we got into a massive argument last night because i'd damaged the cushions by sitting on them ( they are for supporting your back). If it was down tome they'd go in the bin.
Our bed has 10 pillows but I'm only allowed to sleep on one of them the rest are for show. Who are they on show to. I have to take them off every night and put them back every morning drives me mad.
How do you damage a cushion?
MrsP managed to find a cushion for £80. I had no idea they got that expensive.
The annoying thing is then that I got told off for using it so we have an £80 cushion that cant be used as a cushion. I have been told to go and get some more from the box in the spare room (yes we have a special store for unused cushions in case of emergency)
Soft furnishings?
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Our bed has 10 pillows but I'm only allowed to sleep on one of them
Is this a real thing? My wife seems to scorn me for preferring two pillows but a ban would signal the start of a revolt.
I manage to sneek in an additional sleeping pillow but that can't be left on the bed during the day as it will leave the pillows unsymmetrical.
How do you damage a cushion?
Either with a chainsaw, blim embers, dogs etc - or by not using a complementary 'accent' cushion placed just so.
I do, but then I also like looking at freaky bikes and people with interesting things shoved througj them or bits coloured in. Im a simple little thing and visual stimulus is important to me. Besides which im a massive niche whore amd the fact that someone
..somewhere may have a matching anything to me brings me out in an attack of the vapours and i need my corset loosened and someone to fan me whilst smelling salts are applied.
God im a so glad im not a "bloke"
where's bunnhyop and her eternally patterned, matched and colourwayed soft furnishings when you need her?Probably beating-up nbt with a billiard ball in a paisley pelmet....
Paisley is so last year darling 🙂
I make a living out of making curtains and blinds. Amazingly I've made quite a few pairs for STWers.
For the moaners out there who think that running up a pair of lined curtains is easy and shouldn't cost so much, you have a go.
And I can understand why you wouldn't be interested in soft furnishings and not understand them, it's sort of how I feel about bike maintenance. I never understand the workings and am a bit ashamed really.
My wife and I choose things we like together that makes our home feel nice and homely and look the way we like.
Same here with t'husband, although given that we're generally overgrown children, this normally results in crocodile shaped shower mats and bedding with cats on it (as in printed, not actual cats).
We could probably do with caring a bit more about soft furnishings, we've still got the same two sofas from my first ever flat. They're twelve years old and one of them stabbed me with a rogue spring. Back of my leg was pissing blood. We flipped the cushion over, hoped for the best and called it the Iron Throne. 🙁
Love a nice cushion to get the head down on in front of the burner after a skinfull lunchtime, helps to be absorbent for the drool.
When I engage with my wife about this stuff I normally find myself in some kind of 'Roger Nouveau Football Fan' from the Fast Show existence.
'Do you like this?'
'Yes'
'Well I don't think it works because of [insert pointless reason I cannot comprehend here]'
'True - it isn't suitable'
'What about this one?'
'I don't like it'
'Ohh I do'
'Well yes, it is quite nice really'
'But it isn't going to work with X, Y or Z'
'True'
Eventually we get the first thing I was presented with.
I want the house to look nice and be comfy so yes I don't mind a cushion or 2.. I do however draw the line at my wife's obsession for washing powder/liquid. The ones in the shop have to be smelt and analysed.... I just don't care enough what my clothes smell like after they are washed!
I come home from work, cycling etc.. My clothed need cleaned. I put them in the wash and they come out smelling better than when I put them in and with no mud or oil on.. Job done
Do I care if they smell of spring meadows or sea breeze... Not a jot!
I do get a bit pernickety over the cleaning mind u.. My wife just leaves it to me now.
When I moved into my rented house 6+ years ago there was a pair if black curtains hanging up in the living room. Every now and then they washed then hung back up. To this day I have never thought about replacing them and I mean never.
I have to take them off every night and [b]put them back every morning[/b]
I think I can see where you're going wrong.
I'm not overly bothered about soft furnishings but colour is really important to me. I'm not one for magnolia everywhere or inoffensive but boring neutrals (as I view them). When we bought our house in July I had to compromise with Mr Pea on furnishings and decor as he prefers relaxing neutrals and I like bonkers colours.
I like bonkers colours, but I'm not sure I'd want a wall covered in them.
leave her to it but reserve the right to veto any choice made
I painted the living room and our bedroom in relaxing shades but as a compromise I did the kitchen in a most beautiful shade of green - like new beech leaves in spring.
I work in a lot of homes, women always want beige carpet, men usually have laminate flooring,men want leather settes and a reclining chair to watch tv, women usually want soft padded settes and a chair with lots of damm cushions, and a fluffy rug,a dyson full of muck is usually on display.
But recently the metro sexualisation of the male is taking over, men want beige carpets,dysons,coffee tables and fancy blinds and electric curtain tracks.
There is also the abundance of smellies, squirty ones, gel ones, plug in ones, ones that squirt when you approach them, some in glass and dont get me started on bloody canndles, then there are potted plants and silly ornaments.
recently the metro sexualisation of the male is taking over
I had to buy a steam iron recently. In amongst all the pastel blue and lavender I managed to find a black one. Made by Bosch. In my head it's practically a power tool.
Real men should not have any Pastel colours in the house, its just not manly, and to have one is the start of the speedy down hill slope to de masculinisation.
Agree a steam iron is a tool of the trade,but not in pastel colours.
Quite.
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My wife has a degree in textile design/printed fabrics.
I chose the curtains for the house & was complemented on my eye for matching the various rooms uses and design features!!!
I had to go to the bathroom to check my tackle was still in place 😮
I have perfected the art of 'the least of a **** I can get away with giving'
Was your criteria "when I close them does the room get darker?"?
I had to buy a steam iron recently. In amongst all the pastel blue and lavender I managed to find a black one. Made by Bosch. In my head it's practically a power tool.
Hmm, I see a market here for a new range of ryobi or dewalt cordless appliances with fast charge 18v Li-ion powered whisk, blender, iron etc.
Real men should not have any Pastel colours in the house, its just not manly, and to have one is the start of the speedy down hill slope to de masculinisation.
My curtains are a greeny pastel shade... but my mum gave them to me. So at least I didn't have to choose... or pay.
[i]"when I close them does the room get darker?"[/i]
A good point: can one buy curtains that are black on one side, the other being in some sort of relationship with the wallpaper? Otherwise I'll stick with venetian blinds made of wood.
I have no say on the matter in our house , Il Duce , I mean my missus, asks my advice and then ignores it. It's a system she has deployed now for 23 years.
I see a lot of blokes here on a one way trip to having their clothes all chosen by their wives....
Oh dear.... 🙂
Laurence Llewellyn Bowen fitted out an old cinema in Leamington where I live into a music venue. I wasn't a fan of him in the changing rooms days but this place is fantastic.
It has Tammy Wynettes caravan in the back for the bands to relax in...
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On a more serious note, yes I care. My wife cares more so she makes most choices, but I do retain (and have used) power of veto if I really don't like what she chooses
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A good point: can one buy curtains that are black on one side, the other being in some sort of relationship with the wallpaper? Otherwise I'll stick with venetian blinds made of wood.
Well, most curtains are lined. The side facing you is the bit you see so you choose something you like - patterns or colours to match the wall. The lining is the bit that faces the outside, and is usually an ivory or off white. You can get them interlined which will keep things warmer and reduce the light coming through, or you can use "blackout" lining which will block even more light. It doesn't stop the light completely - you do get a bit of light around the edges and that effect is greater if you have a pole rather than a rail. It does help though. We have blackout lining in our bedroom
That theatre looks ace.
Who is the chubby middle aged Herbert in the big shorts relaxing with a pie? Actually, on this website that could be anyone.
I surprised myself by quite enjoying two hours of curtain fabric browsing in John Lewis. That ended when we were quoted well over a grand. The issue is still unresolved.
It has Tammy Wynettes caravan in the back for the bands to relax in
Is the bloke siting down eating a pie the man you have to stand by?
I surprised myself by quite enjoying two hours of curtain fabric browsing in John Lewis.
Take a moment to have a word with yourself.
Back to my OP. Just spunked £615 on some blinds. Very nice they are too.
I thought wiping it on the curtains was the favoured method.
On the basis that my lovely lady is very interested in this kind of thing, plus the fact that she is also very interested in the sexy sexy thing, I find myself also very interested in soft furnishings. That way I get to enjoy her 'soft furnishings' in an enthusiastic and quite regular manner.
I find that interest in one by me results in increased interest in the other by her, What's not to like ?!?
For any converts, John Lewis is often quite inspiring:
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My OH once spent £185 on a pair of lined curtains. WTF? I was less than impressed tbh.
Bargain! The ones for our dining room were £350 or so and I think the ones for the bedroom came in at just over £300.
I want the house to look nice so take probably as much interest in this kind of thing as my Wife does.
Sometimes I get my way, most of the time I don't.
Esme, are they hats?
Jelly fish nightmares 😯
I admit to quite enjoying fluffing her pillows.
in all seriousness I do have a say, usually to make sure the ridiculous prices are avoided and also to make sure no wallpaper comes in the house ( I hate the stuff) because I'm the one doing the decorating and I live in my house.
Mrs Ed has quite good taste I have to say, the indecision is something I help to avoid by clear use of 'Yes' and 'No' without any other qualifying statements to narrow choice down 🙂
