Upset at derision for my decor

[DameDoom]

A colleague came round for coffee yesterday and openly laughed at my house and shockingly bad taste. She spent about 2 hours ridiculing my 'delusional grandeur' and picked out item after item for scorn.

I bloody love my home and spend most of my money and time on it because I really love interiors to the point of obsession. I openly admit that and I know my taste isn't to everyone's but I was offended.

Has anyone else had this happen to them? If I don't like something I just keep my trap shut.

[MothershipG]

Abigail!

[PeteCampbellsRecedingHairline]

Oooh I just googled Abigail Aherne and I love it.

Alas! I have children. Although do you think those dark walls would hide little fingerprints?

[DameDoom]

Ooh Fanny it means v dark. You either likes it or not. F&B Downpipe, London Clay, Hague Blue. Paint out all your woodwork and ceilings in it and get lamps or a miner's pit helmet to navigate round your house.

tethers my sister has a brilliant mid-century vibe - her house is amazing and I love and appreciate what she has done - I wouldn't have it personally and she would certainly not have mine but we do nick ideas off each other.
I think I may be too precious about my house!

[Reality]

Oh wow, I bet your house is amazing!

I fail miserably at interior design, I aim for bright cheery colours and I think my house ends up looking like a nursery school (not helped by the kids' clutter, to be fair). The only rooms in my house I like are my purple front room and teal kitchen.

I might go the other end of the spectrum and Aherne-up my bedroom. My furniture is already dark (although bland, it's from Next) and I reckon dark blue walls and a couple of antlers would do a good job of disguising teh million books (mine) and boxes of Lego (DH).

[DameDoom]

Pete you won't be able to see fingerprints, dust, filth or your own children... ever. They'll be 42 before you find them in the luxurious inky darkness. Can't remember the last time me spindles got a wipe .

Shall I sign you up for 400litres?

[MadBusLady]

If she doesn't read or know about interiors, she just won't understand that style at all. And I realise it's impossible to say that without sounding like a snob, but that's ok, cos I am

[HarumScarum]

Your house probably looks incredible judging by what I found when I googled Abigail Ahern. I am very jealous. Your 'friend' is an arse. Regardless of taste (and yours sounds very swish indeed) it's just plain horrible to behave like that.

[Capitola]

I thought you were going to say you have feature walls in every room, pleather sofas and light up twigs.

She was obviously jealous at your trendiness.

[colette]

DameDoom -how rude ! Hope you don't have to work too closely with her, she must think her opinion on what her colleugues are wearing is valid as well . How judgemental. e

[LadyClariceCannockMonty]

'I thought you were going to say you have feature walls in every room, pleather sofas and light up twigs.'

What if she was?

OP, I can't believe you didn't show her the door and let her get as far as pointing out 'item after item'. You're a better person than I.

[Northernexile]

God I love that look. I love grey. My husband thinks I'm nuts though. I'll be your friend if you want to sack off the rude one!

[whiteandyellowiris]

just googled Abigail Ahern and I think it looks very cool
I bet your house is fab and shes just

[FunnysInLaJardin]

Lovely style Doom.

We've had this too btw. Once years ago we spent quite a bit doing up our bathroom in Sottini ceramics etc. This was about 25 years ago and it was white and chrome which was quite modern for those days. Our neighbour came round and said 'oh it's very................white'. Fucking white, is that all you can say you of the wooden pergola

[TerribleTantrums]

She is a philistine. I wouldn't want my house to be the style of your house, but I would bloody love to visit it because the Abigail Ahern photos look amazing. I can't imagine anything more boring than every home I ever visit being in my taste. One of my friends loves to do up old furniture with chalk pain, not my taste at all but I love her home with all its distressed bits and pieces because it's interesting.

I bet she's the sort of person who visits art galleries and says "I wouldn't want that on my wall at home" and totally misses the point of art giving you an experience outside of your normality.

At least she was up front so you know that she's a cow straight off, it might have taken months of sly comments and talking behind your back to work it out.

[PeteCampbellsRecedingHairline]

I have a feature wall in my bedroom
to hide the bad plastering.

Furniture hides the rest.

I love the idea of a house where you can't see dirt or children! The nearest I have to this is dark grey decking.

[DameDoom]

Am just sad that I actually really wanted to be her friend. I lied about the coffee cos' I was embarrassed - I actually cooked her a lovely lunch and spent hours rolling feckin' vine leaves the night before.

I do have a great circle of girlfriends so I am not a total saddo but she seemed great at work and I didn't want her to feel left out as she is quite new and teachers can be a funny bunch.

She does have a magnolia house with feature walls and no fireplace... never had a problem with it or even noticed until now. Am on warpath!

[MadBusLady]

She sat there and ate home-made stuffed vine leaves and said all that? What a caaah!

[PeteCampbellsRecedingHairline]

Well I love your decor and vine leaves so I will you be your new friend.

[Pagwatch]

I thinkthe OP is Abigail Ahern.

Great advertising

Seriously,what your house looks like is neither here nor there.

Being relentlessly mocking in someone's home is not the action of a nice person.
I just can't imagine how anyone gives themselves permission to do that with out a moments 'Christ I m a twat' reflection.

[DameFanny]

I want to see photos of your house please. And Tethers too. I'm a design whore and proud.

She sounds like one of those people who take personal offence if you do anything that's different from their taste. Good thing you found out now before you get stuck with her