[shhrubbery!]

I’m sure some people said the same thing about the Victorians at the beginning of the 20th century. Now you better not modify or stray from the original color schemes or you will be hung by your thumbs from the courthouse roof...

One big difference between a McMansion and a Victorian is that Victorians were built to last.

McMansions are expensive piles of cheap plywood and vinyl. Victorians were built of high quality wood and plenty of it.

My solid Victorian (& nobody had to coerce me to paint it period colors) will easily last another century; what will happen to Hummer Houses? Maybe McMansionvilles will become Illegal-Immigrantvilles.

[investigateworld]

You guys are both right. I've built custom cabinets for McMansions, using cherry wood that was unheard of (by me anyway) when I first started, so many moons ago.

Within the industry, we class McMansions by what they don't have: Terrazzo floors, oak wainscoting etc - etc. They are like big motel rooms with fancy windows.

[stevio]

Maybe McMansionvilles will become Illegal-Immigrantvilles

Yep.