On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 13:33:06 +0100, Andy Dingley
wrote:

On 30 Jul 2005 16:08:32 -0700, wrote:

Is it true that glass coffee tables are/were a nineties thing and they
are now going out of fashion?

Pure glass (legs and all) is quite popular at the moment.

My daughters b/f's Mums house is full of glass everything .. PC units,
HiFi units, TV units and even ornaments. She says he spends most of
his spare time dusting everything. When I think of the abuse I have
given some of our stuff (standing on units etc) I'm sure I'd break
everything eventually. ;-(

To me it all looks very cold and dangerous (I know it's not etc) ...
like something out of a film .. "The Crystal Palace" or summat ;-)

It amazes me with all these TV house makeover shows .. that someone
buying a house can't see it for what it really is rather than what's
on show? The fact it has to be 'dressed up' (coffee pot on, fire
burning etc) and all signs of normal life hidden away elsewhere?

I can understand someone not wanting to do any decorating in a house
they were going to rent and to a smaller degree a house you were
buying but there's bound to be something you will change
decorationwise anyway? Would you not buy a house just because the
decoration wasn't your taste (considering how many other things make a
real difference)?

Like buying a sound car that just needs the paintwork cutting back ..
at least you can see nothing has been 'covered up' ..?

All the best ..

T i m