F
Fummelbrett!14 Nov 2019 16:24Hello everyone,
I have often wondered what typical “building mistakes” from the 2010s and 2020s will be seen as in a few decades. Would you like to speculate together?
I mean, in the 1970s, it was considered stylish and modern to cover bathroom walls with brown tiles all the way to the ceiling and combine them with sunny yellow sanitary ceramics. Back then, no one could have imagined that this would one day be regarded as unattractive.
Will vinyl flooring and laundry connections on the first floor be seen as typical but now outdated features of our time? Floor-to-ceiling windows? “Smokey eyes” (dark window tinting)? Which elements will make the next generation shake their heads and wonder about our questionable taste?
I have often wondered what typical “building mistakes” from the 2010s and 2020s will be seen as in a few decades. Would you like to speculate together?
I mean, in the 1970s, it was considered stylish and modern to cover bathroom walls with brown tiles all the way to the ceiling and combine them with sunny yellow sanitary ceramics. Back then, no one could have imagined that this would one day be regarded as unattractive.
Will vinyl flooring and laundry connections on the first floor be seen as typical but now outdated features of our time? Floor-to-ceiling windows? “Smokey eyes” (dark window tinting)? Which elements will make the next generation shake their heads and wonder about our questionable taste?
H
HilfeHilfe14 Nov 2019 16:53Green bathroom tiles. Just saw them recently.
HilfeHilfe schrieb:
Green bathroom tiles.Oh, were they back "in" again? I still clearly remember the "moss green" from the 70s. Just a few weeks ago, my grandfather’s old bathroom, originally in that color, was renovated. Now it’s beige. One of the first images in the Google search shows not only the tile color but also - The currently trendy retro tiles with patterns; by now almost boring, it feels like every second house has them
- Very dark brickwork... I think this will turn out to be just as much of a mistake as the awful yellow or white bricks from past years, which nobody uses anymore today (and apparently nobody replaces brickwork either)
- Gable roof without eaves
Things I’m quite sure won’t become design mistakes:
- Floor-to-ceiling windows, as they offer several advantages (more light, great for kids, room feels larger, etc.); especially considering energy efficiency, window areas facing south will certainly not get smaller.
- Even though we didn’t choose it, I believe this typical gray (alongside white) will remain a fairly timeless standard color. It’s plain, but I don’t think it will become a design mistake.
- Very dark brickwork... I think this will turn out to be just as much of a mistake as the awful yellow or white bricks from past years, which nobody uses anymore today (and apparently nobody replaces brickwork either)
- Gable roof without eaves
Things I’m quite sure won’t become design mistakes:
- Floor-to-ceiling windows, as they offer several advantages (more light, great for kids, room feels larger, etc.); especially considering energy efficiency, window areas facing south will certainly not get smaller.
- Even though we didn’t choose it, I believe this typical gray (alongside white) will remain a fairly timeless standard color. It’s plain, but I don’t think it will become a design mistake.
Similar topics