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AIBU to put this above my fireplace?

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spudholes · 03/05/2015 10:00

About to move into my first apartment. AIBU to put this above the fireplace, or will people think i'm unhinged?

hd.wallpaperswide.com/thumbs/cinderellas_castle_by_thomas_kinkade-t2.jpg

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FixerUpperUp · 03/05/2015 12:26

I love it!
I'd have it in a heartbeat (but DH and my 3 DS's) would probably veto it straight away. Can't say if DD would like it as she's only a baby.

I love all things pink, princess and fairytale though.

Get it on your wall and enjoy decorating your flat your own individual way while you still can. Grin

CuttingOutTheCrap · 03/05/2015 12:53

Hang whatever you like on your walls! I painted the living room in my first house bright yellow. I'm sure plenty of people thought it was hideous but i loved it and that's part of the joy of having your own place. Why have cream walls or pictures that aren't your taste just to please other people? :)

Jacana · 03/05/2015 13:03

Absolutely agree, it's your place, your first place? Go for it! Exciting time, having your first place Smile

Given that you've chosen it, tho, I'd suggest find a place which might help emphasise the qualities (magical? Mysterious?) which attracts you to it. You can do this with a spotlight, downlight,, etc.,right above the fireplace might not be the very best position without extra lighting help?

tethersend · 03/05/2015 13:11

I've got an oil painting of Quincy on my living room wall.

YaTalkinToMe · 03/05/2015 13:15

Do it, why worry about what other people think. Live in a house you love.

daisychain01 · 03/05/2015 13:41

sunbathe here's another fan of Escher.

I could stare at any of his work for hours! I'd never get any work done.

Icimoi · 03/05/2015 13:46

I think both options are hideous, but it's your flat. Are you sure you'll still like it in two years' time?

DawnOfTheDoggers · 03/05/2015 13:49

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lunalelle · 03/05/2015 13:51

The first one would be better without the rainbow in it. I think it's the rainbow that makes it a little bit twee. That said, it is YOUR house. Put up what you like. You don't have to please anyone else, nor should you.

The second one is lovely, though. I would put it up. In fact, I might get one :) It looks magical.

loopinthep · 03/05/2015 13:53

Let your guests enjoy your fine art collection whilst they sip your finest instant Nescafe. They'll think you're utterly tasteless carefree.

Jacana · 03/05/2015 13:58

Uncalled for comment loop Angry

rambunctious · 03/05/2015 14:01

Your home is where you should feel 'at home!' Decorate it exactly as you want to - it doesn't matter one jot what anyone else thinks.

I personally applaud your desire to be unconventional.

kinkyfuckery · 03/05/2015 14:06

Your choice, but it wouldn't be my choice of print. Is it Thomas Kinkade you're particularly a fan of, or Cinderella, or just general Disney/fantasy?

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spudholes · 03/05/2015 14:58

Thanks for the replies. I'm undecided now but can anyone recommend any art that has a similar enchanting/majestic feel to it?

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KoalaDownUnder · 03/05/2015 15:14

Noooo, just get the first one! The one you really want!

Look, it's nothing I'd have in my own place, but if I went to a friend's house and saw it, I'd be quite thrilled. It's fun to look at, and not something you'd see everywhere.

SoldierBear · 03/05/2015 15:15

if it makes you happy, then go for and sit back and enjoy it.
Don't worry about what other people say.
It's absolutely fine to like Thomas Kincade/Cinderella' castle/Disney.
Anybody who would judge you on the things you hang on your wall is an idiot (unless something offensive, like a Nazi poster)

fulltothebrim · 03/05/2015 15:22

spud, stand up and throw you shoulders back!!

It's totally fine to have the tastes you do. If that image works for you then just do it- it doesn't matter what we think- it's part of being a grown up.

I have stuff in my house that I am sure some people would hate- but so what. I like it and it is me that is living with it. If you like that print then go for it.
We are just a bunch of random strangers- it doesn't really matter what we think.

Loop's comment is uncalled for- it simply shows how insecure she is, living her life to impress others.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 03/05/2015 15:23

I looked at it , thought Hmm and was going to suggest "if you like that sort of thing, try Thomas Kinkaid" ....................................then I saw it IS a TK.

I have a very small TK print of a winter/festive scene (Yes, a QVC speciality Blush ) and I love it , it;s about 8"x4" though.

Now, I want TK to paint me a portrait of Quincey (writes beggy letter to QVC Towers)

CoffeeBeanie · 03/05/2015 15:27

Exactly, you put up what you like! Don't ask what other people would put up, they are not you.

In my first flat I put artwork on the walls. Abstract, big canvasses, painted by me. No, I'm no artist, but I had no money and didn't care what anyone thought Grin

gamerchick · 03/05/2015 15:31

Do it if it makes you feel happy looking at it. My house is murals on doors and walls of different pictures and I have a big canvas of my most feared zombie on my bedroom wall and I'm 40.

Life's too short to be like everyone else.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 03/05/2015 15:36

my most feared zombie Shock

(Is that better or worse than Quincey , I wonder)

IPityThePontipines · 03/05/2015 15:40

Do it and pay no mind to the taste police egging each other on here. There is a section on MN that has a very 1950's idea of adulthood.

If when you see it, it makes you happy, then have it.

Tethers - how did you come into possesion of an oil painting of Quincy?

gamerchick · 03/05/2015 15:43

I have to see a picture of Quincey to compare Grin

fulltothebrim · 03/05/2015 15:44

I have this in my study- I am sure others may hate it.

AIBU to put this above my fireplace?
fulltothebrim · 03/05/2015 15:47

It's a picture from Hubble of the birth of stars- The Eagle nebula.