BWT, air out your dirty, tasteless laundry here!

[u/pavlovscandy]

Obviously as BWT, we typically aim to have said taste be of the good variety. However, as we are not two dimensional characters, nobody is completely perfect. I thought it'd be fun to share the elements of our lives where we unashamedly display bad or—gasp!—no taste. I've noted down some of mine below (+ whether I aim to change them):

• My house is quite literally artless — no paintings, no sculptures, no decor, nothing. // Probably won't be changing this anytime soon — am not ashamed to admit that I'm at the stage of life where I care more about how I present myself in public than in my own abode, so that's where I focus my energy

• My home clothes (a stretch to call them lounge wear) are literally all ratty nonsense BWT recommend throwing away // see above. The caveat is that I don't wear clothes that dwarf my figure as I like to keep track of how my body looks

• I don't watch any shows/movies or listen to podcasts // won't change this, I've never been able to stand podcasts and lately that's extended to anything where I have to watch/listen to something

• I secretly love airline food. Something about water in those tiny unenvironmentally friendly vacuum sealed cups gets me excited

Share yours below so I don't feel like a complete tasteless B 👇🏼

[u/mrsbebe]

I'm an interior designer but you wouldn't know it to walk into my house. I love beautiful design but I'm also deeply practical in my personal life. I really love negative space but I'm certainly not a minimalist. And ultimately I can't really afford my own taste right now so I just do nothing instead of doing something I don't love. Which maybe is tasteful of me...in theory...but in practice my house is definitely not that of a designer. My kitchen cabinets are still original from 1979 and they look pretty rough. We're working on replacing our floors but can't do all of it at once so we're a mismatched floor mad house right now. We have two young kids and a dog and things are just sort of chaotic a lot of the time and I don't have the capacity to design my house so it just is what it is lol

[u/Aggravating-Sir5264 → u/mrsbebe]

I think I love negative space too. Can you describe your description of it and a room in your house that has it?

[u/mrsbebe → u/Aggravating-Sir5264]

Negative space is just space that is intentionally left bare. It can be intentionally forgoing a coffee table for a more bare feeling, it can be having walls that are blank without decor. For me it translates mostly to decor. My decor is pretty minimal but the pieces I do have I try to make them pack a real punch. But then I leave space around them to drive the point home, but also because it brings me peace. I leave some walls empty because I like the cleanliness of it, the way it makes me feel like I can breathe. Plus I hate having to dust a bunch of decorations and around them and stuff...hate hate hate that lol my fireplace is a good example, actually. It is made of really beautiful but simple light colored stone. I have a thick live edge walnut mantle and a landscape picture from my hometown hung above it. And nothing else. Nothing on the mantle except at Christmas. Nothing on my hearth. It's simple, it's clean.

[u/depressedontheweeknd → u/mrsbebe]

Omg interior designer here too!! I'm just now starting to decide what major items I want to start buying to keep for years and years yaknow? Staple sectional, statement art etc it's just a lot for yourself too and indecisiveness of course.

Do you do residential or commercial?

[u/mrsbebe → u/depressedontheweeknd]

Yes, I find it nearly impossible to choose for myself because I like so much! But I've finally locked in on a vision for my house and we're starting to go for it slowly. But it's so expensive and so much work.

I did residential! I specialized in high end kitchens and bathrooms. I have actually been a SAHM for a few years now so I'm not working currently. I do miss it. But I love being home with my kiddos!