You mean you don't like pale grey walls with a live life love stencil? 😂
Hideous Homes for Sale (near you).
- Thread starter MontyVeda
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You mean you don't like pale grey walls with a live life love stencil? 😂
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
I was a teen in the 70's, and my bedroom had one wall a tangerine orange, and the other three a fairly dark but bright green.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
It never get's better when kids want bedrooms painting. My daughter wanted most of her walls in a mid shade purple in her teens. I was dead against it, but did it. Paid for it some years later when she wanted white. It took about 5 coats to cover it, and a room a foot narrower with the amount of paint !
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MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
I'm not claiming this house is hideous... but rather than start a thread I'll post it here since it is for sale near me.
This side wall...
...it's been like that for a few years.
Is it something that should set alarm bells ringing for a prospective buyer?
This side wall...
...it's been like that for a few years.
Is it something that should set alarm bells ringing for a prospective buyer?
Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
We bought our first house in 1974. Brown, orange, yellow all figured strongly throughout the house, with a very red, black and pine bathroom.
We loved it.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- The Urban Fringe
My Y fronts are orange with brown trim.
FishFright
More wheels than sense
But were they white when you bought them ?
bikingdad90
Guru
It could be rainwater run off from the gutters that is causing the discolouration or something serious like possibly damp but could either be a quick cheap fix or a big job.
Surprised there is no “ugly” Dutch houses yet, their streets are full of wonderful unique homes that are different to their neighbours.
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MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
Looking at street view, that wall was fully rendered in 2009 then in the 2022 and 2026 drive-by's the wall is like that, so for some reason it's been de-rendered than half re-rendered and left. It could just be discoloured from recent rain, but who knows?
I do like a street with lots of different houses
Mad Doug Biker
Mediocrity Manifest.
- Location
- Craggy Island
Strangely, no.
I had yellow walls, later painted white (I know, I know, but it was done by my Mum, who seemed to have a thing about things being white 🙄).It never get's better when kids want bedrooms painting. My daughter wanted most of her walls in a mid shade purple in her teens. I was dead against it, but did it. Paid for it some years later when she wanted white. It took about 5 coats to cover it, and a room a foot narrower with the amount of paint !
To be fair, I had outgrown the yellow anyway.
My Sister wanted her bedroom painted black and eventually got her way. It was awful and it seemed to suck all the light away - No light particle ever escaped with its life intact! 😆
She later repainted it purple, lesson learned.
TMI!
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rogerzilla
Squire
Mad Doug Biker
Mediocrity Manifest.
- Location
- Craggy Island
Now that IS rather OTT, even I'll admit that!
bikingdad90
Guru
Perfect corner plot for an extension.
Rip up the carpets and fit something neutral and then it’ll be trendy.
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MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
My wallpaper stripper would be getting plenty of use too. The only room that doesn't need attacking is the garage/workshop.
Chap who did our kitchen ( small local business) told me that his previous install was a big place in Sandbanks. All customised stuff, Italian marble worktops etc. The lady was of an artistic bent and she had one of the main rooms wallpapered in customised " Where's Wally " wallpaper, every wall. 😮
