Concrete countertops

[Shaka]

Yes, the predominant strain of Mormon culture is very suburban and the taste in style is likely country, traditional or colonial. Modernist architecture, furniture, and design are decidedly too edgy for that crowd's taste.

I lived it a modernist home that was decorated by a very good interior designer. The place looked amazing but was a huge pain in the bum to keep clean. I grew sick of wiping down the white cabinets every few days and arranging for carpet cleaning every few months. The furniture was also very cool to look at but not all that comfortable.

I think the trend towards more rustic styles stems from the size of LDS families. Darker colors wear better and are much easier to maintain when you have more than 2.5 children. Part of the trend also comes from being a mountain region. Rustic or country design will always be a preference in the high country.

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[UteStar]

I liked the house KC posted.

We looked in Harvard/Yale as well as above Hogle Zoo. There is no such home for sale right now, at least not on the MLS.

We have some friends building on the bench above Hogle Zoo or thereabouts. They are going with the traditional local look. In other words...the cultural grain.

To be honest, if that is the look that you want, the best thing to do is to buy one of the homes with good guts and then do it yourself. There are quite a few teardowns in these neighborhoods along the East bench and they do it like they want them - but that is obviously an expensive option...but a lot of people will buy the home and then drop $100-200,000 on the inside to go modern or different. You aren't finding a lot of these homes for sale because few are selling because they have only done these remodels or teardowns in the past couple of years.

I would say that the Avenues and Holladay/Cove areas are doing it the most...but other East bench locations are in the process as well. But, as I mentioned, few are selling unless you are looking to buy one for $1 million plus.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

We looked in Harvard/Yale as well as above Hogle Zoo. There is no such home for sale right now, at least not on the MLS.

My grandma lived on Yale. I have great memories of being around that part of Sugar House.

[kccougar]

I liked the house KC posted.

We looked in Harvard/Yale as well as above Hogle Zoo. There is no such home for sale right now, at least not on the MLS.

We have some friends building on the bench above Hogle Zoo or thereabouts. They are going with the traditional local look. In other words...the cultural grain.

I should have posted links. Those photos were of 4 different homes, all currently listed on the MLS in zip code 84103 (Avenues) .

[TripletDaddy]

I should have posted links. Those photos were of 4 different homes, all currently listed on the MLS in zip code 84103 (Avenues) .

nice, thanks!

[Color Me Badd Fan]

You guys are all a bunch of idiots. If you go contemporary, then you may find yourself with a house like this in a few years:



Instead of the Brady Bunch house, you can have something that will stand the test of time a lot better.

DDD, you don't have to move to the Avenues, you can move to Draper and have this:





Here's another place in Draper with a rock fireplace, for a few extra dollars they'll include the sectional with the house. Amortizing the cost of a used sectional is not something you can do with a purchase of just any house.



Even if you don't want the sectional, this room still has lots of possibilities:



Maybe you want to stay in Utah county, closer to the fam? Here's a place I found in Lehi for you.

You complained about oak cabinets, well this place painted over a portion of that oak to produce this white bar in the kitchen. Cute!



Check out the possibilities with this hearth and fireplace:

[TripletDaddy]

you are depressing me.

[pellegrino]

You guys are all a bunch of idiots. If you go contemporary, then you may find yourself with a house like this in a few years:



Instead of the Brady Bunch house, you can have something that will stand the test of time a lot better.

DDD, you don't have to move to the Avenues, you can move to Draper and have this:


Here's another place in Draper with a rock fireplace, for a few extra dollars they'll include the sectional with the house. Amortizing the cost of a used sectional is not something you can do with a purchase of just any house.

Even if you don't want the sectional, this room still has lots of possibilities:



Maybe you want to stay in Utah county, closer to the fam? Here's a place I found in Lehi for you.

You complained about oak cabinets, well this place painted over a portion of that oak to produce this white bar in the kitchen. Cute!

Check out the possibilities with this hearth and fireplace:

I can't tell if you're being serious or not.

[Donuthole]

I can't tell if you're being serious or not.

I can't tell if you're being serious or not.

[pellegrino]

I can't tell if you're being serious or not.

Hey! I said it first.

[UteStar]

I can't tell if you're being serious or not.

Wait, are you being serious now?

[hostile]

To be honest, if that is the look that you want, the best thing to do is to buy one of the homes with good guts and then do it yourself. There are quite a few teardowns in these neighborhoods along the East bench and they do it like they want them - but that is obviously an expensive option...but a lot of people will buy the home and then drop $100-200,000 on the inside to go modern or different. You aren't finding a lot of these homes for sale because few are selling because they have only done these remodels or teardowns in the past couple of years.

I would say that the Avenues and Holladay/Cove areas are doing it the most...but other East bench locations are in the process as well. But, as I mentioned, few are selling unless you are looking to buy one for $1 million plus.

This is how we ended up approaching things, although we didn't start out with our final product in mind. We bought a house in a neighborhood that we like - convenient for work, good schools, etc. We then decided to remodel, which after looking at it for several months ended up being a rebuild. In our general neighborhood - east of Highland High to Foothill approximately - there are several rebuild/remodels in process.

[Shaka]

This is how we ended up approaching things, although we didn't start out with our final product in mind. We bought a house in a neighborhood that we like - convenient for work, good schools, etc. We then decided to remodel, which after looking at it for several months ended up being a rebuild. In our general neighborhood - east of Highland High to Foothill approximately - there are several rebuild/remodels in process.

I used to attend the Parleys geriatric singles ward. I would ditch priesthood and drive around in your neighborhood all the time. Great homes there and definitely one of my favorite neighborhoods in SLC.

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[hostile]

I used to attend the Parleys geriatric singles ward. I would ditch priesthood and drive around in your neighborhood all the time. Great homes there and definitely one of my favorite neighborhoods in SLC.

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I think my neighbor was the bishop of that ward at one time.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Truth be told, I actually think the quality of homes in Utah are better on average then what you'll find in places like Vegas, Phoenix and even most areas of new construction (past 10 years) in California.

The huge national builders haven't had the same detrimental effect on Utah as they've had in many of these other areas. On the east side of the Salt Lake and Utah Valleys, they simply didn't have the wide swaths of land that they had in Phoenix and Vegas, so it kept the big builders from completely destroying the place.

When I was house-hunting with my wife starting about 3 years ago, I noticed a huge change between homes built from around 2004 on and homes built before then. Pre-2004 had many of the crappy things mentioned in this thread- the oak-colored cabinets, low quality light brown carpet and the light colored laminate floors.

You have to hunt for a place that's going to have nice cabinets. It most likely will have to be a custom or semi-custom place. I imagine that would be extremely difficult in a place like Vegas or Phoenix where not very many custom or semi-custom homes were built during the boom. And as either Falawful and D-Hole mentioned, older construction in Vegas is a non-starter. I don't think one would have nearly as difficult of a time up in Salt Lake Valley. First, you have more custom homes and second some older neighborhoods may be an option.