Has the "farmhouse" style run its' course?

IrishEyes said:
Seems to me most homes around me in new subdivisions are building in this style and mostly
this color. To me it's deceiving to the on-looker how big they actually are inside.
My son here, bought this exact style not quite a year ago.
I personally have never liked cookie cutter neighborhoods. It's confusing when you try to
find a house that looks like every other one for the 1st time.
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Reminds me of the TV show, Weeds

 
Della said:
There's a section of new houses in my town that I really liked, nice new houses about 2000 sq ft, in all different styles. There was one red one that I thought was particularly cute. Just recently they've built three new ones next to the red one -- all three completely black; siding, trim, garage doors, all black. At first I thought they had caught on fire.

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Della, This dark one of yours reminds me of The House of the Seven Gables in Salem MA.
 
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seadoug said:
We watch a lot of HGTV and several years ago anyone on House Hunters demanded a "farmhouse" style. Any thoughts?
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Iā€™ve often wondered what mechanism is at work when a trend, like the Farmhouse style, suddenly goes ā€œviral.ā€ The modernā€‘farmhouse look wasnā€™t invented by Joanna and Chip Gaines, but their Fixer Upper TV show unquestionably launched it into the national spotlight. Nearly every renovation featured one of those apronā€‘front sinks, and for a while it felt like every new build in America had to have one. The same thing happened with the suddenly ubiquitous barn door, which always struck me as an odd choice for a home. That one seems to have already fallen out of favor.
What intrigues me is how certain ideas catch fire so quickly. One moment theyā€™re niche, and the next it feels like everyone needs one , whatever ā€œoneā€ happens to be. Weā€™ve seen the same pattern with gadgets: air fryers, Instant Pots, bread makers, countertop pizza ovens. Some trends burn out fast; others, like craft beer or the resurgence of wideā€‘leg pants (which have now displaced the onceā€‘dominant skinny jeans), manage to stick around.
So whatā€™s driving this? Is it the handy work of marketing departments, or something deeper, perhaps a social instinct to fit in, to signal taste, fear of missing out? I suspect itā€™s a mix of both.
And, in the event I havenā€™t mentioned this lately, I remain convinced thereā€™s a special extra hot corner of the southern afterlife reserved for marketing people.
 
Often they come back with the same things both in clothing styles, home decor or styles, hairdos and more. How else do they get anyone to buy anything if what you have is still in great shape... Because it's out of date, not trendy...

HGTV was hot, maybe it still is for some. The Gaines just got it out there as did the channel. It was not just the barn doors, it was Joanne's other decor too, crayons, school desks, so much more. Who does not like a before and after? Of course most of it is faked... To a point. So is House Hunters...

Then there is the Food Network... People eat these kinds of channels up. I can't say I didn't as I did. They are an easy watch.

I do like certain styles but I do not fall for whatever is the trend I can say that.

Bell bottom pants? Forget it. Seersucker? Never liked it... I could go on...

It's the wanting to be like the Joneses I guess... Gotta have what others have or is hot, all want it so you must have it? I've never been that way, never will be. If I like an item I like it and if I don't, I don't.
 
It certainly put Chip and Joanna on the map. They have created quite the empire. My cousin and her husband were visiting Dallas several years ago and they had to make a trip down to Waco to visit the Magnolia store. We used to watch them frequently until their show ended on HGTV. They recently had a show we watched and both just looked like they were phoning it in. Joanna seemed almost jaded.

To answer your question, I just don't think most people have the taste level to figure out what they want so they follow the trends. When we've renovated, we've made it to our taste while keeping in mind what will sell down the road. We put a new 2-bin stainless sink in the kitchen because it is more practical for everyday use than a big farmhouse sink.

We already had "country style" bead board kitchen cabinets from 20 years ago, so we just replaced the countertops and backsplash and added new hardware. Figured anyone would be happy with white.

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That's not bad and if one is ever going to sell we are taught or told to not do like strong colors, personal preferences, etc.

That's pretty nice but boy the white on white on white drives me crazy lol.

And of course if one is staying and never plans on selling then do what one wants for color, etc.

I like color BUT that doesn't mean I have to have it everywhere or anything garish either.

I haven't watched the Gaines in a long time as I quit TV some years back but last I knew yeah they were going to buy some feed mill, started a bakery, restaurant, etc. I think.

If she seems jaded then I probably wouldn't be nuts about it anyhow.

Years ago I looked up House Hunters only to find it was all faked. I like before and afters, I think most of us do whether it's what house one chooses to buy, a personal makeover of self, makeup, clothing, etc. or a redo of a home...

As I said I just go with what I like or calls out to me. I've never once felt I had to have this or that as it's what others have or is hot at the moment.

I do like some of that farmhouse style BUT that black and white stuff not so much lol.
 
AutumnGal said:
Apartments that each have a balcony?
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This one does, too- ground-floor apartments have patios, second and third floor apartments have balconies.

It's not as drab as the photo I posted in another thread- just not good at taking pictures with phone. Rather new buildings.
 
There was some show on briefly that featured the old owners being shown what the new owners have done to the house. The old owners would critique the renovations ("What? They took down the barn doors? Don't they appreciate how good they looked? And that color in the living room? Whatever were they thinking???"

Then the new owners were shown the old owners' critique ("Well, what in the world did they think we'd do with those ugly barn doors? Who has barn doors in a mid-century modern? As far as color.....they obviously knew nothing about color. The house is tastefully decorated now!")

Of course, the whole thing is pretty much faked like all the other shows, but it was entertaining at least. I'm sure everyone involved went out together later and bonded over a nice artisanal IPA and a charcuterie board.
 
Jules said:
Do you think thatā€™s unusual?


You would think that, until you read the battles on home decorating sites. BTW, I agree with you.

Just for the heck of it, Iā€™m going to ask about that here.
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No, it's not unusual for apartments to each have a balcony at all, I just thought it was put up as a "house preferred" and it looks like an apt. complex or building to me.
 
Sunkist said:
This one does, too- ground-floor apartments have patios, second and third floor apartments have balconies.

It's not as drab as the photo I posted in another thread- just not good at taking pictures with phone. Rather new buildings.
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Yes, I know this. Re apts.
 
officerripley said:
That's actually why I put it up; I'd much rather live in an apartment or condo than where I live now. (So tired of this old country-fried living...)
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I get it then. I've lived in both. There are drawbacks and benefits to both for sure, the same with rural or city living. I've struggled with that when I go to just one or the other, I miss something about the other, etc. I was aiming in life for a place in each but life did not work out that way. I did have such for awhile.

I just wasn't sure if it was meant to be an apt. complex or a house when posted or how it was meant. If I knew you better I might have known.

Thanks for clarifying.
 
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