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

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Tiles in the living room

Mirrored furniture
Grey
LVT
Decorative pillows on the beds

Homeware is more accessible now and I guess Ikea was at the forefront of making 'designed' modern and cheap furniture more available. I am in my mid 40s and have always loved furniture and interiors (I wanted to be an interior designer!) and was fascinated by the home shops on Tottenham Court Rd. Having said that, furniture was expensive and my parents had the same pine table and chairs for 30 years. There were still trends though (swirly carpets, anaglypta etc) but I think it was based more on practicality rather than anything else. And I think most people decorated once a decade at most. I was born at the very end of the 70s and in my baby photos the background is all orange and brown, heavily patterned wallpaper etc. Much like the clothes of the time. 😃

My parents were both born during the war, and our house was never redecorated. My mother lived and died with the carpet that was put down in 1973, when they could afford to paper the living room. The (almost always unused) front room kept the same wallpaper throughout the 60 years that we owned the house.

Back along in the days of my youth, not only were there no 'Influencers' and no internet but there was no money! My dad had to take time off work to paint the skirting boards once and I remember the repercussions lasting forever. Nowadays a lot of people can afford a couple of tins of paint or a roll of 'statement' wallpaper on a whim.

Yes I don’t recall my parents ever decorating. We moved a few times though, but I never recall it being decorated. I recall my grandparents having wallpaper put up and that was a big thing.

I paint quite regularly. I have paint sitting waiting that I bought a couple of weeks ago , as I plan to do the bedroom when I get a free weekend, it was last done about 4 years ago; I just fancy a change, it’s simply elbow grease and 50 quid.

the halls need doing but I need to get someone in, that was about five years ago it was last done.

For me these aren’t major decisions. But I think my parents generation you just left it really.

Making the entire downstairs open plan. Apart from seeing all the mess all the time, cooking smells etc. Does no one ever want to escape to their own company? I see newly developed houses on Righmove that have been renovated and think. Imagine tidying your kids toys in five minutes for a unexpected guest. I'm far to messy to have it all on display all at once

My grandfather's response to any mention of redecorating was always "You've got a bed and a cooker.What more do you want"?

Dark blue and dark green walls is a current trend I don't like. I find it makes a home look dark and dingy. It only seems to work in very large period homes.

In all honesty I prefer grey walls (so long as it isn't painted everywhere with the crushed velvet style). I much prefer neutrals such as grey, white and stone/beige and would rather colour come in the form of interesting artwork.

Do gardens count? If so, definitely Astro turf. Can't abide it. It's really bad for the environment and should be banned, unless on football pitches.

I’m sure I’m guilty of a fair few things on here, love beige, and my big bathroom tiles (lazy)and black taps, that beige needs a contrast! Also have a navy cloakroom with colour drenched ceiling to disguise the artex, and a two tone green and white kitchen.

I’m not personally keen on:

decorating not in keeping with the age of the house

really thin kitchen worktops

bored of grey

have a thing about horrible picture frames and I hate those canvas series of prints in different shapes, a bit like a hexagon

But mostly homes which don’t feel welcoming or comfortable.

TV's mounted too high on the wall

Coffee tables whose entire surface is covered with large arty books laid flat so there's nowhere to put your sodding drink.

Habitat before IKEA. Conran was the one who started making good design available to everyone.

My parents I think were unusual in that they were forever redecorating, extending, remodelling, changing the use of rooms. Going to auctions, restoring paintings, doing courses in picture-framing and upholstery. I used to find that embarrassing — why couldn’t they be ‘normal’ like my friends’ parents?

But of course I do the same myself.

Stop moaning about British things you clearly are jealous 😂😂😂

That pesky carpet on the stairs to keep us warm and God forbid we have crazy safety rules that prevent plugs in bathrooms and instant death when your hairdryer falls in a bath 😉

Grey. All of the grey. Grey everywhere. Disliked it from the start of the trend.

Oh God. Wish I hadn’t read this thread.
I have literally half of the things mentioned 😐

Some posters don't seem to understand what the word "trend" means. Talking about houses not having a hallway or the stairs in the living room are not trends, they are the way the house was built.

Personally I dislike baths in bedrooms. Well I dislike baths totally. We just have a large walk in shower (in the bathroom where it should be).

I also really really dislike tv's on walls especially those huge tv's.

The rest of the world manages plugs in bathrooms without killing themselves.

Perhaps they are just intelligent enough not to sit in the bath or shower whilst running a hairdryer, unlike the British who apparently need to be barred from it for safety reasons.

Yikes!
Who dries hair with a drier in the bath. Instant electrocution.

Well quite. At a stretch you could possibly understand it in the very early days of mainstream electricity. A century on from mainstream electric power apparently Brits alone still need protecting from this kind of stupidity and ignorance.

I do want to live in the Wind in the Willows 🤣 Have just moved into a Victorian cottage.
Intrigued to know what decor you like?

I think carpets here are because our houses are often damp and poorly insulated.

Yes, a "cottage" isn't really a trend it's just a style of house, from a certain period, often built for a specific purpose or having features for practical reasons
And while lots of things are aesthetic, some will be practical.

I don’t like stairs in the lounge either but it’s not a “trend”

The entire place having hard floors. I'm a carpet girly through and through.

Also houses that open straight into the living room. I need a bit of hallway.

Everyone would HATE, really HATE our home! I love open plan it works well for our family. Everything has its place and i dont like clutter so its easy to keep tidy. I love grey so it's everywhere. Large TV which the DH is currently watching sport on.
North garden so fake grass (would have real if we could though to be honest).
Anthracite window frames (external). It's how the house came but doesn't bother me.
En suite is fab, would always have one if possible.

I really don't like slogans (live laugh love etc) blue kitchens, fake panelling

I read that in my head to the tune of "We didn't start the fire" by Billy Joel.

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