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Is my bathroom wall art ‘tacky’

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Kelzzinsouth · 11/06/2026 18:42

Please settle a light hearted disagreement…Hubster says the new photo/poster I’ve put up in the downstairs loo will be considered ‘tacky’ by any visitors.

It’s the Mona Lisa but she’s holding her nose - you can see it on Google.

YABU - I agree with your Hubster
YANBU - it’s harmless

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30dayss · 11/06/2026 22:24

I went to a lady's house and it was full of little signs. Especially her bathroom. The one sign in the bathroom that really made me cringe was on the toilet. It said
Ladies, please remain seated for the whole performance. Men, it's smaller than you think so stand closer.

Pippapotamus · 11/06/2026 22:23

Its very tacky and I like it! My hairdressers has a similar print which has the mona Lisa having foils done. I think my Dhubster would find your one funny

Holidaymodeon · 11/06/2026 22:23

Literal toilet humour. With a cultural twist.
If you can’t have a silly picture in the bog then where can you?
iv seen way tackier in people’s bathrooms than an enigmatic muse holding her nose , and da Vinci himself was known for crude and bawdy humour, so carry on, knowing the artist would very likely approve.

MargolyesofBeelzebub · 11/06/2026 22:22

I prefer the one with the clothes peg on her nose, but I would enjoy seeing it my friend's bathroom 😁 I think tacky is the wrong description, I'd say that "Live Laugh Love" bollocks is tacky 😂 this is more crude than anything. But I like it.

"Hubster" though 🤮 😂

30dayss · 11/06/2026 22:21

It's naff but harmless (the same as is most toilet "art") and it doesn't matter what I think.

Same as "hubster" really. Like my dad thinking he is witty everytime he calls my mum's parents "the outlaws".

bigsoftcocks · 11/06/2026 22:21

hubster is way worse than your naff ‘art’!!

MasterBeth · 11/06/2026 22:18

Kelzzinsouth · 11/06/2026 18:50

I refuse to use the sickly ‘D’ reference!

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The word is "husband". HTH.

Happyjoe · 11/06/2026 22:16

It's fine, the world would be very boring if we all liked the same thing. I don't think I could poop though, with her eyes following me !

AnonymityAnonymity · 11/06/2026 22:14

Thanks for that @Grammarnut !

I studied social history in the very , very, distant past but that information passed me by. Thankfully.

LadyRoughDiamond · 11/06/2026 22:12

Yes. Yes it is.

Grammarnut · 11/06/2026 22:05

AnonymityAnonymity · 11/06/2026 18:50

Just had look OP.
She looks as though she has forgotten her hanky and is blowing her nose with her fingers. Pretty gross. I wouldn't like that poster in my home at all.

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Before the advent of handkerchiefs in Europe (Richard II introduced them in England and was considered effete) that's how you blew your nose. No, I don't know what you did with the snot.

MyDandyUmberDuck · 11/06/2026 22:04

To be honest when I clicked the link I presumed it was a yes. Now I’ve read it it’s a definite yes.

fluffiphlox · 11/06/2026 22:02

Sounds utterly naff to me.

weareallcats · 11/06/2026 21:59

I quite enjoy kitsch and tongue in cheek tacky - can be very cool if done well. I’m on the fence.

AnnieApples · 11/06/2026 21:55

I would never use ‘DH’ in a month of Sundays, but ‘hubster’ is actually more nauseating. AND it has no fewer letters than ‘husband’, so what’s the point?

ClairDeLaLune · 11/06/2026 21:51

Tacky af.

Reallyneedsaholiday · 11/06/2026 21:49

It’s not to my own taste but I know plenty of people that would find it amusing. My (now ex) would have been one of them. It’s ok to disagree with your “hubster” over it, but I’d see it a bit baby names. Needs two to say “yes” to any decor/ art in a shared space. If you have your own room, then decorate it however you choose, but he also lives there.

chocoluv · 11/06/2026 21:47

offtodreamland · 11/06/2026 21:32

Not my style, but I doubt anyone would be offended. Some will laugh and some will question your taste. It does seem the kind of thing that both of you should agree on, if you share the home. I'd be very displeased if DH knew I hated something but put it up on display anyway, especially in such a shared room as the bathroom.

I completely agree.

Pandasarethebest · 11/06/2026 21:32

I think there are worse things.

We have animals on toilet and in bath framed.

Downstairs we have 'even in a rush don't forget to flush'. Not that they read that!

I just remember from childhood a restuarant that had pigs on toilets eating spaghetti bolognese. It made me howl as a child. Ive mainly grown up but....

offtodreamland · 11/06/2026 21:32

Not my style, but I doubt anyone would be offended. Some will laugh and some will question your taste. It does seem the kind of thing that both of you should agree on, if you share the home. I'd be very displeased if DH knew I hated something but put it up on display anyway, especially in such a shared room as the bathroom.

Lexingtonavenueandme · 11/06/2026 21:20

Kelzzinsouth · 11/06/2026 18:52

He’s accepted it’s staying..he gets little say in decor options, not that he’s usually interested. He gets to decide on the more manly decisions around DIY etc.

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Growlybear83 · 11/06/2026 21:15

I suppose some people might find it tacky but I think it’s quite funny and most of our friends have a sense of humour so would be amused.

Okiedokie123 · 11/06/2026 21:15

I think it is tacky. But it’s also harmless.
And hubster……. Is far more “sickly” than dh.

MsAmerica · 11/06/2026 21:14

What limited options you offer us!

It's both harmless AND tacky.

ParmaVioletTea · 11/06/2026 21:12

Tacky.

And you call your husband “Hubster”- eugh.

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