Would you judge this in someone’s house?

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I’m currently re-decorating parts of my house. I’ve come across a website that sells prints for the walls and I’ve found some I really like;

This house is full of love, laughter, and a little bit of what the fuck.

Pardon the mess, I decided not to give a shit today.

If you’re happy and you know it, it’s your meds!

As you can probably tell, our house is already a little bit eccentric with its decor… but would you judge someone for having prints like that on the wall with children living in the house or am I just overthinking it? 😅

I disagree.

There is definitely a general theme amongst many MNers.

You only have to read the threads involving decor or rightmove homes and if it’s not mostly grey, white or beige then you have multi posters saying it’s awful.

I think many MNers care what people think and like having the same things as everyone else - see all of the threads asking if it’s ok to wear X, Y, Z or what is in fashion at the moment.

I guess it depends on who you associate with but I assume from most threads that I tend not to move in the same circles as many MNers and therefore I personally wouldn’t have a thread asking for their opinions in this area as I don’t really care about what’s ‘in’ or what’s popular or not and neither do my friends.

I think OP is the same, it’s just the swear words that she’s not sure about which is fair enough that she’s asked other peoples opinions.

It’s all a bit ‘I’m mad me’ or ‘you don’t have to be mad to work here, but it helps’ shite that was popular year’s ago.

Not my taste but if you like them then get them. Personally I would not go for ones with swearing as there are kids in the house. The art in my house comprises of one massive Matisse framed print in my living room, plus a few smaller ones in the bathroom, some framed covers of 1950's pulp fiction covers in the kitchen, a framed copy of a William Blake poem that i love and a framed copy of a Henri Rousseau painting I love in my bedroom. Doubtless other people would think they are naff and tasteless but art and home decor are very individual things

I don't care about adults swearing at all and am fond of a good swear myself, but I wouldn't like that in a house with children (or to visit it with my child). My son would have been able to read that from 5 and we had to steer him away from graffiti at that age - having it in the house is just tacky and annoying to have to deal with.

I'm not a prude by a long way, don't have a spotless house, hate housework, but also don't want my young child swearing.

Would think you were one of those tiresome people who try to cultivate an "I'm mad, me" persona.

Shit/Fuck never appropriate for wall art.

Zero swearing policy around kids here and probably in a lot of homes so this would be an absolute no. Crack on with whatever signs you want in your own home, but swearing on them, no..

I wouldn't judge you because I don't give a crap what other people put on their walls. These responses are harsh! 😳(from someone with a genuine interest in actual art)

Not appropriate in a house that kids are in/visiting.

I have a poster in my hall that says live, laugh, leave by 9pm, which I’m sure most people on this thread would hate but lucky for me it’s my house not theirs! You just choose what you want for your own home, maybe you’re okay with swearing around your kids, other people won’t be. Might raise a few eyebrows from your children’s friends parents so only go for it if you’re confident and happy with your choice.

I swear like an absolute trooper but not around my kids and I wouldnt expect others to either. I would be unhappy if my kids saw signs with swear words at your house and they certainly wouldnt be back. Yes I would judge, aloud with kids, in my head about how naff without...

Wouldn't you care if your kid went round for a play and came home with a new word? I'd at least raise an eyebrow personally.

Yep and as said by others it’s trying to hard to be different and unique but she got all those prints on Etsy. I just had a look and there are 100’s of sellers with multi sales. Nothing unique about them.

Eccentric is fine, but I don't personally find 'swear art' or 'swear craft' (such as embroidery) amusing. Obviously, a fair number of other people do, judging by the amount of it available for purchase. I wouldn't say anything, but I'd have an internal eye-roll reaction.

I most definitely wouldn't be pleased if my child picked up a swear word after visiting yours and seeing it on the wall. So yes, I'd judge it for that reason.

I dislike memes anywhere, they display a lack of original thought and seem rather immature. I've no objection to someone having an untidy, messy house and would not judge as long as everyone was happy and well fed.

I have a sticker on my loo seat that says

If you dribble when you piddle be so sweet and wipe the seat

Have your house how you like it.

I wouldn’t care about the swearing at all.

I personally find any kind of comedy sign quite twee and naff. But I also think people should have whatever the hell they like in their own homes, so I certainly wouldn’t be getting het up about it! My sister loves a comedy sign - not my thing at all, but each to their own.

This. Absolutely this. As someone who's had multiple hospital admissions and many treatments for depression this is not funny at all, and is absolutely untrue. If I saw it I would feel it was discriminatory and wouldn't want my kids exposed to your attitude to mental illness.
Also wouldn't be super impressed by swear words on the wall around young kids but would mind less about that.

If there's one thing that MN can (rightly) agree on, it's that grey decor should be prosecutable at The Hague

My kids are aware of swearwords, they understand that grownups use them sometimes but they aren't allowed to. Kids will figure out that some people swear, there's no point trying to hide it from them. My son was reading the swear words from graffiti when he was 3 😂 he's fine.

Wow, I didn’t expect so many responses!

I’m not ‘trying’ to be eccentric at all, I just have very different tastes! For example, I have quite a lot of tapestries on the walls in the house and on the ceilings, quite unique patterns too - mushrooms with eyes etc - because I like them and they make my house feel like a home to me.

I also have quite unique prints in my house already - my dog dressed up in military uniform, old paintings of Victorian people wearing balloon hats - again, because I like them.

We are a household where we say what we think and don’t really hold back, so it doesn’t bother me having swear prints on the walls. In terms of other children, no other children come into the house so that’s not an issue. I’m not “being mean to people with mental health issues” either as I have plenty of them myself and quite like the tongue in cheek aspect of quotes like that.

Yes I'd think you were a bit vulgar

I would form an impression. I'm not a big fan of having written swear words on display or having them written around children. But that's just me ...

One small print in somewhere discrete like a downstairs loo, would probably make me chuckle. Something on prominent display I would think was pretty tacky. I wouldn't ever like the one referring to meds/being happy as feels a bit like straying into some stereotype about mental health.

Yes, all of the above.

They are crass. Maybe sentiments for a cheeky greeting card between friends but not stuck on the wall.

It's a bit naff. Also would your kids have friends visiting and how would their parents feel about them reading swearing on the wall?
It's your house though, each to their own.