Is my gravel chavvy?

[BoojaBooja]

We have an area of about 8ft x 6ft behind the garage which is due to be gravelled tomorrow. I've ordered dark pink gravel, which I thought would be pretty, but DP thinks it might look very chavvy.

Opinions please! Thanks. :)

[southeastastra]

blimey chavvy gravel

[LordOfTheFlies]

Ermmmm, it wouldn't be my first choice but as it's being gravelled tomorrow you have to stand by your convictions

At least it won't be dull!
No flippin help at all, sorry.

[PaisleyLeaf]

Cor another thread.
You're really doubting yourself about this gravel now aren't you?

[BoojaBooja]

I think I may have time to change it if I call the guy who's bringing it early enough.

We're doing the house up to sell it, so need it to look ok not awful - eek!

[BoojaBooja]

I am, Paisleyleaf, I am!

[CointreauVersial]

Hope the gravel isn't too fine/small or the neighbourhood cats will think you've built them a new public loo.

[doozle]

It will be ok! :-)

[doozle]

I have faith in the pink gravel!

[BoojaBooja]

Thanks doozle! :) My cats aren't interested in gravel, fortunately!

[cybboid]

I have white gravel in my teensy front garden and when the sun reflects off it I am blind for days afterwards, it's so bright

I dont think I've ever seen pink gravel ......

[BoojaBooja]

It looks like <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=www.gravelandslate.co.uk/images/Red_Granite.jpg&imgrefurl=www.gravelandslate.co.uk/red-granite.html&usg=__iCpxT97-jutPTwh5cqZw8xlcgOc=&h=333&w=500&sz=32&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=xYjySQb-MFgAZM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=145&ei=qSkOTtTqMdKxhAfI3LSADg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dred%2Bgravel%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D511%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=392&vpy=209&dur=11762&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=117&ty=107&page=1&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0&biw=1366&bih=511" rel="nofollow noindex" target="_blank">this

[doozle]

Really lovely. It's gorgeous. Just how I imagined it!

[BoojaBooja]

Doozle, you are my favourite MNer in the whole entire world! :)

[doozle]

I aim to please ;-)

But seriously, I think those rusty pink tones can look great in gardens.

[PeopleCallMeTricky]

The first thing that sprang to mind for me was......fishtank!

[LordOfTheFlies]

If you are doing the house up to sell go for grey or beige - unless your target market is Barbara Cartland or Jordan.

It's easy enough to change gravel but you have to appeal to the masses, they might not share your (impeccable)taste.

[Thegreenfliesareonme]

Where I'm from lots of people have Balmullo chips in their garden/on their driveway.

This is making me feel homesick.

Btw, they're lovely - not chavvy at all!

[bibbitybobbityhat]

Gravel should only be the natural type such as you find on beaches, imvho.

Anything else including slate chips (ARE YOU LISTENING ALL YOU PONCEY FRONT GARDEN SLATE-CHIPPERS WHO LIVE ROUND MY WAY?) is deeply chavvy. Imho.

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

What's the protocol if you life miles from a beach, but near a slate quarry, huh, bibblty?

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

[doozle]

Bibbity, are you a gravel snob by any chance?

[PaintedToenails]

Good grief, I only wandered on here cos I've thrown my four penneth into almost every thread on AIBU.....and now I have to try and cope with the knowledge that gravel can be 'Chavvy' and there are such things as 'Gravel Snobs'.....

FWIW, gravel snobs or not, I am Welsh and I think you can't beat a bit of slate gravel! But now I discover it's deeply chavvy.....I must retire to bed with a heavy heart and my taste in small, decorative house rocks admonished.

[LordOfTheFlies]

Bibbity my DH is from Glasgow.
Should we have potato chips?
Potatoes are natural.
And everything in Glasgow is deep-fried.
Allegedly

[Ingles2]

chavvy definitely.
what's wrong with bog standard pea shingle?

[cybboid]

cats crap in pea shingle

And dogs if given the chance