s because you can easily tell it’s not real wood because it’s cold, but the ceramic gives it a comfy hefty and the wood look gives visual interest and a texture that improves texture.
The plastic fake wood is convenient. It came with my kitchen and is both water resistant and easy to clean. I’m not sure what I’d go with if I redid my floor.
jj4211@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Oh I am fine with the vinyl, I would just prefer some non wood appearance for it . Also would favor tile over plank.
adarza@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
that shit has a layer that is literally printed onto a thin sheet of vinyl.
notabot@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
The better quality stuff has quite a thick ‘wear layer’, with the effect all the way through that layer, so they don’t lose it too quickly.
multifariace@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Wood is not good for longevity, especially in a hot and humid location near the ocean. These full vinyl planks will survive a lot of abuse in addition to the environemnt. Do they have to lool like wood, no, but what should they look like?
jj4211@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I prefer a vaguely stoney look, but again not trying to look too much like specific stone. Further I favor larger tiles over plank form factor.
Or some sort of design untethered from imitating some other material, though I admit I don’t know of any examples of that off hand.
Just something about very specific wood looking with a plastic feel, especially the ones that have a bit of ridges along the grain that actual wood wouldn’t have.
But absolutely agree that a decent thick vinyl plank or tile is a great material.
GreenShimada@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ugh - I can’t express how much I hate this. It’s not clean or sterile, just… straight lines dingy. Eeyore as an interior design aesthetic.
ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
As a certified Old Fart™, it’s better than the colored porcelain bathrooms of the 70s and 80s…
Chrome was shiny & futuristic, so stainless steel appliances looked sleek and modern when they were first introduced, but now that they’re everywhere they look drab and sterile. I’m waiting for things to shift back the opposite direction where everything will have integrated LED panels and the whole kitchen will glow in RGB like a desktop computer rig. (Honestly, I don’t know if that would be terrible ore awesome.)
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Eeyore is quite often purple or blue nowadays
For shame dragging Eeyore into this dingy millennial Epstein shit
1984@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Also cars. Next time you look at traffic, try to see the amount of white, gray or black cars. It must be at least 80%.
vandsjov@feddit.dk 2 weeks ago
Got my first gray car this autumn, but also my first used car, so I had less of a choice. It does have two shades of gray and black rims, so it breaks up the grayness. Otherwise I have always had blue cars.
return2ozma@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yayyyy Volvo
1984@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
The best cars, although volvo has been sliding down lately and making bad decisions and having lots of problems with their new models.
kandoh@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
I live in a 100 year old building and would kill for those appliances
TheArtfulLlama@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Older buildings are so beautiful but living in them if not maintained is a literal nightmare. My old apartment building was 100+ years old with pipes that banged like crazy against the walls and the waterlines were so badly corroded they shut the hot water off for a week to fix them (which got them a complaint from the health department because they didn’t offer us alternate lodging).
PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space 2 weeks ago
stateofaffairs@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Pre War is not good enough for such luxury. What you need is:
antebellum
“Wow, this vinyl flooring. SO Antebellum!”
blarth@thelemmy.club 2 weeks ago
It’s just missing the thinnest granite countertops you’ve ever seen.
BilSabab@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
and unlike art deco - this kind of luxury is dirt cheap.
nicerdicer@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
To dive deeper into the question why everything looks the same and is boring I recommend the videos of Design Theory. Many of these videos are very insightful.
Some time ago I watched a video that also did try to explain thy question of How Did The World Get So Ugly?
smh@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
That’s the kitchen in the condo I bought. It’s slightly redeemed by oak cupboards. I also painted the walls a minty-green and sewed a matching floral cafe curtain, and redid the counters in slightly glitter white. These all help liven it up.
stinkytofuisgood@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
No heart. No soul. Appliances built to fail.
strop@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Nah, this is war alright
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
The aesthetic of whatever will replace fallout games of the future.
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Thanks HGTV.
Yeller_king@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
Antebellum 2
megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
It’s luxury not because of any element in the house, rather because the margins demanded on the project to justify investing in it over just putting the money in the stock market require it be priced as a luxury unit.
dregan@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Antebellum
Bruncvik@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Textured-grey, durable flooring: a life-saver when you have kids.
dregan@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Really? I had to add flooring like that to match the horrible millennium gray carpets that were installed by the family before me. It is horrible with dirt. Dirt is more brownish than gray and it stands out like crazy.
kandoh@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
Surely It’s easier to rip out the carpets than to install new flooring
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Wait … there are microwaves and fridges in your luxury apartments? We bring our own!
adarza@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
rentals in the u.s. generally include stovetop and oven (or combined ‘range’) and refrigerator (with freezer), and microwave if it’s ‘built-in’.
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
myyass@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I hate that flooring. Just so you know, don’t place car tires on it because it will burn in the tire tread. (Didn’t want my tires stolen before I put them on)
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Hey, if you grew up in those trying times, you would avoid screaming loud colors as well. The horrors!
StillAlive@piefed.world 2 weeks ago
It already has a name
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennial_grey
Spezi@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Uff, the picture used in the article is from the Epstein Files.
vaionko@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Image source: FBI lol
athatet@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
The trump files.
Malica@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Gross
BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I remember the yuts raking millennials for their passion for grey.
I think the decades of stagflation makes everyone think they can resell whatever and it must be neutral to facilitate this eventual sale and escape from poverty.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I have served in the industry. This is exactly the rationale. I heard this one all the time: “But this isn’t our forever home. We’re only going to be in this house 20, maybe 25 more years. What if the new buyers don’t like it??? We have to make the safe choice.”
No statement. Only grey. Never mind that all four of those craptastic Frigidaire appliances in the picture will be scrap within six years anyway, if not less.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Same thing with cars.
They used to be really colorful and fun. Now I’m surprised when I see a red car.
lastlybutfirstly@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’ve been calling it 21st Century Blah. Is there a name for the architecture that goes with it? They rebuilt the Taco Bell down the road and looks likes this inside and outside.
Damage@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Our house at first looked like this, mostly because we couldn’t agree on colors. The bedroom area is still quite desaturated, but the living area and kitchen are much more colorful now.
Saapas@piefed.zip 2 weeks ago
I’m a millennial and it does appeal to me. It looks clean. Though I prefer the Nordic look.
janus2@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
there are dozens of us! haha I’m just glad I’m not the only one.
though the criticisms of the aesthetic are valid. I just like my surroundings to be as non-distracting as possible and that overlaps with largely unimaginative design lol
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The house I bought three years ago has those fake wood gray planks in the living room. I deliberately left the floor uncovered during renovation on the assumption that it would be destroyed and I’d have to replace it with something I actually like. Unfortunately, that shit is indestructible.