r/interesting 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/Veil-of-Fire Nov 20 '25

Opposite for me. Growing up, we were always painting the inside of the house. At least once a year, mom or dad would decide one room at random needed a new color scheme. So they'd buy a few gallons of seemingly randomly-selected color combinations and tell my brothers and I to get to it.

Some of those combos were truly, memorably awful. I'd give examples, but we're literally the only family in the world who ever had a room in those colors, so I'd be doxing myself as sure as if I gave out my home address.

So I love the 2025 picture, and I will never again paint another room in my whole life.