Serious question, has anyone else had a client ask for a 'fairy garden' theme on a commercial building?

I was at a meeting for a new cafe in Austin and the owner wanted the entire front facade to look like a 'whimsical woodland entrance' with fake moss and tiny doors. I had to explain that city codes don't allow organic materials on a fire wall. What's the weirdest theme request you've ever gotten?

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taylor_moore3d agoOG Member

Man... that's not even that weird anymore. I see this everywhere now, like people are trying to turn real life into a Pinterest board or a theme park. It's not just cafes... it's banks wanting to look like treehouses and offices asking for fake vines. Feels like we're all just building sets for Instagram photos instead of actual places to be. Gets real awkward when you have to be the one to explain real world things like fire codes and rain to them.

jordangibson3d ago

Ugh, I just started showing them photos of moldy drywall after a leak.