My style of decorating tends to lean towards “Pottery Barn” or “Target,” and less “floral” or “old lady” or “kuntry.”
I also don’t care for “clashing” or “1987.”
Anyway, I think the photos of the decor in our temporary house can speak for themselves. If it gets to be too much for your eyes to handle, place a cold compress over the affected area and accept my deepest apologies. In the event that you like what you see, I’ll get you in touch with the decorator, Ethel. You have to call her before she goes out for dinner at 3 PM. She’s very easy to reach around 4 AM before her water aerobics class.
Note how I have the curtains held back with the blinds. This is a new trend in home decorating that I’m revealing here for the first time!
Um? Ew. Nice touch, though, that they added the “We Appreciate You!” That makes the fact that they mentioned condoms *shudder* so much better.
Those flowers? Yeah, they’re PLASTIC. And yes those PLASTIC flowers are planted in the ground.
I know, WOW, right??!!??
Heidi
October 9, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Ha haaa! Like floral hell! It could be worse, strange diseased lepard print. I so love the ones planted out front. I have to go do that to mine right now!
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Binks
October 9, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Sad, but I recognize at least 2 of those florals from the Domestics Dept where I worked in 1984!
The couch and the wallpaper put me over the edge.
Excuse me, I think I am gonna loose my lunch.
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Sticky
October 9, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Oh sweetie,
I am SO sorry…
Hillary - The Queen I Am Not
October 9, 2008 at 2:06 pm
“Wow” is right. And probably an understatement. That’s pretty bad. At least it’s temporary, right?
feener
October 9, 2008 at 2:08 pm
holy floral nightmare batman
the dragonfly
October 9, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Oh. Wow. I think I need to bang my eyes against a wall for awhile.
Please don’t go crazy. At least not too crazy.
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:: Plain Jane Mom Blog
October 9, 2008 at 2:12 pm
[...] Holy crap, that's a lot of flowers. [...]
the dragonfly
October 9, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Hmm…I think I’m going crazy. I meant I need to bang my head against a wall for awhile. But I guess eyes works too.
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natalie
October 9, 2008 at 2:13 pm
those florals all look painfully familiar to me. we moved around quite a bit growing up and i’m pretty sure we owned all of them at one time or another.
but we never ever ever planted plastic flowers. my mom had a green thumb. at least her flowers were real!
Trenches of Mommyhood
October 9, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Oh.my.hell.
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LuckyMe
October 9, 2008 at 3:02 pm
The planted plastic flowers are the best. I assume they survive the winter there, too.
Chin up, now!
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Maggie
October 9, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Oh my my my. That is certainly a stunning display of…floral.
My fingers are crossed that you get to settle into your home (which I trust is mostly floral free) ASAP!
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Twenty Four At Heart
October 9, 2008 at 3:29 pm
And to think I left a comment the other day saying I wanted to see the floral decorating. I.Had.No.Idea!!! That is sooo much worse than I ever could have IMAGINED! And I laughed out loud at the planted plastic flowers with bark chips. I’m going to have nightmares tonight. OMG! At least it will make you SO appreciate your own home once you get settled in!
Bridge
October 9, 2008 at 3:56 pm
The HORROR!
heather...
October 9, 2008 at 4:01 pm
OH. MY. GOD. How do you not get dizzy and pass out every day?!?!?!
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Kat
October 9, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Ouch. Oww! It seriously hurts my eyes.
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Rosie
October 9, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Such blogging fodder! That couch! Just… wow.
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Ashley @ mrs007.net
October 9, 2008 at 4:24 pm
“Floral Galoral” hahahaha! I am embarrassed that I was born, raised and am a current resident of TN. I hope people know that some of us have taste. Although…I might be related to Ethel
Some of my aunts have houses that look just like that!
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Rachel
October 9, 2008 at 4:51 pm
OH MY LORD!!! WTF? You have got to be kidding me!
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MadWomanMeg
October 9, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Hello? Hello? Is anyone there? I can’t see! My eyes have been burned out in a tragic floral accident.
THAT was revolting. I won’t be able to eat my dinner now. Probably a good thing in retrospect.
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Sue @ My Party of 6
October 9, 2008 at 5:46 pm
As if having to uproot your family wasn’t injustice enough. Hope you find new digs soon.
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shaz
October 9, 2008 at 6:22 pm
holy crap! now i REALLY feel sorry for you!!!
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marye~
October 9, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Help! I’m blind. That’s the most horrendous home decor I’ve ever seen. I thought I was out of date with my blue, burgundy and gold plaid chair and a half, but I’m afraid your temporary home takes the cake.
Trishy
October 9, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Oh my goodness..you weren’t kidding!! Thank goodness it’s temporary…
Wendy
October 9, 2008 at 7:50 pm
thanks, I think you just got my allergies going again.
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Donna
October 9, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Words fail. Please accept my deepest sympathy.
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Condo Blues
October 9, 2008 at 9:27 pm
If I had to live there I’d drink heavily frequently and often.
On the bright side, at least you don’t have a Norman Bates Psycho Kitchen like this http://condo-blues.blogspot.com/2008/10/kitchen-dcor-that-only-norman-bates.html
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Kara
October 9, 2008 at 9:28 pm
wow.
Kia
October 9, 2008 at 9:48 pm
ooohhh. eeemmmmmm. geeeeee. i’m back now. i had to puke after seeing the pics. but i’m back. that’s just wrong. so many versions of wrong.
Dawn @ Coming to a Nursery Near You
October 9, 2008 at 10:12 pm
um wow – that’s alotta flowers. fake & all. I might think you were living in my in-laws house except yours is (probably) not portable. But yea, the flowers planted in the ground – totally. LOL
Fairly Odd Mother
October 9, 2008 at 10:35 pm
I called our house the ‘floral explosion’ when we first moved into it. It also had pink and white (thick) striped wallpaper running up and down the walls of the entryway.
Planting those artificial flowers though takes the cake.
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Rachael
October 9, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Oh. My. God. Just, OH my God. I’m sorry.
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Deb - Mom of 3 Girls
October 10, 2008 at 12:13 am
Um, yeah – WOW. That does just about cover it.
I hope that everything will work out and you guys can find a wonderful home – what a whirlwind move, that’s got to be a huge adjustment (to say the least). Here’s to taking things one day at a time as you adjust to the ‘new normal’. Hugs…
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shannon
October 10, 2008 at 3:21 am
OH My! I may have to book mark this so that every time I want to whine about the ugly gov’t furniture the foreign service provides I can look at this and thank God it isn’t that bad!
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Veronica
October 10, 2008 at 4:10 am
Does it start to look better if you wear your sunglasses inside? How about those 3D glasses that sometimes comes with kids books?
No?
Maybe a blindfold…
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Kelley
October 10, 2008 at 5:47 am
Oh you are totally kidding me, right?
That bathroom?
OMG.
And there is carpet in there as well?
OMG.
But I am totally stealing that plastic flowers idea
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tracey
October 10, 2008 at 7:11 am
And this is a HOME, right? Not a Motel?
Um, wow. Hope it’s clean, at least…
Mary Jo
October 10, 2008 at 7:21 am
Oh my. Are you sure Tate’s company isn’t angry at you for some reason? Or maybe it’s their, “See, wife, it could be worse. We could have relocated you here AND your moving van could have been hijacked AND you wouldn’t have any of your own cool decor to look forward to. Aren’t you glad this is temporary?”
Jen L.
October 10, 2008 at 7:42 am
Dear. God. I’ll bet if you put 3D glasses on your kids, they could have a fun time with that wallpaper. Love the plastic planted plants. Pardon me now, I have to go tuck my curtains behind my blinds.
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Carrie
October 10, 2008 at 8:07 am
GAH!
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Susan
October 10, 2008 at 9:10 am
I just vomited in my mouth a little.
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VDog
October 10, 2008 at 11:49 am
Oh honey, I’m so so sorry. UGH.
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ali
October 10, 2008 at 12:05 pm
oh. my. word.
Marti
October 10, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Oh.my.god.
I have no words. None.
paula
October 11, 2008 at 5:36 am
the bathrooms are too scary! I’d have to shower with my eyes shut!
plastic planted flowers..um interesting I suppose
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Marcy Writes-The Glamorous Life!
October 11, 2008 at 8:21 am
The florals, the condoms, the plastic flowers…I feel sick. No really. Get out soon….as soon as you CAN!
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ohyeah
October 11, 2008 at 9:57 am
Seriously, living on the street, a cardboard box or your local shelter may be better options!
Christina
October 13, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Yikes! Talk about Laura Ashley overkill. I’m so sorry. My eyes would be burning from having to look at that each day.
Hoping for a new home for you soon!
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October 14, 2008 at 6:43 am
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November 12, 2008 at 7:01 am
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