Tetris Mural Now Adorns Little Wood Frame House in Bushwick
This little wood frame house at 1091 Madison Street in Bushwick has had a major overhaul! It now sports a Tetris mural on a stucco facade. In March, the house was draped in scaffolding. Before that, it was covered in white vinyl siding. Click through to see lots of before and after photos. Photos by…
This little wood frame house at 1091 Madison Street in Bushwick has had a major overhaul! It now sports a Tetris mural on a stucco facade.
In March, the house was draped in scaffolding. Before that, it was covered in white vinyl siding. Click through to see lots of before and after photos.
Photos by Steve Sherman; “before” photos by Christopher Bride for PropertyShark
The house under renovation and covered in scaffolding in March.
The house covered in white vinyl siding in June 2012.
A side-by-side comparison of before and after.
It’s funny how polarizing this.. Tetris House is to people in this mail thread.
Personally, a stab at creativity can’t hurt the neighborhood, the majority of which doesn’t have the stonemason-worked brownstones the likes of which you see in the background logos of sites such as this, or when the word Brooklyn is bandied about in news articles and shutterstock pictures of Park Slope houses are presented. No, the alternative are the raggedy, yellow or white vinyl sided houses you see like the neighbors of Tetris House, which I wish could also do something interesting.
Don’t knock creative attempts – especially when what’s being replaced is something bland and extremely boring.
“A stab at creativity” … Yeah it’s been stabbed alright.
While this is not what I would do if I owned the property, I think it is fine. Let’s not be TOO negative.
I don’t mind being creative with the facade, it’s not landmarked and it’s Bushwick. However, there are much more tasteful ways to do this such as cedar sidings. This particular design is something you get sick of seeing very quickly, it’s very childlike and pop-artish. It’s not a smart way for homeowner’s part to spend all that money, and that they will sure regret later. They also need to be considerate of what type of an eyesore they are creating for the neighbors to endure to years to come. Hate to say, but I don’t disagree with the comment calling this “stupid”, to be honest.
As much as I hate EIFS, cedar siding is much more expensive to install, much more expensive to maintain and less environmentally friendly. You get a lot of insulation out of EIFS with very little money.
You did ask the question, but reading the comments reminds me of the saying “opinions are like ________, everyone’s got one”
It beats the vinyl siding!
debatable
that’s the spirit!