Too many of those McMansions going up around here. You know, like McD’s hamburgers, all the same, bland thing wrapped up in the same boring wrapper. It seems like they copy the same three houses in the same ol’ beige, tan or sand siding. All cut out of the same cloth, and that’s just the outside!
My 1903 Gothic farmhouse is more interesting than those cookie cutters any day. Plus the construction is better and this house will probably be standing long after those other ones have started crumbling.
We live in a mid 19th century farmhouse. I wouldn’t trade it for a new one for anything.
One thing that I noticed is the bigger the houses the smaller the families. I think some people are choosing to have a bigger house rather than a bigger family.