Page 21 | To ask you to show me your normal home…

Noseyneeps · 2023-12-22T12:53:44+00:00

Fed up with the Instagram showing perfect homes, when the real world is much messier..: so show me your normal homes… here’s my messy (and a bit dated) kitchen

MarkWithaC · 22/12/2023 17:30

I'm not posting mine as I don't want to be spotted by people I know IRL. Suffice it to say someone came to stay once and said, 'I love your kitchen!' Me (proud): 'Thanks!' Her: '...there's just stuff EVERYWHERE.'
I mean, she wasn't wrong

There's a hashtag on Twitter called DuvetKnowItsChristmas. People post pics of their childhood and other family homes where they're spending Christmas, often sleeping under Disney duvets and the like from when they were about 10. Or in a spare room next to the ironing board. It's a lovely thing as it's a good corrective to the idea that we all have Sunday-supplement beautiful, tasteful gaffs now.

WickedSerious · 22/12/2023 17:30

Flandango · 22/12/2023 16:49

Think our kitchen could do with a tidy before relatives come for Christmas

I think this might be my daughter's house.

Poll567 · 22/12/2023 17:24

Currently trapped under a sleeping, poorly child but this is my view. Clean but lived in and loved. Every home is beautiful ❤️

steamedxmaspudding · 22/12/2023 17:22

NewHouseNewMe · 22/12/2023 17:20

@steamedxmaspudding So the tree is outside?! Does it have Xmas lights on it?!

Yes and yes!

We don't have room for a proper tree inside so we just have a little tabletop one in a pot. Then I insisted we buy the biggest one we could find (DH was very unimpressed) to put outside, it's really nice looking at it through the glass when we're in the kitchen. I nicked the idea from our friends who always do the same thing. Think we need to work on stabilising it though as it's already fallen down twice 😂

NewHouseNewMe · 22/12/2023 17:20

@steamedxmaspudding So the tree is outside?! Does it have Xmas lights on it?!

secondtimemumma · 22/12/2023 17:20

Love this thread!

steamedxmaspudding · 22/12/2023 17:17

Here's my kitchen - it's usually pretty tidy as DH is a clean freak. The rest of the house, not so much!

If you squint you can see the Christmas tree on the patio - one of my less bright ideas, it keeps falling over in all the strong winds 😂

Deliadidit · 22/12/2023 17:12

Some of these pics have a got a really lovely homely feel - so inviting.

Loafbeginsat60 · 22/12/2023 17:11

Flandango · 22/12/2023 16:49

Think our kitchen could do with a tidy before relatives come for Christmas

Just shut the door it will be fine

KitchenMess · 22/12/2023 17:11

Kitchen is currently cluttered (and has been for weeks), not been cleaned since cooking, and the door came off the bin cupboard 6 years ago and it's still not been replaced.

Iwantmyoldnameback · 22/12/2023 17:09

Okeydokedeva · 22/12/2023 16:09

Messy but cosy! View from bed. I love old wood furniture and vintage details

I have a mirror like that, it's over 100 years old I grabbed it in a family house clear.

HateMyKitchenLights · 22/12/2023 17:09

@Definitelylivedin I love your kitchen

ChickenLiverPate · 22/12/2023 17:08

The brief of "To ask you to show me your normal home…"
I did. It fits the brief.

NewHouseNewMe · 22/12/2023 17:07

ChickenLiverPate · 22/12/2023 16:59

My SIL has painted various kitchen and bathroom tiles with white tile paint recently and it looks really smart - I was surprised by the finish. Could you try that?

I did this once before and it worked well. They were filthy disgusting blue tiles from the 70s and I needed a quick remedy before we ultimately renovated. It worked well.
The paint is pretty horrible as it’s sticky as it goes on but dries to a nice matt finish.

Notsurehwhattdo · 22/12/2023 17:07

ChickenLiverPate · 22/12/2023 17:03

I posted a picture of our very tidy kitchen. But....that's how we live. We don't own much stuff and we're an adults only household.
What am I supposed to do - mess up the kitchen on purpose for a photo?

I suppose you could just NOT post a photo as it doesn't fit the brief? 🤷‍♂️

ChickenLiverPate · 22/12/2023 17:06

ChickenLiverPate · 22/12/2023 17:03

I posted a picture of our very tidy kitchen. But....that's how we live. We don't own much stuff and we're an adults only household.
What am I supposed to do - mess up the kitchen on purpose for a photo?

Why is quoting so beyond me! 🤦🏼‍♀️ This was in response to a few people saying some posters' homes don't look messy enough.

Fannyfiggs · 22/12/2023 17:04

@OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon or press the @ key and start typing the user name you want to tag. The user name should come up before you've typed it all.

ChickenLiverPate · 22/12/2023 17:03

I posted a picture of our very tidy kitchen. But....that's how we live. We don't own much stuff and we're an adults only household.
What am I supposed to do - mess up the kitchen on purpose for a photo?

Fannyfiggs · 22/12/2023 17:02

OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon · 22/12/2023 16:58

FreshWinterMorning

I love your fireplace in the 1st photo !

sorry I don't yet know how to tag people.

Click the three dots on the top right of the post you want to quote and then click "quote" 😊

From an older Glaswegian still living in Glasgow 😁

ChickenLiverPate · 22/12/2023 17:00

ChickenLiverPate · 22/12/2023 16:59

My SIL has painted various kitchen and bathroom tiles with white tile paint recently and it looks really smart - I was surprised by the finish. Could you try that?

Sorry this was for @Notsurehwhattdo

TiredOfSayingItAgain · 22/12/2023 16:59

Flandango · 22/12/2023 16:49

Think our kitchen could do with a tidy before relatives come for Christmas

It just needs a nice candle and a bit of tinsel 😂😂

ChickenLiverPate · 22/12/2023 16:59

My SIL has painted various kitchen and bathroom tiles with white tile paint recently and it looks really smart - I was surprised by the finish. Could you try that?

anxiousnanna · 22/12/2023 16:58

I'm OCD so I'm not INSTA ready.. but i am always visitor ready... infact even if i have visitors i'll still say 'excuse the mess i wasn't expecting visitors' 😂

Fannyfiggs · 22/12/2023 16:58

Flandango · 22/12/2023 16:49

Think our kitchen could do with a tidy before relatives come for Christmas

Nah, just a run round with the hoover before they arrive will be fine...

OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon · 22/12/2023 16:58

FreshWinterMorning

I love your fireplace in the 1st photo !

sorry I don't yet know how to tag people.