Post #4110159
2026-07-26 10:57 UTC
#TIL (actually yesterday) from my kids about the #sadBeigeMom hashtag, to describe influencers places like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube who design their homes only in shades of cream and grey (even children's toys and ornaments on Christmas trees).
I'd noticed that "design" approach on TV home-improvement shows as well (even to the point of painting over wood trim or exposed brick in bland colours, and putting grey tiles over hardwood floors). "Sad" isn't half of it.
#hashtags #design
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@8r3n7@mstdn.ca 2026-07-26 12:16
@david_megginson@mstdn.ca Anti-design? It's anti-joy, anti-fun. Fear of being different, noticed, singled out, judged? The banishing of brick and natural wood grain is offensive. It seems pathological. In sympathy, staining wood is more difficult, labour-intensive, and expensive than primer and two coats of stain-resistant paint. But painting over masonry? Horrible.