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Originally posted by Ella:
Living room - showhouse, remainder of house - tip. Been decorating for I don't know how long and it never seems to get done...one step forward 2 steps back! My sister has a show home to the point that I am terrified to drop a crumb. She's Hyacinth Bucket and I'm that neighbour of hers Ninja


oooh noooo, do you get all shakey and drop her best china Laugh
Puss
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Originally posted by pussycatj:
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Originally posted by Ella:
Living room - showhouse, remainder of house - tip. Been decorating for I don't know how long and it never seems to get done...one step forward 2 steps back! My sister has a show home to the point that I am terrified to drop a crumb. She's Hyacinth Bucket and I'm that neighbour of hers Ninja


oooh noooo, do you get all shakey and drop her best china Laugh


If I'm having tea she'll slide some kitchen roll onto the table under my face just to make sure I don't spill anything Laugh She has a gorgeous home though and maybe if mine was like that I would do the same.
Ells
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Originally posted by Aimee:
daughter calls me monica *from friends* cause i put the cushions straight when she gets up Big Grin its definately not a show house though and daughters bedroom well i've stopped going in there


a few years ago we had 2 sofa's, a 4 seater & 3 seater, they were stuffed with feathers, beautiful to look at until you sat on the them, then they looked a mess. I allocated the 3 seater as a non sit sofa. Big Grin
E
I`m afraid mine is a showhouse Blush and I know that`s probably a bad thing to admit to. When my husband was alive he used to go mad as he`d put the paper down and it was in the bin before he looked round again. Since he died 2 years ago I`ve redecorated and bought new furniture throughout twice Eeker that`s a bad thing to admit to isn`t it but it keeps me going, I don`t drink, smoke or go out and I`m crippled with arthritis but I shop the life out of the internet.
jeppa
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Originally posted by Essex Angel:
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Originally posted by Aimee:
daughter calls me monica *from friends* cause i put the cushions straight when she gets up Big Grin its definately not a show house though and daughters bedroom well i've stopped going in there


a few years ago we had 2 sofa's, a 4 seater & 3 seater, they were stuffed with feathers, beautiful to look at until you sat on the them, then they looked a mess. I allocated the 3 seater as a non sit sofa. Big Grin
I know what you mean I bought a 4 seater and 2 seater a year ago and they were described as supposed to be the "lived in look" - no good for me, I`m forever plumping them. Am buying new sofas next year Nod
jeppa
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Originally posted by Essex Angel:
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Originally posted by Aimee:
daughter calls me monica *from friends* cause i put the cushions straight when she gets up Big Grin its definately not a show house though and daughters bedroom well i've stopped going in there


a few years ago we had 2 sofa's, a 4 seater & 3 seater, they were stuffed with feathers, beautiful to look at until you sat on the them, then they looked a mess. I allocated the 3 seater as a non sit sofa. Big Grin


this sounds like a plan Glance i think teenagers should sit on the floor anyway Big Grin

another thing that is bugging me at the moment Big Grin is hair bobbles and head bands, they are all over the bloody house, she takes them out wherever she is standing or sitting and im following her around picking them all up Mad oh and leaving shoes on the stairs, there is currently 5 pairs waiting to be taken upstairs Mad *and breathe*
Aimee
I describe mine as clean but untidy. My sister in law has a showhouse, with 4 kids Eeker. Never a toy in sight, not even Christmas day. Mine is more, never a surface in sight. This could be due to SIL's 4 kids spending most of their time at my house. 3 teenagers and 2 twelve year olds (including my son). All open plan downstairs, with no glory hole to shove the crap in.
S
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Originally posted by shar69:
I describe mine as clean but untidy. My sister in law has a showhouse, with 4 kids Eeker. Never a toy in sight, not even Christmas day. Mine is more, never a surface in sight. This could be due to SIL's 4 kids spending most of their time at my house. 3 teenagers and 2 twelve year olds (including my son). All open plan downstairs, with no glory hole to shove the crap in.


if it ain't been worn or used in 6 months i throw it out Big Grin can't stand stuff being left around Laugh
Aimee
When I had 3 under 5, it was like a showhouse.

But for the past ten years...on my own, working full-time and with 3 teenagers and me...I lost the battle long ago!

I hate clutter and mess, and don't create any myself...unless I consider my book collection which runs into thousands Laugh However, it mostly occupies the garage, attic, and bookcases.

I own 1 ornament and 2 paintings and regularly have trips to the skip.

I adore my children and don't want them to move out but, jings, despite my efforts at training them, they're so messy, and it's unbearable!
H

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