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Home improvements you find tacky

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  • 19-02-2017 12:16am
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    KKkitty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭


    Tonight I was wondering if I should get those units that go either side of the bed and overhead for additional storage but part of me thinks they're a bit tacky. What home improvements do you find to be tacky?


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    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,506 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    i hate it when some trys to make an 80s bungelow look like an old house with cornicess etc.


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    Jack the Stripper
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    Magnolia paint


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    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,506 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    glass blocks used wrong.
    when right they look good


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    cbreeze
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    Painting the tops of your railings gold, FFS!!!


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    KKkitty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭KKkitty


    Jack the Stripper wrote: »
    Magnolia paint

    Seems to be the safe option though. Can't decide on one colour just go for magnolia.


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    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,506 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    decks


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    lawred2
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    KKkitty wrote: »
    Tonight I was wondering if I should get those units that go either side of the bed and overhead for additional storage but part of me thinks they're a bit tacky. What home improvements do you find to be tacky?

    They are awful.


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    KKkitty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭KKkitty


    the_pen_turner wrote: »
    i hate it when some trys to make an 80s bungelow look like an old house with cornicess etc.

    Some people have to look at those monstrosities for ages til they can sort them out :')


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    KKkitty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭KKkitty


    lawred2 wrote: »
    They are awful.

    The wooden ones are truly awful. They belong in a certain decade and should be left there.


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    Deer
    Registered Users Posts: 592 ✭✭✭Deer


    Glitter paint
    Mirrored lockers and units
    Brick effect wallpaper
    Stripey carpet on stairs.. Especially with lighting on each step.

    Just my personal hates. If it makes someone happy in their home fair play... Just absolutely not for me


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    ShiftStorm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 221 ✭✭ShiftStorm


    Not a home improvement per se but those wooden blocks for your window sill or mantelpiece that spell out 'HOME' or 'Mr & Mrs' and other such tat!


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    KKkitty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭KKkitty


    Deer wrote: »
    Glitter paint
    Mirrored lockers and units
    Brick effect wallpaper
    Stripey carpet on stairs.. Especially with lighting on each step.

    Just my personal hates. If it makes someone happy in their home fair play... Just absolutely not for me

    What is the point of glitter paint in fairness?


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    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,506 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    ShiftStorm wrote: »
    Not a home improvement per se but those wooden blocks for your window sill or mantelpiece that spell out 'HOME' or 'Mr & Mrs' and other such tat!

    or love


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    KKkitty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭KKkitty


    ShiftStorm wrote: »
    Not a home improvement per se but those wooden blocks for your window sill or mantelpiece that spell out 'HOME' or 'Mr & Mrs' and other such tat!

    Or those Live, Life, Love ones.


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    longshanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭longshanks


    Concrete horses heads on pillars. Welcome to the halting site.


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    Tin Foil Hat
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    A conservatory.


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    Barry Badrinath
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    Three flying ducks on a wall.

    Doileys.

    Religious stuff with Jebus staring at you holding a big red heart and sad eyes that follow you around the room....judging you.

    Woodchip wallpaper.

    Porcelain dolls.

    Ceiling fans.

    Glass mugs.


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    dpofloinn
    Registered Users Posts: 744 ✭✭✭dpofloinn


    I have no time for those inspirational messages stenciled on feature walls Life-Is-Short-Forgive-Quickly-Love-Truly-Kiss-Slowly-Laugh-Uncontrollably-and-Never-Regret-Anything-That-Made-You-Smile-Wall-Quote-Decal.png


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    qo2cj1dsne8y4k
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    Porcelain dolls. They're made in the firey pits of hell im sure of it

    A wall with paper on the bottom half paint on the top half and the wooden board in the middle

    Lights on the stairs

    Ivory leather furniture

    Fairy lights


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    Mena Mitty
    Registered Users Posts: 5,950 ✭✭✭Mena Mitty


    Jack the Stripper wrote: »
    Magnolia paint

    Terracotta paint.


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    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,506 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    painted tiles instead of re tiling


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    #23
    KKkitty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭KKkitty


    Mena Mitty wrote: »
    Terracotta paint.

    Is that a thing? Never heard of it!!


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    Aglomerado
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    Fascia boards made to look fancy ... Pure tack


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    [Deleted User]
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    KKkitty wrote: »
    Tonight I was wondering if I should get those units that go either side of the bed and overhead for additional storage but part of me thinks they're a bit tacky. What home improvements do you find to be tacky?

    Caravan chic! It's the overhead lockers that do it.

    White porcelain figurines flanked by glass vases of artificial flowers.

    Excessive decking, particularly if there's a hot tub housed on it.

    Conservatories that leave a clearance around them of only three feet of remaining garden, bonus points for multiple clothes horses of airing clothes on display.

    Garden gnomes.


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    PirateShampoo
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    ****ing Lino.

    Done a few renovations and ripping this stuff up is always a manky job.


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    Aglomerado
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    KKkitty wrote: »
    Or those Live, Life, Love ones.

    People who have those deserve to be beaten.


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    KKkitty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭KKkitty


    When I lived with my parents my mam decided to get wood effect lino for the sitting room. When I saw what was under the carpet I was shocked. No matter how many times you hoover carpet it never really gets all of the dirt so carpets are out for me too. They're soft but that's about it.


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    Pinch Flat
    Registered Users Posts: 7,761 ✭✭✭Pinch Flat


    KKkitty wrote: »
    Tonight I was wondering if I should get those units that go either side of the bed and overhead for additional storage but part of me thinks they're a bit tacky. What home improvements do you find to be tacky?

    If you put a mirror on the part that goes over your head, I'd say so


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    KKkitty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭KKkitty


    Pinch Flat wrote: »
    If you put a mirror on the part that goes over your head, I'd say so

    Wonder what you're getting at?


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    meeeeh
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    Grecian style pillars. They don't make a bungalow any more like Georgian mansion.
    French shabby chic flower pots, garden utensils, garden furniture etc. No matter how much lavender there is planted in them it's still not Provance.
    2005 built semi-d with antique style furniture.
    Color coordinated cushions, candles and wall art from Woodies. Hang something on the wall because you like it and not because it will match your cushions and wall paint.


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