People started decorating their homes based on a perceived resale value rather than what they wanted to live in.
Same reason cars are mostly white/silver/black.
Depending on where you live the white and silver is actually popular because it helps keep it a bit cooler.
So would yellow and other light colors that aren’t available from the manufacturer.
I lived above a busy road earlier this year. I realized that 95% of cars are either blue, red, or some shade of gray (including white and black). It was a real treat when a yellow, purple, or olive car came along.
We almost didn’t buy our current house because it was all grey. Then I promised my wife we could repaint before moving in and now it is fine (the location was perfect for us, so we had to overlook some other flaws)
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Ha! I just exposed a brick wall in my house, what do I win?
20L of italian white paint
Choice of cotton, sea salt, moon white, morning white.
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I’m going to go against the grain here a little bit. A neutral background and style in your home can be a good backdrop that will accentuate any features that you might add that are more eccentric ( i.e. wall art or accessories like a lamp).
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Same, at least one of my walls is just a giant TV.
“the commodification of the house and of the home itself”.
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Bland? Maybe. But it looks neat, tidy and breezy. We went an almost blue shade of white and tbh we love it. Combine it with almost sandy looking floors and dark carpets and it looks modern, and yet relaxing.
I am super partial to an exposed brick wall though! Love a bit of 90’s style but that’d look shit in my 2010s style cheap cookie cutter build.
Yeah we repainted our home from dated off-yellow colour to white and a blueish grey. One of the main reasons for decision is that there is not enough light in the house, so more white surfaces means more reflective light.
It worked, and the house still retains its colonial-era look, but with a more modern colour scheme.
I actually prefer the light grey walls, I have lots of smart lights that mean I can bounce light off them and give rooms whatever mood I want anytime I want. The walls are just the canvas now. Don’t underestimate an rgb light pointed at a wall to make things really colorful without being overly bright, and nowadays relatively privacy-friendly Bluetooth lights are available down at hardware stores for cheap.
I don’t get this. It’s your house, furnish and paint it however you like instead of complaining
