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Yes or no to gnomes?

Emmeline Westin
hace 7 años

Two years ago I asked [if you had a gnome in your garden[(https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/garden-gnomes-dsvw-vd~973825?n=56) - and many of you said you did! But I recently read that gnomes are suffering a bit of a decline and wanted to know if this is true - especially after seeing this display at Clerkenwell Design Week.

So gnomes - are they hot or not?

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  • Flo G
    hace 7 años
    My old neighbour used to have gnomes and every day they would move one of them about an inch closer to my house so I would wake up to a gnome gradually moving towards the house. Once it was right on the boundary the next day it would be back in its original place making me question my own sanity. After moving out escaping the gnomes I looked for houses there weren't near gnomes purposefully, they still creep me out.

    Comentarios (37)

    • PRO
      The Bulb Co
      hace 7 años

      I think gnomes are definitely one of those love or hate things! Personally I don't like them as think unless you spend time to keep them looking nice they quickly end up looking dirty and old. Many gardens you see with gnomes in them are ones that look like they really should belong in the bin!

    • Sven
      hace 7 años

      They look nice in the pic but naff in almost everyone else's garden.

    • gilliifer
      hace 7 años

      Horrible

    • Lila 1410
      hace 7 años
      Última modificación: hace 7 años

      Not for me, thanks. (But dirty and old is how they should look, or carved out of wood, definitely not like the ones in that photo.)

    • PRO
      User
      hace 7 años

      My daughter thought it would be funny to have gnomes in our garden, It's beautifully landscaped and upkept by my wife, who is OCD about the garden and plants. We now have allsorts of gnomes as my daughter continues to find new ones for birthdays, christmas, fathers day etc. We have solar gnomes, welsh gnomes, police gnomes ( i'm ex met1 ), gnomes on swings, soooo many!

    • k_sedgley
      hace 7 años

      Colourful picture however in our climate they wouldn't be stood up for long. I agree with the other comments when I have seen them in gardens they look tatty and dirty most of the time. But I am sure children see them differently.

    • PRO
      Conbu Interior Design
      hace 7 años

      Not for me but the colourful gnomes look good in picture!

    • Andrew Millar
      hace 7 años
      nope
    • Kayte Mosse
      hace 7 años

      creepy.

    • sue Campbell-Gillies
      hace 7 años
      Nooooooooo!
    • championcat
      hace 7 años
      gno to gnomes
    • Kayte Mosse
      hace 7 años

      Ha ha thats very funny about the gnomes moving closer to Flo G's house. Excellent idea!

    • hortonhearsawho2013
      hace 7 años

      Man About The House - I'm going to be grinning for a while after reading your comment! The idea of gnomes in my garden (which I'm obsessed with it looking good) horrifies me. Yet it's just the sort of thing I would've done to my parents and what my kids will probably do to me!

    • Amanda Robinson
      hace 7 años

      Nothing wrong with a discreet gnome in the bushes. I inherited one 'mooning'.

    • ianthy
      hace 7 años

      I agree in the bushes hiding maybe ok but certainly not in view to anyone enjoying the garden or looking out into the garden.

    • moiraford
      hace 7 años
      Love em! We have/had one in the front garden as a kitsch naff homage, and our local DPD driver nicked him and takes photos of him all over Devon and Cornwall. Last seen on fistral beach. He's back now, shattered.
    • moiraford
      hace 7 años
      Tired, not shattered!! You know what I mean..
    • PRO
      The Classic Barn Company
      hace 7 años

      yes if their fed into a food blender !

    • gold895
      hace 7 años

      Definitely NO. I have a couple of stone cats and that's as far as it goes.

    • Sarah Stanley
      hace 7 años
      I am in the process of buying a fixer upper in quite a posh area. A work pal of mine bought me a gnome with a pot as a jokey present when I left work and I'm considering putting Gnomeo in my new front garden in West Sussex just to remind me of all my colleagues back in Essex - do you think it will upset my new posh neighbours, or could he be a conversation starter?
    • Fred Wonder
      hace 7 años

      Absolutely. I think the'yre fabulous. Mine are old and grumpy looking, peeking out from within the tall flowers or peering over into the water at the edge of the pond. I touch up their paint jobs with artists' acrylic every few years to keep them fresh-ish.

    • PRO
      Ocean Home Designs
      hace 7 años
      Such a Marmite subject!
      Definitely a no from me. They were the first things out when we moved in.
    • lorentzville
      hace 7 años

      Yes yes yes!!! Love gnomes, and the more colourful the better! Not that I do adorning the garden with heaps of figures or anything, but a gnome or two adds so much character and colour. Don't like the single colour ones though.

    • Daisy England
      hace 7 años
      Tacky. It's a no from me.
    • PRO
      Architectural Heritage
      hace 7 años

      All garden ornament is worth considering - I think it probably reflects the character of the garden owner so if you're classical or traditional you'd probably go for 18th century stone staddlestones or a bronze sculpture like this griffin below but if you're a bit whacky or retro why not nurture a gnome or two!?

    • PRO
      J&S Kitchens Southport
      hace 7 años

      ha! you've got to go all out - its all or nothing. just 1 or 2 don't work at all!

    • PRO
      Architectural Heritage
      hace 7 años

      Would agree,


    • insightt
      hace 7 años

      Creepy.....

    • keen bean
      hace 7 años

      no WAY. Awful. shudder. Was given one once..... he went to the charity shop after sitting for years at the back of a shelf in a garage....

    • Luciana
      hace 7 años
      Última modificación: hace 7 años

      We ended up being the (not so proud) owners of a few gnomes thanks to my mother-in-law. Couple of years ago, we asked my MIL to water the garden while we were away on holiday. When we got back and I went out there to do a bit of tidying up, I found 1 gnome under a bush. Then another one beneath the maple. A bit later one more in the blue grass...

      The sneaky monster (meaning my MIL) hid 5 tiny little gnomes in our garden. I totally love my MIL, she's a great lady, but that doesn't mean I'm not aware of her devious nature :)). She knows I hate gnomes, but bought them anyway knowing that I'd always keep her presents no matter how outrageous (I could probably write a book about some of the stuff she's got me over the years...).

      The problem is, she hid them so well, it took me a few good hours to find 4 of them. The 5th gnome is still out there somewhere in the vastness of our garden, probably never to be found, but forever haunting me.... :))

    • PRO
      GHS Special Projects
      hace 7 años

      Took me a while to spot the gnome in the comment from Luciana think its because I was expecting to see a regular sized gnome! Can't believe how divided everyone is on the subject, been great fun reading all of the comments :-)

    • Marisol Garces
      hace 7 años
      Absolutely not!
    • Denise Roberts
      hace 7 años
      Arh!!! Poor gnomes getting a rough deal! I hate them. But I bet you any money if they become the rage 'vintage' you won't be able to buy them for pennies!!!
    • teenytinyhouse
      hace 7 años
      Sven (who I've mentioned before) is a friendly and cheesy addition to my home (my partner blames my Germanic heritage for the gnome). However, be warned. Not all gnomes are benign...
    • Jan Johnson
      hace 7 años

      One or Two that's all

    • Fred Wonder
      hace 7 años

      Oh please may I have Three or Four if my garden is very, very big?

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