A bit council (Vol 4)
Discussion
Export56 said:
First one is nothing more council than wall mounted TV above fireplace, unless you want to spend your time looking upwards all day like a chick in a nest. TV height should always be at seated eye level, called zero angle.
Second one is an a fan pattern artex ceiling,this is not 1988 and it was tasteless then.
Third is squeaky, slippery cheap leather ply sofa, stick to it in the summer, cold in the winter.
Fourth, wooden floor in sitting room, noisy, cold, shows every speck of fluff, just awful.
The first three I'd agree with but the second and third are matters of taste rather than the breach of some Palladian or even Colfax and Fowler ideal.Second one is an a fan pattern artex ceiling,this is not 1988 and it was tasteless then.
Third is squeaky, slippery cheap leather ply sofa, stick to it in the summer, cold in the winter.
Fourth, wooden floor in sitting room, noisy, cold, shows every speck of fluff, just awful.
On the last point, you'd better drop the Duke of Devonshire a line, as both the morning room and the drawing room at Chatsworth fail to have fitted carpet...he'll be alarmed to be considered council but will appreciate the irony that his Mitford mother failed to remedy such a non-U error
.Export56 said:
Found this picture of a room from estate agents, it looks like some horror from a Interior design software program, but it is in fact a real photo. I sent it to my wife and said spot the 4 design mistakes, she came back with an easy 6 with a possible 8. 
Not council - the TV is way to small for a start. The paint isn't peeling or mouldy etc.Export56 said:
Found this picture of a room from estate agents, it looks like some horror from a Interior design software program, but it is in fact a real photo. I sent it to my wife and said spot the 4 design mistakes, she came back with an easy 6 with a possible 8.
That really does make you both sound rather unpleasant.Carbon Sasquatch said:
Not council - the TV is way to small for a start. The paint isn't peeling or mouldy etc.
agree not council , might not be to everyones taste but theyve taken pride into making it what they like and kept it in nice ordercouncil would be broken furniture , huge patches of peeling leather on the sofa , toys everywhere and way too many pets in the photo and a huge mess outside with motobility zafira in the pic- look after nothing cus the council /benefits will get you a new one
Edited by steveo3002 on Sunday 25th October 09:07
steveo3002 said:
Carbon Sasquatch said:
Not council - the TV is way to small for a start. The paint isn't peeling or mouldy etc.
agree not council , might not be to everyones taste but theyve taken pride into making it what they like and kept it in nice ordercouncil would be broken furniture , huge patches of peeling leather on the sofa , toys everywhere and way too many pets in the photo and a huge mess outside with motobility zafira in the pic
2 GKC said:
Export56 said:
That really does make you both sound rather unpleasant.
Export56 said:
Found this picture of a room from estate agents, it looks like some horror from a Interior design software program, but it is in fact a real photo. I sent it to my wife and said spot the 4 design mistakes, she came back with an easy 6 with a possible 8.
Indeed. Stealing photos of someone’s (in all fairness) reasonably presented house to send to ones partner for derision is indeed the epitome of council behaviour CanAm said:
talksthetorque said:
Clue is in the name: All YOU can eat.
Not you, your wife, your kids and the Staffies.
I’m getting the feeling of. ......Pay for just one all you can eat breakfast, pile it high then share with the wife; then complain when you get rumbled. Unfair?Not you, your wife, your kids and the Staffies.
Carbon Sasquatch said:
CanAm said:
talksthetorque said:
Clue is in the name: All YOU can eat.
Not you, your wife, your kids and the Staffies.
I’m getting the feeling of. ......Pay for just one all you can eat breakfast, pile it high then share with the wife; then complain when you get rumbled. Unfair?Not you, your wife, your kids and the Staffies.
alorotom said:
Export56 said:
Indeed. Stealing photos of someone’s (in all fairness) reasonably presented house to send to ones partner for derision is indeed the epitome of council behaviour Edited by nonsequitur on Sunday 25th October 10:38
Export56 said:
First one is nothing more council than wall mounted TV above fireplace, unless you want to spend your time looking upwards all day like a chick in a nest. TV height should always be at seated eye level, called zero angle.
Second one is an a fan pattern artex ceiling,this is not 1988 and it was tasteless then.
Third is squeaky, slippery cheap leather ply sofa, stick to it in the summer, cold in the winter.
Fourth, wooden floor in sitting room, noisy, cold, shows every speck of fluff, just awful.
sneering = councilSecond one is an a fan pattern artex ceiling,this is not 1988 and it was tasteless then.
Third is squeaky, slippery cheap leather ply sofa, stick to it in the summer, cold in the winter.
Fourth, wooden floor in sitting room, noisy, cold, shows every speck of fluff, just awful.
alorotom said:
Export56 said:
Indeed. Stealing photos of someone’s (in all fairness) reasonably presented house to send to ones partner for derision is indeed the epitome of council behaviour 
Castrol for a knave said:
Export56 said:
First one is nothing more council than wall mounted TV above fireplace, unless you want to spend your time looking upwards all day like a chick in a nest. TV height should always be at seated eye level, called zero angle.
Second one is an a fan pattern artex ceiling,this is not 1988 and it was tasteless then.
Third is squeaky, slippery cheap leather ply sofa, stick to it in the summer, cold in the winter.
Fourth, wooden floor in sitting room, noisy, cold, shows every speck of fluff, just awful.
sneering = councilSecond one is an a fan pattern artex ceiling,this is not 1988 and it was tasteless then.
Third is squeaky, slippery cheap leather ply sofa, stick to it in the summer, cold in the winter.
Fourth, wooden floor in sitting room, noisy, cold, shows every speck of fluff, just awful.
WyrleyD said:
"Yes. Who would have the time to actually think of doing that? ( I rather like those blinds, and the table lamp, the rug, and are not artex ceilings back in favour?)."
Please don't tell me that, I've just spent a small fortune having all the Artexed ceilings scraped and re-plastered.
Fear not WD. That particular interior feature is only for 'certain types'Please don't tell me that, I've just spent a small fortune having all the Artexed ceilings scraped and re-plastered.
eldar said:
Castrol for a knave said:
Export56 said:
First one is nothing more council than wall mounted TV above fireplace, unless you want to spend your time looking upwards all day like a chick in a nest. TV height should always be at seated eye level, called zero angle.
Second one is an a fan pattern artex ceiling,this is not 1988 and it was tasteless then.
Third is squeaky, slippery cheap leather ply sofa, stick to it in the summer, cold in the winter.
Fourth, wooden floor in sitting room, noisy, cold, shows every speck of fluff, just awful.
sneering = councilSecond one is an a fan pattern artex ceiling,this is not 1988 and it was tasteless then.
Third is squeaky, slippery cheap leather ply sofa, stick to it in the summer, cold in the winter.
Fourth, wooden floor in sitting room, noisy, cold, shows every speck of fluff, just awful.
eldar said:
nonsequitur said:
Yes. Who would have the time to actually think of doing that? ( I rather like those blinds, and the table lamp, the rug, and are not artex ceilings back in favour?).
A fan of shag pile, obviouslyEdited by nonsequitur on Sunday 25th October 10:38
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