Why America’s Floors Turned Gray
Amanda Mull discusses the HGTV-ification of America.
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Today our staff writer Amanda Mull answers my questions about her recent article exploring gray floors, house flipping, and how America fell under HGTV’s spell.
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Amanda Mull really doesn’t like gray floors. Sure, part of her aversion is aesthetic—“the reality is that gray is not that versatile,” she told me—but she’s more concerned with what the floors us. “In my work, I often take something that has
