Explanation of the hype

There have always been and still are trends that last a long time. In the 80s, it was glass blocks in stairwells or encapsulated gutters in the roof construction. Today, it is anthracite tones in many areas.

What is currently popular here in southern Germany? Hmm. Of course, anthracite windows. House walls in very light white. Mostly no base at the house wall.

When you, as a builder, go for advice, I often had the feeling that you are first shown what everyone currently finds great. Regardless of tiles, doors, or kitchens, you were shown the first object, "This is a very nice door that most builders are choosing right now"...

For us, the following points were decisive. Robust, easy to maintain, timeless, and of course it had to be pleasing.

So it ended up being floor-to-ceiling windows but in RAL 9007, a rather lighter gray tone. Finding tiles that are not gray is currently almost a challenge but it was possible. I think the pull-out pantry is great but has the aforementioned disadvantages. I found the pantry usable only from 50cm upwards, so it became a 40cm pull-out pantry.

With the kitchen, we had a real conflict that was resolved as a compromise. Although the kitchen is a "room," the passage with 150cm is quite open. A sliding door then allows separation (of course, not against odors, only as a visual shield).

Many seem to confuse building a house with buying clothes. Timelessness is important to me for windows, bathrooms, etc., unless I have the financial means to rebuild everything after 5-10 years. That might possibly be the reason why many choose white kitchens.

In SH I see, alongside classic red brick, which we can't get rid of, the trend towards the Swedish wooden house in all colors, yellow, blue, dark red, always with white roof overhangs and windows like that. Companies like eksjö, flordborg or ebk dominate entire streets here. Another trend here is the bungalow. Single-story. Flat, spreading out. We have space anyway. The stone wall is trendy, almost complete waiver of fences too. The stove, it is in almost every house. The wooden terrace Douglas fir.Karsten

Where, well, that is the definition of timeless.

Maybe one should consider what a hype is and what a trend is.

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What’s wrong with you, Robin?
The term is completely misused here, but whatever???
The thread is amusing and entertaining - a nice off-topic for a little break.
And that without quarrels and envy and without a raised arm of a teacher mod who wants to correct the word here [emoji2]

There are no more mods, just an admin who issues warnings for no reason

I personally feel more drawn to the closed kitchen. But I never had the pleasure of living with an open one. However, the kitchen has seating for 4 people. I often find the dining table somehow uncomfortable anyway. And when I make duck and rabbit for the family at Christmas, I am also glad to avoid the hassle and enjoy my wine in peace in the kitchen. We don’t do big cooking sessions with friends either. I also don’t really like the currently popular city villa. Prefer something in the finca style, which unfortunately looks out of place here. The worst, in my opinion, is when it’s fully brick-faced. Looks like a huge cube of stone. But many are enthusiastic about it and I don’t have to pay for it, so I don’t care. Otherwise, I would look for a 1.5 or 2-story house so that I can convert it to be age-appropriate on the ground floor. I want to enjoy my home as long as possible. I personally think an illuminated facade is meeeeeeggggaaaa! Floor-to-ceiling windows too, as long as nobody can gawk. Just the possibility of someone gawking is enough to make me feel uncomfortable.