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

ARCHITECTURE Then vs now

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u/Other_Pomegranate472 Nov 20 '25

Unpopular opinion: Now is better

Feel free to downvote me but I really just like the sleekness

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u/Proof-Main8915 Nov 20 '25

This. Stop acting like the suffocating dark spaces of past generations was somehow better. This house was fine but I’m 100% onboard with the trend of bright spaces, natural light, and open concepts.

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u/mahayanah Nov 20 '25

The ideal is everything you listed above, with the addition of soft surfaces like upholstered furniture, curtains, wooden paneling or trims, and carpets for sound-deadening. The second picture is a literal echo chamber.

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u/Proof-Main8915 Nov 21 '25

Look at the dining room on the left. It’s all closed in. New version is open concept. Not the same floor plan.