Old fashioned things you have in your home

[Kittyteaa]

Had a friend up for a catch up today, I am redecorating and I had asked what she thought of my home beforehand, she said “well it was a bit old fashioned wasn’t it?!” So I am genuinely interested what things in a house makes it old fashioned!

We have an outside loo.

Someone posted and said a grandfather clock is old fashioned? Mine is my pride and joy 😂I clearly have very old fashioned tastes and I’m only in my 30’s!

We also have a Friedland Bakelite bell chime still in the hallway, that still works and goes ding dong

My doorbell also goes 'ding dong'. I think the Friedland composer-in-residence must have been having an off day!

I'm mystified that dado rails are old-fashioned when mostly they are part of the original building. I can see rationally that this is a fashion, but still.

Added to a new build, yes.

My Aussie house is a 1980 builder's nod to mid-century modern, so old fashioned, but I like it.

My friend has the original dado rail with lincrusta below. It's stood up to three boys and various dogs. She also has an original plate rack around the hall . Some lovely stained glass panels in various windows.

Ah yes Friedland

Yep I think there's a definite divide between things which look good in a newer build home versus more "dated" things which work well in an older home. We've got wooden panelling in the hallway - at the moment it's that "dated" orange-toned wood, but I'm not going to paint over it as it suits the age of the house and orange toned floor tiles in there, and it protects the walls from being bashed about with schoolbags and what not.

It would look terrible in a new build but fits with the age of our house.

One dated feature I'm never touching again - I refuse to ever ever ever attempt to remove woodchip wallpaper again though (thankfully this house has none) - that stuff could weld on airplane wings with enough coats of paint over the top of it.

Can't beat original stained glass. The village near me has a row of stone terraced houses with porches, wide wooden front doors and stained glass windows. They are all beautiful. I hope they have Minton tiled floors but I can't see those from the bus!

I've got a spider plant in the bathroom and now I want an aspidistra!

Thing is though, I've never lived in a house that has double glazed sash windows and modern upvc sash windows aren't opened the same way.
So I'll stick with my grumpiness about grade 2 listed building sash windows.

I live in a listed building and have doubled glazed wooden sash windows, no UPVC in sight! I’d have been very grumpy if I was the one who had to pay for them being replaced though; they were upgraded before I moved in 😅

I lived in an Edwardian house that had secondary glazing in the room facing the main road. Worked well.

I have a Davy lamp sitting in my bread oven. I belonged to my great great grandad. Its not my taste but i can’t get rid of it.

i also gave a stunning inglenook. Deeds only go back to 1810 but we know its older. Not really old fashioned but its very special

Since when have books, pictures and photos been old fashioned?! Do people live in sterile grey boxes for rooms with no character whatsoever?

We live in 60s surburbia and most of my friends here have primary aged DC and have moved house in the last 5-10yrs. There is a lot of grey, a lot of velvet, a lot of open plan downstairs, a lot of islands and quite a few wood burning stoves. Most have white gloss kitchens, often with a bright splash back and an American style fridge freezer with ice dispenser.
We don't have any of that! One friend came over after we'd had our oak kitchen fitted and was genuinely confused, thinking that there has been a problem and they'd had to give us temporary doors or something as that was clearly the only explanation for not going for gloss.

My home is very modern but the one thing I refuse to have is a a dishwasher! I hate them with a passion so my old fashioned thing is washing up by hand!

When we bought our house about 4 years ago it was a testament to 1970s/80s interior design.
Every surface was woodchip wallpaper (had to get the whole house replastered)
1970s open tread staircase with orange varnish and carpet wrapped right round every tread.
These big sheets of orange faux wood panelling,
Coloured bathroom suite with square toilet
Carpet in the bathroom 🤮
Orange pine kitchen cabinets

You know what though, it was all really good quality, amd I actually felt a bit guilty pulling some stuff out! We’ve left the stairs (minus the carpet), I’ve bleached the wood to get rid of the orange tones, and it’s beautiful!

I painted the faux wood panelling(not grey!) and it’s now bang on trend

The kitchen has been replaced (we did a lot of internal remodelling) but the cabinets, including the corner carousels were absolutely solid!

I think people confuse fashion and style…fashion is passing, style is forever

So built in the mid 90s?
I thought the artex ceilings and night storage heaters were earlier than that. My parents got rid of their storage heaters in the early 80s.

The beauty of solid wood furniture, fixtures and fittings is its durability and adaptability. Varnish and paint can be stripped and replaced with more tasteful and stylish finishes. Same applies to stuff with solid wood veneers. Cupboard doors can be updated. Solid wood floorboards can be sanded and finished to a high standard and topped with quality rugs - as long as they don't slip.

Lots mentioned that we've had in current / previous houses. Also pine louvred doors to front of (bady) fitted wardrobes.

Seems like it! Baffling.

I think grey and velvet are outdated, I think a lot of this is about personal style and taste rather than what is ‘old fashioned’.

(I’m a fan of an oak kitchen!)

This is what I am wondering, too. I have never liked grey as a colour - l find it very depressing. I think individuality is far better as then your personality can shine through. I really enjoy seeing how others have styled their homes; even if it is not to my taste (and taste is subjective in any case) as this is what makes it a home rather than a grey, identikit box which is the same as every other house and completely devoid of personality. I mentioned my friends' very outdated house, earlier. It suits them and their personalities and, because of this, exudes a warm welcome to visitors.

Our neighbours younger couple bought and gutted a four bedroom house. It's a complete transformation. The hall, the floor and walls are shiny white marble with an amazing modern multi light fitting.

Kitchen diner, white marble floors, ditto for kitchen worktops. White units. White walls. It looks amazing like I've stepped into a millionaire home.

How she manages living in a house with two adults and four children and keeps it in showroom condition baffles me.

We're slobs with dogs in comparison 🙈