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Curtains ????

29 replies

trident · 05/02/2011 23:37

My partner hates curtains/blinds/window coverings and doors ( including closed doors).

Every room that we have re-decorated resulted in taking down the curtain/blinds and I am having a BIG BIG battle to get them re-instated.

Our kitchen/diner has been done in the last year and all the curtains/blinds have come down and I can't get him to agree that we need to replace them... luckily I did manage to negotiate a door (after 15 years of having no door on the kitchen)- but (hey ho) it's fully glazed though....

The bathroom did have blinds - but since updating it 2 years ago - I have not been able to negotiate getting any nice window coverings back up.

He is now discussing that we decorate the lounge - I stated that I am not in favour of this as there are already curtains there and they would not be replaced if they were taken down.

He never closes the curtains in any of the rooms where we still have curtains and hates closed doors - if he had his way he would remove them all....

He has decided that (if I must ) I can have curtains on one side of the lounge and not the other (as there is no "value" on putting curtains up on the other side) - my response was WTF....

AIBU to want to have curtains to make our house feel/look cosy?

I could understand this in a high-rise loft apartment - but we live in 1960s bungalow in the middle of nowhere....

p.s. I know it's petty - but it niggles me.... as I am getting to the stage that I don't care about the house anymore.

p.p.s Don't start me on having any lights on to see what you are doing in the house.... or I shall scream and scream and scream...

OP posts:
Oblomov · 06/02/2011 13:09

He does seem a bit extreme.
As do you.
But you don't actually need any privacy in your current house, becasue you are not overlooked, right ?
I grew up in a house with no one over looking, in the middle of dartmoor.
I kind of like curtians. But only to dress a room. And hardly ever close our lounge ones , becasue no one can see in our patio door. But dh always closes them.
I detest nets. Vile things.
I think your argument for making a room looked dressed and cosy is valid. Your goullies and demons thing, is, er, not !!

Am struggling to think of a compromise for you. Hard one.

Jennymum1 · 13/12/2018 15:00

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Theoryofmould · 13/12/2018 15:07

@Jennymum 1 are you new? Why have to commented on a zombie thread that's nearly 8 years old? Confused

Jennymum1 · 13/12/2018 16:57

didnt realise getting used to these forums.

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