Colour Coordination: Does it Matter?

[OskarTennisChampion]

I dropped a tile on our bath and made a massive gaping hole in it. Fixed it with this stuff.

http://www.bathtubrepair.co.uk/buy-online/acrylic-bathtub-repair-kit/

Thirty quid, sorted.

Hopefully it holds,or you might be bathing in the sitting room

 

[ayceejay]

Let me run back on this a bit: what you hope to get out of this is her being happy?
So, since you are an optimist (or stupid) take her to IKEA for a look around, stay for lunch,
take away the catalogue.
Next time she mentions it suggest going to IKEA again.
Buy a pair of Rapha socks and tell her you love her.
Don't mention my name in the aftermath.

 

[postman]

I thought this thread was about the England kit.

 

[snorri]

Sometimes I almost wish there was someone in my house to prod me into action regarding getting the house into the 21st century and generally sprucing the place up.
I'm world class in the field of procrastination when it comes to household things, the only reason my bathroom suite is in fashion is because it was fitted long before coloured suites came into vogue.

 

[Fnaar]

Avocado is the way to go....

 

[booze and cake]

Ooof I see the caving in option is winning by a distance.

Stay strong Joe

....this is how it starts, spot the danger signs, next thing you know she'll be wanting a new kitchen, matching garden furniture, the list goes on. You should hold firm, strict matchy-matchy rules only apply to bicycle bar tape and saddle colour debates and no further.

It also sounds spendy and may impact on any near future N+1 potential, which is always bad. You should point out she's lucky Campagnolo don't do bathroom suites or you'd need to remortgage, and if she really insists you can stick to your cheap plastic guns and buy a cheapo while one and try and colour match it and paint it yourself on the cheap

Incidentially my Mum is looking to sell her house this summer, and upstairs has an untouched time capsule full matching avocado suite, Is it OK to assume this is now a feature that can be described as 'vintage avocado'

 

[winjim]

You should point out she's lucky Campagnolo don't do bathroom suites or you'd need to remortgage,

I would love a Campagnolo bathroom. Can you imagine? Veloce and Athena you'd get a power shower, but Chorus and Record you'd get an ultra shower. Brilliant.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

next thing you know she'll be wanting a new kitchen,

That has been mentioned a few times over the years, but it's the one thing that makes my foot go firmly down. There's nothing wrong with our kitchen, and spending eight grand or there abouts so the drainer and the sink can have their positions swapped and the fridge can be moved six inches to the left is my idea of setting fire to money.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

This man says it all must match. End of.

So behave!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I say it is time for a completely new bathroom: tiles, flooring and all.
What colour is the current one? I had a washed out pink one, with shower courtains!
All white and shades of gray now

 

[Vapin' Joe]

RESULT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Plumber came round, said it would be a pity to go to the expense of replacing the rest of the suite as it was in perfect condition, and why don't we just have a white shower tray instead? That's what most people do and even his own wife preferred that option.

So the plan I put forward, which had me labelled as "A BLOODY FOOL", someone with "NO SENSE OF TASTE WHATSOEVER", and who was "PREPARED TO LIVE IN A MIS-MATCHED TIP", and was also "A TYPICAL TIGHT FISTED MALE", suddenly became a great idea that made perfect sense

So not only do I save the cost of a wash basin and bath, but also the expense of re-doing the floor and the tiles as the corner bath no longer needs to make way for an oblong one. I was so happy I decided to have the radiator replaced with a heated towel rail too

The sun's come out too, think I'll have a quick blast out on the trike

PS The 81% of you who thought Mrs SJ was right can eat dirt

 

[tyred]

RESULT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Plumber came round, said it would be a pity to go to the expense of replacing the rest of the suite as it was in perfect condition, and why don't we just have a white shower tray instead? That's what most people do and even his own wife preferred that option.

So the plan I put forward, which had me labelled as "A BLOODY FOOL", someone with "NO SENSE OF TASTE WHATSOEVER", and who was "PREPARED TO LIVE IN A MIS-MATCHED TIP", and was also "A TYPICAL TIGHT FISTED MALE", suddenly became a great idea that made perfect sense

So not only do I save the cost of a wash basin and bath, but also the expense of re-doing the floor and the tiles as the corner bath no longer needs to make way for an oblong one. I was so happy I decided to have the radiator replaced with a heated towel rail too

The sun's come out too, think I'll have a quick blast out on the trike

PS The 81% of you who thought Mrs SJ was right can eat dirt

You slipped a tenner into the plumber's shirt pocket and had a quiet word in his ear as he got out of the car

 

[Globalti]

SJ is slowly learning that there's no point in trying to convince her; just call in an expert and let them tell her as she won't listen to your opinion. I've lost count of the number of times this has happened in our house.

 

[booze and cake]

Wahey congrats, massive win, so much so I think you should reward yourself with a new bike/trike/unicycle, and you'd still be ahead of the original plan and have a bonus prize

 

[tyred]

Since you've saved money on replacing the bathroom suite you could use the money saved to buy some nice gold plated taps