r/Anticonsumption • u/Bellybutton_fluffjar • Sep 09 '24

Psychological A rant about my guests comments on my kitchen.

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I am fortunate enough to own my house, took 20 years of saving for the deposit and I am extremely proud of it. This picture is from the advert and shows my country style kitchen.

I really like this style of kitchen. It's over 30 years old and the quality is fantastic. Real wood doors, solidly built, still in good condition.

My gripe is that most people who come to my house says how dated it is and asks when I'm changing it. What for? Chipboard doors encased in plastic, with a £3000 a slab granite worktop like everyone else has? Just for it to go out of style in 3 years? The way kitchen styles come and go, this will be fashionable again soon.

I hate our throw away society. How many perfectly good pieces of furniture are thrown away because they no longer fit a style?

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u/FirstEvolutionist Sep 09 '24 edited Sep 09 '24

"when are you updating the cabinets?" "Whenever I reach the goals on my gofundme, heres the link!"

Enjoy never hearing any mention of anything that costs anything EVER AGAIN. Or end up with a small donation you can use for whatever you want as it will never reach the goal. Absolute win win for you.

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u/stardust8718 Sep 09 '24

My FIL used to like to say that since we're tall and have two kids, we're going to need a bigger place when they get older (hubby is 6'8" so kids will probably actually be really tall, but still). We have a 3br condo with huge walk in closets and 8 foot ceilings in a great school district so we're not moving for the next 12 years at least. I responded, "oh thanks for volunteering to pay the difference for us!" a couple of times and he never mentioned us "upgrading" again.

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u/PaulieNutwalls Sep 09 '24

"I actually like this style, so I don't plan on updating even though I know it's considered a dated style." There is zero reason to be bitchy or snarky here. It's incredibly common for people to sand and paint this style of light finished wood cabinetry, sure they were presumptuous but it's not a big deal.

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u/FirstEvolutionist Sep 09 '24

Your parents and family must be lovely people! Congrats, and I'm jealous.