To not display these gifts

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One of my friends has very different taste than me. She keeps buying me gifts (trinkets, posters, ornaments, cushions) which I hate! I always accept gracefully (I think) but I don't want to look at them! The problem is she has started asking me where they are and why she never sees them on display.

How would you deal with this? I don't want to hurt her feelings but I do think it's kind of rude of her to ask. What should I say the next time she asks? We were interrupted the last time so I haven't actuallly had to reply yet.

Tell her they are on display in the local charity shop!!

"They don't match my current decor/I don't have space for them at the moment - would they suit your room? Maybe we can stop gift buying, I have so much stuff already..."

"I'm sorry Debbie and I really don't want to hurt your feelings, but we have very different tastes. I really appreciate the sentiment behind the gifts though."

“They’d look better displayed in your house Debbie.”

I put it all out around the house before she comes over and then take it all down as soon as she's gone. She is terrible at gifts bless her

Ah, we’ve all got a tasteless friend called Debbie!

My mum puts all gifts like this in the spare room and then tells the gift giver "That room was looking so bare it's lovely we could put your pictures /ornaments there to brighten it up a bit".

Either;

Put them out when she is coming over

Or

Do you have a very clutter free house, ie could you nicely explain you don't like a lot of stuff around but didn't want to upset her when she was so nice as to buy something for you.

Or

Politely explain they weren't not your taste but appreciate the thought

Thanks for all the suggestions! Tell her they are on display in the local charity shop!! I wish I had the nerve to say that, but I think she would be hurt.

I don't have a spare room unfortunately, and she comes over at least weekly so to put them all out every time would be a bit much also.

I would love it if she would just stop buying me stuff!

My house isn't exactly clutter free, it's just filled with clutter that I like.

If you put them out it just confirms that you like them and she will buy you more.

If you cannot do it face to face then text her. I like Soup's message above.

I was out with 2 friends and we went into a shop, friend 1 and I were laughing so hard at the birthday cards, but friend 2 has a slightly different sense of humour. It doesn't mean we won't be friends with her. In fact I was out with her last night.

Be honest.

I would love it if she would just stop buying me stuff!

Use your words and tell her this!

My Mum once bought us some chintzy wall sign with some utter waffly phrase on. It was diplayed for a short while then went to charity. She only sodding saw it... "That's not the sign I gave you is it?" Uhm... No Mum.

I now am more direct... "It's not really my thing but thank you"

Honestly I'd just chuck some of the cushions and an ornament out each time she comes over

I feel like it would be rude of me to say I don't like/want it when it is presented to me, but perhaps that's my skewed thinking.

We have talked at length about how neither of us needs any more stuff but I think she's addicted to shopping. She also knows we have different tastes as I rarely admire anything she points out to me when we're browsing together.

I'm sorry Debbie and I really don't want to hurt your feelings, but we have very different tastes. I really appreciate the sentiment behind the gifts though.

This ^

I think I love your mum, @SallyWD