Pictures in the downstairs loo

Yeah I agree personal photos in a loo is perhaps a bit odd. If any pictures in a loo they should perhaps be quirky.

I think putting family pictures on the loo is OK. It's only braggy when you put your framed degree certificates, or awards your children have won in there. That's the peculiarly humble-brag style of people who want everyone to know how wonderful and clever they are, by putting that stuff up in the one room that ALL their guests will visit, while making it look humble because It's only the loo, and not a shrine in the sitting room. But ordinary photos? Not big-headed at all.

I would crack on with putting postcards etc up in the loo. And get a load of photos (including wedding ones) all around the house - I am sure there was some ‘research’ in the newspapers years ago about there being a correlation between number of family photos on display and happiness in the family relation.

I agree with him. I think its odd. Display your family things where you'll enjoy them as a family. It is a bit show off putting them in the toilet where any guests are pretty much guaranteed to be sat having to look at them.

I also think its a bit of an issue that you don't seem to be able to have a grown up conversation without him ranting and you having a tantrum.

I've never heard of anyone putting photos in the loo before. I think I'd feel I was being watched. Pictures or postcards in frames are fine.

Our downstairs loo has my late DH's collection of NASA space photos which he put up there and as yet I haven't been impelled to change, even though they're not really my taste.

I think you should have discussed what you would both like to be up on the wall in the loo and come to a compromise. He could have been a bit nicer in the way he has said it, but I agree that I don't like photo's of people in the loo for some reason.

We have photo's instead of places we have visited as a family.

I agree, is the loo not the place we are meant to put our degree certificates, graduation photo, and paid for industry awards? With maybe a photo of us meeting a celebrity? A glorified trophy cabinet that you piss in.

My husband does this sometimes, I just ignore him. He’s not known for bus interior design skills. Recently I wanted to move an antique monks bench to another location in the house . We had to move it anyway, as the room it was in was being decorated. So I said let’s plop it there and see how it looks.

for some reason he proper whinged, I like it where it is, don’t want to put it there, blah blah. I wasn’t really hung up either way, so was like ok, we will move it back when rooms done, no biggie.

next day he was all I really like it there, it looks like it was made for that space, let’s keep it there,

he always does it, fuck knows why.

I don't like photos in loos but I don't like the idea of wedding photos or baby photos on bedrooms either.

Luckily though I have a DH who likes art so has hung some "interesting" things on our loo and bedroom walls

Tell your DH he is only really allowed an opinion if it's constructive or he's willing to take on the complete decoration of the room and get it finished by next weekend

Family photos are nice but I don't like them in the loo. Loo is a private alone time so It seems a bit intrusive? That probably sounds a bit weird to some but others will get it.

I think it can be a tad obnoxious sometimes. My friend has her kids’ graduation photos in her loo, as well as other photos/memorabilia which can be seen as somewhat boastful.

i don't really relate to the thing about people watching you! the only time i would ever feel weird about a photo in a bedroom...is if you're having sex and you can see a photo of someone's dad or something - because it would be distracting - but looking at a funny photo while having a wee or washing my hands - no problem at all!

Maybe he uses the downstairs loo for a wank and doesn't want you and the kids watching him! 😅

Not a fan of family photos anywhere tbh but it's your husband's house as well as yours so you need to come to a compromise.

We have a couple of smallish framed abstract art prints in the downstairs loo. I probably wouldn't have photos of friends or family in the loo, so I'm with your DH on that one, but his reaction seems a bit extreme.

I think the postcards sound like a nice idea, he can't object to that surely? They're just postcards how could that be "showing off"?

I definitely disagree with your DH that you should only have wedding photos in your bedroom, seems a bit odd like he's embarrassed or something. Is it possible that he doesn't like the way he looks in the photos?

If you mean a downstairs cloakroom, - there are no rules, but traditionally cloakroom pictures should be a bit amusing or something you wouldn't really put in a living room. So, informal family pics are fine, kid's drawings, interesting quotes.

I wouldn't put 'memento' pics in the loo personally, but I couldn't care less about what anyone else did.

As to having wedding/family pics on show... why ever not?! I have them on the dresser - a wedding one, one of each set of parents and siblings. Plus a mixed frame of pics with various friends on the wall. They are they becuase they all invoke happy memories and it's nice to see them. They're not for 'showing off' to other people. If you divide up all the time spent in your home into a pie chart of who is in the home at any one time, the slice with 'visitors' would be tiny, so why have your decor choices dictated by that slice?

I like looking at photos in peoples loos. We have some silly photos in our loo and collages that kids have given us created on a photo site. They aren't that professional so thought the loo the best place!

I always thought the downstairs loo was for jokes - slightly rude.
I think Carol Vorderman has one of her awards in hers.
It's not usually a place for things you really love...

It's only showing off to have family pics around the house, if your house is also a business - like you run counselling sessions from home, or run a b and b, then it's not really appropriate.

Surely 95pc of the time, its just your immediate family in the house? So who does he think it's showing off to? Surely you decorate for you and what you like, rather than to cater for the perceived judgements of occasional visitors (who probably don't think like that anyway, given most families have pics of their family/ kids on display somewhere)

Have you spoken to your husband about how he has a habit of negativity about your ideas without any positive contributions of his own?

I think I'd like a selection of framed saucy postcards (the ones you used to look at when you went to the seaside as a child and your mum dragged you away from) in my downstairs loo!

That's correct. Photos of people in bathrooms make me feel physically sick. It's sensory overload, I explained it was odd so what's your problem?!! Don't think it affects you. I don't want an image of someone's Dad looking at me while sitting on toilet. No thank you.