Home decoration
Are beach-themed bathrooms naff?
LeftMyRidingCropInTheMortuary · 10/08/2015 12:39
I continue to worry about the Naff Police...
But Dobbies sell lovely ornamental fish and sea shells....
Thanks!
stardusty5 · 10/08/2015 12:55
I think if you don't go all out themey then an ornament should be ok!
ProcrastinatorGeneral · 10/08/2015 13:08
I think the best thing is to assume that everything is naff then cultivate a lack of fucks to give which allows you to buy all the things :o
SweetAndFullOfGrace · 10/08/2015 13:09
I wouldn't run the theme through to anything that can't be easily removed eg tiles...
ArtyBat · 10/08/2015 13:33
Y'know, I honestly think that the trend of 'what's in season and/or fashionable etc, can be a big stumbling block to individual creativity, as people are often too worried about what others may think.....but what they think doesn't matter - at all!
I also think that the drive by manufacturers to continually keep changing trends is nothing more than a cynical ploy to have people continually spending money at the alter of 'KeepingUpWithTheJones's' (or whoever), thus raising the bank balances of said manufacturers.
If you like and want a beach themed bathroom, It's your home, you live in it, so go for it and enjoy it. It will be fab!
LeftMyRidingCropInTheMortuary · 10/08/2015 18:17
I am adding fertiliser to my crop of lack of fucks!
I am now going to have:
A beach themed bathroom; and
wall stencils; and
keep my feature wall meantime.
I'll get rid of the wallpaper borders asap tho!
Ohbollocksandballs · 10/08/2015 18:18
Don't give a fuck it's your house.
I've got feature walls, and my TV is on the wall. I'm a chav someone who was sick of wiping toddler handprints off the bastard tv
BlueBananas · 10/08/2015 18:20
What are feature walls naff now?!
I have my tv on my feature wall? Do I win? 
TheOneWiththeNicestSmile · 10/08/2015 18:26
I've got 2 seagulls (from Matalan) & a blue & white sort-of robin in a sailor hat
cosytoaster · 10/08/2015 18:29
Probably - but nearly everything that's appealing and people like is classed as naff on here. I have committed the sin of buying furniture from Next!
TheOneWiththeNicestSmile · 10/08/2015 18:30
Well I think they're seagulls. Big one has a rather long beak.
SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 10/08/2015 18:33
If your beach themed bathroom will make you happy, that's all that matters. I personally love seaside-y stuff, and would love a beach themed bathroom - and would happily thumb my nose at anyone who told me it was naff.
Ohbollocksandballs · 10/08/2015 19:46
blue my TV is also on my feature wall. We're so naff
TheOnlyOliviaMumsnet · 11/08/2015 13:34
FWIW a wise MNer (I forget which one) once said "if you have to ask if something's naff, then it most probably is"
But also this:
@ProcrastinatorGeneral
Happy House Decorating
merrymouse · 11/08/2015 13:41
I don't think it matters. I would love a house decorated like the one in grandpa in my pocket - would it be featured in Elle deco? No. Would it be cosy and make me happy? Yes.
theladycarolineno · 11/08/2015 16:06
I think there's a massive crossover between soft, neutral colours and beachy tones - if you take your inspiration from the natural colours rather than a deckchair! Think about soft pebble shades, bleached driftwood - these are really just neutrals but can be accessorised with shells, silvery woods and even shiny metals for a sort of maritime theme. This is the sort of thing I mean...
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