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What are your biggest home decor dislikes?

223 replies

FS90 · 16/09/2024 00:40

Fake flowers/ potted plants

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Nat6999 · 16/09/2024 00:49

Magnolia paint
Roller & vertical blinds
Anything but neutral carpets.
Patterned carpets
Daido rails
Regency striped wallpaper
Dark wood, mahogany, orange pine.
Plank panelled ceilings
Fluorescent light fittings.
Wood chip wallpaper

OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon · 16/09/2024 00:52

Grey.

AGirlInACountrySong · 16/09/2024 01:19

Panelling....bits of mdf fixed on with grip fill

Grey painted fence panels

White stones in the garden

Crushed velvet

'Autumnal' wreaths/garlands

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LadyLolaRuben · 16/09/2024 01:22

Fake flowers

Precipice · 16/09/2024 01:25

Grey, white. Whether walls or furniture.

Sunshineonarainyday111 · 16/09/2024 01:25

Completely bare walls with no pictures, makes the room looks soulless
Bright lighting
Laminate flooring
Curtains that don't fit the windows properly

JMSA · 16/09/2024 01:27

Let the snobbery commence Grin

Deliiciousllydifffident · 16/09/2024 01:28

TV over the fireplace.
White stone fireplaces
Beams
Wall paper

MaggieBsBoat · 16/09/2024 01:30

Pine anything.

AGirlInACountrySong · 16/09/2024 01:30

Fake wooden beams in a new build house!

DramaAlpaca · 16/09/2024 01:31

Fake flowers, fake grass, fake anything
Feature walls with gaudy wallpaper
Carpets full stop. Horrid, unhygienic, disgusting things. Tiles or wood flooring only, please.
Paint colours that don't work together
Anything frilly or flouncy

I'm sure there's lots more.

FS90 · 16/09/2024 01:35

I’m already guilty of a couple of these 🥴

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FS90 · 16/09/2024 01:35

Pampas grass

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FS90 · 16/09/2024 01:37

Speckled worktops

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AGirlInACountrySong · 16/09/2024 01:39

Dc fix on worktops and kitchen cupboards

Tile stickers

XDownwiththissortofthingX · 16/09/2024 03:49

Everything being battleship grey, chromed, or covered in diamante.

😐

SmallestMan · 16/09/2024 04:09

Astroturf. Concrete imprinted front gardens. Chrome towel rails. Faux panelling. Anything that labels something obvious eg ‘bathroom’ signs. Black woodwork. Anything crushed velvet.

HotCrossCat · 16/09/2024 04:09

Grey carpet and grey everything, seems the new magnolia.

Commonsenseisnotsocommon · 16/09/2024 04:13

Grey anything. Cheap carpets. Poor lighting. TVs in every room.

Porridgeislife · 16/09/2024 04:16

Navy kitchens, especially matte finishes. They just look a bit outdated already.

Joystir59 · 16/09/2024 05:23

Porridgeislife · 16/09/2024 04:16

Navy kitchens, especially matte finishes. They just look a bit outdated already.

Just moved into a new build with an indigo kitchen. Love it.

maudelovesharold · 16/09/2024 05:29

‘Live, Laugh, Love’

I might have an ironic
‘Laze, Loaf, Lie-in’ one!

Meadowfinch · 16/09/2024 05:54

Grey everywhere - just dreary
Venetian or vertical blinds - ok in an office I suppose
Plastic grass
Ring door bells
Kitchens that never get cooked in.
Woodchip wallpaper
Artex ceilings

KateDelRick · 16/09/2024 06:06

Grey
Grey
Grey
Battleship grey is a good description. So dull and depressing.

KateDelRick · 16/09/2024 06:06

Navy kitchens