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Lol. Too late. Someone gave us a set signed by the artist. We don't display them. Though if some of the people on this thread came for a visit I'd find room.
Lol. Too late. Someone gave us a set signed by the artist. We don't display them. Though if some of the people on this thread came for a visit I'd find room.
Why don't you display them? Is it because you don't care for them in your house? When you imagine that print hanging in your own house, does the thought of it make you cringe...just a little?
I think the issue here isn't when people like or dislike certain things in their own home. It's when they employ words like "cringe-worthy", "classless" and "no taste" to imply that while *some* people find certain things acceptable, those with "taste", "class" and the like, certainly don't. As if classy, tasteful people spend hours and days online arguing over class and taste with complete strangers in an effort to prove they have it and those others, with their tacky stuff, don't. I'd like to think "class" is more about how you behave toward others instead of whether or not you have a china cabinet overflowing with Hummels or a Thomas Kinkaid picture hanging in your living room in a place of honor..
I think the issue here isn't when people like or dislike certain things in their own home. It's when they employ words like "cringe-worthy", "classless" and "no taste" to imply that while *some* people find certain things acceptable, those with "taste", "class" and the like, certainly don't. As if classy, tasteful people spend hours and days online arguing over class and taste with complete strangers in an effort to prove they have it and those others, with their tacky stuff, don't. I'd like to think "class" is more about how you behave toward others instead of whether or not you have a china cabinet overflowing with Hummels or a Thomas Kinkaid picture hanging in your living room in a place of honor..
Oh. Well, I don't recall using any of those phrases, so I guess I'm off the hook.
And if you're ever unlucky enough to find yourself housebound with your leg in a gigantic orthopedic boot with air pumps on it, and strict orders from your doctor not to put any weight on it for six weeks, and you've already watched all of The Tudors, and Breaking Bad, and Midsomer Murders, and How I Met Your Mother, and Friends, and every documentary on health foods and Afghanistan that you can find (not together, separately - not sure how into health foods Afghans are or even could be these days), then you may understand why some people get online and discuss and debate decor, and current events, and the oil and gas industry in Texas, and fashion, and genealogy with strangers.
Even really classy people like me - who have a life size John Wayne cutout in their den, and a sign that says VINO in their kitchen...and fake greenery on top of their entertainment center.
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'Made in China' "Americana" reminded me - my husband went to a conference to Vietnam once, right before the holidays. He said the gift shops were all full with those most god-awful tacky Christmas stuff including, most prominently, plastic and ceramic Santas everywhere, except it must've been the Vietnamese perception of Santa because they were bright-yellow-blond, freakishly blue-eyed, and young! They really tried to make Santa look American, LOL. Hubby said they gave him nightmares for days
'Made in China' "Americana" reminded me - my husband went to a conference to Vietnam once, right before the holidays. He said the gift shops were all full with those most god-awful tacky Christmas stuff including, most prominently, plastic and ceramic Santas everywhere, except it must've been the Vietnamese perception of Santa because they were bright-yellow-blond, freakishly blue-eyed, and young! They really tried to make Santa look American, LOL. Hubby said they gave him nightmares for days
Speaking of missing the cultural mark, I remember clearly eating in a Chinese restaurant in Panama City, FL once, in June. It was owned and operated by an Asian family (I have no idea where they were from originally, but I do know that English was NOT their first language!).
I kept thinking, "Something's bothering me...what is it?" Suddenly it dawned on me. They were playing Christmas music.
Why don't you display them? Is it because you don't care for them in your house? When you imagine that print hanging in your own house, does the thought of it make you cringe...just a little?
We switch out what we put on the walls. They've been displayed but aren't currently on the wall. No retching, sniffing, cringing, hating or embarrassment occurred the day they were hung. They were given to us by a poker buddy of my husband's as a "top this - nudge, nudge" gift. They went through Vietnam together. Having those prints means they both made it home.
We named the dogs, BTW. You can't fully enjoy kitsch (as I said, I'm a connoisseur) until you've named the dog holding the inside straight.
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I got flamed very badly for saying this on a real estate forum thread, but -
When I was house hunting I sometimes saw homes with living rooms containing a gigantic new TV but inexpensive, worn furniture - all gathered around the tv. And no books anywhere in the house.
I said that was "sad" and was jumped on from every direction.
But it is sad, and it does makes me cringe.
Equally sad is when people decorate with books, with no intention of ever reading the books. Not just those books, but ANY book. One person I know had books for decoration that were purchased new many years ago. It was a books-by-the-yard type of deal. They were never opened. Never. When I opened them, I actually had to crack it open! The friend moved and gave me the books. Now I have real fancy looking books that I have always wanted to read, and they will be read!
I think the issue here isn't when people like or dislike certain things in their own home. It's when they employ words like "cringe-worthy", "classless" and "no taste" to imply that while *some* people find certain things acceptable, those with "taste", "class" and the like, certainly don't. As if classy, tasteful people spend hours and days online arguing over class and taste with complete strangers in an effort to prove they have it and those others, with their tacky stuff, don't. I'd like to think "class" is more about how you behave toward others instead of whether or not you have a china cabinet overflowing with Hummels or a Thomas Kinkaid picture hanging in your living room in a place of honor..
You have a point, true, but really, nothing says tacky like some of the things mentioned here on this thread. Thomas Kincaide is really not the worst.
The wall paper I saw of famous paintings done with dogs, now THAT was tacky. No, I am not making that up, either. But, I kept my mouth shut....
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I could probably make it work.
