ᐅ White and Anthracite – Where Does the Preference Come From?
Created on: 10 Apr 2020 09:32
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I've noticed that many new houses are being built in white and anthracite, and that anthracite colors are often chosen for kitchens or bathroom tiles. As someone who prefers soft yellow-cream-white/soft yellow-cream-green or soft yellow-cream-light wood tones, I would like to know what you appreciate about the white-anthracite combination and whether anthracite has any depressing effect on your mood.
I'm also interested in what associations you have with this color scheme, what memories or impressions you connect with it. And in your opinion, has it always been exactly what you wanted and liked, or have you been inspired by the numerous current examples?
Feel free to share your thoughts freely and emotionally; I’m not sure if this question can be approached purely intellectually.
I'm also interested in what associations you have with this color scheme, what memories or impressions you connect with it. And in your opinion, has it always been exactly what you wanted and liked, or have you been inspired by the numerous current examples?
Feel free to share your thoughts freely and emotionally; I’m not sure if this question can be approached purely intellectually.
Climbee schrieb:
You get it with the Mini.But then it’s mainstream again. Unless you have sidepipes.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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A few years ago, we came across a color scheme on a multi-family house that we really liked and would like to replicate later. Ultimately, it depends on how it will look on a single-family house – and what shape the house will have.
It is a light (sand-colored) combination of brick and render with anthracite windows.
What bothers me about a fully rendered façade is the artificial look of painted walls. That’s why, if I had a 100% rendered façade, I would choose only white, even though it might get dirty quickly. Then I’d just have to clean it once a year with a pressure washer. And since I don’t want white windows on a white façade, I would go for gray or anthracite here. That would put me right into the mainstream.
I appreciate beautiful brickwork and occasionally see nice designs combining it with colored render accents.
But I would never go for a fully colored rendered façade.
Some off-putting examples from my family:
– My grandparents have a light green façade...
– The neighbors of my wife’s grandmother have a baby blue façade...
– My uncle chose gray render... which looks both artificial and depressing at the same time.
The mainstream house – white rendered façade with anthracite-colored windows – doesn’t bother me at all. It looks nicely neutral. On the other hand, I really don’t like the brightly painted “Rainbow House” and it’s not to my taste.
But in the end, it doesn’t matter – as long as everyone likes their own house on their own plot!
It is a light (sand-colored) combination of brick and render with anthracite windows.
What bothers me about a fully rendered façade is the artificial look of painted walls. That’s why, if I had a 100% rendered façade, I would choose only white, even though it might get dirty quickly. Then I’d just have to clean it once a year with a pressure washer. And since I don’t want white windows on a white façade, I would go for gray or anthracite here. That would put me right into the mainstream.
I appreciate beautiful brickwork and occasionally see nice designs combining it with colored render accents.
But I would never go for a fully colored rendered façade.
Some off-putting examples from my family:
– My grandparents have a light green façade...
– The neighbors of my wife’s grandmother have a baby blue façade...
– My uncle chose gray render... which looks both artificial and depressing at the same time.
The mainstream house – white rendered façade with anthracite-colored windows – doesn’t bother me at all. It looks nicely neutral. On the other hand, I really don’t like the brightly painted “Rainbow House” and it’s not to my taste.
But in the end, it doesn’t matter – as long as everyone likes their own house on their own plot!
PyneBite schrieb:
The main thing is that everyone likes the house on their own property!What bothers me more is the surroundings when only the builder likes them. Anthracite on window frames is fine by me, but not also for lawn substitutes (gravel "zen" front gardens) and hedge replacements (gabions) :-(https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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11ant schrieb:
What bothers me more is the overall design when it only appeals to the homeowner. Anthracite on window frames is acceptable, but not also for lawn replacements (gravel "Zen" front gardens) and hedge substitutes (gabions) :-( But this way, you can save on a gardener in the long run.
Müllerin schrieb:
Low-maintenance gardening is possible without a gardener... I’m really looking forward to it, if I get elected to the city council *Teufelsmeili* That was meant more with a wink. Our garden will probably have a “stone corner,” and the rest will be covered with turf lawn. Ideally, I would love to have palm trees in the garden, but here in Northern Germany they probably wouldn’t survive long. However, I haven’t looked into it yet.
I don’t have an opinion on the fencing yet. At first, we considered gabions, which should then be filled with stones. But that actually doesn’t look very inviting. I don’t like thuja trees when they’re trimmed, as they always turn brown. But maybe I just don’t know much about it. I’ve always been an apartment dweller and used to let my own cacti dry out.
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