Anyone had their house in a magazine?

[Pinkmarshmallow]

Had a potentially mad notion today that I'd like to send photos of our house to a home magazine. We have recently finished decorating our house and I love love love the way it has turned out. I'm addicted to house magazines and still get them monthly, even though we're not changing anything else for now. Anyone had their home featured in a magazine? How did you go about it? Do they pay you to feature your house in their magazine? Am I mad to even consider this?

I wish they hadnt put my stuff out on the front green though. People kept trying to nick it.

I have, but as a favour to the designer who did some work for us. No pay but it was fun and got some good professional photos some of which I think are on my profile....

The PVA technique probably works better.

The episode I'm thinking of, they just threw the glitter on the wet paint in lumpy handfuls. It looked like Puff the Magic Dragon had farted glittery farts in their living room.

Do you get any input in the design? There are so many things I hate (minimalism, Mid-Century Modern, citrus colours, "spa" bathrooms.... I could go on for a surprisingly long time) I think I'd be far too much of a control freak unsuitable for a programme like that.

Ah, the gods are laughing at me, refusing to let the control freak's strikeouts work properly.

I am addicted to house magazines, and I could almost guarantee that within the pages of any Australian magazine at the moment you will see the following current decorating cliches; a very large clock face on the wall (the provenance is often 'a market in France'), a mid-century chair or some Scandinavian sideboard (whether original or rip off), chandeliers, at least one piece of coral (what reefs are being denuded for this trend), a David Bromley nude, or a painting by Tim Storrier or Minnie Pwerle.

From another thread today is sounds like bunting is a current UK decorating cliche.

In nearly all magazines of whatever nationality the family dog or cat features in a more prominent photograph than the barefoot husband!

We've done a couple (got paid too - no interior designers here, just me). But god if Linda Barking ever came within spitting distance I'd break out the electric cattle prod in seconds!

Was really irritating that they were not interested in the historic features but stood me in my fecking man shed (log cabin) because 'our readers will love the scandinavian staircase'

In an article about period properties FFS.

Other one was IIRC about Iranian marriage quilts

I had no idea anyone purchased these magazines, I thought their sole purpose was to give me an opportunity to snurk at people with more money than sense in the dentist's waiting room who will pay £2000 for a grizzled walrus penis just the thing to hold your grapefruit in the morning room?

nine they asked a friend what I liked and didnt like. I dont like beige, minimalism, black etc.

TBH it was fairly obvious from my pink, patchwork, lots of mirrors and sparkly stuff what I did like.

Shabby chic on the cheap basically.

You really have to accept that they are making a tv prg though. I got some lovely bits and pieces but it was a massive upheaval and it did make me realise what a king size control freak I am.

This is hilarious - love it.

in every mag just now there seems to be skulls of deer either "natural " or painted White ...minging

One of the Execs I know had his kitchen in a magazine, it cost more than I paid for my first house and to be honest, it was disgusting. But obviously he and his wife thought it was something special.......

ROFL at Psg a long way down the thread

I am going to rename DD Ennui. Either that or Eyeroll.

Rofl at this thread.

not at the thread but at all te cliches mentioned in the thread...

sorry long long long day...

I always wondered, do they rearrange the house for the shoot the way they think it is best or they portray it the way it really is - bar the dog shit mess obviously!