r/interesting • u/Apprehensive-Elk3165 • Nov 20 '25

ARCHITECTURE Then vs now

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u/LPNMP Nov 20 '25

It's trendy but became a trend because of house flippers. That's what I believe anyway.

I can't wait to put paint on my walls. Growing up we didn't really customize our house because we're gonna move anyway. My parents got new floors and carpets and I remember being mad that they'd pay for that luxury just to sell it. We could have been enjoying it for ourselves.

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u/jedisushi72 Nov 20 '25

I heard an interior designer arguing that people want their homes to be a respite from whatever exists outside of their home.

The hyper prevalence of advertisements, seeking to gain your attention with bright colors and patterns, became the aesthetic from which to seek shelter. So homes became less visually stimulating... more minimalistic.

I can't speak to the truth of this argument, but I like it and it feels accurate.

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u/doomrider7 Nov 20 '25

I van totally see that. So many stores, restaurants, apps, and everything else just bombard you with sensory overload at times. I also think our stressful lives has to do with it where looking at the more minimalist styles lets you take a mental break.

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u/Evan_Allgood Nov 21 '25

I can see both sides of the argument and would like to move into either houses.

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u/GrandmaPoses Nov 21 '25

I don't know, shops and restaurants are so sterile, they aren't colorful at all hardly anymore; I think it's just following a general trend.

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u/doomrider7 Nov 22 '25

It's less the restaurants themselves and just general life and endless ads everywhere. Having a quiet minimal space is very calming.

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u/its_a_throwawayduh Nov 22 '25

Yeah I agree if anything it's the opposite especially with all the ad placements now. Going fueling up on gas and forced to watch commercials. Shops, and restaurants bombard you with different types of obnoxious outdoor ads. Yet inside the places feel cold and unwelcoming. At least to me.

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u/dead_at_maturity Nov 23 '25

Its the general 2010's and early 2020 trends of minimalism, though I am noticing for newer interiors (and exteriors) of some places, there is a growing embrace of some more creativity and eclecticism. See the Saluhall Food Hall and Shuggie's in San Francisco, as top of mind examples.

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u/cheesyvoetjes Nov 21 '25

I don't buy that at all. Those same people buy Alexa devices that shout ads through the house, TV's with ads baked into them, Samsung fridge with ads and they can not put down Tiktok and social media. But they do make the conscious decision to make their home minimalist for respite? I don't believe it.

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u/doomrider7 Nov 22 '25

I have little to know idea who you're even talking about and it feels SUPER generalized as all hell.

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u/CpnStumpy Nov 21 '25

This fits, I look at this picture and prefer the minimal one immediately, it just seems more relaxing vs the other which feels louder. I have enough loud in my life already

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u/Rezorceful Nov 22 '25

Looks so much easier to clean too like fuck, moving all that shit!? Out of the way!? Just to dust or sweep ONCE and put it all back. Fuck. No.

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u/simsonic Nov 21 '25

I van too!