Those who don't decorate but wear designer

I’m assuming that someone you deeply dislike lives this way. And you are trying to justify your dislike for this person by making a big deal about something that is actually really trivial and isn’t actually a thing that is usually used to judge people by.

I know people who rate function over style for their home, but enjoy dressing stylishly themselves. I also know those who feel the opposite. And I know those who couldn’t give much of a damn about home or personal style as long as they are clean and tidy. No correlation with ‘class’.

People make different choices about how they live their lives OP. Perhaps reflect on why people making different choices to you makes you feel uncomfortable.

She’s a cat she thinks she’s curated your perception is irrelevant

............it must be passable because they all come here, all the time, they’ve tried other houses but it seems this one is their favourite

Ha! Our house was the favourite of all our teenage children's friends, many years ago.

Curating an Argos sofa 😄
This is batshit

This isn’t what curating means and for someone who does “art” I would’ve presumed you would understand that @OceanStorm

We have a home, it’s not curated, but right now it’s full of happy teenagers (not all ours) and has been most of the day, they get me making plates of homemade food and snacks - with laughter and conversation - it must be passable because they all come here, all the time, they’ve tried other houses but it seems this one is their favourite - and when you have 7 active teen boys to feed you can’t afford to curate a house or wardrobe! And I’d rather put money into people than things.

It’s covered in art mind, I paint portraits as a job, that “curated” enough? And it’s counterproductive doing that in a Chanel suit sitting on a Chesterfield.

You sound like you are all smoke and mirrors OP.

This is crazy. Personally I think people that over decorate their homes are a bit bonkers. My mum spent every weekend of my youth trailing round home furnishing shops looking at home things, curtain fabrics, ornaments, tiles, pictures etc. And I have zero interest in these things.
If you have enough money you can pay someone to do the design and decorating for you, I have some friends that do this who are wealthy, but they can afford to also buy any clothes they want as well.
But the rest of us, from low to even high earners whonare not super wealthy, just pick amd choose and can't buy everything.
Persinally I would rather spend 2 grand on clothes than 2 grand on furnishings.
I get a lot of stuff off facebook market place for my house.
I would not say class comes into it as you get gentry who live in big houses with dated furnishings. But you also get lower income people that are into home decor and their houses look beautiful.

It was curated by OP.

I like my house. It's warm and dry and solidly built. It has a fab view. We've been in it yonks, so some rooms were last redecorated 20 years ago, but I still like the colours. Probably massively unfashionable now but last month we spent almost £10k to replace the heating and hot water systems. No one is going to instagram that. You might like some of the pictures and furniture though.

Houses are to live in.... if your house is not a comfortable place to live, you're getting something wrong.

No the reality is that you are wearing a nice top - what’s the perception OP?

Would a Live Laugh Love sign count?

YABU. People having different priorities to you doesn't mean their priorities are wrong.

Dammit she’s not curated! She was actually a…dare I say it…stray!!!

My house is my home so we rarely have visitors. I live in it and most of my furniture and carpets were quality and expensive when we invested in them. We chose classic well built items and are not inclined to constantly change the interior to keep up with fashion.
I’m pretty much the same with clothes and other stuff. I prefer style over fashion.

We buy cars outright and put subtle personalised plates so you can’t see how old they are, I once had a member of staff mock me for having an old car, despite the fact is was still worth twice what her brand new car was. Again my car is for getting me from A to B and I buy reliable, comfortable and primarily safe cars. The last two have been a bit fancier but only because I could afford them. Previously we bought what we could afford.

I’m a bit old school re credit and will do without until we can afford to buy outright. We do have a ring fenced emergency fund for things like repairs or replacement of essential stuff.

I couldn’t give a shit if people don’t like my taste in interior design. I’m the only one who has to live there, but I do like good clothes and expensive makeup. However, now I’m over 60, I’m pretty invisible so can turn up dressed like a scarecrow and nobody notices.

It's a weird thread.

I garden in Prada (coat) Aside from that being an almost rhyme not sure how I would fit into the decorative/designer conundrum.

This thread is brilliant. I think OP is having a laugh.

But in the unlikely case she isn’t: OP, it’s not either / or. My home is a CURATED jumble of inherited and modern furniture, books everywhere and original art on the (white) walls (get me).

I also like spending more money than you’d approve of on clothes, nails, hair, and (shock horror) have occasional botox.

My partner lives on a 1920s houseboat. He doesn’t give a fuck what it looks like inside as long as it functions and is reasonably clean and tidy.

No one “highly educated” would be so hard of thinking. If this is real, your views, and replies, are utterly lacking in class.

Live laugh love…

Absolutely. Pretentious and unnecessary. Which sums this thread up fairly efficiently too.

What a weird thread title 🤨

“People were created to be loved. Things were created to be used. The reason why the world is in chaos is because things are being loved and people are being used.”

― Dalai Lama XIV

Nobody buys a "home" @OceanStorm

One buys a house.

Or not, as some low-class council tenants like my good self prove........
🤣

This is a personal choice.
i have always prioritised holidays and experiences over home decor.
Thats mine and husbands choice. Something we both agree on.
When you are too old to do anything you wont remember what your house looked like but you’ll never forget experiences. I’m not remotely materialistic so don’t prioritise my home but it’s clean and I think nice but not perfect. I don’t really care.
I don’t have designer clothes and never have and never will.

People can spend their money on what the hell they want though- yours isn’t necessarily the right way.

I think you’d hate me OP. We’re prioritising private school and pensions before the house which desperately needs a new kitchen and quite a massive repaint. Would everyone make those choices? No. Does that matter? No.

I think you have no class because you're being deliberately insulting and argumentitive.
You are allowed your opinion, just like every other contributor to this thread.
Never heard of pluralism?

When we moved into our house many years ago it was a ‘do-er upper’ and although living with the building work for months was hard going, the truly hellish bit for me was the rigmarole of choosing the kitchen and home furnishings and paint colours.If we could’ve afforded an interior designer to just choose it all I’d have been delighted.

I felt sorry for my DH, as he’d be saying ‘cornflower blue or duck egg blue?’ ‘Oak worktop or granite?’ and by the end I was like a petulant teenager…I just don’t fucking care!!!

I don’t care about ornaments, paintings, photos on the wallls, plants. Couldn’t give a monkeys.

We haven’t redecorated significantly since moving in and our house is a bit shabby. No fucks to give.

We go on great holidays, go out to concerts and plays a lot, I love clothes (I’m not a major label/designer handbag type of gal, but I collect designer sunglasses and expensive trainers).

As long as I have a clean, functional space with WiFi, books, tv and my bed, I’m good!

You're assuming people don't enjoy their homes unless they're decorated according to your taste. I loathe decorative items.

I don't have many pet peeves, but using 'curate' to describe something trivial like choosing sofa or creating a spotify playlist is one of them.