I bought this today and DH has told me it looks cheap and tacky.

[LynetteScavo]

It was for the dining room. I drove miles to buy it.

I've taken it down. I'm barly speaking to him.

So what wouldn't look cheap and tacky and ridiculous in my dinding room???

what did you buy?

linky please!

What was it?

A crystal ball? 'cos thats what we need

www.lauraashley.com/Easy-Fit-Pendants/BRONTE-PENDANT/invt/3375684

Maybe it's an Emperor's new clothes type of thing and ls is hoping we'll all just say it's lovely cos we can't see it

it's lovely, not cheap, not tacky

he's wrong

Erm...I think I may agree with your DH

Sorry LS, but I agree with your husband
It reminds me of a cheap student house or an old old granny house.

It's not a good picture, but I am a big Laura Ashley fan. It certainly wasn't cheap and I'd be surprised if it was tacky.

Why did you take it down? What did you think once it was in situ? If you love it, keep it.

I like it too.

Your dh knows nothing!

I don't think it looks cheap. Not quite my taste but I think it's quite pretty.

Yuk

I'm wishing I was right too sorry.

oooh, don;t like it. don;t think it looks cheap and tacky, but a bit of an odd mix of textures etc.. sorrreeeee

It does look a bit grannyish to me Sorry. But then I have spent my life in rented accommodation and still have paper ball shades at the age of 33, so you can probably discount my opinion on interior design.

I positively like paper ball shades - classic design (I tell myself)

I think its one of those things that could look or amazing depending on how its done

i love the lara one underneath and dont bother with dh i have 3 males in this house and make damn sure i have my feminine (personal taste) stamp on it Pink Chairs chandeliers etc

I admit it didn't look totally amazing - but the room is with out skirting boards, dining table or curtains as we've jsut has a new floor put down. It did make me think maybe we should have some wall paper in the room. I liked though.

I don't think there was any need for DH to physically flinch when he saw it, though. I mean, it's now going to jump down and attack him.

Suddenly paper ball shades are seeming quite an atractive option.

I don't think it's that bad but my personal taste would be to go for one without the beads.

it'll be a bugger to clean

what about a chandelier? would that fit in with the style of your house?

you can go a bit mad in dining rooms as they're not used as much - I love wallpaper in dining rooms as they are not such high-traffic areas.

oooh, I can't stand it when blokes do that physically recoiling thing

dh does it in clothes shops if I pick up something not to his taste

it makes him look like he is swallowing a hunk of gristle

I quite like the creamy pleatedness but think the sparkles underneath clash a bit

but not cheap and tacky at all IMO

I think it's lovely, but it is quite feminine and might not work in a dining room. Really depends on what else you do in the room

Laura Ashley have some great wallpaper in the sale atm. If it's just DH's opinion bothering you, ignore him. DHs are generally pretty clueless in matters of decor.
Set him to work wallpapering, that'll teach him.