House trends you wouldn't want in your own home?

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Tiles in the living room

Those wretched towel-rail-cum-radiators like ladders. They're impossible to fit a towel through; the most one can do with them is chuck a towel over the top.

Lots of tiny spotlights in ceilings.

(And lots of things already mentioned.)

Those huge modern glass box houses. They are stylish and beautiful. But I live a chaotic colourful, cluttered life.

Does anyone seriously have a toilet in the bedroom?!

Anything with "Live Laugh Love" on it!

I hope so. That’s more my husband and l 🤣

Good point. These threads pop up quite often on mumsnet and you always get a few responses that are really, "I don't like houses that are smaller and cheaper than mine." Some people make small terraced houses open plan, as otherwise the rooms would be tiny and impractical

No to grey render on perfectly fine older houses to "freshen them up

there is a house near us, an old beautiful detached massive old thing, set in its own grounds behind big gates, really very chocolate box pretty, it was white and someone painted it matt battle ship grey.

literally that dark, blue toned battle ship grey. All over. Genuinely it is a monstrosity now. Every single time I drive past it I think how ugly it looks. So dreary looking. Like a big asylum or prison or something. So unwelcoming and cold.

im fairly live and let live, each to their own, but this is something else. Its a horrible colour at the best of times, but on a large old house, its shocking.

Yesterday, I browsed some multi-million properties I might consider when I'm very rich (tomorrow, obviously 😆) Open-plan bathrooms were everywhere, as were bathrooms with floor-to-ceiling windows, and one had an outdoor bath! Yes, the place had neighbours.

Ireland's most expensive house has a fake grass tennis court. I know Wimbledon does, but ... 🤨 On Google Earth, the tennis court shines out lime green amongst all the natural vegetation.

I'm fairly live and let live, if I don't have to put up with it, let people have what they want.

But I am baffled by two things.

One is the trend for really weird headboards for beds, with shelves over the top. How do you sit up in bed? How are you supposed to drink your morning cuppa or read a book before sleep with this 'thing' digging you in the back? It's the same for textured headboards, aren't they massively uncomfortable?

And the new trend for the bathroom - which was obviously a bedroom at some point - to have the bath by the window. Lovely views while you lie in the bath, and any passing birdwatcher or farmer or walker gets a lovely view of you as you get out of said bath. If you put a blind down or obscuring window film, that takes away the entire point of having the bath by a window, surely!

Greg grey and more grey oh and fake lawns. Seems I'm not in the minority with this opinion

Log burners, anthracite window frames and fake grass, in that order.

Green kitchens.

Grey fake wood flooring, grey carpets anywhere, fake grass outside, tiled living spaces, carpeted bathrooms or kitchens, massive fake marble ceramic tiles in black and white in bathrooms, en-suites, especially to one second bedroom but not another. In the master bedroom, they are just about okay but I still prefer to separate bathrooms and bedrooms.

Motivational quotes in rooms I.e live laugh love

Christ, I have most of the things people hate 😂

I have artificial lawn (north facing garden, no sun light, used to get very boggy and dogs walked mud in)
Grey walls - I have zero imagination though and prefer to add colour with curtains/art/lighting
Just about to have an open plan kitchen/diner through to lounge (with no doorways) because I like a big open space like that and I have good extraction.

Honestly it really is each to their own.

I personally don't like:

Small kitchens where you can't entertain
Bedrooms you have no storage in
Or a house you have hardly any storage
Previous owners botched DIY

I live in a one of row of Edwardian terrace houses with pretty bay windows. Every house (except mine) now has grey, Venetian style blinds. It looks so uniform and colourless.

Stairs in the living room.

I do! Bloody love it.

Came with the house and seemed crazy at first but now I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Also reminds me never to take another husband tbh. but just for me it’s awesome. And a roll top bath. (I’m a windows open person and the room is huge so not the damp issues you’d anticipate)

Ive got loads but hers a few.
Large tvs on the walls.
Carpet.
open plan kitchen.
Pitchers all over the walls.
Rooms filled with large furniture.
Clutter.
Wall stickers.
People.
Kids.
pets.
Nappy bin in the front room.
Nets blinds and curtains in one window WTF.
litter try anywhere in a home Rank pet owners must be nose blind.
Every thing matching.

I have had an en suite in my last 2 houses and would much prefer it to be accessed from the hall. Smelling stale shit (after flush) is not really my fave way to fall asleep!

I like open plan, love yellow-y beige but hate grey.

@walnutcoffeecake "People" 😂

I've noticed through snooping on new builds near me that the open plan trend seems to be coming back after it going away for a while. Worst idea ever! The noise, smells and mess spilling into the living room is the worst!

Fifty shades of grey and fake grass

Fake grass is awful.

Agree with the grey. There was a house for sale recently and it was basically all grey, even the baby's room was dull. Just awful.