Pictures in the downstairs loo

I don’t like any pictures etc in loos, as i think of the germs sitting on them.

I think I would also prefer some calming landscapes or abstracts in the loo. Or dog pictures.

Realistically, how many visitors do you have annually that your husband cannot bear a thought of someone judging him on his decor?
Unless you are hosting elaborate parties every week, I don't see whom you are "showing off" to.

To be fair I’d not put wedding pics in there either, but I dont see why not. I’m not sure I think it’s show casing important events though, as a pp said,
the ones we have up, are mixed with other arty ones, and they are funny candid ones, like my daughter laughing, or my husband a bit drunk on holiday and head back sleeping.

but then I don’t think photos watch me either…

I have a space in my house where i keep many family pics. I love it.

I think the downstairs loo is for hilarious certificates, ideally for a mix of actual achievements and slightly shit things. Your DH would hate it though as it is faux-modest showing off, ie 'I'm so casual about my achievements that they're only in the loo'. Having family memories and pictures up in your home is not remotely showing off - they're for you to look at more than for visitors.

My brother as a teenager had lots of pop star posters on his bedroom walls, he used to put a piece of paper over Alannah Currie's face when he was getting dressed/undressed. I found it so amusing If I'd felt the same I'd have taken all day doing that as most of my posters were Duran Duran guys.

I also wouldn't put photos of people in the loo, but anything else really is fair game. What is ghastly though is your husband's horrible attitude of scorning anything you do but not having any better suggestions himself. I wouldn't like to live like that. Of course he's allowed to say "I don't like that idea" but he should be respectful and considerate of your feelings at the same time. And having alternative ideas to suggest is even better because at least then you can work out some compromise.

Wedding pics in a communal part of the house seem normal to me. Somehow downstairs loo specifically feels a bit odd.

Of course he gets a vote, but he needs to be prepared to compromise too.

I wouldn’t put family photos in the loo. It’s too small a space for people to fully appreciate them, and i think a loo isn’t quite the right environment for showcasing important family memories or people.

Lol our downstairs loo has a glow in the dark plastic skeleton hanging up! It got put there one Halloween and never got put away again.

You feel ill at the thought of a candid pic of someone in a loo??

I used to have little postcards in the loo. One had the words to rappers delight, another was Shakespeares insults. Everyone's favourite was "Nah" with the name Rosa Parks underneath.

That must be something you've made up, theres really no rule on where you can hang particular genres of photographs

No I’ve never heard of it. Do these posters think photos are watching them where ever they are?

Things in the loo can be funny or stealth-boasty - putting them up in the loo says "don't take this too seriously" so I wouldn't put wedding stuff up in there. Various friends with formal roles like being an ordained priest or barrister have framed certificates and photos of these qualifications in their downstairs loo (in a few cases also illustrated with a caricature sketch of them making fun of their serious role)

I would put wedding stuff in a corridor or in the bedroom.

Of course you can but I def agree with your DH. The thought of putting family things on wall in loo makes me feel ill but I'm really odd about bathrooms and need it all very impersonal.

Family photos are for a mantelpiece or maybe bookshelf, not the toilet.

Agree, mine too. They're an important part of my life and history and a way or remembering wonderful people, times and events.
They're not in the loo though

Not gonna comment on your DH, but I wouldn't put pics of friends and family in the loo, no.
Other pictures, yes.

He would hate our house then. Photos everywhere. Quite a few of them depict people who are now dead.

It's very Normal to have photos of family, events, etc in your home. It's not flashy or showy. He's being odd.
Id not be particularly inclined to put them in a loo though, I think they deserve a more special place to be on show. I'd personally not relegate family pics to the loo, i just don't think it's very nice. However there's nothing wrong with it if it's your taste.

He's being an idiot. I have a couple of nice pictures in my downstairs loo - abstract sea scenes type art work. I also have a shelf with dried grasses in a vase, a model boat, some sea shells and other bits and pieces. Why should the loo not get a bit of tlc along with the rest of the house.

I’ve loads of pics in my loo. Used those mixed tiles. Looks fantastic and adds interest, ones of us as a family, all candid or funny shots, and lots of different things like arty ones of things we saw on holiday, all in black and white.

i don’t think anyone who is here is woo enough to think photos watch them, I find that odd. But if they do, then that’s their issues not mine.😂