Geoff Copping Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 We're in the process of moving to a new property. Most of our existing furniture is years old, falling apart and donated. Also, the new place is unfurnished so new carpets and wall paints are needed so we're lashing out on new gear. At our time of life it will probably be a one-off purchase🙄  I should say that we're outdoor people so natural colours are our thing. Blues, greens, yellow etc.  So, we went to a carpet warehouse. Thousands of square metres (we're a modern couple) of carpet, rugs and mats and all of them GREY!!! Paints next. Major DIY store and it was a struggle to find coloured paints amid all the tins of GREY!!! Even then it was all muted colours. Let's sort bedroom furniture. Beds GREY!!! Wardrobes GREY!!! Dressing tables GREY!!! No colours available at all.  Paraphrasing Ford, we can have any colour we want as long as it's GREY!!!!  What has happened to the world that it has gone GREY?? and what has happened to customer choice???  Everything grey in the bedroom, how will I find my underpants???  We did find a small swatch of coloured carpets so we did get sorted but it wasn't easy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Get yourself a pair of John Lennon red coloured glasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Blame it on the novel and film 50 shades of gray starting the trend? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 28 minutes ago, Paul De Tourtoulon said: Get yourself a pair of John Lennon red coloured glasses. Yea, them and a magic mushroom omlette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 The sky's grey at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Walsh Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) The neighbours opposite are having an extension and renovation. Front door, grey, windows, grey, new roof, grey. It's starting to look a bit like a cross between an industrial unit and a public toilet (remember those?). The upper floor is being rendered too, wonder if they will paint it grey? Edited February 6, 2023 by Shaun Walsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 It's just like clothes - 'they' say this is the fashion and you must have it, then 'they' so that it's old fashioned you must have new.  Just to sell new stuff.  ( 'they' are of course TV and now online 'influencers' )  When doing up a house ( to sell as executor) I found that " Contract carpet" was available reasonably cheaply and in wide sizes too. Doing the whole house the same was cheaper. I chose something light but with a fleck of colour that would not show the dirt too much.  Worked to sell the house.  But of course if you live there then choose what you like......... but stray too far from fashion makes it harder to sell if situation changes soon.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Copping Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, kc said: It's just like clothes - 'they' say this is the fashion and you must have it, then 'they' so that it's old fashioned you must have new.  Just to sell new stuff.  ( 'they' are of course TV and now online 'influencers' )  When doing up a house ( to sell as executor) I found that " Contract carpet" was available reasonably cheaply and in wide sizes too. Doing the whole house the same was cheaper. I chose something light but with a fleck of colour that would not show the dirt too much.  Worked to sell the house.  But of course if you live there then choose what you like......... but stray too far from fashion makes it harder to sell if situation changes soon.  I do wonder when they talk about customer demand if it's what customers are asking for or is it the suppliers saying this is what you'll have🤔 As it happens it's a housing association property so the only furnishing I'll need next is the lining of my wicker casket, but I don't think that will bother me🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Walsh Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) Think I'll go for one of these, I'm not really a "Wicker Man". Â . Edited February 6, 2023 by Shaun Walsh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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