Home Decor Sins
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Screw 'em.
Most decorating trends are just that - trends. It's some way for people to sell you something new to replace something fully functional.
Always remember, Operation Valkyrie was an act of sedition.
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"Hell is full of potpourri." LOL.
This article provided me with many "now-that-you-mention-it" moments. Yes, I agree these trends need to stay back there -- especially tropical prints, lace curtains, metal wall sculptures, beaded curtains, and doilies.
I confess to a plastic tablecloth, and my jury is out on beaded lampshades. Approached with care -- okay, great care -- they could still have a place in modern times.
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@jolly said in Home Decor Sins:
Screw 'em.
Most decorating trends are just that - trends. It's some way for people to sell you something new to replace something fully functional.
Also, the same types of people now writing that magazine are the ones who suggested many of these monstrosities in the first place.
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@george-k said in Home Decor Sins:
https://www.domesticatedcompanion.com/home-decor-trends-that-should-stay-in-the-past-part2/85?xcmg=1
Things that I'm guilty of:
Brass hardware in bathrooms (but not shiny!)
The aforementioned linoleum floor
The lace curtains (in the bath at the Cheddarshack)
Tiffany Lamps (still have 'em)Things I inherited:
Tiled countertop (bath and kitchen!)
Paneling
Wooden (butcher block) countertop
Glass Block Window (x 2!)
Vertical Blinds
Hollywood lights
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@doctor-phibes said in Home Decor Sins:
Also, the same types of people now writing that magazine are the ones who suggested many of these monstrosities in the first place.
Funny, that, no?
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@george-k said in Home Decor Sins:
@doctor-phibes said in Home Decor Sins:
Also, the same types of people now writing that magazine are the ones who suggested many of these monstrosities in the first place.
Funny, that, no?
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The house we moved into has 3 of those things (mainly the brass fixtures, metal wall art, and some ridiculously large heavy curtains on the main living room window), we are slowly updating it all. We are personally guilty of zero of those items on the list, but I'm sure if we check again in 20 years...
And @George-K I'm disappointed you don't have a massive painting of the Mrs. above your fireplace!
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@jolly said in Home Decor Sins:
Screw 'em.
Most decorating trends are just that - trends. It's some way for people to sell you something new to replace something fully functional.
Exactly. Everything listed in that article will come back at some point.
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I'm not going to take an article with ads about "how to unclog toilet" with secret powders as a voice of authority about anything, let alone what to do with one's home.
Please love yourself.
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@aqua-letifer said in Home Decor Sins:
I'm not going to take an article with ads about "how to unclog toilet" with secret powders as a voice of authority about anything, let alone what to do with one's home.
There's another article entitled "How to connect with your spirit animal". I think I'll pass.
I'm no expert, but...
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@doctor-phibes said in Home Decor Sins:
There's another article entitled "How to connect with your spirit animal".
How about "How To Connect With Your Spirit Animal Using Secret Powders"?
Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka
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@catseye3 said in Home Decor Sins:
@doctor-phibes said in Home Decor Sins:
There's another article entitled "How to connect with your spirit animal".
How about "How To Connect With Your Spirit Animal Using Secret Powders"?
It's probably bath salts, which I would guess the article writers do know a thing or two about.
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I like butcher block…
Me/rry/Christmas
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@lufins-dad said in Home Decor Sins:
I like butcher block…
We inherited butcher block countertops. Still have them and they work. No reason to replace.
We also inherited paneling in the entry and living rooms. Only one wall in the living room. It was stained and finished on-site in the early 1950s. I think it looks just fine.
None of the other stuff.
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@brenda said in Home Decor Sins:
Our house is over 120 years old. Their remarks about making a house "look old" made me laugh.
Ours is over 70 years old. It has small bathrooms. Except, every bedroom has one. lol
Who needs a giant room to do those activities anyway? Waste of space IMO.
