Hideous things you don't see in houses anymore

starbelgrade

Some things never go out of style, but other fads come & go and some should never, ever come back... so what are the hideous things you remember from houses as a kid that you don't see anymore?

A few I can think of are...

Coloured toilets, sinks & baths (usually in pink or pine green)
Linoleum
Net curtains

MardiB

Alters with a statue of the virgin mary and the red lightbulb underneath,,:eek:

Shudder

dark crystal

I have net curtains and lino in the kitchen

What's hideous about them?

starbelgrade

dark crystal wrote: »

I have net curtains and lino in the kitchen

What's hideous about them?

Where are you posting from?

The 1980s?

The Internet Explorer

Bitch be sittin' on top my toilet roll. Bitch be sittin' on top my toilet roll with a big ol' dress on and sh*t. Sh********t.

dark crystal

starbelgrade wrote: »

Where are you posting from?

The 1980s?

My house is lovely and modern, I'll have you know sir!

The nets are just plain white, not lacy and the lino is chequered terracotta and white, to go with the terracotta walls.

What am I supposed to have instead??

Saila

dark crystal wrote: »

I have net curtains and lino in the kitchen

What's hideous about them?

yes because there is too much sun coming in so best make it duller inside
hate them with a passion!

KeithM89_old

Bidets. Not hideous, just dont see them anymore. Pointless too as its nothing a bit of kleenex and spit cant solve...

dark crystal

Saila wrote: »

yes because there is too much sun coming in so best make it duller inside
hate them with a passion!

My living room is full of light!

starbelgrade

dark crystal wrote: »

the lino is chequered terracotta and white, to go with the terracotta walls.

Do you live inside a flower pot?

Cill Dara Abu

Wallpaper

Sanity_Saviour

polish cleaners

Duke Leonal Felmet

You want to see those things today?

http://www.daft.ie/

TheUsual

3 framed pictures in the living room.

One was J.F. Kennedy, one was Pope John Paul II, and one was Éamon de Valera.

deathrider

Saila wrote: »

yes because there is too much sun coming in so best make it duller inside
hate them with a passion!

I thought the idea of them was so folks couldn't see in your windows and watch you dance around the sitting room wearing nothing but your socks.

Poutbutton

Those awful tweed couches/sofa sets from the '80's, any thing leather or faux leather that isn't black or brown....cream/avocado/peach coloured Oh Dear God. (match the bathroom suites you mentioned)
50's Tiled Mantelpieces...were never gonna work. Wooden Slatted doors over your Kitchen white goods, not attached - you had to open them first and then open your fridge door like shutters....aarrgghh

Kojak

Thatched roofs (except in novelty pubs)

Saila

dark crystal wrote: »

My living room is full of light!

take them down and I guarantee it will be MUCH brighter on a dull and overcast day

Rosedust84

Nothing worse than those wallpapers and carpets covered in flowers

MardiB

starbelgrade wrote: »

Some things never go out of style, but other fads come & go and some should never, ever come back... so what are the hideous things you remember from houses as a kid that you don't see anymore?

A few I can think of are...

Coloured toilets, sinks & baths (usually in pink or pine green)
Linoleum
Net curtains

I believe they are actually avocado bathroom suites and absolutely hideous

alwaysadub

That chipboard wallpaper stuff. Was a nightmare trying to remove too!!

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Feckin doileys (sp?) underneath everything

And those filthy fly tapes hanging from the ceiling

And just the genral brown/beige colour schemes although I live in a house now that is full of it and a recent guest described it as 'wonder years chic'

Wallpaper, haven't seen it in anyones house in a while!

Edit: Damn you Cill Dara!

Saila

*goes round to parents house and breaks the internet for them before their heads explode*

Boxoffrogs

embossed wallpaper, hours of fun sticking your nail under and picking it off, but yuck! Oh, woodchip too.

Valentina

Fluffy toilet seat covers with matching mats that go around the bottom of the toilet and the sink.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

lol @ this thread, I have everthing mentioned, I live in a house that I'm kinda lookin after belinging to a dude who bought it in the 70's and never married and never changed it

I could probably do school tours here on what houses used to look like before the celtic tiger

RacoonQueen

Boxoffrogs wrote: »

embossed wallpaper, hours of fun sticking your nail under and picking it off, but yuck! Oh, woodchip too.

Just beat me to it. Still have it on our house in my bro's room - was here when we moved in 7 years ago. Were we fudge going to take it off. Horrible memories lf taking it down in our old house.

starbelgrade

shaaane wrote: »

Wallpaper, haven't seen it in anyones house in a while!

Wallpaper is quite chic these days. Not an entire room plastered in the stuff, though.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Oh, anyone ever see red bulbs in the hallway? Wtf was that about, you'd swear it was a brothel only for the child of prague was in the kitchen

dark crystal

deathrider wrote: »

I thought the idea of them was so folks couldn't see in your windows and watch you dance around the sitting room wearing nothing but your socks.

Yep - works a treat for that. Also, when the TV licence inspector calls, my nets act as an inpenetrable shield

I would say carpets in bathrooms - yuck!

Saila

Ray Squeaking Pizzeria wrote: »

lol @ this thread, I have everthing mentioned, I live in a house that I'm kinda lookin after belinging to a dude who bought it in the 70's and never married and never changed it
r

does he has a phune too?

RacoonQueen

ThurstonWhore wrote: »

Fluffy toilet seat covers with matching mats that go around the bottom of the toilet and the sink.

I never understood those mats for around the toilet. Obviously they were designed by a woman who has never lived with a man...

My Nana had Pope Pious, I think it was, and the three kennedy brothers...hanging on the wall.

I hated those religious pictures were the eyes follwed you or in the Jesus one they opened and shut. Scary bastard pictures.:eek:

I also hated ceiling tiles, at least one or two where always a bit loose,

twin tub washing machines which took up half the kitchen.

4leto

Cushions
Why put something on a coach to make the chair more uncomfortable.

starbelgrade

starbelgrade wrote: »

Wallpaper is quite chic these days. Not an entire room plastered in the stuff, though.

I thought it was "lets paint the entire room red but paint the chimney breast cream" chic no? Just us so.

Valentina

RacoonQueen wrote: »

I never understood those mats for around the toilet. Obviously they were designed by a woman who has never lived with a man...

They are gross. I'd say they harbour more germs than a Biochemist's petri dish. *shudder*

snickerpuss

Bahaha my parents house has an avocado bathroom suite, net curtains on EVERY window and lino in kitchen and bathroom. Classy! They're not even old, just not into decorating.

starbelgrade

Ray Squeaking Pizzeria wrote: »

Oh, anyone ever see red bulbs in the hallway? Wtf was that about, you'd swear it was a brothel only for the child of prague was in the kitchen

I used to have a red lightbulb as the only light source in my bedroom for years when I was a teenager.

I liked to think it was cool as it made the place look dark & seedy, which went along with my Velvet Underground & The Cure posters.

However, deep down I knew that it was shite because I couldn't see a fucking thing when I was in there.

shaaane

shaaane wrote: »

Wallpaper, haven't seen it in anyones house in a while!



I have wallpaper in the downstairs loo, did it myself too. its hideous tho,,,,:D

haven't the time or heart to remove it

RacoonQueen

A bit off topic but I bet we all had one of these in our homes... http://m.b5z.net/i/u/6128774/i/P1013014_bot_3.jpg

KeithM89_old

RacoonQueen wrote: »

A bit off topic but I bet we all had one of these in our homes... http://m.b5z.net/i/u/6128774/i/P1013014_bot_3.jpg

A dildo?

starviewadams

Our toilet is avacado green,doesn't really bother me,hides the stains better then white and helps us cut down on costly toilet brush expenses,we are in a recession after all!

deathrider

ThurstonWhore wrote: »

They are gross. I'd say they harbour more germs than a Biochemist's petri dish. *shudder*

Are you talking about men or toilet carpets? :pac:

starbelgrade

starbelgrade wrote: »

Wallpaper is quite chic these days. Not an entire room plastered in the stuff, though.

so, just a ...'feature wall' LOL

mightybashful

Plastic donkeys with bananas on them. Or bulls with poxy swords through them. On the mantlepiece.....

Saila

lampshades which cover nearly all the light

Valentina

starbelgrade wrote: »

I used to have a red lightbulb as the only light source in my bedroom for years when I was a teenager.

I liked to think it was cool as it made the place look dark & seedy, which went along with my Velvet Underground & The Cure posters.

However, deep down I knew that it was shite because I couldn't see a fucking thing when I was in there.

I had a blue lightbulb. Too cool for school. :cool:

Saila

mightybashful wrote: »

Plastic donkeys with bananas on them. Or bulls with poxy swords through them. On the mantlepiece.....

KeithM89

KeithM89 wrote: »

A dildo?

:eek: blasphemy:)

Chuck Stone

Sideboards

Beauty board (like wood effect panelling on the walls).

Carpets everywhere

Single glazing

Spiky plaster ceilings which would burst balloons.