Why don't people like my home

[Woodward23]

I've had a few comments from family and friends about people saying my house is boring in colour we don't think it is we think its clean and inviting downstairs-my front room is painted grey and magnolia with grey and pink furnishings
My kitchen is painted white with two tone of door colours grey and white
Bathroom is white and anthracite accessories

Going upstairs the hall is painted green (a light green but not sage )
Daughters room is pink and grey with a feature wall paper
sons room is blue with stickers that he likes
Upstairs loo is light blue
Our room is cream and chocolate brown

Im constantly thinking about what to paint the rooms and what can we keep doing to decorate
What is your home painted in ?

That’s really rude of your friends and family. And odd.

Grey is quite boring TBH. If you have grey walls you need some bright curtains/ furnishings/rugs/artwork.

I dint know anyone who goes into someone's home and criticises it. Weird

As long as you like it, does it matter what anyone else thinks?

That’s so rude that’s people have said that to you.
If you want an objective opinion it sounds a bit generic and outdated (lots of grey, feature wall). I’m sure it looks lovely but it sounds a bit 5 years ago.
Dont let it bother you. If you like it that’s all that matters.

Stop spending time with these people.

I have a lot of white, a few muted colours and purposefully no grey. Also got a few crazy prints and some bright pink here and there. That's my choice and I do get compliments. Yours sounds very usual and how thousands of homes will be painted. Ignore people or if you're that bothered ask them specifically what they mean. Have your house how you want it. If you want true opinions then post some photos on here but I think a healthier mindset is to ignore and live how you want.

If you and your family like it, why does it matter what others think? They don’t have to live in it.

That’s so rude! It’s your house, have it whatever way you like it

You need new friends

Does sound a bit generic and not very creative. But then so are many houses. Your not in an interior design competition!

I'm rubbish at decorating so I don't bother.

Do you like their houses? Maybe you just have different taste.
As you like your house, don't second guess yourself.

I know decorating and redecorating can be a fun hobby but it's nice to take time to appreciate what you've already done.

How rude!

(Has my mother been round? She's the only person I know who is this lacking in manners)

You have rude friends and relations

Ignore them.

they would hate my house. Everything is painted white! I have a grey kitchen, grey suite and shit loads of brightly coloured art work (I collect prints) and soft furnishings as I make these myself so can rotate them in and out more easily.

Im constantly thinking about what to paint the rooms and what can we keep doing to decorate

Stop it. You like it as it is, so just enjoy it now.

How rude of your guests!

Bit rich, seeing as you’re ‘rubbish at decorating’.

OP, they’re unbelievably rude to criticise your home. I don’t know who they think they are?

Well thank you all id love to share photos but I am cautious because I know some of them are on mumsnet

I am, I'm shit at it. Magnolia walls throughout here! I care not.

I can still think somethings a bit generic. The two aren't mutually exclusive.

It nobody else's business. I wouldn't dream of criticising someone's decor , even if I didn't like it. It's your home and only you and your family need to like it

. Nobody else!!

Do you like your home? That’s all that matters.

Tell them you’re going to paint your rooms a lovely shade of ‘mind your own fucking business’

First off if you like it stuff what other (rude) people say. But I find It's not the colour that counts. Do you have art on the walls? Texture in your home furnishings? Is everything matchy matchy or different pieces built up over time? A few interesting objects on display? An unusual carpet?

I would telling anyone anything about

My house is Dulux Timeless throughout, in every room, and no doubt it's very obvious that I can't do decoration in the way it's supposed to be done. But I love it. I like that it looks so calm and light in every room, I love that I finally chose a paint colour and I love that a professional decorator did all of it. I do like looking at other people's rooms but I always assume people have their houses the way they like them. Yours sounds beautiful, I love grey too.

Doesn't matter if you have art on the walls, an unusual carpet etc. Its your home so you have it how you like and feel comfortable with. If you live up to others expectations of how your home should be then you're not being true to yourself. I never ask peoples opinions of my house and if they give an opinion thats negative then I just ignore it.