I LOVE all the American houses, gah! Why can't we have nice houses like that here
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I know they aren't all the same over there, but "The American House" as we know it here, is always wooden, not normally brick unless it's only the lower 2 feet of the walls, is a pastel colour with the window frames painted in a contrasting colour (normally white). The windows themselves are pretty, not just plain rectangles but with criss-crossing wood within the glass area, and often a pretty arched shape. There are always pretty net curtains and heavy drapes. Lots of decorative wanscotting, light fixtures, and the kitchens are large and bright with often wood coloured cupboard doors. There might be floral edgings to the wallpaper or pain in the kitchen, either under the ceiling or along the top of the benches.
There are normally lots of nick-nacks in the home, lots of interesting shaped mirrors, little items of interest, flowery things, flowery living room furniture and bedspreads/quilts etc etc.
The garage is normally attached to the house, and there is normally a large 4WD vehicle parked on the driveway.
The letterbox is normally themed to go with the house, or plain white, and is not an ugly metal box like here but something that is meant to look nice, and sits on a large square wooden post.
Seeing all the homes on here has confirmed this stereotype in my head
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