To ask you to show me your normal home…

[Noseyneeps]

Fed up with the Instagram showing perfect homes, when the real world is much messier..: so show me your normal homes… here’s my messy (and a bit dated) kitchen

I clicked on unreasonable noooo undo undo!!!!! Defo not unreasonable lolol

What an awful thing to say! I hope you have dispensed with that friendship.
They were probably envious of you in some way & just wanted to hurt you.

That's funny! That's super-old in Ireland - just that it would be rare to have a 'normal' house as old as that! (Houses that would be that old & still lived in would typically be former 'landed gentry' houses).

It's fab!

Thanks @Mumoftwoboysaged4and5 the kitchen is ikea and the wallpaper is from.woodchip and magnolia. X

Ummmm… I’m not sure what to respond to this.

Yes, not sure there is anything to be said, if someone wants to do something nefarious with home photos they can use Zoopla or Rightmove, which gives far more info and more images. And I’m not quite sure what could be done either.

@Freshair1 thank you. house was new when we bought it 18 months ago and we have done nothing as you can see from the lack of light fittings. Nice placeholder lightbulbs was as far as we got.

Any suggestions?

the kitchen is from Howdens

the top is quartz ( I chipped it getting a dinner plate out of the cupboard and a specialist had to come and fix the missing piece)

The floor is solid oak flooring.

The bifolds in the living room are also white- I didn’t know it wasn’t usual.

it has glass on both sides so all the neighbours see it in its lived it state and normal chaos.

this room is made for gathering people together and one of DH’s colleagues said the house was out of proportion as the living room is more of a snug/ den. Each to their own.

@Fiscus loving your tree and dresser. Looks like a dining table where hours pass with good company.

How sad,life is too short,to be jealous of perfect homes on social media platforms,they are proberly just stock photos anyway, taken off the Internet,

Why did a poster comment about tea towels being "out on display"?
Where are you supposed to hang them then? The Aga/ oven door handle is practical; they're in constant use.
Mine get changed daily so they're clean.

I can't tell which one is which as they all look nice kitchens !

Mine too, I have a toddler, 2 teens & a messy dh, always looks likes the aftermath of a tornado in a morning within an hour of them all being downstairs 😆

Proper home, @Fiscus. Lots of evidence of life going on. I used to do surveys in peoples' homes and I grew to absolutely hate all the modern, soulless, no-one-cooks-or-eats-in-here kitchens. There were places where the dog or cat's water was kept with cling film over it and the pet had to ask for a drink!

So many people just follow the herd. Grey. Navy. Black granite — no, no, get rid of the black granite, you need white marble... The people who apologise for the mess most are those who live in almost clinical surroundings.

I think they would have although it was still Waiheke Area School for me so there was an age gap. Same timeframe though, what a spin-out ❤️

My kitchen is absolute chaos at the moment and my living room is, well, it's just not Christmas unless your house looks like the aftermath of Santa's elves Christmas works do 😁. I don't do subtle. Or tidy. 🤣

Cooking carnage

It's a real one! But the stand isn't quite heavy enough for the winds we're getting at the moment... DH has now roped it to another tree to stop it falling over 😂

Our very modest micro home on Christmas Eve, however, we await in eager anticipation for festive celebrations on Christmas day. I do hope that each and everyone out there feels appreciation for what they have and harbour no hard feelings for what each and everyone of us don't have ! Happy Christmas all.

@Unexpectedlyexpected I love your rugs!

I love your tartan and plaid!

Thank you. They are my Ebay buys.

Just had a quick tidy and a hoover but haven't cleaned before Christmas this year.

@Unexpectedlyexpected I dream about living in a tiny house/small house. So cosy and lovely, easy to clean, less maintenance, no storage for crap. All perfectly compact and just enough. ❤️ your home, it looks lovely.
I was also enjoying the boat post, again just enough.

My first flat was very small, very Bridget Jones, happy times, life was a lot simpler then.

There is certainly a romanticism to the simpler life and you are right, people can be happy with just enough. Great thoughts for the festive season. Thank you for your thoughts and happy Christmas.

@MyBoringOldHouse Very Christmassy, nice! ......But a fan? Interesting.