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by grebc12 hours ago |
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upvoteby __d10 hours ago|
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I painted my house blue and orange in protest at the boring colour choices most people make.

No one else on my street has followed my lead though.

I think some of it is because people are obsessed with treating housing as an investment, and so anything outside the norm is a financial risk.

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upvoteby vintagedave10 hours ago|
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This is the grey car theory of real estate.

It’s easy to sell grey, white, and black cars. So it’s what you buy.

This assumes no purchase is longterm. Which is its own indictment.

I should add: I love that you broke this idea. Can you (safely for the internet) share any photos?

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upvoteby zdragnar9 hours ago|
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I grew up near a house that was painted an odd combination of purple with pink trim (shutters, etc). Nobody else followed suit because all anybody thought of it was "the ugly house".

Standing out doesn't really help if it isn't more desirable than the boring normal.

What I personally dislike is the recent trend of all black siding and trim. I have no idea why people are doing this on new construction near me, other than perhaps cooling is cheaper than heating in our climate. It's certainly (IMHO) hideous though.

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upvoteby a34729t9 hours ago|
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I wanted to paint my house in Razzle Dazzle, but orange and green. My wife threatened to leave me, so the idea was abandoned.
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upvoteby magarnicle8 hours ago|
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Don't get me started on our houses. For some reason we build the same houses in Queensland as we do in Melbourne: no eaves or awnings. I guess the idea is you just turn your AC up even higher in summer.
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upvoteby nine_k8 hours ago|
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If I lived in Australia, I would have the exterior of my house to be very white (except solar panels), so as to reflect most of the visible and IR light, and stay cooler.
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upvoteby grebc8 hours ago|
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Problem is most newer places are built of concrete or brick. I mean sure slap some white paint on but the that thermal material is going to take a lot of cooling/heating.
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upvoteby chris_armstrong8 hours ago|
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A similar design trend of using terracotta everywhere in the 1990s permeated Australian housing design that was similarly ugly and monotonous. I'm only slowly undoing the damage to mine now.
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