Strange & Unusual Houses

[Pippedydeadeye]

I used to get “Creative Hands” magazine. :lol:

[smalex]

:lol: I used to get one called Get Crafty or something like that. They gave away a stencil with ever copy because it was, like, 1995 so of course they did. God I loved that magazine. I thought I'd rag roll the shit out of a house when I finally got one

[Beena]

I stencilled borders in my first flat. I was very judgey of people with poor stippling technique - aka my neighbour who splatted navy suns and moons all over her custard yellow walls. Mine were works of art in comparison.

She rag-rolled her kitchen too - peach with terracotta and had a crack at marbling her bathroom cabinet with a tester pot and a feather. :lol:

I still have my coloured bottles in a box somewhere.

[smalex]

'custard yellow with navy sun and moon stencils' and 'peach with terracotta rag rolling' it's the 90's dream.

I babysat once in a house in the next road and they'd stencilled EVERYTHING. The walls, the furniture, up the stairs, even the white goods couldn't avoid a swagged stencilling.

[Livilla]

We had a great painting weekend at a friend's house in the mid-90s - I think they were the first of us to buy a house? I spent a fruitful day painting the hallway custard yellow then rag-rolling peach over it. I then presented them with a handmade-made housewarming gift - a Disaronno bottle which I had painted like the sky of "Starry Night" and then decoupaged with suns and moons. :lol:

[smalex]

PERFECT :lol:

[Wiggle]

I'm sure Changing Rooms was responsible for alot of these paint techniques. I've heard it's coming back and dread to think what they will come up with next.

[smalex]

Home Front (in its original format before Lawrence LB got his mitts on it) was so good.

[Toast]

I loved all of those programmes so much and had the yellow/blue bedroom with the moon and stars.

My mum loved a bit of stippling and ragrolling too. She's still got this gold and cream pillar made of cardboard that she ordrered from somewhere and put together herself. I seem to remember that being a Changing Rooms thing.

I've been looking on eBay actually for the Laura Ashley catalogue that sparked my love of interiors. I used to pore over it for hours planning my dream home.

[smalex]

I've been looking on eBay actually for the Laura Ashley catalogue that sparked my love of interiors. I used to pore over it for hours planning my dream home.

I'd honestly love to find the thing I mentioned, the interiors supplement. It feels very meaningful.

[emma_p]

I had folders with interiors pictures I'd ripped out of magazines. I wish I'd not thrown them away now. They only one I kept was the recipe file.

[Lola]

I’ve still got a border in my hallway because it was there when we moved in & we’ve never decorated it

I’ve seen in a few magazines lately that paint effects are back. They still look dreadful :))

[rosy]

I remember my ex rag-rolling our bedroom with a pinky-mauve colour; we thought it looked wonderful. It’s funny how fashions change. The Laura Ashley book of Home Decorating was my bible at the time!

[sally maclennane]

The wallpaper in this house is er, different...

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/103800839#/

[Lola]

Wow, that is a definite “look”. The kitchen looks like a miniature version of a real one.

[Squirrel]

Oh dear lord.

[Rebel Pebble]

That flat looks like it was decorated by a teenager in full on emo mode.

My parents redid my old bedroom in the mid 90s as a spare room and it's still as they did it - border, different wallpapers above and below in bluey yellowy pattern, the works.

[Toast]

This just popped up on my YT recommendations and I love it so much:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LCYAAE1Q-M

[Ruby]

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/104968019#/

I don't know what I think about this but I wouldn't want to live there.

[smalex]

I hate it in almost all ways. The roof terrace view is ok #generous.