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I'd argue those parameters demand quite a bit of creativity to make something interesting.

whether or not that's white paint with matte black trim is another thing
 
BarcaDeac said:
Asheville has these so-called green homes popping up everywhere, especially getting shoehorned on small lots, ridges, etc. small footprint, tall, weirdly slanted roof, different colors, etc.

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lol turn of the last century saltbox poor people houses repackaged as innovative green homes

hilarious how time and marketing works.
 
ImTheCaptain said:
I'd argue those parameters demand quite a bit of creativity to make something interesting.

whether or not that's white paint with matte black trim is another thing
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Yeah, a ton of creativity to make it interesting and functional.

I'd also point out that the previous example didn't have a garage or driveway, unlike the nextdoor neighbor.
 
Everybody should have to post a picture of their home now
 
We live in a 1924 brick bungalow that was almost certainly bought via a sears catalog
 
that craftsman style has really been popping up all over AVL for like 10+ years though

like biff said, when you are building on a 40' lot with setbacks, it's tough to get super creative

our lot was only 50' wide so that limited what we could do for sure
 
1.5 story shingle style house built sometime around 1910-1923 here. Almost definitely not ordered out of Sears catalog. #TheyDontBuildThemLikeTheyUsedTo
 
ImTheCaptain said:
lol turn of the last century saltbox poor people houses repackaged as innovative green homes

hilarious how time and marketing works.
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these all have varying roof lines though, usually a mix, wouldn't that make them not saltbox houses
 
you can't build a home without some type of siding these days unless you're super rich but i don't like the look of modern siding at all
 
cookoutdeac said:
these all have varying roof lines though, usually a mix, wouldn't that make them not saltbox houses
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yeah, technically. they all just look like the aging, asbestos sided homes of loggers and coal people in the run down towns of pennsylvania
 
Mid 90s style 4br family house, I’ll own it.

Not silly looking McMansion architecture at least.
 
'bout to dox myself but here is ours at build time (have since done more landscaping/added a fence to backyard/etc), the builder at first did want to do two tone and I was like NAH, you'll also notice the not-yet-painted exterior vents 😬

but it fits in w/ the houses around us for the most part and for a house of its size is pretty energy efficient

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Deacfan2009 said:
1.5 story shingle style house built sometime around 1910-1923 here. Almost definitely not ordered out of Sears catalog. #TheyDontBuildThemLikeTheyUsedTo
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Hey I really like our house. The brick is very nice & I think it looks v good. There are about 4-7 homes on our street with the same layout/footprint. Think sears homes were a huge thing here but a lot of them have really held up well.
 
cookoutdeac said:
'bout to dox myself but here is ours at build time (have since done more landscaping/added a fence to backyard/etc), the builder at first did want to do two tone and I was like NAH, you'll also notice the not-yet-painted exterior vents 😬

but it fits in w/ the houses around us for the most part and for a house of its size is pretty energy efficient

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yours is different and better looking than the ones I posted. there are more egrigious examples where it looks like there's exactly 2 feet of lot left around the house.

ours looks like a bit more stretched out version of yours. built in 2016. I think technically it's under the Cape Cod style which now I'm not as much of a fan of because I don't like the sloping ceilings and walls on the top floor. just results in a lot of blank wall space you can't hang anything on.
 
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